• A computer-assisted counseling tool for alcohol misuse and abuse can be implemented in primary care settings and shows promise for improving physician screening and interventions for alcohol misuse. (jabfm.org)
  • The USPSTF recommends screening for unhealthy alcohol use in primary care settings in adults 18 years or older, including pregnant women, and providing persons engaged in risky or hazardous drinking with brief behavioral counseling interventions to reduce unhealthy alcohol use. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
  • The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening and brief behavioral counseling interventions for alcohol use in primary care settings in adolescents aged 12 to 17 years. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
  • Screen for unhealthy alcohol use and provide persons engaged in risky or hazardous drinking with brief behavioral counseling interventions. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
  • The USPSTF has made recommendations on screening for and interventions to reduce the unhealthy use of other substances, including illicit drugs and tobacco. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
  • Tailored and untailored client reminder interventions to increase colorectal cancer screening by FOBT should be applicable across a range of settings and populations, provided they are adapted and targeted for a specific population and delivery context. (thecommunityguide.org)
  • Implement 'good practice' interventions, including training for childcare workers and information and support for parents, grandparents and carers on active play and healthy eating (including breast feeding). (who.int)
  • Identify, disseminate and implement 'good practice' and innovative curricula and environmental interventions on a national basis (eg fruit and vegetable promotion, cooking skills, physical activity). (who.int)
  • Targeted fluency practice builds prosody and automaticity ( Rasinski et al, 2016 ). (mass.edu)
  • In 2016, Dr. Huang joined the new MGH Concierge Medicine practice. (massgeneral.org)
  • The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends the use of client reminders to increase colorectal cancer screening with fecal occult blood testing based on strong evidence of effectiveness. (thecommunityguide.org)
  • The CPSTF finds insufficient evidence to determine effectiveness of client reminders in increasing colorectal cancer screening with tests other than FOBT (colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy), because of inconsistent evidence. (thecommunityguide.org)
  • The finding for colorectal cancer screening by colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy is based on evidence from a Community Guide systematic review published in 2008 (Baron et al. (thecommunityguide.org)
  • The updated review included 3 additional studies on colorectal cancer screening by FOBT. (thecommunityguide.org)
  • The following outlines evidence gaps for client reminders to increase breast, cervical, or colorectal cancer screening. (thecommunityguide.org)
  • At the time of publication of this document, approximately 98% of all babies born in the United States are provided with expanded newborn screening for metabolic diseases by tandem mass spectrometry. (aacc.org)
  • The increased numbers of different metabolic diseases that are identifiable by tandem mass spectrometry also increases the complexity of testing required for confirmation of diagnosis. (aacc.org)
  • In addition, tandem mass spectrometry is being utilized for multiple additional metabolic conditions, which vary by state. (aacc.org)
  • The development of tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) screening in the early 1990s led to a large expansion of potentially detectable congenital metabolic diseases that can be identified by characteristic patterns of amino acids and acylcarnitines. (wikipedia.org)
  • Barriers to and predictors of the practice of breast self-examination in Jordanian Muslim women. (ons.org)
  • This study assessed knowledge about hepatitis C and barriers to screening for it in the UAE. (who.int)
  • 11 During this time, financial barriers to CRC screening were reduced, with the number of insured American increasing and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) requiring the vast majority of insurance plans to cover all preventive health services with an A or B rating. (osteopathic.org)
  • Most British adults want full information on risks and benefits of screening but they also want a recommendation from an authoritative source. (nih.gov)
  • Screening for hypertension is usually performed by measuring blood pressure at every outpatient visit, which often results in transiently elevated findings among adults who do not have a diagnosis of hypertension. (annfammed.org)
