Dans ce numéro, nous publions un rapport de consen-sus du Comité de pratique clinique
de l'Association canadienne des chirurgiens généraux au sujet de Clostridium difficile1 …

In this issue, we publish a consensus report from the Clinical Practice Committee of the
Canadian Association of General Surgeons regarding Clostridium difficil. 1 Medical use of …

Formal consensus development processes, or group judgment methods, have become
increasingly visible tools for solving problems in health and medicine. These methods are …

The Delphi method, one of several consensus group methods, is a systematic process for
developing and measuring consensus. It is used when a decision is required, but empirical …

Methods We recruited patients presenting to a surgery clinic for possible cholecystectomy or
inguinal herniorrhaphy. Patients wore portable audio recorders around their necks to …

Increasingly panels and committees are being used in health care to develop consensus
about scientific, ethical, and policy questions. At the hospital level, ethics committees and …

Insurance HMO budgets $2 million for the annual develother important NCCN goal is
ensuring continued funding opment of 75 practice guidelines for a broad range of for clinical …

Consensus methods are being used increasingly to solve problems in medicine and health.
Their main purpose is to define levels of agreement on controversial subjects. Advocates …

DOCUMENTATION IN THE CONTEXT OF LITIGATION...... 445 CONCLUSIONS.......................
............ 446 References.............................. 446 recover if they demonstrate that the defendant …

Les méthodes de recherche de consensus permettent de répondre à des questions pour
lesquelles l'information publiée est insuffisante. Ces méthodes sont fondées sur une …