EHC Program Update: New Draft Report, Executive Summary, and Spanish-language Consumer Summaries

The following have been posted to the EHC Program Web site:

Draft Report

A draft report for the following topic is available for comment until December 23, 2013:

Imaging Tests for the Diagnosis and Staging of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. To access and comment, visit: http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/?pageaction=displayProduct&productID=1822.

To access all EHC Program topics currently available for comment, visit: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/research-available-for-comment/.  

Executive Summary

Community Forum Deliberative Methods Demonstration - Evaluating Effectiveness and Eliciting Public Views on Use of Evidence. To access the executive summary of this report, visit: http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/who-is-involved-in-the-effective-health-care-program1/ahrq-community-forum/#deliberative.

Spanish-language Consumer Summaries

• Surgical Options for Inguinal Hernia: Comparative Effectiveness Review. To access the Spanish-language consumer summary for  this topic, visit: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productID=1820. 
• Treatment for Depression After Unsatisfactory Response to SSRIs. To access the Spanish-language consumer summary for  this topic, visit: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productID=1821. 

To view all Spanish-language consumer summaries, visit: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/research-summaries-for-consumers-clinicians-and-policymakers/informacion-en-espanol/.  

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