  • METHODS A retrospective case-control study of 372 adults without hypertension and 68 patients with newly diagnosed hypertension was conducted to compare the usual screening practice of checking blood pressure at every visit with a second strategy that considered only annual blood pressure measurements. (annfammed.org)
  • CONCLUSION A limited annual screening strategy for hypertension can improve specificity without sacrificing sensitivity when compared with routine screening at every visit in previously normotensive adults. (annfammed.org)
  • 3 The USPSTF mentions the JNC-7 recommendations regarding screening intervals but states, "the optimal interval for screening adults for hypertension is not known. (annfammed.org)
  • The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for abuse and neglect in all older or vulnerable adults. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
  • The USPSTF found no valid, reliable screening tools in the primary care setting to identify abuse of older or vulnerable adults without recognized signs and symptoms of abuse. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
  • The USPSTF found inadequate evidence that screening or early detection of elder abuse or abuse of vulnerable adults reduces exposure to abuse, physical or mental harms, or mortality in older or vulnerable adults. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
  • One- to 3-item screening instruments have the best accuracy for assessing unhealthy alcohol use in adults 18 years or older. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
  • Screening 2000 individuals from consecutive mass-spectrometric studies, we herein identify five healthy German adults without exhaled isoprene. (nature.com)
  • Clinical Practice Research Datalink data for 1.71 million, 1.34 million and 2.50 million adults were assessed (using multivariate logistic regression) for possible associations between SMI and participation in bowel, breast and cervical screening, respectively. (nature.com)
  • 6 The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for CRC in all adults ages 50-75 with an "A" rating and adults ages 45-49 with a "B" rating. (osteopathic.org)
  • There is universal agreement among major national primary care organizations, including The Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection and Treatment of Hypertension (JNC-7), the United States Preventative Service Task Force (USPSTF), the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American College of Physicians on the utility of screening for hypertension. (annfammed.org)
  • The USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen for intimate partner violence (IPV) in women of reproductive age and provide or refer women who screen positive to ongoing support services. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
  • The USPSTF concludes with moderate certainty that screening for AAA in men aged 65 to 75 years who have ever smoked is of moderate net benefit ( Table ). (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
  • The USPSTF concludes that the evidence is insufficient to determine the net benefit of screening for AAA in women aged 65 to 75 years who have ever smoked or have a family history of AAA ( Table ). (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
  • The USPSTF concludes with moderate certainty that the harms of screening for AAA in women aged 65 to 75 years who have never smoked and have no family history of AAA outweigh the benefits ( Table ). (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
  • 8 CRC screening, in line with guidelines, has increased significantly since 2000. (osteopathic.org)
  • Among Americans aged 50 and older, screening rates increased from 38% in 2000 to 59% in 2010. (osteopathic.org)
  • He completed his Internal Medicine residency and Cardiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, and was selected Chief Medical Resident in 1990. (massgeneral.org)
  • He has practiced Internal Medicine and Cardiology at MGH continuously for the past 31 years. (massgeneral.org)
  • 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Methods: A RCT was conducted using N = 103 adult (age 21 55) patients from randomized Intervention (7) and Control (6) dental practices, meeting criteria of 1+ binge drinking episodes in the past 30 days. (confex.com)
  • This was a mixed methods, prospective cohort study conducted with licensed clinicians in a practice-based research network. (jabfm.org)
  • Methods A prospective, Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial with a modified Zelen design involving 160 practices in South West England in 2010. (bmj.com)
