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PRACTICE GUIDELINES
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Types of Clinical Practice Guideline:

1.       Informal consensus
2.       Formal consensus
3.       Evidence Based
4.       Explicit hybrids

Barriers to CPG Development: 

1.  size and complexity of the research
2.  difficulties in developing evidence based clinical policy
3.  difficulties in applying evidence in practice:

1.  access to evidence and guidelines
2.  organisational barriers

If a CPG is being offered as evidence for prosecution or defence, opposing counsel should critique the EBM quality

Medicolegally relevant CPGs:

1. for frequently litigated conditions
2. widely accepted by physicians
3. fully integrated into clinical practice
4. easily interpreted in a litigation setting

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