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Canada to Relaunch Preventive Health Task Force With 'Living Guidelines' by Next April

Marjorie Michel has directed the Public Health Agency to implement a rolling-update model to keep screening guidelines aligned with the latest research by next April.

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A 104-page report was released on Friday by the external review panel, led by University of Waterloo president Vivek Goel.

Overview

  • The federal government commissioned an expert review last spring after the task force faced criticism for rejecting advice to lower the mammogram screening age from 50 to 40.
  • Then-health minister Mark Holland paused the panel’s work in early March pending the outcome of the review.
  • The report urges a clear mandate and the adoption of a 'living guidelines' model to ensure recommendations reflect emerging evidence.
  • Health Minister Marjorie Michel has ordered the Public Health Agency of Canada to implement the report’s recommendations and reactivate the panel by next April.
  • Since its inception, the task force has provided family doctors with clinical guidelines on cancer screening and other preventive health measures.