U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)-Related Articles, November 21, 2014

American Family Physician
Kirchner JT. AAFP should support HIV screening for all 15- to 17-year-olds. Am Fam Physician 2014 Nov 15; 90(10):686. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for HIV (Ann Intern Med, 2013).]

CME quiz questions. Am Fam Physician 2014 Nov 15; 90(10):696-7. [Includes question based on USPSTF recommendations addressed in article by Fan and Do cited below.]

Fan T, Do T. Primary care interventions to prevent tobacco use in children and adolescents. Am Fam Physician 2014 Nov 15; 90(10):723-4. [First author is a USPSTF medical officer in AHRQ's Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement; presents case study and questions based on USPSTF recommendations on primary care interventions for tobacco use prevention and cessation in children and adolescents and associated systematic review (both in Ann Intern Med, 2013).]

American Journal of Medicine
Lebovics E, Czobor K. Screening, diagnosis, treatment, and management of hepatitis C: a novel, comprehensive, online resource center for primary care providers and specialists. Am J Med 2014 Nov; 127(11):e11-4. [Discusses USPSTF recommendations on screening for hepatitis C virus infection in adults (Ann Intern Med, 2013).] Select to access the abstract.

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Parrish RK 2nd. Reframing the US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations on screening for glaucoma. Am J Ophthalmol 2014 Nov; 158(5):860-2. [Discusses USPSTF recommendations on screening for glaucoma, citing AHRQ comparative effectiveness review, Screening for Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness, 2012, and AHRQ publication, Joint Comments of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Glaucoma Society on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Screening for Glaucoma: Draft Recommendation Statement, 2013 (as published on the American Glaucoma Society Web site).]

Generations
Hyde PS, Greenlee K. Suicide and depression in older adults: greater awareness can prevent tragedy. Generations 2014 Fall; 38(3):23-6. [Cites USPSTF recommendation statement, Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults, and Older Adults in Primary Care, 2014.]

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Green BB, Anderson ML, Wang CY, Vernon SW, Chubak J, Meenan RT, Fuller S. Results of nurse navigator follow-up after positive colorectal cancer screening test: a randomized trial. J Am Board Fam Med 2014 Nov-Dec; 27(6):789-95. [Cites USPSTF-sponsored systematic review by Whitlock et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2008) on screening for colorectal cancer.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Steel N, Abdelhamid A, Stokes T, Edwards H, Fleetcroft R, Howe A, Qureshi N. A review of clinical practice guidelines found that they were often based on evidence of uncertain relevance to primary care patients. J Clin Epidemiol 2014 Nov; 67(11):1251-7. [Cites USPSTF-sponsored evidence summary by Hayden et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2002) on aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Greenlee H, Balneaves LG, Carlson LE, Cohen M, Deng G, Hershman D, Mumber M, Perlmutter J, Seely D, Sen A, et al. Clinical practice guidelines on the use of integrative therapies as supportive care in patients treated for breast cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2014; (50):346-358. [Uses modified version of the grading system from USPSTF publication, Grade Definitions, 2008, as published on the USPSTF Web site.]