The WHO Evidence-Informed Guideline Development Process: Implications for Vitamin and Mineral Research Priorities

Chairs

Juan Pablo Pena-Rosas, MD, PhD, MPH, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Lynnette Neufeld, PhD, The Micronutrient Initiative, Ottawa, Canada

Presentations

Introduction, Lynnette Neufeld, PhD, The Micronutrient Initiative, Ottawa, Canada

WHO’s Evidence-informed Guideline Development Process, Juan Pablo Pena-Rosas, PhD, World Health Organization,  Geneva, Switzerland

Evidence in Guideline Development: From RCTs to Observational Studies to Program Reports, David Tovey, MD, Cochrane Library of Evidence, London, UK

Negotiating Policy Change Based on WHO Guidelines, Chessa Lutter, PhD, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Washington, DC

How Can the Scientific Community Support the Generation of the Evidence Needed to Improve the Quality of Guidelines for Micronutrient Interventions?, Rebecca J. Stoltzfus, PhD, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Promoting Dialogue among the Research, Policy and Program Communities, Jean-Pierre Habicht, PhD, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Discussion