2026 EULAR updated standardised operating procedures and methods for the development of recommendations or points to consider for the diagnosis and management of people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases
Recommendations
As issued by the authors
Recommendations and points to consider (PtCs) should resonate with clinical experience and be practical, easy to understand and actionable
They should commit to the 3 pillars of evidence-based medicine (best available research evidence, clinical expertise, patient values and preferences) and to good clinical practice, with a responsible level of cost-consciousness
Target audience: people living with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs), health professionals in rheumatology, rheumatologists, RMD researchers, and national and international policy- and decision-makers
Main steps: convene experts and patient-research partners, perform a literature review, then a consensus process
The most recent SOP updates (living document) on the EULAR website should be consulted
Original publication
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