Policy Committee Meeting 9_28_2023

Document Structure and Development Overview Clinical Practice Guidelines Best Practice Statement Policy Statement

Systematic Review

Consensus Statement

Literature review on a research question that synthesizes research evidence A literature review of available literature

Evidence-based guidance which reflects the principles of the FPMRS profession Literature is reviewed; no data anlaysis performed Committee/work group members contribute knowledge and experience to form recommendations A systematic review doesn’t exist, but topic is of importance to the field Consensus is based on literature review and expert involvement

Evidence-based guidance with a specific clinical scope and purpose Systematic review or comparable data analysis Committee/work group members review the literature to determine data to be extracted Developed once a systematic review is done on a relevant topic

A straightforward statement on a specific topic

Collective opinion of an expert group/panel

definitions

A literature review limited to key references

Opinions with relevent references

evidence

Source of

Not applicable

Developed by experts on the specific topic

Developed by a group/panel of experts on a specific topic

Expert opinion

Statement needs to be made on a specific topic (less clinically relevant and more policy focused)

Development of a Clinical Practice Guideline or at minimium a Best Practice Statement

Limited data is available, however topic is timely and relevant

Purpose

Systematic review, data extraction, meta-analysis

Literature review, PICO, evidence grading, conclusion

Consensus either formal or informal

Process

20 – 30 pages Approx. 8,000 words

1 – 2 pages Approx. 2,000 words

Up to 20 pages Approx. 6,000 words

2- 5 pages Approx. 4,000 words

Length

Note: Original manuscripts follow the established journal requirements.