2019
Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Asymptomatic Average-Risk Adults: A Guidance Statement From the American College of Physicians.
Qaseem A, Crandall C, Mustafa R, Hicks L, Wilt T, Forciea M, Fitterman N, Horwitch C, Kansagara D, Maroto M, McLean R, Roa J, Tufte J. Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Asymptomatic Average-Risk Adults: A Guidance Statement From the American College of Physicians. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2019, 171: 643-654. PMID: 31683290, PMCID: PMC8152103, DOI: 10.7326/m19-0642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAverage-risk adultsFecal immunochemical testingColorectal cancerGuidance statementsImmunochemical testingPatient populationGuaiac-based fecal occult blood testingAsymptomatic average-risk adultsFecal occult blood testingScreening testColorectal cancer screening testsGuidelines International Network libraryOccult blood testingCancer screening testsAGREE II instrumentNational Guideline ClearinghouseTarget patient populationQuality of guidelinesFlexible sigmoidoscopyGuideline updateBlood testingPatient preferencesAmerican CollegeNational guidelinesClinical practiceScreening for Breast Cancer in Average-Risk Women: A Guidance Statement From the American College of Physicians.
Qaseem A, Lin J, Mustafa R, Horwitch C, Wilt T, Forciea M, Fitterman N, Iorio A, Kansagara D, Maroto M, McLean R, Tufte J, Vijan S. Screening for Breast Cancer in Average-Risk Women: A Guidance Statement From the American College of Physicians. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2019, 170: 547-560. PMID: 30959525, DOI: 10.7326/m18-2147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAverage-risk womenBreast cancerGuidance statementsPatient populationGuidelines International Network libraryClinical breast examinationAge 50 yearsAGREE II instrumentNational Guideline ClearinghouseTarget patient populationBreast cancer screeningQuality of guidelinesAsymptomatic womenBiennial mammographyBreast examinationCancer screeningAmerican CollegeNational guidelinesMost womenClinical practiceCancerCliniciansAverage riskWomenLife expectancy
2017
Hepatitis B Vaccination, Screening, and Linkage to Care: Best Practice Advice From the American College of Physicians and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Abara W, Qaseem A, Schillie S, McMahon B, Harris A, Abraham G, Centor R, DeLong D, Gantzer H, Horwitch C, Humphrey L, Jokela J, Li J, Lohr R, López A, McLean R. Hepatitis B Vaccination, Screening, and Linkage to Care: Best Practice Advice From the American College of Physicians and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2017, 167: 794-804. PMID: 29159414, DOI: 10.7326/m17-1106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis B virusHepatitis B vaccinationEnd-stage renal diseaseB vaccinationRenal diseaseAmerican CollegeChronic hepatitis B virus infectionElevated alanine aminotransferase levelsHepatitis B virus infectionDisease controlAlanine aminotransferase levelsB virus infectionChronic liver diseaseHigh HBV prevalenceHBV endemic regionsHIV-positive personsHigh-risk personsHepatitis C virusBest practice statementsPublic safety workersCare Task ForceBest Practice AdviceHBV prevalenceUnvaccinated adultsHBV infection