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Method of preparation Countries involved Review • Multidisciplinary team (39 people) including service user involvement • Ten committees. Each prepares its area prior to conference • Each committee chair presents their findings to the entire group. This is followed by group discussion and consensus voting • Each committee reviews any new information every six months. The guideline will be updated if the evidence is thought to be compelling and a consensus is reached Japan China Hong Kong Singapore South Africa Australia Denmark Germany The Netherlands Italy Switzerland UK Norway Canada US Several updates since 1999. Based on 2015 Consensus Conference on Antiemetic Therapy (held in Copenhagen). Last update: 2016 • Multidisciplinary team (17t people) US (One member from Germany and one from Canada; one patient representative; one nurse) First published in 1999 and updated in 2006. 2011, 2016 and 2017 hospitalpharmacyeurope.com | 2018 | 21