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Meilia P.D.I., Herkutanto, Atmadja D.S., Cordner S., Eriksson A., Kubat B., Kumar A., Payne-James J.J., Rubanzana W.G., Uhrenholt L., Freeman M.D., Zeegers M.P. |
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The PERFORM-P (Principles of Evidence-based Reporting in FORensic Medicine-Pathology version) |
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Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, Netherlands; Department of Forensic Medicine and Medicolegal Studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia; The Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Dept of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation/Forensic Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands; Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical SciencesNew Delhi, India; William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Rwanda College of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Kigali, Rwanda; Department of Forensic Medicine, Section of Forensic Pathology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark |
Meilia, P.D.I., Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, Netherlands; Herkutanto, Department of Forensic Medicine and Medicolegal Studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia; Atmadja, D.S., Department of Forensic Medicine and Medicolegal Studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia; Cordner, S., The Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Eriksson, A., Dept of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation/Forensic Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Kubat, B., Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands; Kumar, A., Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical SciencesNew Delhi, India; Payne-James, J.J., William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK, United Kingdom; Rubanzana, W.G., Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Rwanda College of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Kigali, Rwanda; Uhrenholt, L., Department of Forensic Medicine, Section of Forensic Pathology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; Freeman, M.D., Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, Netherlands; Zeegers, M.P., Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, Netherlands |
Introduction: Most findings of forensic pathology examinations are presented as written reports. There are currently no internationally accepted recommendations for writing forensic pathology reports. Existing recommendations are also varied and reflect the differences in the scope and role of forensic medical services and local settings in which they are to be implemented. The legal fact-finder thus faces wide variation in the quality of forensic pathology reports, which poses a threat to the reliability of legal decision-making. To address this issue, the development of the “PERFORM-P (Principles of Evidence-based Reporting in FORensic Medicine-Pathology version)” was undertaken. The goal of the PERFORM-P is to provide common practice recommendations adaptable to local requirements to promote evidence-based practice (EBP) in forensic pathology. Methods: An international consensus study was conducted in three phases by (1) developing a long-list of items to be considered in the reporting recommendations, (2) conducting a Delphi process (an iterative survey method to transform individual opinions into group consensus) with international forensic pathologists, and (3) designing the PERFORM-P prototype and its accompanying manual. Results: With assistance from 106 forensic pathologists/forensic medical practitioners from 41 countries, the PERFORM-P was developed. The PERFORM-P consists of a list of 61 items to be included in a forensic pathology report, which is accompanied by its Explanation and Elaboration (E&E) document. Discussion: To prepare forensic pathology (postmortem) reports that incorporate principles of evidence-based practice, internationally accepted recommendations might be helpful. The PERFORM-P identifies recommendations for necessary elements to include in a forensic pathology report. PERFORM-P can be applied to a wide range of matters requiring forensic pathological analysis, acceptable to forensic pathologists from a representative selection of jurisdictions and medico-legal systems. © 2021 The Authors |
Delphi study; Evidence-based practice; Forensic medicine; Forensic pathology; Reporting guides |
article; consensus; decision making; Delphi study; evidence based practice center; forensic pathology; human; pathologist; reliability; adult; consensus; evidence based practice; forensic pathology; international cooperation; middle aged; practice guideline; questionnaire; research; Adult; Consensus; Delphi Technique; Evidence-Based Practice; Forensic Pathology; Humans; Internationality; Middle Aged; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Research Report; Surveys and Questionnaires |
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