Shushiela Appavoo is a General Radiologist in Edmonton. She has an interest in breast imaging and chairs the Canadian Society of Breast Imaging Patient Engagement Group.
Most assume that the Canadian task force guidelines are led by content expert specialist clinicians. But this is not the case. The task force says it excludes content experts from genuine involvement in guideline development to avoid conflicts of interest. However, in the Canadian health-care context, this is not a valid argument.