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The CTFPHC is pleased to launch a new article series, Prevention in Practice, within Canadian Family Physician. The series is intended to equip primary care providers with concrete advice on how to implement preventive health ...

  Dear Colleague: I want to seek your assistance in identifying potential candidates for membership of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) https://canadiantaskforce.ca/. The CTFPHC is a well-known panel of experts skilled in critical appraisal, ...

The Obesity Prevention and Management e-learning module, developed by the Centre for Effective Practice (CEP), expands on the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care’s (CTFPHC) 2015 guidelines on the prevention and management of obesity in adults and ...

Critics push back against hepatitis C screening advice, say boomers should be tested May 28, 2017 Canada recommends against testing everyone for hepatitis C April 24, 2017 Broad Hepatitis C screening of Canadian adults not supported by evidence, task ...

The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) is composed of experts who develop recommendations for clinical preventive services delivered by Canadian primary care practitioners. The CTFPHC is responsible for prioritizing the topics that ...

Guideline recommends against screening for HCV in adults who are not at elevated risk  OTTAWA, ON, APRIL 24, 2017 – To help provide clarity for Canadian physicians and policy makers the Canadian Task Force on ...

Study Urges Physicians To Prevent Youth Smoking 27 February, 2017 Health officials urged to help prevent Canadian youth from smoking 27 February, 2017 Doctors ‘should interact with kids and their families about smoking,’ Canadian task force says 27 February, 2017 Doctors have role to ...

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) is currently recruiting primary care practitioners to participate in its Clinical Prevention Leaders (CPL) Network initiative. This is a 2-year pilot initiative and research study ...

Please take 5 minutes to participate in a short survey to help us improve the CPG Infobase. Maintained by Joule™, the Canadian Medical Association’s newest company, the CPG Infobase includes approximately 1,200 evidence-based Canadian clinical ...

The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) is composed of experts who develop recommendations for clinical preventive services delivered by Canadian primary care practitioners. The CTFPHC is responsible for prioritizing the topics that will ...