Closed consultation: Help modernize the development of preventive health care guidelines in Canada

From: Public Health Agency of Canada

Who was the focus of this consultation

We engaged with:

• academic institutions
• medical specialist societies
• health professional associations
• non-governmental organizations
• interested public parties, including:
  • general public
  • health care professionals
• provincial and territorial health authorities
• advisory or collaborative bodies in guideline development

Key questions for discussion

You were invited to provide insights in response to the following 3 questions:

1. Which practices should be maintained or what changes to the Task Force governance or structure could further support transparency, accountability, independence and leadership, towards scientifically rigorous, timely, agile and inclusive guidelines?
2. Considering the broader preventive health care landscape, what should be the mandate of the Task Force of the future and how can it collaborate with other entities involved in guideline development nationally and internationally?
3. How can the Task Force strengthen interest holder engagement including subject-matter experts, equity-deserving communities, and other groups to address health equity disparities and reflect Canadian diversity in guideline development and implementation?

Related information

• Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health Care
• External Expert Review of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care: About

What we heard

Information from the consultation on the modernization of preventive health care guideline development in Canada will be compiled and a summary will be available in 2025.

Contact us

External Expert Review Secretariat
ExternalExpertReview.ComiteExpertExterne@phac-aspc.gc.ca