Clinical guidelines – a challenging way of medical innovations into the real health care world
AbstractClinical guidelines are promising tools to improve medical care. However, in order to suit health care needs, they must be of high scientific quality and take into account characteristics of the real clinical practice. Impact of clinical guidelines in many ways depends on educational interventions by means of which they are implemented. Educational workshops with interactive component and computer reminders are mentioned among the most effective. Nevertheless, even such passive activities like dissemination of printed guidelines or patient educational materials can play an important role due to their relatively low cost and wide distribution. Overall, educational interventions can improve professional performance approximately by 7–15% and patient’s outcomes by 3–5%.
Keywords:• Clinical guidelines
• Implementation science
• Continuing medical education
• Educational intervention