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121. Screening for Breast Cancer (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - 5) There is not enough evidence to determine the effectiveness of additional screening with other methods … False-positive results can lead to follow-up tests and procedures that aren’t needed. … for women in their 40s because they are more likely to have false-positive results and follow-up procedures … Potential Benefits and Harms of Using Additional Screening Methods to Screen Women with Dense Breasts … primary screening method The main method of screening used. 5 adjunctive screening Another type of

122. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Interventions for Tobacco Cessation in Adults (pdf file)
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     January 19, 2021 - Adults Task Force recommends clinicians ask about tobacco use and connect people to proven, safe methods … people about their tobacco use, advise those who use tobacco to quit, and connect them to proven, safe methods … The Task Force found that a variety of counseling methods are effective in helping adults, including … The optimal method to help a patient quit can vary based on each patient’s medical history, preferences … available, clinicians should offer adults who smoke these other methods rather than e-cigarettes.

123. Archived: Evidence Summary: Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy to Prevent Preterm Delivery: Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 2001 - A stepwise procedure based on the profile likelihood was applied to assess heterogeneity, to pool studies … premature infant, pregnancy, pregnancy complications, sensitivity and specificity, obstetric surgical procedures … , and gynecologic surgical procedures , the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register and Library, 15 reference … , based on the profile likelihood method 18–21 to assess heterogeneity, to pool studies when appropriate … The stepwise procedure can either result in clusters of studies with similar results or one cluster in

124. Archived: Final Research Plan: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 18, 2014 - complications of syphilis and transmission or acquisition of infection (Key Question 1), effectiveness of methods … What is the effectiveness of risk assessment instruments or other risk stratification methods for identifying … different screening intervals KQ 2: Risk assessment instruments and other risk stratification methods … sequence)   Comparators KQ 1, 4: No screening or alternate screening strategy or methods

125. Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Medication Use to Reduce Risk | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 03, 2019 - characteristics; eligibility criteria; interventions [dose and duration]; numbers enrolled and lost to follow-up; method … The 95% CIs were estimated using a simulation method that assumed that the logs of both the RRs and the … Second, studies of risk assessment methods varied by size, study populations, reference groups, and methods … Methods and processes. USPSTF website. … Refer to the USPSTF procedure manual for further details. 12 Return to Table of Contents

126. Current Processes: Refining Evidence-based Recommendation Development - Table 1 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 01, 2007 - Procedures for Developing a Recommendation Statement a Activity b Responsible Parties Timeline

127. Use of Decision Models in the Development of Evidence-Based Clinical Preventive Services Recommendations | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 01, 2019 - A more detailed description of the approach is available in the USPSTF procedure manual. 15 Topics … Procedure Manual. Rockville, MD: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; 2015. … Guide to the Methods of Technology Appraisal. … Grade Year Grade Reference Colorectal cancer 2008 A recommendation Assess screening method … Assess screening interval Assess ages at which to begin and end screening Assess screening method

128. Evidence Summary: Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 02, 2021 - Return to Recommendation Table of Contents Introduction Methods … Detailed methods and results of this systematic review are available in the full evidence report. 4 … Procedure manual. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Updated 2017. Accessed November 24, 2020. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual . 4. … Further details are available from the USPSTF procedure manual. 3 Return to Table of Contents

129. Procedure Manual Appendix IX. Factors to Consider When Recommending Starting and Stopping Times for Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 01, 2017 - Procedure Manual Appendix IX.

130. Procedure Manual Appendix XI. Tool to Assess Adequacy and Certainty of Evidence for a Task Force Recommendation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 01, 2017 - Procedure Manual Appendix XI.

131. USPSTF First Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 28, 2011 - Additionally, the Report includes an overview of the USPSTF, its methods, and processes. … The CPSTF report provides background on the CPSTF, its methods, findings, and recommendations, and describes

132. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 15, 2016 - The risks and benefits of different screening methods vary. … ), the sedation used during the procedure (eg, cardiovascular events), or the procedure itself (eg, infection … As an invasive procedure, colonoscopy can produce important morbidity as well as anxiety and discomfort … No studies directly measured this risk, but radiation exposure during the procedure seems to be low, … Racial disparities in the use of and indications for colorectal procedures in Medicare beneficiaries.

133. Evidence Summary: Screening for Dyslipidemia in Younger Adults: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 13, 2016 - investigator to abstract details about each article's study design, patient population, setting, screening method … Procedure manual. 2016. … This appendix describes the criteria relating to internal validity and the procedures that topic teams … and controls, with exclusion criteria applied equally to both Response rate Diagnostic testing procedures … exclusion criteria applied equally to cases and controls; response rate of 80% or greater; diagnostic procedures

134. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Dyslipidemia in Younger Adults: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 13, 2016 - investigator to abstract details about each article's study design, patient population, setting, screening method … Procedure manual. 2016. … This appendix describes the criteria relating to internal validity and the procedures that topic teams … and controls, with exclusion criteria applied equally to both Response rate Diagnostic testing procedures … exclusion criteria applied equally to cases and controls; response rate of 80% or greater; diagnostic procedures

135. Screening for Dyslipidemia in Younger Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - METHODS Scope of the Review Using established methods (16, 17), the USPSTF determined the scope, key … investigator to abstract details about each article's study design, patient population, setting, screening method … Procedure manual. 2016. … This appendix describes the criteria relating to in- ternal validity and the procedures that topic teams … and controls, with ex- clusion criteria applied equally to both Response rate Diagnostic testing procedures

136. USPSTF Recommendations Development Process: A Graphic Overview | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 01, 2021 - USPSTF Recommendations Development Process: A Graphic Overview Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print Review Topic Nominations Anyone can nominate a new topic for review at any time. USPSTF reviews nomin…

137. Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Screening and Supplementation for Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy (pdf file)
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     March 25, 2024 - https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/grade-definitions … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/grade-definitions

138. Task Force at a Glance | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 07, 2025 - How We Work The Task Force uses gold standard methods to systematically review the evidence on preventive … Practice: Making a Task Force Recommendation PDF, 5 MB Presentation that provides an overview of the methods

139. Evidence Summary: Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 29, 2019 - Return to Recommendation Table of Contents Introduction Methods … used by the USPSTF to update its 2011 “A” recommendation. 3 Return to Table of Contents Methods … Detailed methods, including the search strategy, inclusion and exclusion criteria, criteria for critical … is recommended and ocular prophylaxis is the standard of care, the individual contribution of each method … Further details are available from the USPSTF Procedure Manual.

140. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     April 13, 2021 - Methods | An analytic framework and 3 key questions (KQs) guided the evidence update (Figure). … Detailed methods are available in the full evidence report.3 A literature search of MEDLINE and the … Further details are available from the USPSTF Procedure Manual (https://www. … uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual). 1250 JAMA September 27, 2022 Volume 328, … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual http://www.jama.com?