1– 7 Currently, according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) guidelines, presentation of initial metastases in the lymph nodes should be presumed to be regional and staged accordingly (stage III instead of stage IV), if no other site of metastases is discovered during screening process.
Of great use would be a step-by-step 'how-to' manual to assist guideline implementation; presentation of the guideline in HTML format with links to primary studies and graphics; and audio to accompany the presentations.
Based on the results from both phases of our study, we expect to deepen our understanding about the perceived difficulties and barriers to the comprehension and application of CPGs and to answer whether different grading systems, recommendation phrasing and guideline format presentation influence these processes.
The teams had the following guidelines: Each presentation should be 10 minutes long, and there will be 5 minutes for questions.
Our effort in this paper has been to develop an easy-to-use research tool and provide the appropriate methodology guidelines through presentation and application of statistical tests in order to support regional decision making process.
Several outcome measures were examined including references and claims provided in advertisements, availability of product information, adherence to codes or guidelines and presentation of risk results.
Concerning consumer report cards, the Centre for Consumer Experience in Health Care has issued elaborate guidelines for presentation formats.
The 12 items appraise the objectives of the guidelines, the presentation and format, the estimated outcomes-benefits, costs and harms.
The study quality was assessed according to the guidelines on presentation of assessments of risk of bias as outlined in Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews for Randomized Trials 21.
13 In this study, we describe the baseline clinical characteristics, details of interventions and the primary results in accordance with the STROBE guidelines for presentation of cohort studies.
