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41. Current Processes: Refining Evidence-based Recommendation Development | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 01, 2014 - This methods update was first published in the  Annals of Internal Medicine . … recommendations that pass a rigorous evidence-based standard. 1 Table 1 shows the Task Force's current procedures … Updated Recommendations To efficiently utilize available resources, the Task Force has implemented new procedures … References: Methods Work Group, Third U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. … How to read the new recommendation statement: methods update from the U.S.

42. Grade Definitions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    October 01, 2018 - The USPSTF changed its grade definitions based on a change in methods in May 2007 and again in July 2012 … Important flaws in study design or methods.

43. Research Gaps for Screening Breast Cancer: Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table (pdf file)
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    Manual (https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods- and-processes/procedure-manual … /procedure-manual https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes … /procedure-manual 2 Research Gap Key Questions* or Contextual Questions Direct/ Indirect … /procedure-manual) … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual

44. Immunizations for Children | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    November 01, 2019 - The methods used by the ACIP to review evidence on immunizations may differ from the methods used by

45. Procedure Manual Section 9. Engagement With the Public, Stakeholders, and Partners | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    July 09, 2017 - Procedure Manual Section 9. … Dissemination of USPSTF Recommendations and Processes The Task Force disseminates its research plans, methods … Further details about Task Force procedures for writing papers and documents are available in Section

46. Archived: Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary19/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-monitoring-october-2015
    December 22, 2014 - accuracy of office BP measurement (OBPM) (key question 2), prediction of cardiovascular events by BP method … guidelines for validation of BP monitoring devices 15 ) for prediction of cardiovascular events by BP method … , we did not calculate summary meta-analytic estimates of risk to determine the best BP measurement method … Procedures and discrepancies of blood pressure measurements in two community health centers. … A refined method for the meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials with binary outcome.

47. Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    September 27, 2022 - Return to Recommendation Table of Contents Introduction Methods … Detailed methods are available in the full evidence report. 3 A literature search of MEDLINE and the … One fair-quality study (n =361) addressed the performance of risk assessment methods (KQ2). 5 Allan-Blitz … Further details are available from the USPSTF Procedure Manual ( https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org … /uspstf/procedure-manual ).

48. How-To-Read-Recommendations-Fact-Sheet 0 (pdf file)
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    July 22, 2020 - 2019 Update on Methods: How to Read the New Recommendation Statement The U.S. … More detailed information about the methods and processes used by the USPSTF is described in a JAMA … helpful for clinicians in practice • Convey trustworthiness through transparency in describing its methods

49. Final Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    April 11, 2024 - detection through intensive screening (earlier and more frequent screening, use of additional screening methods … What is the accuracy of familial cancer risk assessment methods to identify women with pathogenic BRCA1 … genetics KQs 2b, 3b: Pretest genetic counseling delivered by a provider trained in genetics using methods … counseling KQs 4, 5: Intensive screening (earlier and more frequent screening, use of additional screening methods … ), use of risk-reducing medications (aromatase inhibitors, tamoxifen), and risk-reducing surgery or procedures

50. Archived: Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/syphilis-infection-in-nonpregnant-adults-and-adolescents-june-2016
    June 07, 2016 - Assessment One investigator abstracted details about study design, patient population, setting, screening method … All 4 samples that tested positive were positive with both testing methods. … Procedure manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. … Unclear sampling methods and interpretation of tests. … Both methods identified additional positive tests not identified using conventional methods.

51. Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening
    May 13, 2025 - Return to Recommendation Table of Contents Introduction Methods … Detailed methods and results are available in the full evidence review. 4 The review also reported on … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Published May 2021. Accessed April 1, 2025. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … Further details are available from the USPSTF Procedure Manual. 3 Return to Table of Contents

52. Screening for Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infections: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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    September 14, 2021 - Methods Scope of the Review Detailed methods and additional information about included stud- ies are … For additional information see the USPSTF Procedure Manual.16 Screening Effectiveness Key Question … false-positive rates were similarly low (<1% across sites).19,29 No study reported rates by collection method … for chlamydial and gonococcal infections are accurate regardless of anatomical site or collection method … Procedure Manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. Published 2018. Accessed July 13, 2021.

53. Procedure Manual Section 2. Topic Selection, Prioritization, and Updating | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 22, 2025 - Procedure Manual Section 2. … The procedure for a reaffirmation evidence update is discussed in Section 4.7 . … another organization (e.g., the CDC's Community Preventive Services Task Force, ACIP) with evidence-based methods … The procedure for referring to other organizations is discussed in Section 2.5 . 2.1.2 Inactive Topics … The Topic Prioritization Workgroup reviews the recommendations and review methods of the chosen organization

54. Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table: Research Gaps for Interventions for High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
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55. Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table: Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures (pdf file)
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56. Procedure Manual Appendix III. USPSTF LitWatch Process | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    April 01, 2019 - Procedure Manual Appendix III.

57. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    October 15, 2008 - The risks and benefits of these screening methods vary. … The risks and benefits of these screening methods vary. … the procedure, and the procedure itself. … Recent clinical studies of CT colonography suggest that this screening method may be at least as sensitive … were effective in reducing mortality from colorectal cancer. 12  The only method with direct evidence

58. Standards for Guideline Development | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 01, 2018 - protect patients and ensure that clinicians receive high-quality recommendations by outlining the best methods

59. Evidence Summary: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/genital-herpes-serologic-screening
    February 14, 2023 - Return to Recommendation Table of Contents Introduction Methods … Detailed methods and results are available in the full evidence report. 1 For purposes of this review … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Published 2021. Accessed October 11, 2021. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual Workowski KA, Bachmann LH, Chan … Further details are available from the USPSTF procedure manual. 4 Return to Table of Contents

60. Archived: Final Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    December 15, 2012 - comprehensive evaluation of familial risk for inherited disorders using kindred analysis and other methods … What is the accuracy of methods to assess familial cancer risk for BRCA-related cancer when performed … The Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention [EGAPP] Initiative: methods of the … Screening (KQs 1–3) Studies of risk assessment methods, outcomes of genetic counseling and testing … KQs 2a and 3a: Accuracy of various risk assessment methods.