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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/psoriasis-chronic_executive.pdf
November 01, 2012 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 85
Biologic and Nonbiologic Systemic Agents
and Phototherapy for Treatment
of Chronic Plaque Psoriasis
Executive Summary
Background
Psoriasis is a common, chronic,
autoimmune inflammatory skin disease
affecting 2 to 3 percent of the worldwide
population. The onse…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/mhs-IV-epc-grand-rounds-slides.pptx
January 01, 2023 - AHRQ Slide Template 2019-Widescreen
AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center Program
Grand Rounds Series
Making Healthcare Safer IV Reports
Welcome!
Logistics
This meeting will be recorded and shared externally.
Please use the chat for questions and feedback throughout the session or use the hand-raising functionality …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/suicidal-thoughts-young-people-draft-protocol.pdf
March 14, 2024 - Management of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Youth
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Management of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Youth
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Suicide is a leading cause of death in young people and an escalating…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/suicidal-thoughts-young-people-amendement-may-2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Management of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Youth
Initial Publication Date: May 2, 2024
Amendment Date(s): February 5, 2025, May 6, 2025
(Amendments Details-see Section VII)
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-anemia-update_executive.pdf
April 01, 2013 - 1
Epoetin and Darbepoetin for Managing
Anemia in Patients Undergoing Cancer
Treatment: Comparative Effectiveness Update
Executive Summary
Background
Anemia, a deficiency in the concentration
of hemoglobin-containing red blood
cells, is prevalent among cancer patients,
depending on the type of malignancy
and t…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gerd-2005_executive.pdf
January 01, 2005 - Layout 1
Background
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD),
defined as weekly heartburn and/or acid
regurgitation, is one of the most common
health conditions affecting older
Americans. Direct costs attributable to
GERD were estimated to be $10 billion in
the United States in 2000.
Some patients have frequent, sever…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/skin-lesions-evaluation_research-protocol.pdf
August 23, 2010 - Project Title: Evaluation of Suspicious Skin Lesions Using Non-Invasive Diagnostic Techniques, a Technical Brief
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: August 23, 2010
1
Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol
Project Title: Technical Brief - Evaluation of Suspiciou…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medical-interventions-comparing_methods.pdf
November 01, 2008 - Despite steadily increasing health care expenditures in the United States, improved health outcomes and quality remain elusive
Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness
Reviews
Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the
Effective Health Care Program
Comparative Effectivenes…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methodsguide_slutsky_comparing_medical_interventions.pdf
November 01, 2008 - Despite steadily increasing health care expenditures in the United States, improved health outcomes and quality remain elusive
Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness
Reviews
Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the
Effective Health Care Program
Comparative Effectivenes…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/gout_clinician.pdf
January 01, 2017 - Diagnosis and Management of Gout: Current State of the Evidence
Diagnosis and Management of Gout:
Current State of the Evidence
Focus of This Summary
This is a summary of two systematic reviews. One review evaluated the evidence regarding the accuracy and safety of tests
used to initially diagnose gout in the pr…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fatty-acids-cardiovascular-disease_clinician.pdf
July 01, 2017 - Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease: Current State of the Evidence
Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease:
Current State of the Evidence
Focus of This Summary
This is a summary of a systematic review that evaluated the recent evidence regarding the effects of omega-3 fatty acids
(FAs), primaril…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-disease-medicine_disposition-comments.pdf
August 01, 2012 - Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 1-3: Screening, Monitoring, and Treatment
Source: http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/search-for-guides-reviews-and-
reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productid=809
Published Online: January 2012
Comparative Effectiveness Research Review Disposition of Comment…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/long-covid-protocol.pdf
February 18, 2023 - Long COVID Models of Care
Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol
Project Title: Long COVID Models of Care
I. Background and Objectives for the Technical Brief
A large, growing population of persons have experienced severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectio…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-update-2015_executive.pdf
January 01, 2015 - The most important gap is the lack of conclusive evidence
on the comparative effectiveness and safety … of these outcomes and long timeframe for
development, RCTs are simply not feasible to address this
gap
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/lung-cancer-nonsurgical-therapies_executive.pdf
June 01, 2013 - Research Gaps
Key Questions 1 and 2
The primary research gap we identified in preparing this
CER is
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ankyloglossia_disposition-comments.pdf
May 04, 2015 - So I believe this is a gap as well…the reported but
not studied use of nonsurgical techniques for speech
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/aggression_executive.pdf
October 01, 2016 - of these strategies;
that fact complicates the design of strong comparative
studies and reflects a gap … including treatment preferences, are largely
missing from the literature in acute care settings, and this
gap
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ear-infection_executive.pdf
May 01, 2013 - Methods deficiencies constitute a third gap.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medication-therapy-management_executive.pdf
November 01, 2014 - For new studies focusing on causal claims, a critical gap
relates to the failure to specify the expected
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/evidence-summary-cer-199-skin-cancer.pdf
December 01, 2017 - Treatments for Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin - Executive Summary
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 199
Treatments for Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinoma
of the Skin
Evidence Summary
Introduction
Skin cancers, including basal cell
carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell
carcinoma (SCC),…