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What is the breast cancer screening guidance in Canada?

Published by CTFPHC on July 6, 2023

Are you a clinician wondering what the guidance is for breast cancer screening in Canada after the recent US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) draft update? Update underway We have expedited the scheduled review of the 2018 ...

The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care invites applications for new members

Published by CTFPHC on July 5, 2023

The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (‘task force’) https://canadiantaskforce.ca/ is a panel of experts with expertise in preventive health care and the application of evidence in clinical decision making. It has an international ...

Patient partners needed for breast cancer update

Published by CTFPHC on June 29, 2023

Wanted: patient partners to help shape new breast cancer screening guideline for Canada Timeline: July 2023 to early 2024 The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) is updating its national breast cancer screening guideline that ...

Task Force Expedites Update to 2018 Breast Cancer Guideline

Published by CTFPHC on June 7, 2023

The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, known for its evidence-based preventive guidelines, has announced that it will expedite the scheduled review of its 2018 breast cancer screening recommendations. The updated guideline is expected ...

New US breast cancer recommendation sparks discussion

Published by CTFPHC on May 12, 2023

Last updated: June 21, 2023 While the US Preventive Services Task Force’s draft proposal now recommends starting breast cancer screening at age 40 for all women, we recommend shared decision-making. Our Canadian guideline, published in 2018, recommends ...

Screening to prevent fragility fractures

Published by CTFPHC on May 8, 2023

New guideline and decision aid Should you screen to help reduce the risk of fragility fractures? A new interactive online Fragility Fracture Decision Aid for shared decision-making can help clinicians and patients visualize their individual risk ...

New Co-Chairs!

Published by CTFPHC on February 2, 2023

We’re thrilled to welcome Drs. Ahmed Abou-Setta and Guylene Theriault as incoming Co-Chairs of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. They will take over from Drs. Brenda Wilson and Roland Grad who have ...

Annual evaluation: We want your feedback!

Published by CTFPHC on January 27, 2023

The Task Force invites you to participate in our 2022 annual evaluation! Our evaluation seeks to measure the impact and uptake of our guidelines and tools and identify new opportunities for the Task Force. We ...

Dynamic roster of new members

Published by CTFPHC on October 13, 2022

Jennifer Flemming, Patricia Li, Nathalie Slavtcheva, Keith Todd From a nurse practitioner to a family doctor, a gastroenterologist and pediatrician, the Task Force’s four new members bring varied perspectives and a wealth of experience to guideline ...

The CTFPHC Newsletter Issue 33

Published by CTFPHC on October 13, 2022

Dynamic roster of new members! From a nurse practitioner to a family doctor, a gastroenterologist and pediatrician, the Task Force’s four new members bring varied perspectives and a wealth of experience to guideline development. Meet Drs. ...

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