  • Additional studies to examine the impact of other variables on the practice of early-detection methods should be conducted, such as those that determine faculty knowledge and beliefs about early detection, those that assess curriculum content about breast cancer and its early detection, and those that assess other healthcare providers' knowledge and beliefs about early detection. (ons.org)
  • Intervention studies that aim to increase nurses' knowledge of breast cancer and their practice of early-detection methods would be beneficial. (ons.org)
  • The systematic reviews were conducted on behalf of the CPSTF by a team of specialists in systematic review methods, and in research, practice, and policy related to cancer prevention and control. (thecommunityguide.org)
  • OBJECTIVE: 1) To evaluate the impact of the Futuros Fuertes intervention on infant feeding, screen time, and sleep practices and 2) To use qualitative methods to explore mechanisms of action. (bvsalud.org)
  • An analysis of cancer screening in Veterans Affairs facilities showed that colonoscopies decreased by 45% in 2020 compared to the average number of procedures performed in 2018 and 2019. (osteopathic.org)
  • Surveys reveal limited screening and counseling for alcohol misuse by primary care physicians despite evidence-based recommendations. (jabfm.org)
  • This supplement shares data from the CDC-funded American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Office Champions Project and describes the impact alcohol SBI made on patient care. (aafp.org)
  • This project aimed to train family physicians on alcohol SBI to enable them to implement lessons learned in their daily practice. (aafp.org)
  • State licensing websites are another useful tool for patients looking to screen their physicians. (kornfeldlaw.com)
  • A new screening tool based on the previously developed mnemonic designed to assist physicians with obtaining a psychosocial history from adolescents as part of a routine visit was developed by researchers at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • A standardized clinical assessment tool was needed because physicians had indicated that there was no such screening tool. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Although bone mineral density (BMD) is traditionally used to identify patients with osteoporosis or low bone mass, some physicians have begun incorporating the trabecular bone score (TBS) into their exams. (medscape.com)
  • 1994. Communicating the NCI mammography screening guidelines: the practicing physicians perspective. (cdc.gov)
  • The international guidance for screening for Type 2 Diabetes will be reviewed and a summary of the evidence relating to the psychological effects of screening, as well as the costs and cost-effectiveness of the various types of screening programmes, will be presented. (intechopen.com)
  • Recent research by Public Health England (PHE) supports this hypothesis, and reports that people with SMI are considerably less likely to participate in all three cancer screening programmes, with people with SMI being 18% less likely to participate in breast screening, 20% less likely to participate in cervical screening, and 31% less likely to participate in bowel screening (compared to people without SMI) [ 15 ]. (nature.com)
  • As such, it is not known whether specific SMIs are associated with lower participation in individual cancer screening programmes, nor whether inequalities are exacerbated by known correlates of screening participation, such as age, sex and deprivation [ 17 ], some of which (e.g. (nature.com)
  • Cervical cancer screening programmes : managerial guidelines. (who.int)
  • According to evidence-based guidelines from the Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAPSACC) program and the American Academy of Pediatrics, preschoolers should engage in 60 minutes to several hours per day of unstructured physical activity and have no more than 30 minutes of screen time per week in childcare (7,8). (cdc.gov)
  • Introduce 'good practice' standards on healthy eating and physical activity that meet the above guidelines and build on accreditation and funding frameworks. (who.int)
  • Introduce 'good practice' standards on healthy eating and physical activity that meet the above guidelines and build into the accreditation and funding frameworks. (who.int)
  • Multiple organizations publish screening guidelines, which sometimes differ. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Disease management is enhanced by using disease-specific practice guidelines and protocols. (msdmanuals.com)
  • All women of reproductive age are at potential risk for IPV and should be screened. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
  • 3 Screening women of reproductive age and counseling them that no level of alcohol use is safe during pregnancy is an important step to prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, which can cause learning disabilities, abnormal facial features, congenital disabilities, and poor growth in affected children. (aafp.org)
