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81. 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

82. 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
    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.

83. 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-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.

84. 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.

85. Final Research Plan: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening1
    October 08, 2020 - The update for this topic will be conducted using rapid synthesis procedures, as described in Section … 4.7 of the USPSTF Procedure Manual (available at https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page … /Name/methods-and-processes ).This is a targeted update of a subset of key questions that informed the … United Nations Development Programme) Inpatient settings Interventions KQ 1: Any screening method

86. Final Research Plan: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening
    October 08, 2020 - The update for this topic will be conducted using rapid synthesis procedures, as described in Section … 4.7 of the USPSTF Procedure Manual (available at https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page … /Name/methods-and-processes ).This is a targeted update of a subset of key questions that informed the … United Nations Development Programme) Inpatient settings Interventions KQ 1: Any screening method

87. 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

88. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2008 - 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 … procedures) (4). … The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends colonoscopy as the pre- ferred method

89. Procedure Manual Appendix IV. Roles and Responsibilities of USPSTF Members Serving as a Topic Lead | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-iv-roles-and-responsibilities-uspstf-members-serving-topic-lead
    July 01, 2017 - Procedure Manual Appendix IV.

90. Procedure Manual Appendix XIII. Template for Scoping the “Decision Problem” to Address Through Decision Modeling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-xiii-template-scoping-decision-problem-address-through-decision-modeling
    July 01, 2017 - Procedure Manual Appendix XIII.

91. Draft Research Plan: Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/chlamydial-and-gonococcal-infections-screening
    February 07, 2019 - What is the effectiveness of risk stratification methods or alternative screening strategies for identifying … sexually transmitted infections, including HIV; and using different screening intervals KQ 3: Test methods … screening Comparisons KQs 1, 2: Screening vs. no screening or alternate screening strategy or methods

92. Reconsidering the Approach to Prevention Recommendations for Older Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/reconsidering-approach-prevention-recommendations-older-adults
    February 01, 2014 - Similarly, screening for functional status might be justified not only because it is a worthwhile method … Analytic Framework Once a topic is prioritized by the USPSTF for review, it uses a systematic method … Conclusion The USPSTF has begun developing methods for reviewing evidence and making recommendations … [PMID: 17576998] Harris RP, Helfand M, Woolf SH, Lohr KN, Mulrow CD, Teutsch SM, et al; Methods Work … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. 

93. Shared Decision Making About Screening and Chemoprevention | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 01, 2017 - proposed medical care. 21 Its success was measured, however, by clinician disclosures before risky procedures … Clinicians could forgo these disclosures if a patient did not want to be informed, if the procedure was … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.  … Patients' perceptions of the quality of informed consent for common medical procedures. 

94. 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.

95. 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 07, 2016 - Return to Table of Contents Methods Scope of the Review Detailed methods and background … Assessment One investigator abstracted details about study design, patient population, setting, screening method … 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.

96. 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.

97. Draft Research Plan: Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    August 15, 2019 - The update for this topic will be conducted using rapid synthesis procedures, as described in Section … 4.7 of the USPSTF Procedure Manual (available at https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/ … Name/methods-and-processes ).  

98. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Interventions for Tobacco Cessation in Adults (pdf file)
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    June 29, 2020 - 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 direct adults who smoke to these other methods.

99. Procedure Manual Section 5. Modeling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    July 05, 2017 - Procedure Manual Section 5. … As the USPSTF methods on modeling evolve details will be published and made available on the Task Force … Methods Webpage.

100. Draft Recommendation: Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 04, 2020 - For more details on the methods the USPSTF uses to determine the net benefit, see the USPSTF Procedure … artery stenosis (0.5% to 1%). 8 The 2014 review found two studies of angiography, a confirmatory testing method … strokes as a result. 8 The current review found no new studies on the harms of confirmatory testing methods … Procedure Manual. https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/procedure-manual . … Age modifies the efficacy and safety of carotid artery revascularization procedures.