| A survey of guidelines in 27 EANM associated societies by the EANM Task Group on Quality Assurance and Standardisation. European Association of Nuclear Medicine. | |
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PMID: 11083551 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The main aim of the EANM Task Group on Quality Assurance and Standardisation is to develop harmonised clinical procedures that are accepted within Europe. In order to achieve an evidence-based analysis of guidelines in the 27 EANM member societies, a survey was conducted. A questionnaire in mid 1999 investigated three major questions: (1) current status of national guidelines in EANM member societies, (2) specification of the cover and level of these national guidelines, and (3) future desires for national, EANM and SNM guidelines. The complete response rate was 96% (26/27). Guidelines are required by 19 of 27 member societies and have been initiated by 16 member societies. Guidelines are provided by 13 member societies, generally in the national language. In ten societies, specialists other than nuclear medicine physicians, mostly physicists and radiopharmacists, take the lead on some guidelines. Moreover, in some national societies there is active collaboration with other medical societies when writing guidelines, particularly cardiology societies. Currently, only 18% of the necessary procedure guidelines are covered. Compared with a survey conducted in 1993 by the EANM Committee on Quality Assurance and Standardisation, slow progress has been made in this regard, but compared with a survey conducted by the same committee in 1996 in 23 EANM member societies, the number of member societies providing guidelines has approximately doubled. Moreover, 26 of 27 member societies share a commitment for future development of guidelines and 21 of 27 prefer EANM guidelines to national guidelines. The results of this questionnaire justify the need for close co-operation between EANM, EANM member societies, the EANM Task Group on "Quality Assurance and Standardisation" and the Guideline Committee of the SNM. The clinical priorities are considered to be cardiac, renal and brain procedures. |
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Authors:
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J D Kuyvenhoven; E Busemann Sokole; P van Rijk; M Clausen; F Jamar; G Slegers; H Thierens; P Cosgriff; R A Dierckx |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of nuclear medicine Volume: 27 ISSN: 0340-6997 ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Nucl Med Publication Date: 2000 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-02-12 Completed Date: 2001-03-01 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7606882 Medline TA: Eur J Nucl Med Country: GERMANY |
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Languages: eng Pagination: BP31-44 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Isala klinieken, Zwolle, The Netherlands. |
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Data Collection Europe Nuclear Medicine / standards, statistics & numerical data* Practice Guidelines as Topic* Quality Assurance, Health Care* Societies, Medical / statistics & numerical data* |
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Comment In:
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Eur J Nucl Med. 2000 Oct;27(10):1437-40
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11083531
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Erratum In:
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Eur J Nucl Med 2000 Dec;27(12):BP48 |
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