Guidelines project

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hardik Patel, M.D.

Overview

The purpose of the guidelines project is to provide an in-depth summary of the latest science and management recommendations to improve the quality of healthcare. This project is intended for medical students, interns, residents, attending physicians, hospitalists, specialists, medical faculty, researchers, and allied health professionals to contribute expertise. It implements the evidence-based approach that healthcare providers learn about medical advances and new treatment guidelines. WikiDoc welcomes your involvement in contributing to this project.

Goals of the Guidelines Project

• Improve the quality of healthcare by helping hospitals and healthcare providers treat patients according to proven guidelines.
• Implement the evidence-based approach that healthcare providers learn about medical advances and new treatment guidelines.
• Make our community healthier by advocating for key cardiology issues.

Who can contribute to the Guidelines Project?

Guidelines project prefers input from medical professionals. This project is intended for editors at an Assistant Editor-in-Chief level or higher. This may be the right project for you if you are one of the followings:

• Medical student
• Intern
• Resident
• Attending physician
• Hospitalist
• Specialist
• Medical faculty
• Researcher

How to get started?

Select a Topic

• Click here to get a list of valid American Heart Association medical and scientific statements and practice guidelines to work on for this project.
• To claim a topic, email WikiDoc [2] with the name of the topic you are choosing.
• Active assignments can be viewed here.

Next Steps

1. Open the disease page you have chosen to add or update the guidelines.

2. Start with the second-level heading (==) and add "(DO NOT EDIT)" at the end of the title as shown in the example below.

==2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (DO NOT EDIT)==

3. Use the third-level heading (===) for the subsection and add "(DO NOT EDIT)" at the end of subsection-title as shown in the example below.

===Anesthetic Considerations (DO NOT EDIT)===

4. Use following codes to make tables for adding the guidelines according to their classification in follwing order:

Class I

What you type,

{|class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:LightGreen"|[[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Classification of Recommendations|Class I]]
|-
| bgcolor="LightGreen"|"'''1.''' (Paste guideline here) ''([[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Level of Evidence|Level of Evidence: A]])''"
|-
| bgcolor="LightGreen"|”'''2.''' (Paste guideline here) ''([[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Level of Evidence|Level of Evidence: C]])''"
|-
| bgcolor="LightGreen"|”'''3.''' (Paste guideline here) ''([[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Level of Evidence|Level of Evidence: B]])''"
|}

What it looks like,

Class I

"1. (Paste guideline here) (Level of Evidence: A)"

”2. (Paste guideline here) (Level of Evidence: C)"

”3. (Paste guideline here) (Level of Evidence: B)"

Class III

What you type,

{|class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:LightCoral"|[[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Classification of Recommendations|Class III]]
|-
| bgcolor="LightCoral"|"'''1.''' (Paste guideline here) ''([[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Level of Evidence|Level of Evidence: C]])''"
|-
| bgcolor="LightCoral"|”'''2.''' (Paste guideline here) ''([[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Level of Evidence|Level of Evidence: A]])''"
|-
| bgcolor="LightCoral"|”'''3.''' (Paste guideline here) ''([[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Level of Evidence|Level of Evidence: B]])''"
|}

What it looks like,

Class III

"1. (Paste guideline here) (Level of Evidence: C)"

”2. (Paste guideline here) (Level of Evidence: A)"

”3. (Paste guideline here) (Level of Evidence: B)"

Class II

What you type,

{|class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:LemonChiffon"|[[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Classification of Recommendations|Class II]]
|-
| bgcolor="LemonChiffon"|"'''1.''' (Paste guideline here) ''([[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Level of Evidence|Level of Evidence: C]])''"
|-
| bgcolor="LemonChiffon"|”'''2.''' (Paste guideline here) ''([[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Level of Evidence|Level of Evidence: A]])''"
|-
| bgcolor="LemonChiffon"|”'''3.''' (Paste guideline here) ''([[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Level of Evidence|Level of Evidence: B]])''"
|}

What it looks like,

Class II

"1. (Paste guideline here) (Level of Evidence: C)"

”2. (Paste guideline here) (Level of Evidence: A)"

”3. (Paste guideline here) (Level of Evidence: B)"

5. Include the reference article in the sources section as shown in the example below.

What you type,

==Sources==
*2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association
Task Force on Practice Guidelines.

What it looks like,

Sources 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.

How to add references?

Please click on the following link to add appropriate references.