What it takes to serve as a panelist for CHEST guidelines

Producing evidence-based guidelines that are used around the world takes a rigorous, well-established process and dedicated volunteers who are experts in pulmonology, critical care, and sleep medicine. Volunteers dedicate countless hours to reviewing the literature, formulating recommendations, and drafting the supporting text around the recommendations. Panelists for guidelines have the opportunity to contribute to the practice of evidence-based medicine in their field of expertise, learn how to develop an evidence-based guideline, work with other experts in their field, and be an author on a paper in a top-tier medical journal. Find out more about the process for selecting panelists, their role on our guidelines, and the training and experience needed to serve on a guideline panel.

The Guidelines Oversight Committee (GOC) chooses a guideline topic and an Executive Committee is formed. The Executive Committee – made up of a Chair, Vice Chair, GOC Liaison, CHEST Project Manager, and CHEST Methodologist – develops the clinical questions for the guideline using the PICO format. PICO questions define the population, intervention, comparator, and outcome that will ultimately inform the guideline recommendations. The Executive Committee nominates individuals who have the expertise needed to address a clinical question. The nominees submit a curriculum vitae, statement of interest, and conflicts of interest disclosure form. The materials are reviewed by the Professional Standards Committee that recommends nominees to the GOC, and the GOC then appoints the guideline panel.

CHEST guideline panelists commit to being active participants in meetings and to contributing to the development of a guideline for up to 3 years. Panelists assist with refining clinical questions and providing feedback on search strategies and study selection criteria. After a guideline methodologist conducts the searches, the panelists review the studies for inclusion. Based on the evidence shown, panelists draft the guideline recommendations and supporting text. All panelists participate in drafting and grading recommendations and drafting the manuscript. After a guideline is submitted to the journal CHEST, the panelists assist with promotional strategies.

Guideline panels comprise individuals from a variety of specialties and areas of expertise. Panelists are not chosen based on previous guideline experience but on their expertise. After selection of a guideline panel is completed, the project manager and methodologist send the panelists materials to provide an overview of the guideline development process. Panelists attend an orientation webinar to review the guideline development process and are provided materials on formatting recommendations and journal requirements. Panelists also learn the importance of conducting systematic reviews to inform their recommendations, which is the key to developing an evidence-based guideline.

If you are interested in participating on a CHEST guideline panel, consider attending our course, Guidelines Methodology, March 12-13, at our headquarters in Glenview, Illinois. The course will provide participants with a skill set for developing evidence-based guidelines and consensus statements. This is a great opportunity for clinicians, interested in working on guidelines, to get a better understanding of what it takes to develop an evidence-based guideline. Learn more at chestnet.org/live-learning.

Producing evidence-based guidelines that are used around the world takes a rigorous, well-established process and dedicated volunteers who are experts in pulmonology, critical care, and sleep medicine. Volunteers dedicate countless hours to reviewing the literature, formulating recommendations, and drafting the supporting text around the recommendations. Panelists for guidelines have the opportunity to contribute to the practice of evidence-based medicine in their field of expertise, learn how to develop an evidence-based guideline, work with other experts in their field, and be an author on a paper in a top-tier medical journal. Find out more about the process for selecting panelists, their role on our guidelines, and the training and experience needed to serve on a guideline panel.

The Guidelines Oversight Committee (GOC) chooses a guideline topic and an Executive Committee is formed. The Executive Committee – made up of a Chair, Vice Chair, GOC Liaison, CHEST Project Manager, and CHEST Methodologist – develops the clinical questions for the guideline using the PICO format. PICO questions define the population, intervention, comparator, and outcome that will ultimately inform the guideline recommendations. The Executive Committee nominates individuals who have the expertise needed to address a clinical question. The nominees submit a curriculum vitae, statement of interest, and conflicts of interest disclosure form. The materials are reviewed by the Professional Standards Committee that recommends nominees to the GOC, and the GOC then appoints the guideline panel.

