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ASAM Clinical Guidance Document Development Topic Recommendation Form

The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) is accepting rolling submissions for clinical guidance document topics.

If you are interested in submitting a clinical guidance topic, please complete the form below. Topic nominations are regularly reviewed by the ASAM Clinical Practice Guideline-Methodology and Oversight Committee. If you have questions, please contact us at quality@asam.org.

ASAM’s Clinical Practice Guideline & Methodology Oversight Committee and the Quality Improvement Council (QIC) will review all nominated topics based on the following criteria:

  • Importance as determined by the prevalence of the condition, effect of the condition on morbidity and mortality.
  • Relevance to Addiction Medicine practice by addressing addiction prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions within the scope of Addiction Medicine.
  • Availability of evidence to guide development.
  • Likelihood that a clinical guidance document will improve addiction practice and care (e.g., Lack of consensus in the field or guidance does not already exist on the topic).
  • Need for a clinical guidance document including evidence of a quality gap, time since publication of guidance on the topic by ASAM or other organizations, etc.

If the topic is selected, the QIC will select the writing group committee members and chairs. Nomination of a topic is not a factor in determining participation on the expert committee. A national search for experts is conducted for all clinical documents developed by ASAM.

The QIC will also determine the document type for selected topics. ASAM develops three types of clinical guidance documents: clinical practice guidelines, clinical consensus statements, and clinical considerations.

Clinical Practice Guidelines are the most scientifically rigorous, time-intensive documents, and require a formal systematic literature review to inform the recommendations. Approximate time to completion: 2+ years

Clinical Consensus Statements are informed by evidence, but may include a broader scope of evidence, such as case studies and reviews, including scoping literature reviews. Clinical Consensus Statements use expert clinical consensus on high-priority topics that may have conflicting or limited evidence. Approximate time to completion: 1.5-2 years

Clinical Consideration documents address issues that are immediately clinically relevant, though they may have limited evidence. Clinical Considerations are typically informed by narrative literature reviews and based on expert clinical consensus. These are smaller in scope to allow for development in approximately 3-6 months.
1.Name(Required.)
2.Credentials(Required.)
3.Affiliation(Required.)
4.Email Address(Required.)
5.Are you an ASAM member?(Required.)
6.Which clinical document type would be most appropriate for your topic?(Required.)
7.What is the general guideline topic you are proposing in 5 words or less? Please note that ASAM clinical guidance documents should address prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions within the scope of addiction treatment.(Required.)
8.Please give a brief overview of the proposed topic. For example, what key questions will the clinical document on this topic answer? Suggested word limit: 250 words or less.(Required.)
9.Why is this topic important and how will it improve addiction treatment? For example, what is the prevalence of the condition and its effect on morbidity and mortality?(Required.)
10.Please summarize why guidance on this clinical topic should be prioritized? (e.g., evidence of quality gap/lack of consensus in the field, a clinical practice guideline does not already exist on the topic, evidence that the issue poses an emerging threat, etc.)(Required.)
11.Are other professional organizations potentially interested in being involved in this topic? If so, please list the organizations.(Required.)
12.What evidence, if any, is available to support this topic? Please list up to five key references in the form of full reference citations.(Required.)
13.Are any other clinical guidance documents available on your proposed topic? If so please list them.(Required.)
14.If ASAM selects your topic, do you want to receive an email alert when the call for applications for the expert committee is released?(Required.)
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