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November 30, 2011
eCommunity Training

Thank you for volunteering to lead your NetWork's efforts as we move forward with the e-Community implementation.

Below are the dates/times that the member moderator training will be offered, via the Web. Please select one and submit your contact information as requested.

Additional instructions will be sent to you after January 1, 2012. 

 

November 04, 2011
Conflict of Interest Disclosure Information

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU REVIEW THE INFORMATION BELOW as it relates to this educational activity. Disclosed conflict of interest information will be reviewed initially by the chair, the ACCP staff, and any additional planning committee member, to determine if further review is necessary. The initial review is to be evaluative. All relevant information for each member will be reviewed and a final determination made as to whether a conflict of interest situation exists.

June 23, 2011
ACCP Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form Guidelines Oversight Committee

The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and the Guidelines Oversight (GOC) Committee strive to produce high-quality, unbiased evidence-based guidelines. As such, GOC policy requires full disclosure by all guideline authors, editors, and reviewers of all potential conflicts of interest (COI) related to ACCP activities, real or perceived, including those that are unrelated to the guideline topic. The Policy and Procedures (P&P) Subcommittee reviews the disclosures and either recommends approval, approval with management, or disapproval to the full GOC.

June 15, 2011
ACCP-SEEK Conflict of Interest Disclosure Information

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU REVIEW THE INFORMATION BELOW as it relates to this educational activity. Disclosed conflict of interest information will be reviewed initially by the chair, the ACCP staff, and any additional planning committee member, to determine if further review is necessary. The initial review is to be evaluative. All relevant information for each member will be reviewed and a final determination made as to whether a conflict of interest situation exists.

March 14, 2011
The vexing problem of guidelines and conflict of interest: a potential solution.
Issues of financial and intellectual conflict of interest in clinical practice guidelines have raised increasing concern. Professional organizations have responded with rigorous regulation of conflicts of interest. Read More...
December 05, 2009
Conflicts of Interest Disclosure Policy and Form Guidelines Oversight and Quality Improvement Committees

Purpose The intent of disclosure of any potential conflict of interest is to ensure that the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) standards provide a balanced, independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous product. The ACCP requires each panel or committee member, reviewer, and other participants, who will provide content or methodologic expertise, to disclose all information regarding any possible conflict of interest, financial or otherwise.

November 29, 2009
ACCP Endorsement of Guidelines

The Guidelines Oversight Committee (GOC) seeks the multidisciplinary contributions and reviews of other relevant professional societies that are invited to appoint a representative to the guideline panel. These organizations are requested to consider the final and approved guidelines for endorsement.

November 29, 2009
Guideline Topic Proposal

The online application for submitting topic suggestions for evidence-based clinical practice guideline development is designed to facilitate the planning, implementation, and evaluation of potential guideline topics in compliance with ACCP standards. It also serves as a tool to assist the ACCP Guidelines Oversight Committee (GOC) with providing effective oversight, planning, review, and support for guideline development.

May 29, 2009
ACCP Education

The ACCP's home of Online Resources for Chest Physicians

March 01, 2009
Effectiveness of CME Educational Guidelines

In 2005, the Education Committee and the Health and Science Policy Committee of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) recognized the need to assess the ACCP medical education curriculum. During this assessment process, a proposal was made to evaluate the literature to determine what continuing medical education (CME) tools and techniques are most effective in improving our physician members' knowledge and skills. It quickly became clear that there was much more to be learned from this effort and that its potential impact could benefit not only the ACCP membership but also the medical education community as a whole.

June 01, 2008
Reflecting on Eight Editions of the American College of Chest Physicians Antithrombotic Guidelines

The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) guidelines addressing antithrombotic therapy, first published in 1986,1 have been updated about every 3 years.

May 01, 2007
ACCP Evidence-Based Guideline Development: A Successful and Transparent Approach Addressing Conflict of Interest, Funding, and Patient-Centered Recommendations

A Successful and Transparent Approach Addressing Conflict of Interest, Funding, and Patient-Centered Recommendations

January 01, 2006
Addressing Resource Allocation Issues in Recommendations From Clinical Practice Guideline Panels

Suggestions from an American College of Chest Physicians task force

January 01, 2006
American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Guidelines – The Next Generation

Considering resource use and evolution to a single grading system

January 01, 2006
Grading Strength of Recommendations and Quality of Evidence in Clinical Guidelines

Report from an American College of Chest Physicians task force