CHEST guideline panelists commit to being active participants in meetings and to contributing to the development of a guideline for up to 3 years. Panelists assist with refining clinical questions and providing feedback on search strategies and study selection criteria. After a guideline methodologist conducts the searches, the panelists review the studies for inclusion. Based on the evidence shown, panelists draft the guideline recommendations and supporting text. All panelists participate in drafting and grading recommendations and drafting the manuscript. After a guideline is submitted to the journal CHEST, the panelists assist with promotional strategies.

Guideline panels comprise individuals from a variety of specialties and areas of expertise. Panelists are not chosen based on previous guideline experience but on their expertise. After selection of a guideline panel is completed, the project manager and methodologist send the panelists materials to provide an overview of the guideline development process. Panelists attend an orientation webinar to review the guideline development process and are provided materials on formatting recommendations and journal requirements. Panelists also learn the importance of conducting systematic reviews to inform their recommendations, which is the key to developing an evidence-based guideline.

If you are interested in participating on a CHEST guideline panel, consider attending our course, Guidelines Methodology, March 12-13, at our headquarters in Glenview, Illinois. The course will provide participants with a skill set for developing evidence-based guidelines and consensus statements. This is a great opportunity for clinicians, interested in working on guidelines, to get a better understanding of what it takes to develop an evidence-based guideline. Learn more at chestnet.org/live-learning.

Producing evidence-based guidelines that are used around the world takes a rigorous, well-established process and dedicated volunteers who are experts in pulmonology, critical care, and sleep medicine. Volunteers dedicate countless hours to reviewing the literature, formulating recommendations, and drafting the supporting text around the recommendations. Panelists for guidelines have the opportunity to contribute to the practice of evidence-based medicine in their field of expertise, learn how to develop an evidence-based guideline, work with other experts in their field, and be an author on a paper in a top-tier medical journal. Find out more about the process for selecting panelists, their role on our guidelines, and the training and experience needed to serve on a guideline panel.

The Guidelines Oversight Committee (GOC) chooses a guideline topic and an Executive Committee is formed. The Executive Committee – made up of a Chair, Vice Chair, GOC Liaison, CHEST Project Manager, and CHEST Methodologist – develops the clinical questions for the guideline using the PICO format. PICO questions define the population, intervention, comparator, and outcome that will ultimately inform the guideline recommendations. The Executive Committee nominates individuals who have the expertise needed to address a clinical question. The nominees submit a curriculum vitae, statement of interest, and conflicts of interest disclosure form. The materials are reviewed by the Professional Standards Committee that recommends nominees to the GOC, and the GOC then appoints the guideline panel.

CHEST guideline panelists commit to being active participants in meetings and to contributing to the development of a guideline for up to 3 years. Panelists assist with refining clinical questions and providing feedback on search strategies and study selection criteria. After a guideline methodologist conducts the searches, the panelists review the studies for inclusion. Based on the evidence shown, panelists draft the guideline recommendations and supporting text. All panelists participate in drafting and grading recommendations and drafting the manuscript. After a guideline is submitted to the journal CHEST, the panelists assist with promotional strategies.

Guideline panels comprise individuals from a variety of specialties and areas of expertise. Panelists are not chosen based on previous guideline experience but on their expertise. After selection of a guideline panel is completed, the project manager and methodologist send the panelists materials to provide an overview of the guideline development process. Panelists attend an orientation webinar to review the guideline development process and are provided materials on formatting recommendations and journal requirements. Panelists also learn the importance of conducting systematic reviews to inform their recommendations, which is the key to developing an evidence-based guideline.

If you are interested in participating on a CHEST guideline panel, consider attending our course, Guidelines Methodology, March 12-13, at our headquarters in Glenview, Illinois. The course will provide participants with a skill set for developing evidence-based guidelines and consensus statements. This is a great opportunity for clinicians, interested in working on guidelines, to get a better understanding of what it takes to develop an evidence-based guideline. Learn more at chestnet.org/live-learning.