Stage 5: AGREE Standard

AGREE stands for "Appraisal of Guidelines Research and Evaluation". It originates from an international collaboration of researchers and policy makers who work together to improve the quality and effectiveness of clinical practice guidelines by establishing a shared framework for their development, reporting and assessment. (Adapted from the AGREE Collaboration Website: http://www.agreecollaboration.org/intro/, February 2006).

CCS has adopted the AGREE approach for the Heart Failure Consensus Conference Recommendations Program. In doing so, CCS hopes to benchmark its efforts in this Program against internationally recognized standards of guidelines development and set the stage for ongoing evaluation and improvement of the Heart Failure Consensus Conference Recommendations.

The AGREE Instrument for evaluating guidelines and CCS' AGREE Compliance rating for 2006 can be found here.