Systematic Reviews Now Available

Long-Term Drug Therapy and Drug Holidays for Osteoporosis Fracture Prevention: A Systematic Review
(Systematic Review, released on April 23, 2019)

This systematic review summarizes the effects of long-term osteoporosis drug treatment and of osteoporosis drug treatment discontinuation and holidays.

Telehealth for Acute and Chronic Care Consultations
(Systematic Review, released on April 24, 2019)

This report assesses the effectiveness of telehealth consultations and explores supplemental decision analysis.

Opportunity to Submit Scientific Information

The Effective Health Care (EHC) Program is interested in receiving supplemental evidence and data (SEADs) for systematic reviews that are relevant to the questions in our evidence reports. To ensure that it has full access to relevant research, whether or not it is published, the EHC Program is interested in receiving SEADs containing detailed study-specific information. Opportunities to submit scientific information are available for:

Skin Substitutes for Treating Chronic Wounds
Submission deadline extended until May 13, 2019

About us: AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program is committed to providing the best available evidence on the outcomes, benefits and harms, and appropriateness of drugs, devices, and health care services and by helping health care professionals, patients, policymakers, and health care systems make informed health care decisions. The program partners with research centers, academic institutions, health professional societies, consumer organizations, and other stakeholders to conduct research, evidence synthesis, evidence translation, dissemination, and implementation of research findings.

To learn more: https://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov