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The consensus statement on consensus statements: An international guideline for the standardisation of guideline development frameworks.

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Τίτλος: The consensus statement on consensus statements: An international guideline for the standardisation of guideline development frameworks.
Συγγραφείς: Sharma D; Professor and Head (Retd), Department of Surgery, NSCB Government Medical College, Jabalpur, India.
Πηγή: Tropical doctor [Trop Doct] 2026 Oct; Vol. 56 (4), pp. 613-615. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 15.
Τύπος έκδοσης: Journal Article; Consensus Statement
Γλώσσα: English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού: Publisher: Sage Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 1301706 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1758-1133 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00494755 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Trop Doct Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Publication: Oct. 2012- : London : Sage
Original Publication: <1971>-July 2012 : London, Royal Society of Medicine
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): Consensus Statements as Topic*, Delphi Technique
Περίληψη: The rapid proliferation of consensus statements has created an urgent need for guidance on developing frameworks that govern the production of future consensus statements. This satire reflects on the process involving steering committees, oversight committees, external validation panels, and multiple Delphi rounds. An international expert group formulated ten recommendations addressing committee structures, consensus methodology, evidence utilization, international representation, acronym generation, infographic deployment, and transparency practices. These satiric guidelines aim to standardize the consensus-development ecosystem while ensuring sufficient ambiguity to justify future updates, additional Delphi exercises, and subsequent consensus statements.
Competing Interests: Declaration of conflicting interestsThe author declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.
Contributed Indexing: Keywords: Consensus statements; Delphi process; academic satire; expert panels; guideline development
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20260615 Date Completed: 20260918 Latest Revision: 20260923
Update Code: 20260924
DOI: 10.1177/00494755261461075
PMID: 42294981
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