title: Towards a framework for evaluating and grading evidence in public health.
abstract: The Project on a Framework for Rating Evidence in Public Health (PRECEPT) is an international collaboration of public health institutes and universities which has been funded by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) since 2012. Main objective is to define a framework for evaluating and grading evidence in the field of public health, with particular focus on infectious disease prevention and control. As part of the peer review process, an international expert meeting was held on 13-14 June 2013 in Berlin. Participants were members of the PRECEPT team and selected experts from national public health institutes, World Health Organization (WHO), and academic institutions. The aim of the meeting was to discuss the draft framework and its application to two examples from infectious disease prevention and control. This article introduces the draft PRECEPT framework and reports on the meeting, its structure, most relevant discussions and major conclusions.
authors: Immunization Unit, Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Seestrasse 10, 13353 Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: HarderT@rki.de.
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Harder
authors: Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
authors: Muna
authors: M
authors: Abu Sin
authors: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.
authors: Xavier
authors: X
authors: Bosch-Capblanch
authors: Institut de Veille Sanitaire, Paris, France.
authors: Bruno Coignard
authors: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden.
authors: Helena
authors: H
authors: de Carvalho Gomes
authors: World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors: Phillippe
authors: P
authors: Duclos
authors: Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
authors: Tim
authors: T
authors: Eckmanns
authors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA.
authors: Randy
authors: R
authors: Elder
authors: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), London, United Kingdom.
authors: Simon
authors: S
authors: Ellis
authors: Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
authors: Frode
authors: F
authors: Forland
authors: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: Garner
authors: Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
authors: Roberta
authors: R
authors: James
authors: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden.
authors: Andreas
authors: A
authors: Jansen
authors: Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany.
authors: Gérard
authors: G
authors: Krause
authors: Institut de Veille Sanitaire, Paris, France.
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Lévy-Bruhl
authors: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), London, United Kingdom.
authors: Antony
authors: A
authors: Morgan
authors: German Cochrane Center, Freiburg, Germany.
authors: Joerg J
authors: JJ
authors: Meerpohl
authors: World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors: Susan
authors: S
authors: Norris
authors: Institute of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University of Munich, Germany.
authors: Eva
authors: E
authors: Rehfuess
authors: Health Protection Scotland (HPS) and the Scottish Health Protection Network (HPN), Glasgow, United Kingdom.
authors: Alex
authors: A
authors: Sánchez-Vivar
authors: Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Medicine, McMaster University Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors: Holger
authors: H
authors: Schünemann
authors: Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
authors: Anja
authors: A
authors: Takla
authors: Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
authors: Ole
authors: O
authors: Wichmann
authors: Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors: Walter
authors: W
authors: Zingg
authors: Department of Thematic Studies-Technology and Social Change, Linköping University, Sweden.
authors: Teun
authors: T
authors: Zuiderent-Jerak
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods*; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health
keywords: Evidence-based health care; GRADE; Infectious diseases; PRECEPT; Public health