include them in the process. Guidelines may make recommendations that are stronger than the supporting evidence. In response to many of these problems with traditional guidelines, the BMJ created a new series of trustworthy guidelines focused on the most pressing medical issues called BMJ Rapid Recommendations. Examples The American Heart Association Guidelines for the Prevention of Infective Endocarditis The BMJ Rapid Recommendation guideline on transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus surgical aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis. See also Clinical formulation Clinical prediction rule Clinical trial protocol Medical algorithm The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics References External links British Columbia Medical Guidelines – In Canada, British Columbia's guidelines and protocols are developed under the direction of the Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee (GPAC), jointly sponsored by the B.C. Medical Association and the B.C. Ministry of Health Services. The Cochrane Collaboration – An international, independent, not-for-profit organisation of over 27,000 contributors from more than 100 countries, dedicated to making up-to-date, accurate information about the effects of health care readily available worldwide. GuiaSalud. Clinical Practice Guidelines for the National Health System (Spain) – Contains clinical practice guidelines developed in Spain translated into English. Guideline Elements Model – The Guideline Elements Model (GEM) is an ASTM standard for the representation of practice guidelines in XML format. Guideline Interchange Format – The Guideline Interchange Format (GLIF) is a specification for structured representation of guidelines. Guidelines International Network – Contains the largest online guideline library. Hospital Quality Alliance – A project of the Hospital Quality Initiative (HQI) of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (USA). National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) – A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. NGC is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) – Contains 113 evidence-based clinical guidelines – published, in development, or under review. German guidelines (AWMF) – A collection of current German health care-related professional associations' guidelines. Health informatics Medical terminology Health care quality