Identifying Research Priorities for Clinical Preventive Services

Public Comment: Identifying Research Priorities for Clinical Preventive Services

In the interest of encouraging research on topics that have critical evidence gaps and for which the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has issued a statement of insufficient evidence (also known as an “I Statement”), the Task Force and AHRQ are working together to establish priorities for research in the area of clinical preventive services.

A working group has recently established draft methods for this process, and AHRQ is now offering an opportunity for public comment on the draft methodology. To provide comments, please go to http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tfcomment.htm and follow the directions for submitting a review. The public comment period is open until May 14, 2010.

Additional information on the Task Force's evidence-based recommendations and AHRQ's work to improve the delivery of effective clinical preventive services is available at www.preventiveservices.ahrq.gov.

http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/prevenix.htm

http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/iwgpropmeth.htm