Policy Committee Meeting 9_28_2023

Clinical Issues Committee Development

• Statement is sent to ECEC for review and comments (NOTE: It MUST be sent to the ECEC in Tracked Changes version ). o If ECEC has further recommendations, statement is sent back to CIC to incorporate recommended edits.  The above steps may occur multiple times until final draft is approved by ECEC and CIC. 7. Once final approval is obtained from the ECEC  • Statement returns to EC for review and comments (NOTE: It MUST be sent to the EC in Tracked Changes ). o If EC has further recommendations, statement is sent back to CIC Chair to incorporate recommended edits.  The above steps may occur multiple times until final statement is approved by the EC and CIC. 8. Once final approval is obtained from the EC  • Statement is ready for publication: o CIC Chair or Lead Writer submits to SOARD via the SOARD online management system.  Lead Writer alerts CIC Chair if they submit to SOARD. o CIC Chair sends either the “SOARD Review Submission” (for Literature Reviews) or “SOARD Statement Submission” cover letter via email to SOARD Editor-in Chief. The ASMBS President and ASMBS Staff Liaison are copied on the email. o Once statement is deemed to be in publication the ASMBS CIC Staff Liaison publishes on: 1. ASMBS website (under the “ ASMBS Professional Resource Center: Position and Consensus Statements ” 2. “Top 5 on the 5 th ” Electronic Newsletter (ASMBS Staff Liaison sends to ASMBS Communications Manager) 9. All statements, once developed, will be reviewed annually by the CIC for the purpose of determining if, and when, the statement(s) needs revising. • For all statements requiring revision, please see the “CIC Review of Existing Statements”.

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