Each student will select a guideline topic applicable to their field and apply principles learned during seminars to the development of the guideline. During the latter part of the course, participants will present their guideline to classmates to experience the consensus development phase of the course.

Objectives: 1) To understand the characteristics of high-quality guidelines. 2) To be able to develop an analytic framework to guide evidence extraction and synthesis. 3) To discuss criteria for grading quality of evidence with respect to diagnostic tests and interventions. 4) To understand strength of recommendations. 5)To develop skills in forming recommendations based on strength of evidence.