  • For this reason, your dentist recommends an annual oral cancer screening. (optimalpracticetransitions.com)
  • 2 - 4 JNC-7 recommends a 2-year screening interval for normotensive individuals (systolic blood pressure less than 120 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure less than 80 mm Hg) and a 1-year interval for individuals with prehypertension (systolic blood pressure of 120-139 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure of 80-89 mm Hg), but it does not cite any references for these recommendations. (annfammed.org)
  • 7 The ACS recommends that as part of CRC screening, non-colonoscopy screening tests should be followed up with a timely colonoscopy, as delays in follow-up of abnormal results increase the risk of advanced CRC and CRC death. (osteopathic.org)
  • PURPOSE Hypertension is the most common diagnosis in ambulatory care, yet little evidence exists regarding recommended screening intervals or the sensitivity and specificity of a routine office-based blood pressure measurement, the most common screening test. (annfammed.org)
  • 1 Yet there is little evidence to recommend a screening interval 2 or to define the sensitivity and specificity of the most common screening test, a routine office-based blood pressure measurement performed by manual sphygmomanometry. (annfammed.org)
  • However, owing to the lack of sensitivity and specificity, elevations in single or sequential CA 125 levels alone are not recommended for ovarian cancer screening or in the initial diagnosis of ovarian cancer. (medscape.com)
  • Numerous brief screening instruments can detect unhealthy alcohol use with acceptable sensitivity and specificity in primary care settings. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
  • Our findings could help people involved in childcare, including policy makers, modify existing written policies and develop programs to help providers of early childcare implement best practices to promote physical activity. (cdc.gov)
  • These findings could help policy makers and people caring for young children modify existing policies and develop programs to help early childhood caregivers implement best practices to promote children's physical activity. (cdc.gov)
  • These findings update and replace the 2008 CPSTF findings on Cancer Screening: Client Reminders Colorectal Cancer by FOBT and Cancer Screening: Client Reminders Colorectal Cancer by Colonoscopy or Flexible Sigmoidoscopy . (thecommunityguide.org)
  • These revised recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on measles, mumps, and rubella prevention supersede recommendations published in 1989 and 1990. (cdc.gov)
  • A human tissue screen identifies a regulator of ER secretion as a brain-size determinant," Science , 370:935-41, 2020. (the-scientist.com)
  • The percentage of FQHC patients ages 50-75 screened for CRC fell from 45.6% in 2019 to 40.1% in 2020, increasing to 41.9% in 2021. (osteopathic.org)
  • Your dental office emphasizes the importance of providing routine oral cancer screenings. (optimalpracticetransitions.com)
  • For stomach (gastric) cancer, there is no standard or routine screening test for the general U.S. population. (oncolink.org)
  • Conclusions This complex intervention doubled chlamydia screening tests in fully engaged practices. (bmj.com)
  • CONCLUSIONS: Low-income Latino infants participating in the Futuros Fuertes intervention had modestly healthier feeding and screen time practices compared to control participants. (bvsalud.org)
  • The team found 13 genes with obvious roles in organ growth-genes that would show up in a 2-D screen of cells as well as the team's 3-D organoid system, Knoblich says-plus an additional 12 that only influenced phenotype later in an organoid's development. (the-scientist.com)
  • Recommendations for family history, phenotype screening of at-risk family members, referral to expert centers as needed, genetic counseling, and cardiovascular therapies, informed in part by phenotype, are presented in the HFSA document. (nih.gov)
  • Clinical opportunistic screening will be discussed and compared with population screening. (intechopen.com)
  • Objective To determine if a structured complex intervention increases opportunistic chlamydia screening testing of patients aged 15-24 years attending English general practitioner (GP) practices. (bmj.com)
  • 10 The screening rate among Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) patients ages 50-75 increased from 30.2% in 2012 to 45.6% in 2019. (osteopathic.org)
  • Investigations indicate that unsafe healthcare practices in formal and informal healthcare settings as the most likely cause of the 2019 outbreak of HIV infection in Larkana, Pakistan. (who.int)
