Should Cost of Care be Considered in a Clinical Practice Guideline?

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William K. Evans
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Melissa C. Brouwers
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Chaim M. Bell
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Volume/Issue:
Volume 6: Issue 3
Online Publication Date:
Mar 2008
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2008.0020
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Bill Evans, MD, FRCP(C), is a medical oncologist and President of the Juravinski Cancer Centre (JCC) at Hamilton Health Sciences and a Professor in the Department of Oncology at McMaster University. For the past 12 years, he has chaired the Provincial Lung Disease Group developing practice guidelines through Cancer Care Ontario's Program in Evidence-Based Care.

Melissa C. Brouwers, PhD, is the Director of the Program in Evidence-Based Care, Cancer Care Ontario and an Associate Professor (PT) in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University. She holds a BSc in Psychology from the University of Toronto and an MA and PhD in Psychology from the University of Western Ontario. She is an active and leading member of various national and international research groups including Clinical Practices Guidelines Action Group of the Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control, AGREE Next Steps, and ADAPTE.

Chaim Bell, MD, PhD, FRCP(C), is a general internist and health services and health policy researcher at St Michael's Hospital in Toronto. His research in drug and technology policy focuses on cost-effectiveness. He is a member of both the National Joint Oncology Drug Review Committee for Canada and the Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee that decides upon new oncology drug and technology funding.

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1540-1405
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1540-1413
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National Comprehensive Cancer Network
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Copyright © 2008 by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
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3
Article Category:
Article Commentary
Print Publication Date:
01 Mar 2008
Online Publication Date:
Mar 2008

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