Food Allergy

Clinical Practice Guidelines

How are Clinical Guidelines Developed?

The development of clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of food allergies is based on a systematic review of the scientific and clinical literature, as well as consensus expert opinion. The steps used to develop Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy include:

Literature Review and Ranking of Evidence

• completing a comprehensive search of the literature to include an in-depth review of relevant abstracts and articles;
• preparing evidence tables to assess the weight of current evidence with respect to new and unresolved issues;
• ranking and grading the strength of evidence underlying the recommendations that are made;

Expert Panel

• discussing and interpreting the literature review findings;
• analyzing the literature review, and as needed, providing expert opinion;
• identifying both knowledge gaps and areas of consensus;

Drafting, Review, and Final Report 

• circulating a draft of the draft guidelines for review by the Coordinating Committee, as well as making the draft guidelines available for public comment;
• preparing a final report based on consideration of comments raised in the review process.

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