Developing HIV/AIDS Treatment Guidelines (UNAIDS, 1999, 43 p.)

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Acknowledgement

How to use this booklet

Part 1: Appraisal and validation of existing guidelines

Applying the guideline assessment tool and reporting the results

Part 2: Developing valid HIV/AIDS guidelines

Introduction

Steps in developing HIV/AIDS treatment guidelines

1. Target groups and type of guideline

2. Stakeholder mapping exercise

3. Setting up a guideline development committee

4. Role of the committee members

5. Guideline scope

6. Identifying and applying scientific evidence

7. Methods of establishing consensus

8. Deriving recommendations

9. Drafting guidelines

10. Involving external reviewers

11. Disseminating and implementing guidelines

12. Workplan for guideline development

13. Budgeting for guideline development

14. Public policy implications of HIV/AIDS treatment guidelines

Appendix: Guideline appraisal tools

Annotated bibliography

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