American College of Chest Physicians ACCP

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American College of Chest Physicians
(ACCP) Health and Science Policy Committee
Orientation Program Part 6 Future Direction,
More Information, and Contacts
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Future Directions
Development

• Continue its efforts to be the foremost
  developer of high quality evidence-based clinical
  practice guidelines on issues related to
  pulmonary medicine.
• Will look at broader topics that impact issues
  related to practice such as continuing education
  and practice management.
• Expanding the methodological expertise within
  the Health and Science Policy Department to
  enhance the guideline development process
• Educating ACCP staff and members in using
  evidence-based medicine and appropriate research
  methods.

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The HSP Web site

• An explanation what evidence-based clinical
  practice guidelines are
• A step-by-step approach and specific resources to
  produce strong evidence-based clinical practice
  guidelines
• A venue to submit evidence-based clinical
  practice guideline topics for potential
  development
• Links to important websites related to
  evidence-based medicine

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ACCP HSP Staff Contacts
Ed Dellert, RN, MBA Vice President, Educational
Resources edellert_at_chestnet.org Beth
Corey Administrative Assistant bcorey_at_chestnet.org
Julia Heitzer, MS Research Specialist jheitzer_at_c
hestnet.org Carla Herrerias, MPH Clinical
Research Analyst cherrerias_at_chestnet.org Sandy
Lewis, PhD Research Specialist/Quality
Improvement Liaison slewis_at_chestnet.org