HS: Introduction to Clinical Guidelines and EBM Assignments 5/20/2025

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Introduction/CDC Immunization Schedule

Health Systems

5/20/2025

TOPIC 1: Introduction to the United States Preventative Services Task Force Recommendations

FACULTY: Heather McEwen, MLIS, MS

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

After watching the Overview of Clinical Guidelines video and attending class, students will be able to:

Explain the purpose of guidelines and the criteria that determine high-quality guidelines.
Discuss the limitations of guidelines.
Explain where clinical guidelines are found on the EBM pyramid.
Distinguish between evidence-based or consensus-based clinical guidelines.
Explain where clinical guidelines are found on the EBM pyramid.
Distinguish between evidence-based or consensus-based clinical guidelines
Discuss the CDC vaccine schedules for adults and children.
Practice using the USPSTF recommendations and CDC vaccine schedules to choose appropriate preventative care and screening tests for patients in clinical cases discussed in class.
Search for a relevant clinical guidelines and evaluate it using a validity checklist.

Resources:

Supplementary Resources:

Clinical Guidelines Checklist
Duke University Medical Center Library and Archives

Systematic Review Checklist
How to Cite the Checklist
Aromataris E, Fernandez R, Godfrey C, Holly C, Kahlil H, Tungpunkom P. Summarizing systematic reviews: methodological development, conduct and reporting of an Umbrella review approach. Int J Evid Based Healthc. 2015;13(3):132-40.

Human Development

Systems-based practice (including health systems, public health, community, schools) and patient safety (including basic concepts and terminology)

Quality improvement
- Improvement science principles
  - Variation and standardization: guidelines