Impact 243 Leidraad’, the Dutch ‘guideline for guidelines’, which is regularly updated by Dutch guideline developers from multiple organisations, brought together in the ‘Richtlijnen Netwerk Nederland’ (Dutch Guideline Network) [3]. Guideline trainers The research conducted in this thesis can be used by guideline trainers to educate and train guideline panel members, guideline methodologists, and guideline panel chairs. The defined knowledge components required to adequately develop guideline recommendations on healthcare related testing can serve as learning objectives in course and training material development. The examples presented in this thesis can aid in the adoption of the test-management pathway concept. The step-by-step guide for specifying a test-management pathway can be used to practice. Initiatives that are being explored include incorporating the gained knowledge of this thesis project in the GRADE for Diagnosis course of the Dutch GRADE Network and developing add-on testing modules in the International Guideline Training and Certification Program INGUIDE. INGUIDE is a joint partnership of Guidelines International Network (GIN) and McMaster University’s Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact. Currently, add-on modules for certified guideline panel members, as well as for guideline methodologists, and eventually lead guideline developers and chairs, are being considered. In addition, it is explored if the knowledge required for developing guideline recommendations on healthcare related testing, as well as the step-by-step guide to aid the specification of the test-management pathway and facilitate the formulation of focused questions, can be integrated in the ZonMw funded project ‘Learning platform for guideline development: future-proof and sustainable’. This learning platform is a joint collaboration between the Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI) and the Maastricht School of Health Professions Education (SHE) at Maastricht University, the Academic Center of Epileptology Kempenhaeghe Maastricht UMC, and the Knowledge Institute of the Dutch Association of Medical Specialists. Lastly, the results of this thesis will be incorporated into guideline training and coaching for various guideline developing organisations in the Netherlands. The proposed initiatives are likely to succeed due to the networks and collaborations among all researchers involved in this thesis, both in the Netherlands and internationally.
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