Synopsis of resource:
Care Pathways are Organized into Four Main Sections:
- Evidence Summary: A ‘bottom line’ summary provides key information to the health professional on a specified health condition. This is paired with an ‘Algorithm’ outlining a logical path from assessment to treatment. The ‘Algorithm’ is color-coded with the level of treatment evidence: Green = Effective; Purple = Recommended by clinical expert opinion; Yellow = Probably/possibly effective; Red = Not effective
- Published Evidence: Links to peer-reviewed published evidence (systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines) informing the Care Pathway
- Practical Tools: Links to helpful practical tools and information for health professionals on the designated ‘Care Pathway’ health condition (e.g. plain language summary, parent handout)
- Acknowledgements: This section lists all contributors and institutions that assembled the care pathway, including any potential conflicts of interest.
Key learning outcomes
Care Pathways are clinical recommendations for the health care of individuals with childhood-onset disabilities. Practice recommendations provided by Care Pathways are based on the best available evidence from high quality systematic reviews.
Authors
Multiple contributors and institutions that assembled the care pathway.
AACPDM website outlines the different care pathways written by different authors. Care pathway development team – Self nominated Participants should include individuals with the scientific and/or clinical expertise germane to the Care Pathway topic as well as a range of clinicians with diverse representation from different geographical regions, genders, ethnicities, and practice settings (i.e., academic vs non-academic). All participants serve as volunteers.