  • Universal screening of patients during a health maintenance visit is an ideal opportunity to inquire about unhealthy alcohol use, but screening can be done at any time at the discretion of the physician. (aafp.org)
  • Informed decision-making approaches to cancer screening emphasise the importance of decisions being determined by individuals' own values and preferences. (nih.gov)
  • This study examined preferences regarding a recommendation from the NHS and information provision in the context of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. (nih.gov)
  • Main Research Variables: Knowledge of breast cancer and early detection and practice of BSE. (ons.org)
  • Knowledge and practice of breast cancer screening amongst public health nurses in Singapore. (ons.org)
  • The CPSTF finding for client reminders to increase screening for colorectal cancer by FOBT is based on evidence from a Community Guide systematic review published in 2008 (Baron et al. (thecommunityguide.org)
  • The original colorectal cancer review included 4 studies on client reminders to increase cancer screening by FOBT. (thecommunityguide.org)
  • The updated search for evidence included five studies about client reminders to increase screening for breast cancer (1 study) or colorectal cancer (4 studies). (thecommunityguide.org)
  • In England, participation in cancer screening is low among people with SMI. (nature.com)
  • A biproduct of these restrictions was fewer people being screened for cancer and fewer people being diagnosed. (osteopathic.org)
  • Review the evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for gastric cancer using barium-meal photofluorography, gastric endoscopy, or serum pepsinogen in this expert-reviewed summary. (oncolink.org)
  • and Levels of Evidence for Cancer Screening and Prevention Studies are also available. (oncolink.org)
  • Based on fair evidence, screening with barium-meal photofluorography or serum pepsinogen would not result in a decrease in mortality from gastric cancer in areas with relatively low incidence of the disease, such as the United States. (oncolink.org)
  • Evidence from case-control and cohort studies from East Asia are generally consistent with a substantial reduction in gastric cancer mortality associated with endoscopic screening. (oncolink.org)
  • No impact of repeated endoscopic screens on gastric cancer mortality in a prospectively followed Chinese population at high risk. (oncolink.org)
  • Accuracy of screening for gastric cancer using serum pepsinogen concentrations. (oncolink.org)
  • Screening for gastric cancer in Asia: current evidence and practice. (oncolink.org)
  • Screening for cancer : theory, analysis, and design / David M. Eddy. (who.int)
  • The focus therefore is on both prevention and early detection by screening, with a view to preventing or delaying complications. (intechopen.com)
  • This is attributable mostly to earlier detection as a result of screening and treatment advances. (osteopathic.org)
  • This recommendation is not binding for individual states, and some states may screen for disorders that are not included on this list of recommended disorders. (wikipedia.org)
  • age 50-80 years) indicated their preference between: (1) a strong recommendation to participate in CRC screening, (2) a recommendation alongside advice to make an individual decision, and (3) no recommendation but advice to make an individual decision. (nih.gov)
  • Chlamydia infections detected increased in intervention practices from 2.1/1000 registered 15-24-year-olds prior intervention to 2.5 during the intervention compared with 2.0 and 2.3/1000 in controls (Estimated Rate Ratio intervention versus controls 1.4 (CI 1.01 to 1.93). (bmj.com)
  • With Americans making an average 3.2 medical office visits per year and the majority of these occurring in primary care, 1 , 12 there is ample opportunity to design a better, more limited screening strategy for hypertension that meets JNC-7's recommendations. (annfammed.org)
  • FILE - Sierra Canyon's Bronny James warms up at halftime during a high school basketball game against Christopher Columbus at the Hoophall Classic, Monday, January 16, 2023, in Springfield, Mass. Bronny James, son of NBA superstar LeBron James, was hospitalized after going into cardiac arrest while participating in a practice at Southern California on Monday, July 24, 2023. (cnn.com)
  • Purpose: Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral, and Treatment (SBIRT) protocols for heavy drinkers, effective in medical settings, have not been examined in dental settings. (confex.com)
  • Screening and brief intervention (SBI) for alcohol use is a validated, evidence-based intervention to detect unhealthy drinking in the primary care setting and motivate patients to alter their behavior. (aafp.org)
