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Panel Selection ·
Topics Included in the Guidelines
· Development of the Evidence
Model · Search and Review of
the Literature · Literature
Abstraction and Preparation of Evidence Tables ·
The Formulation of the Evidence into
the Guidelines · Consideration of Special Populations and Situations
· External Review of the
Guidelines · Caveats to
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| 1.a. Panel Selection The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Obesity Education Initiative Task Force recommended panel members representing the various expertise required to deal with the issues of cardiovascular disease and body weight. The executive director of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) also provided recommendations for the primary care practitioner who would represent AAFP. The panel members include primary care practitioners, clinicians from academic medical centers, nutritionists, exercise physiologists, pulmonologists, cardiologists, psychologists, behaviorists, epidemiologists, and experts on cost issues. Some of the panel members were also members of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) National Task Force on the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity. The funding source for the guidelines was primarily the NHLBI, with the cooperation of the NIDDK of the National Institutes of Health. |