When health recommendations significantly differ from, or threaten the interests, values and preferred practices of end-users, organized and often very public resistance to guideline implementation may result. Lisa Bero, PhD and co-authors explore why professional stakeholders form active resistances to the implementation of some clinical guidelines, and how professional values, perspectives, interests and/or experiences influence the stakeholders’ stance.  The authors suggest strategies to mitigate and resolve these issues, including understanding resistance as a political strategy, increasing transparency of public input and coalition building as a part of the public response to active resistance.  Read article>>