Task Force Members

Pursuing Change in Caring for Patients with Chronic Illness

Acknowledgments The Minnesota Medical Association wishes to thank the members of the Chronic Care Task Force for their commitment of time and expertise. Although this report accurately refl ects the discussions and recommendations of the task force, it is a product of the Minnesota Medical Association and, as such, may not represent the views of all task force members.

Guidelines of the Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology for fine-needle aspiration procedure and reporting. The Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology Task Force on Standards of Practice.

This guideline document was developed by the Standards of Practice Task Force of the Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology, based on extensive literature reviews and the personal practical experience of task force members. The draft guidelines were then subjected to expert review. The task force made revisions to the drafts based on the responses received from the consultant members, who are re...

Policy and Practice Implications of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2000 Report of the International Reading Association PISA Task Force April 2003 Task Force Members

Benefits and Costs of Consumer Protection Proposals in Califor

In 1996, Governor Wilson and the California Legislature established the Managed Health Care Improvement Task Force to inform state leaders about the health industry in California; the impact of managed care on quality, access, and cost of care; issues of special concern to consumers; and the appropriate role of government in relation to managed care. The Task Force consisted of 30 members and 7...

Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of pulmonary embolism. Report of the WHO/International Society and Federation of Cardiology Task Force.

To assess the state of the art of venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism for the medical and other health-related professions, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Society and Federation of Cardiology (ISFC) convened a task force in Geneva, Switzerland. Members of the task force prepared position papers and presented brief oral presentations. A report was subsequently pre...

Clinical practice guidelines for the maintenance of patient physical safety in the intensive care unit: use of restraining therapies--American College of Critical Care Medicine Task Force 2001-2002.

OBJECTIVE To develop clinical practice guidelines for the use of restraining therapies to maintain physical and psychological safety of adult and pediatric patients in the intensive care unit. PARTICIPANTS A multidisciplinary, multispecialty task force of experts in critical care practice was convened from the membership of the American College of Critical Care Medicine (ACCM), the Society of...