  • Physician and office champions were trained on alcohol screening and the components of brief intervention with the expectation that they would disseminate this new knowledge at their practices. (aafp.org)
  • Paul Huang, MD, PhD has joined the Concierge Medicine Practice at Massachusetts General Hospital. (massgeneral.org)
  • At Optimal Practice Transitions, we use data-driven decisions to deliver optimal results. (optimalpracticetransitions.com)
  • RESULTS Specificity improved from 70.4% (95% CI, 65.5%-75.0%) for the usual practice to 82.0% (95% CI, 77.7%-85.8%) for the annual screening strategy. (annfammed.org)
  • Results Data from 76 intervention and 81 control practices were analysed. (bmj.com)
  • Both screenings came back with normal results. (cnn.com)
  • An international survey of attitudes of medical geneticists toward mass screening and access to results. (cdc.gov)
  • Results of search for 'su:{Mass screening. (who.int)
  • The project took place over the course of two years and included baseline measurement of alcohol screening by participating practices, an implementation phase, a second round of measurement, and a sustainability plan. (aafp.org)
  • Infants who screen positive undergo further testing to determine if they are truly affected with a disease or if the test result was a false positive. (wikipedia.org)
  • A mass screening test for COVID-19 is urgently needed in South Korea because of the increasing number of confirmed cases in long-term care hospitals and public facilities, as well as imported cases. (cdc.gov)
  • 9 , 10 These factors, plus patient factors of acute pain, illness, or anxiety, make interpreting clinic blood pressure values as a screening test for hypertension difficult. (annfammed.org)
  • This test method provides a means for screening materials, products, or assemblies, for the mass loss, and ignitability they exhibit under specified heat flux exposure conditions. (astm.org)
  • As an option, the test method is also suitable for screening for the heat released, by using a thermopile method (See Annex A2). (astm.org)
  • Terminology E176 , on fire standards, states that fire-test-response characteristics include ease of ignition and mass loss (both measured in this test method), as well as flame spread, smoke generation, fire endurance, and toxic potency of smoke. (astm.org)
  • The mass loss rate of a material, product, or assembly is a fire-test-response characteristic that gives an indication of its burning rate. (astm.org)
  • NACB recognizes that there is a strong need for evaluation of how these newborn screening laboratory services are provided, and of equal importance, how procedures for adequate follow-up testing should proceed. (aacc.org)
  • Newborn screening (NBS) is a public health program of screening in infants shortly after birth for conditions that are treatable, but not clinically evident in the newborn period. (wikipedia.org)
  • Newborn screening around the world is still done using similar filter paper. (wikipedia.org)
  • Robert Guthrie is given much of the credit for pioneering the earliest screening for phenylketonuria in the late 1960s using a bacterial inhibition assay (BIA) to measure phenylalanine levels in blood samples obtained by pricking a newborn baby's heel on the second day of life on filter paper. (wikipedia.org)
  • On April 24, 2008, President George W. Bush signed into law the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007. (wikipedia.org)
  • It also sought to improve, expand, and enhance current newborn screening programs at the state level. (wikipedia.org)
  • citation needed] Newborn screening programs initially used screening criteria based largely on criteria established by JMG Wilson and F. Jungner in 1968. (wikipedia.org)
  • Although not specifically about newborn population screening programs, their publication, Principles and practice of screening for disease proposed ten criteria that screening programs should meet before being used as a public health measure. (wikipedia.org)
  • Newborn screening programs are administered in each jurisdiction, with additions and removals from the panel typically reviewed by a panel of experts. (wikipedia.org)
  • Consistent with the recent advances in the neurobiology of learning, a list of potential correlates will be discussed from the literature that either inform the basis of accepted teaching practices or provide ideas for further exploration with the aim of improving the current design of learning environments. (brainblogger.com)
  • Motivations for multi-screening: An exploratory study on motivations and gratifications. (degruyter.com)
  • Screening can be used to detect risk factors, which may be altered to prevent disease, or to detect disease in asymptomatic people, who can then be treated early. (msdmanuals.com)
  • To enhance utility in daily clinical practice we recommend design enhancements and strategies to enhance usage as described in this research. (jabfm.org)
