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Annual National Guideline Coordinator Meeting

Working together to develop ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines

This meeting will take place on 26 March 2021 from 14:00 to 16:30 CET.

The annual National Guideline Coordinator meeting is a forum of discussion for the ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee and the ESC National Cardiac Societies to discuss Clinical Practice Guidelines development.

This year’s theme is “Methodology and Evidence Review - ESC Guidelines: Fit for the Future”.

Workshops will be organised to provide an opportunity for National Guideline Coordinators to share their experiences, activities and feedback, as well as discuss obstacles and opportunities they may encounter.

2021 Attendees

National Guideline Coordinators

National Cardiac Society Presidents

ESC Association, Council & Working Group representatives

ESC Young Community representatives

ESC Patient Forum representatives

ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee Members

2021 - Methodology and evidence review - ESC Guidelines: Fit for the future

13:55 - 14:00 Opening: National Guideline Coordinator Meeting 2021  
14:00 - 14:10 Welcome and programme outline Colin Baigent / Eva Prescott
14:10 - 14:20 ESC Guidelines and the key role of National Cardiac Societies Stephan Achenbach
14:20 - 14:30 Q&A Colin Baigent / Eva Prescott / Stephan Achenbach
14:30 - 14:35 ESC Guidelines methodology: Hurdles and opportunities – part 1 Dipak Kotecha
14:35 - 15:15 Feedback from ESC Member Countries:  

Update from Austria Daniel Scherr

Update from Greece Christina Chrysohoou

Update from Malta Mark Adrian Sammut

Update from the Netherlands Debby Keuken

Update from Tunisia Lilia Zakhama
15:15 - 15:25 ESC Guidelines Methodology: Hurdles and opportunities – part 2 Dipak Kotecha
15:25 - 15:30 Introduction of the breakout room  
15:30 - 16:20 Breakout sessions ALL
16:20 - 16:30 Wrap-up and take home messages Colin Baigent / Eva Prescott
 

2020 resources: How Guidelines can best serve patients

46 countries represented
 
Tuesday 28 January
 Presentation Title Slides  Videos 
Welcome - Barbara CASADEI & Stephan WINDECKER    
What is New with the ESC Guidelines: Overview, Facts and Figures - Stephan WINDECKER & Veronica DEAN    
Report from Egyptian Society of Cardiology - Magdy ABDELHAMID    
Patient Involvement in ESC Guidelines Development - Donna FITZSIMONS    
What patients Bring to the ESC Guidelines - Richard MINDHAM & Theresa McDONAGH    
Clinician’s Experience of Patient Involvement in NICE Guidelines - Fergus McBETH    
Workshop 1: Strategies to Make Patient Involvement Work - Anne Kathrine SKIBELUND & Theresa McDONAGH    
Workshop 2: Feedback on 2019 Guidelines - Sonia PETRONIO (CCS), Victoria DELGADO (Diabetes), Jean-Philippe COLLET (Dyslipidaemias), Basil LEWIS (SVT)    
Take home actions - Stephan WINDECKER    
Wednesday 29 January 
 Presentation Title  Slides Videos 
The French ESC Pocket Guidelines Apps - Jean-Claude DEHARO    
The Polish ESC Pocket Guidelines Apps - Andrzej BUDAJ    
DOI Management for ESC Guidelines & Workshop 1: Outside Scrutiny on the ESC Guidelines - Stephan WINDECKER    
Workshop 2: Guidelines Derivative Products for Experts & Patients - Dan FOLDAGER & Donna FITZSIMONS    
Quality Indicators in the Virtuous Circle - Suleman AKTAA    
Optimal Presentations of ESC Guidelines at ESC Congresses - Basil LEWIS    
Wrap-up, Take Home Messages and Farewell - Stephan WINDECKER & Veronica DEAN