Addressing Health Disparities in Clinical Guidelines Development

SAGES implements updates to its guidelines development process to address health equity issues, aiming to minimize downstream health disparities. These updates ensure an evidence-based, standardized approach that considers health equity throughout the guideline development process, facilitating better patient counseling and research recommendations to mitigate disparities. By intentionally addressing disparities, SAGES aims to prevent the widening of health inequalities and provide specific recommendations to reduce them.