Taken to task: what is and is not an appropriate response to an ERS guidelines task force?. Issue 1 (13th July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Joos, Guy; Bush, Andrew; Burghuber, Otto Chris; Robalo Cordeiro, Carlos; Gaga, Mina; Gibson, G. John; Gratziou, Christina; Rigau, David; Rohde, Gernot; Smyth, Dan; Stolz, Daiana; Tonia, Thomy; Vestbo, Jørgen; Welte, Tobias; Brusselle, Guy; Miravitlles, Marc
• Is Part Of: European respiratory journal. Volume 50:Issue 1(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-07-13
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiration -- Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00952-2017
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0903-1936

Abstract

The European Respiratory Society (ERS) management group have discussed the worrying recent trend for outside interference by a small number of pharmaceutical and other companies in the Society's processes for generating, publishing, disseminating and/or implementing clinical practice guidelines. Recently, some companies have targeted their unwanted attentions very aggressively on particular individuals who are chairs or members of task forces developing guidelines. This is unacceptable, and the purpose of this manuscript is to remind all concerned of our guideline procedures, the proper way of responding and expressing comments, and how the Society will regard any future attempts to manipulate outcomes. Task forces use rigorous methodology, and the ERS will not tolerate interference with the processes by outsiders http://ow.ly/WwIe30cyhDO