Developing methodology for the creation of clinical practice guidelines for rare diseases: A report from RARE-Bestpractices

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Abstract

Rare diseases are a global public health priority; they can cause significant morbidity and mortality, can gravely affect quality of life, and can confer a social and economic burden on families and communities. These conditions are, by their nature, encountered very infrequently by clinicians. Thus, clinical practice guidelines are potentially very helpful in supporting clinical decisions, health policy and resource allocation. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system is a structured and transparent approach to developing and presenting summaries of evidence, grading its quality, and then transparently interpreting the available evidence to make recommendations in health care. GRADE has been adopted widely. However, its use in creating guidelines for rare diseases - which are often plagued by a paucity of high quality evidence - has not yet been explored. RARE- Bestpractices is a project to create and populate a platform for sharing best practices for management of rare diseases. A major aim of this project is to ensure that European Union countries have the capacity to produce high quality clinical practice guidelines for rare diseases. On February 12, 2013 at the Istituto Superiore di Sanita, in Rome, Italy, the RARE-Bestpractices group held the first of a series of 2 workshops to discuss methodology for creating clinical practice guidelines, and explore issues specific to rare diseases. This paper summarizes key results of the first workshop, and explores how the current GRADE approach might (or might not) work for rare diseases. Avenues for future research are also identified.

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  • M. Pai; A. Iorio; J. Meerpohl; D. Taruscio; P. Laricchiuta; P. Mincarone; C. Morciano; C.G. Leo; S. Sabina; E. Akl; S. Treweek; B. Djulbegovic; H. Schunemann

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Rare diseases

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2015

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2167-5511

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