The authorship group would like to thank Professor Ashraf Abdel Baki, Head of the EPG, for initiating the idea of adapting the international guidelines to produce specific Egyptian clinical practice guidelines that will help standardize patient care.
The authorship group would also like to thank Professor Tarek Omar, Alexandria University, for his constant support and guidance through every step of formulating this work. We would not have completed it without his help. We would also like to thank Prof. Raghdaa Mahmoud Ali, Ahmed Maher Hospital, for her valuable effort in valuable contribution & support during this work.
A special thank you goes to Prof. Hoda Basheer Head of the Pediatrics Department of Al Galaa Teaching Hospital for her suggestion and implementation of the parent follow up card and to the 5th year medical students (2017/2018), Ain Shams University for their creativity and commitment in the parent information leaflet.
We are also deeply indebted to Professor Vinod Bhutani, Professor of paediatrics and neonatal medicine; Stanford University and Professor Jon F Watchco, Professor of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Pittsburgh, both world-renowned experts in the topic, for their guidance and meticulous review of these guidelines. Their comments, critique and support have been invaluable.
We extend our deep gratitude to the external review group from different universities for their precious time and valuable revision and of this guideline.
Endless gratitude goes to the American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP) since they were the original sources from which this guideline was adapted.
Finally, we thank all our patients and their mothers who have taught us so much without noticing, it is for them that this work is being finalized.
The Authorship Group
Funding:
This work is not related to any pharmaceutical or industrial company. The members of the GDG/ GAG and their institutes and universities volunteered their participation and contributions.
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Egyptian Pediatric Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee (EPG) (Subcommittee for revision and update of the guideline) |
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Name |
Affiliation, Country / Primary location [work] |
Contribution |
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Afaf Abd El-Wahab Korraa |
MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Al-Azhar Girls University |
Revision of previous guideline version. Modification of the guideline according to the most updated evidence, revision of implementation tools for easy application |
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Ahmed Mahmoud Youssef |
MD, Fellow of Pediatrics, General Organization For Teaching Hospitals and Institutes (GOTHI). Lecturer of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Modern University for Technology and Information (MTI), Egypt |
Final revision of the whole document including scientific parts & editing Revision & update of the methodology part. Presentation of the updated guidelines in WHO template. |
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Iman Fathy Iskander |
MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Cairo University |
Revision of previous guideline version. Modification of the guideline according to the most updated evidence, revision of implementation tools for easy application |
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Egyptian Pediatric Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee (EPG) Guideline Development/ Adaptation Group (subgroup of original guideline) |
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Name |
Affiliation, Country / Primary location [work] |
Contribution |
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Afaf Abd El-Wahab Korraa |
MD, Al-Azhar Girls University |
All members contributed in: Search for original guidelines, formulate health questions, write recommendation statements with level of evidence, (adapt previous clinical practice guidelines) |
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Ahmed Mahmoud Youssef |
MD, Fellow of Pediatrics, GOTHI Lecturer of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, MTI University, Egypt |
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Dina Essam Rabie |
MD, Ain Shams University/AFCM |
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Effat Hussein Assar |
MD, Benha University |
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Eman Almorsy Ahmed |
MD, Al-Azhar girls University |
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Ghada Ibrahim Gad |
MD, Ain Shams University |
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Hala Mohamed Fouad |
MD Cairo University/MUST |
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Hisham Abdel Samie Awad |
MD, Ain Shams University |
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Hossam Eldeen Abd Allah Mohamed |
MRCPCH, Military Medical Academy |
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Iman Fathy Iskander |
MD, Cairo University/AFCM |
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Mohammed Ezzat Abdelshafy |
MSc, AFCM |
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Mohamed Salah Eldin Abdel Kader |
MD MUST |
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Mosallam Mohamed Nasser |
MD, Al-Azhar Boys University |
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Nafisa Hassan Refat AbdelAziz |
MD, Assuit University |
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Nouran Bayoumi AbdAllah |
MD, Suez Canal University |
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Osama Abouelfotoh Zaki Elfiky |
MD, Benha University |
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Safaa Shafik Imam |
MD, Ain Shams University |
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Sameh Tawfik Amer |
MD, Military Medical Academy |
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Suzan Samir Ahmed |
MD, Suez University |
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Walaa Alsharany Abuelhamd |
MD, Cairo University/AFCM |
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Zahraa Mohamed Ezz-Eldin |
MD, Cairo University |
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Egyptian Pediatric Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee (EPG) (Guideline Methodologists subgroup) |
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Name |
Affiliation, Country / Primary location [work] |
Contribution |
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Prof. Ashraf Abdel Baky |
Professor of Pediatrics Ain Shams University, Egypt Founder and Chair of EPG |
Overseeing the development process of the guidelines, training and education of new members, revision of the final draft, and organizing online meetings of GDG |
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Dr. Yasser Sami Amer |
1. Pediatrics Department and Clinical Practice Guidelines and Quality Research Unit, Quality Management Department, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2. Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 3. Chair, Adaptation Working Group, Guidelines International Network (GIN), Perth, Scotland 4. Department of Internal Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. |
Overseeing the development t process of the guidelines, training and education of new members, participating in writing up the methodology of adaptation process, guideline appraisal, and revision of the final draft |
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Dr. Tarek Omar |
MD, Alexandria University |
Overseeing the development process of the guidelines, and revision of the final draft. |
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Dr. Nesreen Kamal |
MD, Cairo University |
Overseeing the development process of the guidelines, and revision of the final draft. |
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MD, Fellow of Pediatrics, GOTHI Lecturer of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, MTI University, Egypt |
Participated in multiple steps of the guideline adaptation process, Writing the methodology of adaptation process and revised the whole document. |
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Dr. Samar Fathy
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Lecturer of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Modern University for Technology and Information (MTI), Egypt |
Participated in writing the methodology of adaptation process and revised the whole document. |
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External Reviewers Group (ERG) |
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Name |
Affiliation, Country / Primary location [work] |
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External Reviewer (s) for Clinical Content (original guideline version) |
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Prof. Abdel Latef Abd Elmoaz |
Professor of Pediatrics, Former Head of the Neonatal Unit-Assuit University |
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Prof. Ali Afia |
Professor of Pediatrics, Former Head of the Neonatal Unit -Al Azhar University |
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Prof. Hesham Abdel-Hady |
Professor of Pediatrics, Head of the Neonatal Unit-Mansoura University |
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Prof. Mohamed Fathallah |
Professor of Pediatrics, Former Head of the Neonatal Unit -Ain Shams University |
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Prof. Nahed Fahmy |
Professor of Pediatrics, Former Head of the Neonatal Unit- Cairo University |
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External Reviewer for Clinical Content (updated guideline version) |
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Prof. Iman Khaled Eyada |
Professor of Pediatrics, Former Head of the Neonatal Department - Cairo University |
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International Peer Reviewers |
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Prof. Vinod Bhutani |
MD, FAAP - Professor of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Stanford University, USA |
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Prof. John Watchco |
MD, FAAP – Professor of Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Pittsburgh, USA |
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