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Task Force Expedites Update to 2018 Breast Cancer Guideline
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 ...
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New US breast cancer recommendation sparks discussion
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 ...
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Screening to prevent fragility fractures
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 ...
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New Co-Chairs!
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 ...
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Annual evaluation: We want your feedback!
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 ...
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Dynamic roster of new members
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 ...
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The CTFPHC Newsletter Issue 33
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. ...
Read MoreThe Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care invites applications for Chair
The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (‘Task Force’) https://canadiantaskforce.ca/ is a panel of experts in preventive health care and the application of evidence in clinical decision making. It has an international reputation for ...
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Regular enquiry about well-being rather than universal screening to detect depression in pregnancy and after birth
Regular enquiry about well-being rather than universal screening to detect depression in pregnancy and after birth New guideline How do you detect depression in pregnant and postpartum patients? Rather than using a screening tool and cutoff ...
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The CTFPHC Newsletter Issue 31
Preventing Overdiagnosis a key issue “Overdiagnosis means making people patients unnecessarily, by identifying problems that were never going to cause harm or by medicalising ordinary life experiences through expanded definitions of diseases” – BMJ EBM Overdiagnosis, or ...
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