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Table 3 Process of proposals for development and revision of CPGs

From: Policy for developing clinical practice guidelines of Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy

1. Identification of urgent CQs (September)

 

  Examination of validity of existing CPGs

 

  New CQs from literature review

 

2. Proposals for development and revision of CPGs (October-December)

 

3. Decision of development or revision of CPG (January)

 

  Selection of candidate CQs

 

  Assignment of CPG and SR panels (disclosure of COI)

 

4. Approval of project of development and revision of CPGs (March)

 

5. Start of development of CPGs (SR and CPG panels) (April)

 
  1. Each month shown in the right edge means the ideal working period for efficiently developing CPG