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Perceived acceptability and feasibility of integrating breast and cervical cancer screening for women and providers in Kenya [Screening, prevention, and health promotion]

Annals of Family Medicine

Integrated screening for BC and CC can maximize the number of women screened and optimize limited resources. Few efforts have been made to integrate BC and CC screening in Kenya. Objective This study assesses the acceptability and feasibility of integrating BC screening into the CC screening program in Kenya.

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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded back in 2000 that there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening for dementia in older adults. If so, how do we screen and who do we screen? What should we use to screen individuals? Cognitive screening.

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Outcomes of Guidelines from Health Technology Assessment Organizations: A Systematic Mixed Studies Review [Systematic review, meta-analysis, or scoping review]

Annals of Family Medicine

HTA organizations are generally funded by governments, they guide health care professionals and decision/policy-makers, and they publish knowledge translation products such as guidelines. The full-text screening started with 345 studies and resulted in 120 included observational studies (21 qualitative, 94 quantitative, and 5 mixed methods).

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Logistics Unwrapped: A Roadmap to Successful FDA Meetings in In-Person and Hybrid Formats

FDA Law Blog

If you are driving, stop at the vehicle screening facility and inform security that you are attending a meeting. Inside Building 66 Upon arriving at Building 66, all visitors must present government-issued photo identification for check-in. Getting to Building 66 Most CDRH meetings occur in Building 66.

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Update on CDER, CBER, and CDRH Meetings with Industry

FDA Law Blog

The pandemic also deeply impacted how industry and the government conduct their operations. A teleconference will be conducted by voice only with no projection of presentations or use of video/camera; a videoconference would involve sharing a screen so that a presentation can be viewed by all participants and/or involve the use of video.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

No, I mean, I think I had the initial feeling or thought about this being present after I learned about it and were thoughtful with senior mentors about it. Thomas: But the person did screen and used a little bit of the and Social Network Scale and the UCLA Loneliness Scale. Like I said, the patient screened positive for it.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

So I thought… And I was doing this for the United States Preventive Services Task Force because we were looking at the evidence to what’s the benefit and harm of screening, and I had to look all over. Just to let you know, Eric, we have to give the credit to our federal government. Why do we need a story?”