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The CTFPHC Newsletter Issue 15
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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Annual evaluation: We want your feedback!
The CTFPHC invites you to participate in our 2017 annual evaluation! Our evaluation seeks to measure the impact and uptake of our guidelines and tools and identify new opportunities for the CTFPHC. We would love ...
Read MoreCTFPHC article on Knowledge Translation Tools in Preventive Health Care published in Canadian Family Physician’s Prevention in Practice Series
The CTFPHC has released its next article within the Canadian Family Physician Prevention in Practice Series. The new article is on Knowledge Translation Tools in Preventive Health Care and is co-authored by Sharon Straus, Tier ...
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Annual checkups do not result in better health outcomes, national task force reaffirms
The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care affirms earlier findings that routine annual checkups do not offer sufficient health benefits to justify the expense or effort Montreal, November 14, 2017 – As far back as ...
Read MoreCall for applications | Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) Internship Program
The CTFPHC is committed to providing mentored training opportunities to Canadian healthcare trainees and early career professionals. Opportunities for Task Force Interns include short-term training opportunities and longer-term internships. Both short-term and longer-term internships involve ...
Read MoreNew: Screening for Cervical Cancer e-learning CME module
The CTFPHC is pleased to offer the accredited e-learning CME module “Screening for Cervical Cancer with the 2013 Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) Guidelines.” This e-learning CME module represents a unique learning opportunity ...
Read MoreThe CTFPHC Newsletter Issue 14
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 be reviewed and works with the ...
Read MoreCTFPHC article on Shared Decision Making published in Canadian Family Physician’s Prevention in Practice Series
The CTFPHC has released its next article within the Canadian Family Physician Article Series. The new article is on Shared Decision Making and is co-authored by France Légaré, Tier 1 Chairholder of the Canada Research ...
Read MoreCTFPHC Releases AAA Screening Guideline
Guideline recommends screening with ultrasound for men aged 65-80 but not for men over 80 years of age or women OTTAWA, ON, September 11, 2017 –The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care’s (CTFPHC) new ...
Read MoreCanadian Family Physician: Prevention in Practice Article Series by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC)
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 ...
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