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CHECK-LIST FOR CONTENT DEVELOPMENT Kids Health Info Royal Children’s Hospital, Australia Title of handout: Department: Principle author/contact:
Ext/pager: Email:
BEFORE WRITING:
1. Who is the target audience? (circle) parents/guardians child adolescent sibling family
2. What is the goal of the fact sheet (general overview, preparation for surgery, information about services)?
3. What patient/parent or community organisation will work with you on content development and review? Parent or child doing artwork / stories etc? Name: Contact details:
4. What clinician groups are involved in the care of this patient group? Add contact details. . . . 5. List (and review) similar articles in other departments. Do each of these departments wish to liaise with you on content production and/or approval? . . . 6. Evidence base: Is there a relevant clinical guideline or pathway? What evidence is there to support your information? Your fact sheet will be presented on behalf of the Royal Children’s Hospital and must be based on evidence-based current practice.
FINAL CHECKLIST: There is no duplication with other KHI fact sheets. If you are duplicating/replacing existing information, endeavour to contact the original
author. Avoid plagiarism and breech of any intellectual copyright and/or give credit to original author where able. The fact sheet is consistent with RCH Clinical Guidelines or existing evidence. All clinician groups have contributed to development. Fact sheet meets consumer needs as described in the guidelines (doc. 3). A relevant parent, consumer or consumer group has critically evaluated the handout. General style of fact sheet is according to document template. Total print size within one to two A4 sides. (Excluding summary and key words). Plain English, limited jargon and explained technical terms. Acronyms and abbreviations avoided unless in common usage. (For first factsheet) written assuming the reader has no previous knowledge. Written from second person perspective (‘you’, ‘your child’). Any children’s or parents drawings, stories, poetry etc of their experiences?
Updated for the KHI Writing Pack January 2005, RCH