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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-testing
January 18, 2024 - This may include testing other family members at higher risk before testing the index patient, including … satisfaction, and health and psychological outcomes) KQ 2c: Patient outcomes of posttest counseling, including … changes, and quality of life); and ethical, legal, and social implications
Other outcomes not listed, including … help us explore the degree to which the findings are broadly representative of the U.S. population, including
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/2021-uspstf-annual-report-to-congress.pdf
January 01, 2021 - The Task Force comprehensively assesses the potential benefits and harms of services,
including screening … Systemic racism affects every aspect of our
society—including health and healthcare. … The research gaps highlighted in this report pertain to various issues in terms of health equity, including … The Task Force seeks input from different types of topic experts, including medical
specialists such … Examples include:
• Specific age groups, including children, adolescents, and older adults
• Racial
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USPSTF
Recommendations
The USPSTF recommends that clinicians ask all adults about tobacco use, including … The USPSTF also recommends that clinicians provide interventions,
including education or brief counseling
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gonorrhea-screening-2005
May 15, 2005 - There is fair evidence that screening pregnant women at high risk for gonorrhea, including women at high … Additionally, clinicians may want to consider other population-based risk factors, including residence … Newer screening tests, including nucleic acid amplification tests and nucleic acid hybridization tests … While including key questions concerning individual risk factors, this review did not include a full … High-quality cost-effectiveness studies of current clinical options, including screening criteria and
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/understanding-how-uspstf-works-tf101-updated_2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - evidence-based medicine
• Makes evidence-based recommendations about clinical
preventive services, including … race/ethnicity
USPSTF Members
• The 16 volunteer members represent disciplines of primary care
including … during draft stages
• USPSTF email list helps the public stay up-to-date on Task Force
activities, including … evidence summaries, reaching a
wide network of clinicians and the public
• JAMA develops materials including
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-01/understanding-how-uspstf-works-tf101-2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - evidence-based medicine
• Makes evidence-based recommendations about clinical
preventive services, including … race/ethnicity
USPSTF Members
• The 16 volunteer members represent disciplines of primary care
including … during draft stages
• USPSTF email list helps the public stay up-to-date on Task Force
activities, including … evidence summaries, reaching a
wide network of clinicians and the public
• JAMA develops materials including
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/understanding-how-USPSTF-works_TF101_Updated-2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - evidence-based medicine
• Makes evidence-based recommendations about clinical
preventive services, including … race/ethnicity
USPSTF Members
• The 16 volunteer members represent disciplines of primary care
including … during draft stages
• USPSTF email list helps the public stay up-to-date on Task Force
activities, including … evidence summaries, reaching a
wide network of clinicians and the public
• JAMA develops materials including
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September 14, 2021 - 2014 USPSTF review on screening for chlamydial and gonococcal
infection in adults and adolescents, including … for asymptomatic chlamydial and gonococcal infections was
highly accurate at most anatomical sites, including … The screening popu-
lation included asymptomatic, sexually active adults and adoles-
cents, including … Screening strategies include testing for concurrent infections, including HIV, or using different
screening … In sexually active, asymptomatic adolescents and
adults, including those who are pregnant, what is the
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening
February 02, 2021 - Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm
Interventions for tobacco smoking cessation in adults, including … This includes more details on the rationale of the recommendation, including benefits and harms; supporting … 7-9
Screening Tests
Several modalities are proposed for screening for carotid artery stenosis, including … Several risk factors for developing carotid artery stenosis are noted in the recommendation, including … Interventions for tobacco smoking cessation in adults, including pregnant women: US Preventive Services
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February 01, 2021 - • Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm
• Interventions for tobacco smoking cessation in adults, including … This includes more details on the
rationale of the recommendation, including benefits and harms; supporting
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May 01, 2021 - nutrition, physical activity, or lifestyle and behavioral change
Multiple components, most commonly including … This includes more details on the
rationale of the recommendation, including benefits and harms; supporting
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/ipv-screening-final-rec-bulletin.pdf
June 24, 2025 - Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver
Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults
Women of reproductive age, including … The
Task Force recommends that clinicians screen women of
reproductive age, including those who are … both intimate partner violence and other related issues that can contribute to the
risk of abuse, including … Chelmow provides the full range of inpatient care, including labor and delivery, and sees patients in
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/cognitive-impairment-in-older-adults-screening-2014
March 18, 2014 - Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors are associated with adverse effects, some of which are serious, including … For information on all instruments reviewed by the USPSTF, including the Montreal Cognitive Screening … The USPSTF reviewed a significant amount of evidence, including available studies on caregiver burden … The review also considered evidence on nonpharmacologic interventions, including interventions aimed … The review considered 26 studies that evaluated other medications or supplements, including low-dose
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/hepatitis-c-screening
December 21, 2017 - drug use, receipt of maximally assisted therapy, stage of disease, HCV genotype, and pregnancy status (including … recent trends in the epidemiology, prevalence, and incidence of HCV infection in the United States, including … drug-related harms), screening yield (number of new diagnoses per tests performed) (KQ 3)
Other outcomes, including … U.S. primary care, obstetrics/gynecology, emergency department, and primary care–applicable settings, including … U.S. primary care, obstetrics/gynecology, emergency department, and primary care–applicable settings, including
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan154/healthful-diet-and-physical-activity-for-cardiovascular-disease-prevention-in-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling-july-2017
May 14, 2015 - , increase physical activity, and reduce sedentary behavior may result in improved health outcomes, including … tolerance, and/or smoking, or those who are high risk based on a cardiovascular risk assessment tool, including … intervention on healthful diet and nutrition, physical activity, sedentary behavior, or a combination, including … e.g., computer-based, text messages) and can be delivered by a number of potential interventionists, including … i.e., physical activity, dietary intake or patterns, sedentary behavior)
KQ 4: Adverse outcomes, including
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January 01, 2001 - Outcomes
KQs 4–6: Speech and
language outcomes,
including speech
domains (e.g.,
stuttering, fluency … of
Gap‡
Study
Characteristics Population
Intervention/
Comparison Outcomes/ Timing Setting
including … KQ3: Potential harms
of screening, including
labeling and
parent/caregiver
anxiety. … KQ6: Potential harms
of interventions,
including burden on
parent/caregiver.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/healthy-weight-and-weight-gain-during-pregnancy-behavioral-counseling-interventions
July 26, 2018 - normal and high BMI and women who are overweight or obese (defined by BMI) and planning pregnancy, including … technology (e.g., computer-based, text messages) and can be delivered by numerous potential providers, including … ., similar format and intensity to intervention but different content area)
Minimal intervention (including … of two active interventions as defined above)
Outcomes
KQ 1: Maternal or infant mortality (including
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/skin-cancer-screening
March 25, 2021 - partial visual skin examination conducted by a clinician with or without tools to aid examination (including … precancerous lesions or skin cancer)
Outcomes
KQs 1, 4: Morbidity associated with skin cancer, including … precancerous lesion
KQ 3: Any persistent harm (beyond 30 days) from screening, biopsy, or excision, including
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June 01, 2023 - B
Grade
Adults, including pregnant and postpartum persons, and older adults (65 years or older): … I
Statement
Adults, including pregnant and postpartum persons, and older adults (65 years or older … This includes more
details on the rationale of the recommendation, including benefits and harms; supporting
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-testing
April 11, 2024 - This may include testing other family members at higher risk before testing the index patient, including … help us explore the degree to which the findings are broadly representative of the U.S. population, including … mood changes, quality of life); ethical, legal, and social implications
Other outcomes not listed, including … Setting
Primary care settings and clinical settings resulting from referral from primary care, including