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1 Delivering Irish National Clinical Guidelines 3 rd National Clinical Effectiveness Symposium Dublin Castle, November 2015 Dr Jerome Coffey MD FRCPI FRCR FFRRCSI Director, NCCP

2 The Development of a National Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Guideline - The NCCP Approach Dr. Susan O Reilly Director NCCP, Dr. Noreen Gleeson Gynaecological Oncologist (Chair) Dr. Eve O Toole Methodologist, NCCP Ms Catherine Duffy Project Manager Ms Ruth Ryan Project Manager

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4 Quality: Planning Control Improvement

5 Quality Improvement: Evidence Based Cancer Guidelines A Strategy for Cancer Control in Ireland The National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) established multidisciplinary Guideline Development Groups in Evidence based guidelines aim to improve the quality of clinical care, prevent variation in practice and improve patient outcomes. Based on the best research evidence in conjunction with clinical expertise.

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7 Governance Governance of the guideline development process was provided by a multidisciplinary Guideline Steering Group Membership included the following: Chairs of the NCCP Tumour Groups Methodologist Librarian Palliative Care Irish College of General Practitioners National NCCP Leads for Surgery, Radiation and Medical Oncology NCCP Executive

8 GTD Guideline Development Group Discipline Gynaecological Oncologist Obstetrician/Gynaecologist Members Ms. Noreen Gleeson (Chair) Mr. John Coulter Medical Oncology Dr. Dearbhaile O Donnell Dr. Paula Calvert Prof. Seamus O Reilly (until January 2015) NCCP Dr. Eve O Toole Methodologist Ms. Catherine Duffy Project Manager Ms. Ruth Ryan Project Manager Ms. Deirdre Faherty Senior Research Officer Ms. Louise Murphy Research Officer Librarian Mr. Brendan Leen

9 Guideline Methodology Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Develop Clinical Questions Defines the scope of the Guideline Search for and find the evidence International Guidelines, Primary Literature Appraise the literature For validity and applicability Make recommendations Applying the evidence in conjunction with clinical expertise & population values Draft Guideline Implementation Plan, Economic Analysis and Budget Impact Statement National stakeholder review & International expert review Endorsement by the NCEC / Department of Health Implement, Audit & Update

10 Clinical Questions in PICO format (A4) Diagnosis: Clinical question Should all women undergoing medical management of miscarriage have histopathology of products of conception to exclude trophoblastic disease? Population: Women undergoing medical management of miscarriage Intervention: Histopathology of products of conception Comparison: - Outcome: To identify partial or complete molar pregnancy

11 Development of a national GTD registry, monitoring & advisory centre The guideline development group recommends that a national registry and monitoring centre should be established for all cases of gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) (Grade D) The management of complicated cases should be discussed with the national registry clinical lead (Grade D).

12 Reducing Variation in Practice

13 Future Challenges: Implementation, Audit & Updating

14 Implementation NCCP Clinicians HIQA DoH COM-B Theory of Behaviour Change Michie, Implementation Science, 2011

15 Audit & Update Audit through the GTD Registry International Collaboration: The European Organisation for the Treatment of Trophoblastic Disease Literature surveillance, 3 year review, NCEC update approval process Clinicians GDG

16 Title Diagnosis, staging, and treatment of patients with lung cancer Diagnosis, staging, and treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer Diagnosis, staging, and treatment of patients with colon cancer Diagnosis, staging, and treatment of patients with rectal cancer Diagnosis, staging, and treatment of patients with oesophageal cancer Lead/GDG Chair Dr Marcus Kennedy Mr Justin Geoghegan Ms Deborah McNamara Ms Deborah McNamara Prof John Reynolds

17 Acknowledgements The NCCP Steering Committee and: Ms. Juliet Kelly Dr. Feras Abu Sadeh Dr. Waseem Kamran Mr. Robin Harbour Ms. Michelle O Neill Dr. Conor Teljeur Ms. Patricia Heckmann Ms. Clare Meaney Ms. Hilary Murphy Network Lead Radiation Therapy NCCP Gynaecological Oncologist, SJH Gynaecological Oncologist, SJH Lead Methodological, SIGN Senior Health Economist, HIQA Senior Statistician, HIQA Chief Pharmacist, NCCP Pharmacist, NCCP Nurse Specialist, NCCP Methodology Expert Advisor: Prof. Mike Clarke, Director of MRC Methodology Hub, QUB National Stakeholders & International Expert Reviewers

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