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141. Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Interventions to Prevent Falls in Older Adults Exercise can reduce the likelihood of falls in adults 65 and older; additional interventions might be helpful for some older adults (pdf file)
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     June 04, 2024 - can reduce the likelihood of falls in adults 65 and older; additional interventions might be helpful … “The Task Force found that healthcare professionals can help prevent falls in adults 65 and older at … the leading cause of injuries in older adults.” … online in the Journal of the American Medical Association, as well as on the Task Force website at … He also practices and teaches rural primary care at MU Health Care Family Medicine–Callaway Physicians

142. Final Evidence Summary: Illicit Drug Use in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Primary Care-Based Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 03, 2020 - provision of health care services. … in a health care system (ie, clinicians and related staff in the primary care setting could have the … necessary skills), even if the study was conducted in the community or other non–health care settings … Nevertheless, the fact that the success of this program did not clearly translate to the health care … It would also be valuable to conduct a trial in a health care setting of the full in-person version of

143. Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2002 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. … Further research to more accurately determine the benefits and harms of screening is of paramount importance … Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care. J Intern Med Suppl. 1997;739:1-60. 13. … Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; 1995;AHRQ publication number 96-0004.

144. First Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - professionals, health care systems, and the American people to make informed decisions about their … health and health care. … BACKGROUND Certain clinical preventive health care services can have tremendous public health importance … , school, worksite, and health care system) by providing evidence-based recommendations about community … The USPSTF will build new partnerships with health care systems and primary care professional groups

145. Understanding How the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Works (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2022 - and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) • Describe how the Task Force develops recommendations … Preventive Services Task Force… • Is an independent panel of non-federal experts in prevention and … support to the USPSTF • AHRQ’s Mission: to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality … These grades are based on the strength of the evidence and the balance of benefits and harms of a specific … about different areas of interest in prevention and evidence-based medicine Thank you for your

146. Understanding How the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Works (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2022 - and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) • Describe how the Task Force develops recommendations … Preventive Services Task Force… • Is an independent panel of non-federal experts in prevention and … support to the USPSTF • AHRQ’s Mission: to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality … These grades are based on the strength of the evidence and the balance of benefits and harms of a specific … about different areas of interest in prevention and evidence-based medicine Thank you for your

147. Screening for Gonorrhea: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Given the low prevalence of asymptomatic infection in men, the USPSTF could not determine the balance … women.2 In 2003, the rate of reported gonorrhea in the United States was 116.2 cases per a population … Preventive Services Task Force, c/o Program Director, USPSTF, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. May 2005. … or power of studies, important flaws in their design or conduct, gaps in the chain of evidence, or lack

148. Archived: Drug Abuse: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … to increase the risk of abruptio placentae. 28 The effects of social use of cocaine in the first trimester … discrimination by health care providers or concerns about confidentiality. … Pregnant women who abuse drugs should be advised of the importance of regular prenatal care and be referred

149. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 02, 2020 - Importance Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common chronic blood- borne pathogen in the US and … IMPORTANCE Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common chronic blood-borne pathogen in the US and a leading … Some health care systems serving insured populations, some academic medical centers, and the Veterans … Affiliations of The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Members: Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health … Care System, Palo Alto, California (Owens); Stanford University, Stanford, California (Owens); Feinstein

150. Zr66Ep5Abbqcuqy7Ktdetn (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2014 - RATIONALE Importance Approximately 700 000 to 2.2 million persons in the United States have chronic … centers; health care settings that provide services for injection drug users or men who have sex with … HBV Vaccination Vaccination was associated with decreased risk for HBV acquisition in health care workers … Vaccines for preventing hepatitis B in health-care work- ers. … Gillman, MD, SM (Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts

151. Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2022 - in the grade of the recommendation.9 In its deliberation of the evidence, the USPSTF considers whether … The USPSTF understands these concerns and recognizes the importance of sexual health. … Research Needs and Gaps The USPSTF recognizes the importance of improving screening for and treatment … The US Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) support the operations … Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). ©2022 AMA and United States Government, as represented by the

152. Screening and Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2009 - prevalence of MDD in chil- dren and adolescents in primary health care settings according to age, gender … mental health care) compared with children without mental health diag- noses or children with other … In 2004, the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care concluded that there was insuf- ficient evidence … Health Care. … London, Ontario, Canada: Cana- dian Task Force on Preventive Health Care; 2004.

153. Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2005 - is included in the summary of evidence,2 evidence synthesis,3 and in the cost-effectiveness analyses … in print from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Publications Clearinghouse (call … The prevalence of AAA in women was one-sixth of that in men. … The incidence of AAA rupture was the same in the screened and control groups of women. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. February 2005.

154. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2012 - RATIONALE Importance Ovarian cancer has the highest mortality rate of all types of gynecologic cancer … Management of abnor- mal test results was directed by the participant’s personal health care provider … They should not be construed as an official posi- tion of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality support the operations of the USPSTF … Owens, MD, MS (Veteran Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, and Stanford Univer- sity, Stanford

155. Archived: Folic Acid for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/folic-acid-for-the-prevention-of-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication-january-2017
     January 10, 2017 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Importance Neural tube defects are major birth defects of the brain and spine that occur early … ACOG committee opinion number 313, September 2005: the importance of preconception care in the continuum … of women’s health care.

156. Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Support Breastfeeding: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 08, 2025 - Importance The association between breastfeeding and health benefits in chil- dren has been previously … ; or having IMPORTANCE The association between breastfeeding and health benefits in children has been … by health care professionals dur- ing pregnancy, including having their preferences ignored.21 Re- search … Additional information has been added to the Importance section and the Practice Considerations section … Health Care Women Int. 2013;34(7):607-625. doi:10.1080/07399332.2012.684813 20.

157. Ztmgupsekcuuupvpegum45 (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2013 - RATIONALE Importance Hepatitis C virus is the most common chronic blood- borne pathogen in the United … care workers or from having surgery before the implementation of univer- sal precautions). … The relative importance of these additional risk factors may differ on the basis of geographic location … and persons with infrequent percutaneous exposures, such as health care workers (1% to 2%), had the lowest … Owens, MD, MS (Veteran Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, and Stanford University, Stanford

158. Archived: Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 15, 2013 - Importance The USPSTF uses the term “alcohol misuse” to define a spectrum of behaviors, including … Electronic screening and brief intervention can be delivered in various settings, such as health care … systems, universities, or communities. … of screening and behavioral counseling interventions, and influences on the health care system that … Owens, MD, MS (Veteran Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, and Stanford University, Stanford

159. Update on the Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Estimating Certainty and Magnitude of Net Benefit (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2007 - studied in RCTs and make judgments about the likelihood of observing the same effect in actual practice … , derives from several RCTs of screening in which the estimate of benefits can be generalized to the … They should not be construed as an official posi- tion of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Barton, MD, MPP, of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Primary Care, Prevention … Torchia of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Office of Communications and Knowl- edge Transfer

160. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - Importance Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an irreversible reduction of airflow in the … (USPSTF) reviewed the evidence for screening for COPD and issued a D recommendation.10 IMPORTANCE Chronic … diagnos- tic criteria in the Importance and Practice Consideration sections. … The US Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) support the operations … Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). ©2022 AMA and United States Government, as represented by the