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Evidence-Based Behavioral Medicine: Committee Mandate

July 1, 2000 - August 31, 2002

  1. Identify and convene a select steering committee of experts in randomized clinical trials, biomedical statistics, clinical psychology, behavioral medicine, community interventions, and project coordination, supplemented by additional consultants on an as-needed basis, suitable for implementing the statement of work.
  2. Create a system of criteria for evaluating the soundness of scientific evidence supporting prevention, treatment, and adjunct interventions in the field of behavioral medicine.
  3. Define methods and procedures for reviewing and evaluating empirical evidence for randomized clinical trials of behavioral and mixed-modality interventions.
  4. Establish a system for categorizing behavioral interventions by disease, outcome objective, stage of development of the science base, and phase of trial.
  5. Create a register of interventions suitable for review, and prioritize these by importance to the field of behavioral medicine.
  6. Develop a plan for undertaking systematic reviews of the existing evidence about behavioral medicine interventions.
  7. Test the system by completing one review of intervention evidence for two different diseases.
  8. Develop a plan for: 1) performing systematic reviews on a continuing basis and 2) disseminating results of these reviews to behavioral medicine researchers, educators, practitioners, the public, third party payers, and other interested entities.

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© Evidence-based Behavioral Medicine Committee
Paul Jacobsen, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center
Professor, Department of Psychology, University of South Florida
12902 Magnolia Drive, MRC-PSY
Tampa, Florida 33612
Tel: 813-745-3862
Fax: 813-745-3906
http://www.cas.usf.edu/~jacobsen


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