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Methods and Processes
Recommendation Process
Methods
- Introduction to the USPSTF — Slide Presentation
- Procedure Manual
- Grade Definitions
- Reconsidering the Approach to Prevention Recommendations for Older Adults (PDF File, 357 KB)
- Estimating Certainty and Magnitude of Net Benefit (PDF File, 90 KB)
- Refining Evidence-Based Recommendation Development (PDF File, 100 KB)
- How to Read the New Recommendation Statement (PDF File, 300 KB)
- Insufficient Evidence (PDF File, 230 KB)
- Behavioral Counseling Interventions (PDF file, 176 KB)
- Meaning of the Task Force "I" Recommendation: Screening for Hepatitis C
Commentary
- Expanding Newborn Screening (PDF File, 190 KB)
- Integrating Evidence-Based Clinical and Community Strategies to Improve Health (PDF File, 180 KB)
- Shared Decisionmaking About Screening and Chemoprevention (PDF File, 105 KB)
- USPSTF Recommendations for STI Screening (PDF File, 185 KB)
- USPSTF Perspective on Evidence-Based Preventive Recommendations for Children —New!
Resources for Practice
- How to Use I Statements in Clinical Practice
- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: An Evidence-Based Prevention Resource for Nurse Practitioners (PDF File, 510 KB; PDF Help)
Current as of August 2012
Internet Citation:
Methods and Processes. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/methods.htm
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