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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_executive.pdf
December 01, 2014 - 1
Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer:
Update of a 2008 Systematic Review
Executive Summary
Background
Prostate cancer is the most common
nondermatologic cancer in men.1,2 The
American Cancer Society has estimated
that 241,740 men were expected to receive
a diagnosis of prostate cancer in 2012,
…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0652-131114.pdf
May 15, 2013 - Topic 0533 Postpartum Hemorrhage NSD FINALsj
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Nomination Summary Document
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
December 01, 2013 - Obesity
AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential
High-Impact Interventions Report
Priority Area 10: Obesity
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
www.ahrq.gov
Contract No. HHSA290…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/11_pepticulcer_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - PEPTIC ULCER #11
AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential High
Impact Interventions Report
Priority Area 11: Peptic Ulcer Disease and Dyspepsia
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hip-fracture-pain.ppt
May 01, 2011 - Comparative Effectiveness of Pain Management Interventions fo Hip Fracture
Pain Management Interventions for
Hip Fracture
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
www.ahrq.gov
Pain Management Interventions for Hip Fracture
This slide set is based on a comparative effectiveness review (CER) ti…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/hip-fracture-pain.ppt
May 01, 2011 - Comparative Effectiveness of Pain Management Interventions fo Hip Fracture
Pain Management Interventions for
Hip Fracture
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
www.ahrq.gov
Pain Management Interventions for Hip Fracture
This slide set is based on a comparative effectiveness review (CER) ti…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-decision-support-tools_research-protocol.pdf
November 12, 2013 - DST_Draft_Protocol_Nov_4_2013_clean (2)
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Decision support tools for screening and treatment decisions in early cancer
I.…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-treatment-ssri_executive.pdf
April 01, 2012 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 62
Treatment for Depression After Unsatisfactory
Response to SSRIs
Executive Summary
Background
Depression is a complex mental illness
associated with disability and reduced
quality of life for the person with
depression, as well as substantial societal
burden. Major …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-disease-medicine_surveillance.pdf
October 01, 2012 - CER # 37:
Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 1–3: Screening, Monitoring, and
Treatment
Original release date:
January 2012
Surveillance Report:
October 2012
Key Findings:
- The conclusions for KQ2 (harms of screening) and KQ4
(harms of monitoring), KQ6 (harms of treatment) are still
considered valid
- T…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
December 01, 2013 - DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04
AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential
High-Impact Interventions Report
Priority Area 04: Dementia (Including Alzheimer’s
Disease)
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
R…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/vitamin-d-calcium_research-protocol.pdf
September 13, 2013 - Vitamin-D-Calcium-Protocol-130611
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published online: June 10, 2013
1
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Vitamin D and Calcium: A Systematic Review of
Health Outcomes
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic R…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/plasma-cell-dyscrasias-sflc-assay_disposition-comments.pdf
August 23, 2012 - Disposition of Comments Report for Serum Free Light Chain Analysis for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prognosis of Plasma-Cell Dyscrasias
Source: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-
reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productID=1229
Published Online: August 23, 2012
Comparative E…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/woolf_eccs2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Woolf_ECCS2012
Slide 1: Discussion 1: When Conventional Wisdom, Clinical Policy/Practice,
and
Evidence
Collide
Steven H.
Woolf, M.D.,
M.P.H.
Professor of Family Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Slide 2: U.S. Preventive Services
Ta…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0648-140819.pdf
June 24, 2014 - Topic 0549 Diagnosis and Management of Gout NSD _SJ Clean
Diagnosis and Management of Gout
Nomination Summary Document
Results of Topic Selection …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-cancer-imaging_disposition-comments.pdf
October 01, 2014 - Disposition of Comments Report for Imaging Techniques for Treatment Evaluation for Metastatic Breast Cancer
Technical Brief Disposition of Comments Report
Research Review Title: Imaging Techniques for Treatment Evaluation for Metastatic Breast
Cancer
Draft review available for public comment from Februa…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/arthritis-knee-physical-therapy_research-protocol.pdf
April 01, 2010 - Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: March 02, 2011
1
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Comparative Effectiveness of Physical Therapy for Knee Pain Secondary to Osteoarthritis
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_5-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
January 01, 2012 - 59
Abstract
This chapter discusses considerations for comparator selection in observational comparative effectiveness
research (CER). Comparison groups should reflect clinically meaningful choices in real world practice
and be chosen based on the study question being addressed. Recognizing the implications and pote…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/epstein.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Epstein
Slide
1: What is shared in shared decision-‐making? Eliciting and constructing patients’
preferences when the evidence is unclear
Ronald M Epstein MD
Professor of Family Medicine, Psychiatry, Oncology and
Nursing
Director, Center for Communication and Disparities Resear…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/braddock.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Braddock
Slide 1: Supporting
Shared Decision Making
When Clinical Evidence is
Low
Clarence H. Braddock III, MD, MPH, FACP
Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean
Stanford
School of Medicine
Slide 2: Overview
• Ethical foundations of SDM
• Conceptual model for SDM, patient …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s16.pdf
October 01, 2007 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Creating and Synthesizing Evidence With Decision Makers
in Mind
Integrating Evidence From Clinical Trials and Other Study Designs
David Atkins, MD, MPH
Background: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) remain the ac-
cepted “gold standard” for determining the efficacy of new drugs or
medical procedur…