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Annals of Oncology Advance Access originally published online on October 5, 2007
Annals of Oncology 2007 18(11):1759-1763; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm362
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© 2007 European Society for Medical Oncology

editorial

ESMO clinical recommendations: a practical guide for medical oncologists

N. Pavlidis1,*, H. Hansen2 and R. Stahel3

1 Department of Medical Oncology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Greece
2 The Finsen Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
3 University Hospital of Zurich, Department of Oncology, Zurich, Switzerland

* (npavlid@cc.uoi.gr)

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During the last two decades different clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have been developed by various panels of experts. The major goals of CPGs are: (a) to serve as a guide by practitioners for appropriate clinical decision-making; (b) to improve the quality of health care and outcomes for patients; and (c) to support and influence regional or national authorities when deciding the allocation of resources. As Eisenberg points out, ‘one simple definition of quality in healthcare is providing the right care, at the right time, for the right person in the right way’ [1].

Producers of CPGs are based on the evidence-based medicine (EBM) system. EBM was first established in 1992 as a more scientific and systematic approach to the practice of medicine: ‘EBM is consider as the process of systematically finding, appraising and using contemporaneous research findings as the basis for clinical decisions. EBM is about asking questions, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

ESMO clinical recommendations

dissemination and implementation of ESMO clinical recommendations

results from the evaluation of the ESMO guidelines sessions
results from the questionnaire
results from annals of oncology downloads
perspectives


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