The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has issued an invitation for member nominations for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
The request was published in the Federal Register on August 30. USPSTF is an independent panel of experts that makes evidence-based recommendations to the healthcare community and the public regarding clinical preventive services, AHRQ said. It is composed of 16 members appointed to serve staggered four-year terms; new members are selected each year to replace approximately one-fourth of the existing panel.
The current panel includes no radiologists.
AHRQ is accepting nominations until October 1, 2010. New nominees will begin their duties in January of 2011.
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