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Profile of a Consensus Development Program in Canada: The Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination
Pages 87-92

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... The task force reviews the scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of preventive services that are to be offered to asymptomatic individuals within primary health care settings. The sum of the evidence about whether a clinical procedure can be expected to be of benefit to the population as a whole is synthesized, and practice policy recommendations are formulated.
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From page 88...
... The task force assumes responsibility for the purchase and dissemination of reprints. SCOPE OF THE PROGRAM The task force assesses the appropriateness of applying specific clinical procedures for the prevention of adverse health outcomes.
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From page 89...
... Our process is iterative in that members undertake an overview of the literature, prepare a background paper, present it to the task force for discussion, modify the paper or literature review based on the feedback, present a new draft at the next meeting, and so on, until the entire task force is satisfied with the extent of the review and comes to a consensus on the implications of the evidence for clinical practice. Depending on the complexity of the condition, arriving at consensus requires from four to eight iterations spread over one to two years.
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From page 90...
... After consensus is achieved, the task force's position is often sent to an expert in the field for peer review before it is published in English in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination, 1979, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989) and in French in L'Union Medicate du Canada.
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From page 91...
... . The recommendations are published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal and L'Union Medicale du Canada, and reprints are sent to those on a growing list of people who have expressed interest in the task force's work.
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From page 92...
... Canadian Medical Association Journal 132: 1013-1015. Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination.
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