U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)-Related Articles, January 16, 2015

American Family Physician
CME quiz questions. Am Fam Physician 2015 Jan 15; 91(2):79-80. [Includes questions related to USPSTF recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer and on risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing for BRCA-related cancer in women, as discussed in articles by Short et al. and Lee and Rossi published in same issue.]

Siwek J. Screening and surveillance for colorectal cancer: avoiding the pitfalls of overscreening. Am Fam Physician 2015 Jan 15; 91(2):82, 84. [Cites USPSTF recommendation summary, Screening for Colorectal Cancer, 2008, as published on the USPSTF Web site.]

Short MW, Layton MC, Teer BN, Domagalski JE. Colorectal cancer screening and surveillance. Am Fam Physician 2015 Jan 15; 91(2):93-100. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2008); uses AHRQ's National Guideline Clearinghouse^TM (NGC) and AHRQ evidence reports as data sources.] Select to access the abstract.

Lee K, Rossi C. Risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing for BRCA-related cancer in women. Am Fam Physician 2015 Jan 15; 91(2):119-120. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing for BRCA-related cancer in women and associated evidence review (both in Ann Intern Med, 2014).]

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Davis Molock S, Heekin JM, Matlin SG, Barksdale CL, Gray E, Booth CL. The baby or the bath water? Lessons learned from the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention Research Prioritization Task Force literature review. Am J Prev Med 2014 Sep; 47(3 Suppl 2):S115-21. [Cites USPSTF publication, Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Appendix A: How the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Grades Its Recommendations.] Select to access the abstract.

FP Essentials
Metts J, Carmichael L, Kokor W, Scharffenberg R. Hepatitis C: prevalence, transmission, screening, and prevention. FP Essent 2014 Dec; 427:11-7. [Incorporates information from USPSTF recommendation statement, Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults, 2013, as published on the USPSTF Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

JAMA
Wallace EA, Schumann JH, Weinberger SE. Direct-to-consumer screening companies—reply. JAMA 2015 Jan 13; 313(2):202-3. [Authors express support for evidence-based screening tests "endorsed by well respected, unbiased organizations such as the" USPSTF.]

MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Arth A, Tinker S, Moore C, Canfield M, Agopian A, Reefhuis J; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Supplement use and other characteristics among pregnant women with a previous pregnancy affected by a neural tube defect—United States, 1997-2009. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2015 Jan 16; 64(1):6-9. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on folic acid for prevention of neural tube defects (Ann Intern Med, 2009).] Select to access the abstract.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Loosier PS, Malcarney MB, Slive L, Cramer RC, Burgess B, Hoover KW, Romaguera R. Chlamydia screening for sexually active young women under the Affordable Care Act: new opportunities and lingering barriers. Sex Transm Dis 2014 Sep; 41(9):538-44. [Cites USPSTF A and B Recommendations and Screening for Chlamydial Infection Topic Page, both published on the USPSTF Web site Select to access the abstract.