News – Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

CTFPHC Releases AAA Screening Guideline

Published by CTFPHC on September 11, 2017

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 ...

Canadian Family Physician: Prevention in Practice Article Series by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC)

Published by CTFPHC on August 29, 2017

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 ...

Recruiting new members for the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC)

Published by CTFPHC on July 17, 2017

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, ...

New: The Obesity Prevention and Management e-learning module

Published by CTFPHC on July 12, 2017

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 ...

The CTFPHC Newsletter Issue 13

Published by CTFPHC on June 1, 2017

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 ...

CTFPHC Releases Its First Hepatitis C Population-wide Screening Guideline

Published by CTFPHC on April 23, 2017

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 ...

Call for applications

Published by CTFPHC on April 13, 2017

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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Published by CTFPHC on April 3, 2017

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 CTFPHC Newsletter Issue 12

Published by CTFPHC on March 9, 2017

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 ...

Annual evaluation survey for clinicians

Published by CTFPHC on January 13, 2017

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 ...