Opinion: Professional Societies Should Abstain From Authorship of Guidelines and Disease Definition Statements

Professional Societies Should Abstain From Authorship of Guidelines and Disease Definition Statements – Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes (free)

Commentaries: Professional Societies, Clinical Specialists, and Guidelines – Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes (free) AND Turn Cardiology Guidelines Over to Outsiders – MedPage Today (free registration required)

John Ioannidis, MD. “questioned whether cardiovascular guidelines “homogenize biased, collective, and organized ignorance” through use of predominantly “insider” experts as authors.” (from MedPage Today)