Medical consensus is a public statement on a particular aspect of
medical knowledge at the time the statement is made that a representative group of experts agree to be
evidence-based and
state-of-the-art (state-of-the-science) knowledge. Its main objective is to counsel
physicians on the best possible and acceptable way to diagnose and treat certain
diseases or how to address a particular
decision-making area. It is usually, therefore, considered an authoritative, community-based expression of a
consensus decision-making and publication process.