Knowledge exchange seminar series – Session 1: Recruiting a guideline committee

Abstract

A second round of knowledge exchange seminar series was organised as a part of the collaborative project between NICE International and IHOPE to develop and implement evidence-based clinical guidelines in India. The key ideas covered during this knowledge exchange included: Developing a recruitment policy to ensure consistency across guidelines. Developing a declaration of interest policy to ensure transparency in decision-making. Recruiting a variety of members (including patients or carers) with the required content expertise and experience to contribute to discussions on the guideline topic. Recruiting a chair who has experience in committee facilitation is likely to be broadly accepted by all in the committee and can guide and lead them through the guideline development process. This seminar outlined best practices in recruiting a committee, including the chair, for guideline development purposes. It is important to identify the expertise and experience needed for the committee early in the process.