Guidelines Development Walter R. Thompson, Ph.D., FACSM

1. HPRC & ACSM’s High Intensity Training Conference and Performance Optimization WorkshopSponsored by the Human Performance Resource CenterSeptember 13-14, 2010Uniformed Services University for the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD

2. Guidelines DevelopmentWalter R. Thompson, Ph.D., FACSM • First Step • Consensus document • Widespread distribution • Not everyone will agree, but consensus documents rarely do • Prepare for wider distribution

3. Guidelines Development[continued] • Second Step • Identify review teams • Not endorsement seeking, only different insights • Review teams work in isolation • Consensus document returned to primary writing group

4. Guidelines Development[continued] • Third Step • Core team serves as a review panel • Start to seek professional organizations’ endorsement • Follow up with review teams when necessary

5. Guidelines Development[continued] • Fourth Step • Incorporate changes into the document • Send to core team for final approval • Core team may question review panel • Final document prepared for wide distribution

6. Guidelines Development[continued] • Fifth Step • Seek endorsement from like-minded organizations in the industry and military • May time some time because each organization has its own policy for endorsement • Step may be omitted if ACSM and DoD were the only organizations

7. Guidelines Development[continued] • Final Step • Publication of the guidelines in a suitable format • To be determined by the core group