[HTML][HTML] AGREE II: advancing guideline development, reporting and evaluation in health care

…, JS Burgers, F Cluzeau, G Feder, B Fervers… - Cmaj, 2010 - Can Med Assoc
• The instrument successfully differentiates between highand low-quality guideline content.
7• The new user's manual is well received by users. 7• Users provided considerable …

[HTML][HTML] Adapting clinical practice guidelines to local context and assessing barriers to their use

MB Harrison, F Légaré, ID Graham, B Fervers - Cmaj, 2010 - Can Med Assoc
The knowledge-to-action cycle represents a frame-work for the implementation of
knowledge. 1 As discussed in the first article in this series, the action phases of this cycle …

Adaptation of clinical guidelines: literature review and proposition for a framework and procedure

B Fervers, JS Burgers, MC Haugh… - … Journal for Quality in …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Purpose. The development and updating of high-quality clinical practice guidelines require
substantial resources. Many guideline programmes throughout the world are using similar …

Development of the AGREE II, part 1: performance, usefulness and areas for improvement

…, JS Burgers, F Cluzeau, G Feder, B Fervers… - Cmaj, 2010 - Can Med Assoc
Background: We undertook research to improve the AGREE instrument, a tool used to
evaluate guidelines. We tested a new seven-point scale, evaluated the usefulness of the …

Development of the AGREE II, part 2: assessment of validity of items and tools to support application

…, JS Burgers, F Cluzeau, G Feder, B Fervers… - Cmaj, 2010 - Can Med Assoc
Background: We established a program of research to improve the development, reporting
and evaluation of practice guidelines. We assessed the construct validity of the items and …

Guideline adaptation: an approach to enhance efficiency in guideline development and improve utilisation

B Fervers, JS Burgers, R Voellinger… - BMJ quality & …, 2011 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Background Developing and updating high-quality guidelines requires substantial time and
resources. To reduce duplication of effort and enhance efficiency, we developed a process …

International assessment of the quality of clinical practice guidelines in oncology using the Appraisal of Guidelines and Research and Evaluation Instrument

JS Burgers, B Fervers, M Haugh… - Journal of Clinical …, 2004 - ascopubs.org
Purpose To describe the quality of oncology guidelines developed in different countries.
Methods The Appraisal of Guidelines and Research and Evaluation (AGREE) Instrument …

Active and passive cigarette smoking and breast cancer risk: results from the EPIC cohort

…, R Kaaks, IT Gram, A Vilier, B Fervers… - … journal of cancer, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Recent cohort studies suggest that increased breast cancer risks were associated with
longer smoking duration, higher pack‐years and a dose‐response relationship with …

Patient and public involvement in clinical guidelines: international experiences and future perspectives

A Boivin, K Currie, B Fervers, J Gracia… - Quality and Safety …, 2010 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Background Clinical practice guidelines (CPG) are important tools for improving patient
care. Patient and public involvement is recognised as an essential component of CPG …

Mycotoxin exposure and human cancer risk: A systematic review of epidemiological studies

…, K De Ruyck, H Wilson, B Fervers… - … Reviews in Food …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in investigating the carcinogenicity of
mycotoxins in humans. This systematic review aims to provide an overview of data linking …