Clinicians and Scientists involved in molecular diagnosis of deafness were invited to a workshop supported by EMQN in Nijmegen, Netherlands in October 2009 to discuss and formulate consensus-based Best Practice Guidelines for the molecular diagnosis of deafness caused by mutations at the DFNB1 locus.
After the publication of the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) study (1), the International Association of the Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) (2) formulated consensus guidelines for the testing and diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
To synthesize the perspectives of a broad range of pediatric palliative care (PPC) clinicians and parents, to formulate a consensus on prioritization of the PPC research agenda.
We provide a brief overview of HER2 testing and discuss management of early and advanced HER2-positive breast cancer, and formulate a consensus statement for the management of breast cancer in the context of basic, limited, enhanced, and maximum health-care resource availability.
To formulate clinical consensus recommendations for screening depression, anxiety, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and disordered eating symptoms in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and review prevalence based on phenotypes and ethnicity, changes over time, etiology, and impact of treatment.
The committee, experienced in cross-cultural psychiatry, discussed to formulate one consensus diagnosis per child, based on the scores on the K-SADS, the summary of the audiotape and the clinical evaluation of the medical doctor who conducted the interview.
We used the Neo-Socratic Dialogue (NSD) method which promotes philosophical discussion based on a case-study to address a question and formulate a consensus and answer in a group.
The workplace intervention protocol, based on participatory ergonomics, was a stepwise process involving the participant and supervisor and aimed to formulate a consensus based plan for adaptations at work to facilitate return to work.
Given this high variability in image analysis and given the importance it may have in separating diseased from nondiseased states [ 3, 5, 8] and in evaluating the effects of interventions [ 4, 9- 13], we organized a round table conference to discuss the various aspects of image acquisition and analysis, and used Delphi methodology to formulate a consensus statement.
