JAMA: 2011-12-14, Vol. 306, No. 22, Author in the Room ™ Audio Interview

Interview with Harold Sox, MD, author of New American Cancer Society Process for Creating Trustworthy Cancer Screening Guidelines. Summary Points: 1. Trustworthy guidelines require transparency about purpose, process, evidence, and rationale. 2. Trustworthy guidelines require a systematic review of the pertinent evidence. 3. Expertise in evaluating evidence and freedom from financial conflicts of interest are the main requirements for membership on a guidelines panel. If these are present, then clinical skills are important.

Source: JAMA Author in the Room - January 26, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts