Methods The task force is an independent panel of clinicians and methodologists that
makes recommendations on primary and secondary prevention in primary care (www. …

Overdiagnosis was well recognized in the second half of the 20th century from the advent of
widespread screening for cancers. 1, 2 However, overdiagnosis has received much more …

In the SDM context specific to screening, it has a more focused meaning referring to how
patients “value” the outcomes arising from various options. Patients’ preferences are their most …

Seemingly simple decisions about a screening test can have unexpected consequences.
Understanding the balance of such consequences, including benefts and harms, can be …

Les lignes directrices de pratique clinique ont pour but de soutenir la prestation de services
de santé préventive par les cliniciens. Malheureusement, il arrive souvent qu’elles ne …

Purpose Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in Canada, and because early
cancers are often asymptomatic screening aims to prevent mortality by detecting cancer …

Purpose To inform recommendations by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
on screening in primary care for the prevention and early detection of cervical cancer by …

• Chlamydia trachomatisand Neisseria gonorrhoeaeare the most commonly reported sexually
transmitted bacterial infections in Canada and can cause complications including pelvic …

Beaucoup de décisions de santé (diagnostic, traitement, dépistage, etc.) justifient le recours
à la décision partagée; cette approche n’est toutefois pas suffisamment intégrée en milieu …

Preventive screening has the potential to make otherwise healthy people sick. 1 Every day
in practice, family physicians perform interventions intended to beneft patients, but which …