With the development of guidelines and consensus statements on the management of paediatric endocrine disorders we are able to provide best practice guidelines for clinicians and provide the best possible care to patients. In addition, the CPC reviews guidelines produced by other societies for inclusion on the ESPE website.
ESPE is also a founding member of the International Consortium of Pediatric Endocrinology (ICPE), which exists to foster global collaboration in paediatric endocrinology.
The “Meet The Expert” sessions at our annual meeting enable open discussion and sharing of the latest knowledge, and patient booklets in multiple languages for common paediatric endocrine disorders allow us to support patients and clinicians across the world.
Calendar
Standard operating procedure (SOP) for funding consensus meeting and guideline development
Criteria
- The main aims of Consensus Meetings and Guidelines are:
- To address a specific clinical topic
- To review all evidence on the management of that topic
- To discuss the strength of this evidence and formulate management plans
- To generate a concise, clear write-up that can be used widely in clinical management by ensuring its publication in a relevant journal.
- To highlight areas of management where evidence is lacking and research is required
- ESPE consensus and guideline documents are developed using explicit methodology based on three core principles:
- Development is carried out by multidisciplinary, nationally representative groups
- A systematic review is conducted to identify and critically appraise the evidence
- Recommendations are explicitly linked to the supporting evidence
Regulations
- Consensus meeting and guideline proposals must be approved preliminarily by the CPC and definitively by the ESPE Council.
- All ESPE endorsed consensus meetings and guidelines should have a member of the CPC involved in the process of producing the consensus/guidelines from conception to completion.
- The CPC and the ESPE Council maintain the right to suggest additional experts that may be included in the consensus meeting or guideline development process.
- Financial support from other funding organisations must be sought and obtained prior to application. Additional cost incurred above the meeting budget will not be covered by ESPE.
- Meaningful progress must be made and reported every 6 months from the initiation of the guidelines; if not, there should be a need to reapply for ESPE endorsement.
- Lead authors must submit the progress report form every six months.
- Guidelines should be made available to ESPE members by publishing in an open access journal or in Hormone Research in Paediatrics
- All participants must declare any conflicts of interest prior to and at the start of the process/meeting
- It is expected that consensus guidelines should be completed and submitted for publication within 12-18 months following the initiation of the process
How to apply?
It is advised to contact the CPC Chair prior to submitting a formal application, in order to avoid overlap with similar proposals already under review.
Please complete the application form and provide the following information:
- Application Form
- Detailed budget
- Proposed timeline (Gantt Chart) with milestones
- Applicant CV, including all relevant clinical and research experience
- Publication list, including all relevant publications and presentations of the applicant
and other team members
Please send the required documents to secretariat@eurospe.org addressed to the Chair of the ESPE Clinical Practice Committee copying in espe@mci-group.com.
