USPSTF/PPIP-Related Articles, August 15, 2014

American Family Physician
CME quiz questions. Am Fam Physician 2014 Aug 15; 90(4):226-7. [Includes question based on USPSTF recommendations on primary care interventions to prevent child maltreatment cited in article by Fan and Pham cited below.]

Ellis R, Ellis C. Dog and cat bites. Am Fam Physician 2014 Aug 15; 90(4):239-43. [Uses USPSTF recommendations and AHRQ's National Guideline Clearinghouse^TM (NGC) as data sources.] Select to access the abstract.

Fan T, Pham A. Primary care interventions to prevent child maltreatment. Am Fam Physician 2014 Aug 15; 90(4):255-6. [Presents case study and questions based on USPSTF recommendations on primary care interventions to prevent child maltreatment (Ann Intern Med, 2013) and USPSTF-sponsored evidence review update by Self et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2013) on behavioral interventions and counseling to prevent child abuse and neglect.]

American Journal of Public Health
Larson MJ, Mohr BA, Adams RS, Wooten NR, Williams TV. Missed opportunity for alcohol problem prevention among army active duty service members postdeployment. Am J Public Health 2014 Aug;104(8):1402-12. [Cites USPSTF-sponsored evidence synthesis, Screening in Primary Care Settings for Illicit Drug Use: Staged Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, 2008, prepared by the Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC).] Select to access the abstract.

Annals of Internal Medicine
Kinsinger LS, Atkins D, Provenzale D, Anderson C, Petzel R. Implementation of a new screening recommendation in health care: the Veterans Health Administration's approach to lung cancer screening. Ann Intern Med 2014 Aug 12; epub ahead of print. [Discusses USPSTF recommendations on screening for lung cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2014).]

Cancer
Johnson-Jennings MD, Tarraf W, Xavier Hill K, González HM. United States colorectal cancer screening practices among American Indians/Alaska Natives, blacks, and non-Hispanic whites in the new millennium (2001 to 2010). Cancer 2014 Aug 13; epub ahead of print. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2008), and USPSTF recommendations statements, Screening for Colorectal Cancer, 1996, and Screening for Colorectal Cancer, 2008; also cites Colorectal Cancer Screening for Most, but Not All, Americans, AHRQ News and Numbers, 2011.] Select to access the abstract.

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Saiman L, Siegel JD, LiPuma JJ, Brown RF, Bryson EA, Chambers MJ, Downer VS, Fliege J, Hazle LA, Jain M, et al. Infection prevention and control guideline for cystic fibrosis: 2013 update. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014 Aug; 35 Suppl 1:S1-S67. [Cites USPSTF-sponsored articles by Petitti et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2009) and Sawaya et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2007) on updates to USPSTF methodologies.] Select to access the abstract.

JAMA Internal Medicine
Tran AH, Man Ngor EW, Wu BU. Surveillance colonoscopy in elderly patients: a retrospective cohort study. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Aug 11; epub ahead of print. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2008).] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Medical Screening
Smieliauskas F, MacMahon H, Salgia R, Shih YC. Geographic variation in radiologist capacity and widespread implementation of lung cancer CT screening. J Med Screen 2014 Aug 12; epub ahead of print. [Supported by grant R01 HS18535; uses USPSTF lung cancer screening eligibility criteria, citing USPSTF-sponsored article by Whitlock et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2008) and USPSTF recommendations on screening for lung cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2014; cites AHRQ's National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR) and National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR), 2010.] Select to access the abstract.

Women's Health Issues
Edwards FD, Grover ML, Cook CB, Chang YH. Use of FRAX as a determinant for risk-based osteoporosis screening may decrease unnecessary testing while improving the odds of identifying treatment candidates. Womens Health Issues 2014 Aug 12; epub ahead of print. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for osteoporosis (Ann Intern Med, 2011).] Select to access the abstract.