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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation-topics/lets-talk-about-it-discussion-guides/lets-talk-about-it-medicines-help-prevent-breast-cancer-discussion-guide-healthcare-providers-and-patients
June 06, 2025 - Let's Talk About It: Medicines to Help Prevent Breast Cancer Discussion Guide for Healthcare Providers … , the Task Force created a companion guide to facilitate meaningful discussions between healthcare providers … potential benefits and harms of risk-reducing medicines, and questions for patients to ask their healthcare providers … Healthcare providers are encouraged to use this guide as a conversation starter with their patients.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-vii-criteria-assessing-external-validity-generalizability-individual-studies
July 01, 2017 - Study providers: The degree to which the providers in the study have the skills and expertise likely … to be available in general settings:
Training to implement the intervention: providers in the study … Expertise or skill to implement the intervention: providers in the study have expertise and/or skills … Ancillary providers: the study intervention relies on ancillary providers who are not likely to be available … External validity is rated "fair" if:
The study differs from the U.S. primary care population/setting/providers
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/USPSTF-overview-fact-sheet-2025-update.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Through this work, the Task
Force helps healthcare providers and their patients work together
to make … screenings,
behavioral counseling, and preventive medications
Task Force recommendations help
healthcare providers … Task Force recommendations help healthcare providers and their patients know what works and does not
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/uspstf-overview-fact-sheet-2021_updated_2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Through this work, the Task
Force helps healthcare providers and their patients work together
to make … screenings,
behavioral counseling, and preventive medications
Task Force recommendations help
healthcare providers … Task Force recommendations help healthcare providers and their patients know what works and does not
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/uspstf-overview-fact-sheet-2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Through this work, the Task
Force helps healthcare providers and their patients work together
to make … screenings,
behavioral counseling, and preventive medications
Task Force recommendations help
healthcare providers … Task Force recommendations help healthcare providers and their patients know what works and does not
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/uspstf-overview-fact-sheet-2021_0.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Through this work, the Task
Force helps healthcare providers and their patients work together
to make … screenings,
behavioral counseling, and preventive medications
Task Force recommendations help
healthcare providers … Task Force recommendations help healthcare providers and their patients know what works and does not
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/breast-cancer-risk-reduction-discussion-guide.pdf
September 01, 2019 - To help healthcare providers and patients make decisions
together about medicines to lower breast cancer … http://www.USPreventiveServicesTaskForce.org
Additional Information for
Patients and Healthcare Providers … determining a patient’s risk for breast cancer and the
benefits and harms of the medicines, which healthcare providers … Determining Patient Risk
There are two ways healthcare providers can determine a woman’s risk – by considering
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/breast-cancer-risk-reduction-discussion-guide_3.pdf
September 01, 2019 - To help healthcare providers and patients make decisions
together about medicines to lower breast cancer … http://www.USPreventiveServicesTaskForce.org
Additional Information for
Patients and Healthcare Providers … determining a patient’s risk for breast cancer and the
benefits and harms of the medicines, which healthcare providers … Determining Patient Risk
There are two ways healthcare providers can determine a woman’s risk – by considering
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/oral-cancer-screening
November 15, 2013 - and not dental providers or otolaryngologists. … and does not pertain to dental providers or otolaryngologists. … Continued research is needed to determine the accuracy of primary care providers, dental hygienists, … and not dental providers or otolaryngologists. … and not dental providers.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/depression-screening-2002
May 07, 2002 - Data Synthesis: Compared with usual care, feedback of depression screening results to providers generally … Three trials evaluated feedback of Zung Self-Depression Scale scores to providers. … Providers of intervention-group patients received feedback from screening plus individually targeted … in seven intervention clinics; they gave no feedback to providers in six usual-care practices. … All providers received an initial education session on management of depression.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-4-evidence-review-development
June 22, 2025 - Considering the providers who were a part of the study, to what degree do the study's results predict … the likely clinical results among providers who would deliver the service in the U.S. primary care setting … Factors related to the experience of providers in the study should be considered in comparison with … the experience of providers likely to be encountered in U.S. primary care. … Studies may recruit providers selected for their experience or high skill level.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Qd4Zm2Uk2LDuBPa9yyFBRM
January 01, 2014 - This recommendation focuses on screening of the oral cavity
performed by primary care providers and … not dental providers or
otolaryngologists. … and not dental providers
or otolaryngologists. … and does not pertain to dental providers or oto-
laryngologists. … and not dental providers.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-7-formulation-task-force-recommendations
June 21, 2025 - The ability of patients, providers, and the health care system to perform or maintain interventions over … between benefits and harms is influenced heavily by personal preferences, the Task Force advocates that providers … the balance of benefits and harms, but may provide contextual information regarding costs for use by providers … To increase the clarity, transparency, and utility of its recommendation statements to primary care providers … nationwide by working to make sure that everyone in the health care system—clinicians, consumers, providers
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan44/depression-in-adults-screening
July 03, 2014 - Does sending depression screening test results to providers (with or without additional care management … Does sending depression screening test results to providers (with or without additional care management … What is the acceptability of primary care depression screening to providers and patients? … What is the acceptability of depression treatment to patients and providers? … Comparator
Screening (KQs 1, 3): Usual care, no screening, and screening with no feedback of results to providers
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan104/skin-cancer-screening-july-2016
July 17, 2014 - Key question 3 addresses the accuracy of screening for skin lesions by primary care providers and dermatologists … What are the test characteristics of visual screening for skin cancer when performed by primary care providers …
Screening tests
Total or partial visual skin examination conducted by primary care providers
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/56vB_8UTTE_HjygLvJfYqM
May 01, 2002 - Three trials evaluated feedback of Zung Self-
Depression Scale scores to providers. … Providers of
intervention-group patients received feedback from
screening plus individually targeted … in 7 intervention clinics; they gave no
feedback to providers in 6 usual-care practices. … All
providers received an initial education session on
management of depression. … Summary of the Effect of
Screening and Feedback
Feedback of screening results to providers
generally
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/dental-caries-in-children-from-birth-through-age-5-years-screening-2014
May 05, 2014 - However, providers and other qualified staff may require some training before offering this procedure … have created a Web site with a number of helpful tools and resources to assist nondental primary care providers … evidence on the benefits and harms of routine caries screening examinations performed by primary care providers … The first, issued in 2003 and reaffirmed in 2009, encourages providers to incorporate oral health–related … Fluoride varnish use in primary care: what do providers think?
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/perinatal-depression-interventions-draft-evidence-review
May 19, 2025 - The USPSTF is seeking comments to help make its draft documents more useful to primary care providers
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/perinatal-depression-interventions-draft-recommendation
May 19, 2025 - The USPSTF is seeking comments to help make its draft documents more useful to primary care providers
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/unhealthy-alcohol-use-adolescents-adults-screening-counseling-draft-evidence-review
September 02, 2025 - The USPSTF is seeking comments to help make its draft documents more useful to primary care providers