The American Society of Hematology (ASH) develops a variety of resources that provide guidance to clinicians on the diagnosis and management of blood diseases. These resources include clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and other forms of clinical advice. While both ASH CPGs and other forms of clinical advice provide recommendations, they differ with respect to the methods underpinning their development, the principal type of recommendations they offer, their transparency and concordance with published evidence, and the time and resources required for their development. It is crucial that end users be aware of the differences between CPGs and other forms of clinical advice and that producers and publishers of these resources use clear and unambiguous terminology to facilitate their distinction. The objective of this article is to highlight similarities and differences between ASH CPGs and other forms of ASH clinical advice and to discuss the implications of these differences for end users.
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April 9, 2024
Distinguishing ASH Clinical Practice Guidelines from Other Forms of ASH Clinical Advice
Clinical Trials & Observations
Adam Cuker,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
* Corresponding Author; email: adam.cuker@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
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Robert Kunkle,
Robert Kunkle
American Society of Hematology, Washington DC, Washington, United States
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Rachel Sara Bercovitz,
Rachel Sara Bercovitz
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Michael T. Byrne,
Michael T. Byrne
Tennessee Oncology, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Benjamin Djulbegovic,
Benjamin Djulbegovic
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Sandra L Haberichter,
Sandra L Haberichter
Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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Jennifer Holter-Chakrabarty,
Jennifer Holter-Chakrabarty
University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
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Richard Lottenberg,
Richard Lottenberg
University of Florida, Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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Menaka Pai,
Menaka Pai
McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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Suely Meireles Rezende,
Suely Meireles Rezende
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Matthew D Seftel,
Matthew D Seftel
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Roy L. Silverstein,
Roy L. Silverstein
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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Deirdra R Terrell,
Deirdra R Terrell
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
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Matthew C Cheung
Matthew C Cheung
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Blood Adv bloodadvances.2023011102.
Article history
Submitted:
December 21, 2023
Revision Received:
February 12, 2024
Accepted:
March 1, 2024
Citation
Adam Cuker, Robert Kunkle, Rachel Sara Bercovitz, Michael T. Byrne, Benjamin Djulbegovic, Sandra L Haberichter, Jennifer Holter-Chakrabarty, Richard Lottenberg, Menaka Pai, Suely Meireles Rezende, Matthew D Seftel, Roy L. Silverstein, Deirdra R Terrell, Matthew C Cheung; Distinguishing ASH Clinical Practice Guidelines from Other Forms of ASH Clinical Advice. Blood Adv 2024; bloodadvances.2023011102. doi: https://doi.org/10.1182/bloodadvances.2023011102
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