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CTFPHC Releases Its First Hepatitis C Population-wide Screening Guideline

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 ...

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Tobacco Smoking in Children and Adolescents

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 ...

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Call for applications

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 ...

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Joule™: Complete a CPG Infobase survey for a chance to win a $100 iTunes gift card

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 ...

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The CTFPHC Newsletter Issue 12

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 ...

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Canadian Task Force Releases Prevention and Treatment Recommendations on Cigarette Smoking in Children and Youth

Battle against cigarette smoking is encouraging but more research is needed on most effective interventions for use in primary care OTTAWA, ON, February 27, 2017 – Today the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) ...

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Annual evaluation survey for clinicians

The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) is recruiting primary care practitioners to participate in a 30-minute online survey for our annual evaluation. Our evaluation of the CTFPHC’s activities in 2016 will assess the reach ...

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The CTFPHC Newsletter Issue 11

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 ...

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The CTFPHC Newsletter Issue 10

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 ...

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Primary Health Care in Canada: Highlights from CIHI’s 2016 primary healthcare chart book and future directions

Monday, September 26, 2016 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm EST / 10:00 – 11:30 am PST Register now at http://www.cdpac.ca/content.php?doc=361 NOTE: This webinar will be presented in English only. Presenters: Ms. Mary Byrnes, Manager – Primary Health Care Information, Canadian ...

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