Seeking panelists for Rosacea Clinical Practice Guidelines

December 2014
Seeking panelists for Rosacea Clinical Practice Guidelines
Jerry Tan, MD, FRCPC
The organizing committee of these guidelines is soliciting interest from CDA members for
participation as authors and voting panelists for rosacea treatment recommendations.
The following non-remunerated positions are available:
1. Methodologist / Chair
a. Requirements
i. No conflicts of interest with industry regarding this therapeutic area
ii. Prior guidelines experience – preferably methodologist or chair
iii. Prior experience with Cochrane reviews, GRADE methodology and Delphi
online process
iv. Attendance at one meeting in Toronto January 2015
b. Role
i. Coordinate all Guidelines sections with all panel members and medical writer
ii. Transform Cochrane summary of findings and results into Delphi voting
documents
iii. Establish and complete all relevant Delphi surveys
2. Dermatology author and voting panel
a. Requirements
i. Prior guidelines development experience
ii. Publication history and/or national prominence in rosacea
iii. Understand levels of evidence using GRADE
iv. Prior medical writing/publication experience
v. Adherence to timelines for Delphi voting and section writing
vi. Attendance at one meeting in Toronto January 2015
vii. Declaration of conflicts of interest
b. Role
i. Review relevant literature
ii. Review Cochrane update for their specific sections / recommendations
iii. Write treatment sections
1. Draft section outline
2. Coordinate writing with other coauthors and medical writer
Deadline for expression of interest is: December 31, 2014
Nominations from this group will be forwarded to the CDA board and steering committee for
further consideration.
Please email Jerry Tan [email protected].
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Charles W. Lynde, MD
Markham, ON
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Robert Jackson, MD
Ottawa, ON
Paul Kuzel, MD
Edmonton, AB
Benjamin Barankin, MD
Toronto, ON
Ian Landells, MD
St. John’s, NL
G. Daniel Schachter, MD
Toronto, MD
Marc Bourcier, MD
Moncton, NB
Catherine McCuaig, MD
Montréal, QC
Victoria Taraska, MD
Winnipeg, MB
Peter R. Hull, MD
Saskatoon, SK
Kathleen Moses, MD
Ottawa, ON
Catherine Zip, MD
Calgary, AB
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