  • 3.) Development of algorithms and/or scoring systems to guide clinical oncology research and practice. (dana-farber.org)
  • The HEADS-ED is based on previous research on longer screening tools, such as the Childhood Acuity of Psychiatric Illness (CAPI) scale and the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths-Mental Health (CANS-MH 3.0) scale. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Beyond genetic and lifestyle risk factors, research shows a correlation between access to CRC screening and patient outcomes. (osteopathic.org)
  • US Pediatrician Practices and Attitudes Concerning Childhood Obesity: 2006 and 2017. (rochester.edu)
  • This chapter gives a brief overview of the evidence for prevention of Type 2 Diabetes (behavioural and pharmacological) and describes various approaches to screening, from an international perspective, together with their relative advantages and disadvantages. (intechopen.com)
  • In parallel, approaches to UX pedagogy have emerged from the HCI tradition [4], evolving from the theories and practices of subjects such as Computer Science, Psychology, and Ergonomics. (medium.com)
  • We developed and evaluated an alcohol screening and misuse counseling tool designed to assist clinicians at the point of care (POC). (jabfm.org)
  • 1 Clinicians should consider the presence of comorbid conditions and not offering screening if patients are unable to undergo surgical intervention or have a reduced life expectancy. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
  • Data were gathered via telephone interviews at baseline, 3- and 6-months on alcohol outcomes (Total Drinks/Week) as well as Individual- and Practice-level covariates. (confex.com)
  • As part of this project, 14 family medicine practices located throughout the United States ( Figure 1 ) implemented alcohol SBI. (aafp.org)
  • The Single-Item Alcohol Screening Questionnaire (SASQ) is short, simple to administer, and easy to remember. (aafp.org)
  • The number of diseases screened for is set by each jurisdiction, and can vary greatly. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the United States, the American College of Medical Genetics recommended a uniform panel of diseases that all infants born in every state should be screened for. (wikipedia.org)
  • Early case identification and hospital practices that protect against airborne diseases are crucial steps to ensure that healthcare workers are protected. (cdc.gov)
  • Dr. Huang's career has focused on preventive care, health screening, wellness, nutrition and fitness. (massgeneral.org)
  • During a screening program conducted in a health appraisal clinic, classic multiorgan disease was detected in only 1 of 152 homozygotes. (medscape.com)
  • Effect of an educational film on the Health Belief Model and breast self-examination practice. (ons.org)
  • Ethnic differences in breast self-examination practice and health beliefs. (ons.org)
  • In the following fictitious vignette, we can see how the tool can be useful in screening a patient who presents in mental health crisis. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • 1986. Determining risks to health: federal policy and practice. (cdc.gov)
  • Medical screening and the employee health cost crisis / Mark A. Rothstein. (who.int)
  • Major qualitative themes include 1) parental trust in intervention messaging 2) changes in feeding and screen time parenting practices, 3) text messages supported behavior change for parents and family members, and 4) varying effectiveness of intervention on different health behaviors. (bvsalud.org)
  • We examined associations between caregiver practices and children's physical activity in FCCHs with predominantly Hispanic providers. (cdc.gov)
  • Multilevel linear regression models assessed the association between caregivers' meeting best practices for physical activity and screen time and children's time spent sedentary or in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). (cdc.gov)
  • We found no association between various screen-time best practices and children's sedentary time. (cdc.gov)
  • DNA tests are useful for screening. (medlineplus.gov)
  • It comprised of practice-based education with up to two additional contacts to increase the importance of screening to GP staff and their confidence to offer tests through skill development (including videos). (bmj.com)
  • For more information about universal screening and a list of Massachusetts-approved screening assessments, see Early Literacy Screening Assessments . (mass.edu)
  • Screening everyone ensures equitable care, increases patient acceptance, and reduces stigma. (aafp.org)
  • Two practices withdrew from the project due to staff turnover that included the physician and office champions. (aafp.org)