Guideline development for ME/CFS

Guideline development process

The development of the ME/CFS guidelines is being conducted in line with NHMRC’s guideline development process. NHMRC guidelines and advice follow a rigorous evidence-based approach and are informed by the judgement of multidisciplinary committees that incorporate the views of stakeholders and consumers.

To ensure the guideline is trustworthy and reliable, it will be developed according to NHMRC’s Procedures and Requirements for Meeting the NHMRC Standards for Clinical Practice Guidelines and relevant NHMRC Guidelines for Guidelines modules.

Committee

NHMRC will establish 2 committees to advise on this work:

• a Steering Committee to advise on the initial set up of this project
• a Guideline Development Committee to oversee the guideline development process and draft recommendations.

Timelines

An indicative timeline for the development of the ME/CFS guidelines is provided below. Please note these timelines are dependent on the evidence review process and the availability of the committee to meet. Updates to the timeline will be provided on the Communications page.