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  • Governing Board elections November 2018: Announcing the candidates standing
    Following a period of nominations, we’re very pleased that 18 candidates are standing for election to the Governing Board in this election. They are listed on elections.cochrane.org and here you can read more about the them, why they’re standing for election, and what they plan to do for Cochrane if elected. There are four (4) positions…
  • Four major policy issues for Cochrane: recent correspondence with the Governing Board
    A group of Cochrane members recently submitted a letter to the Board detailing "four major policy issues for Cochrane". You’re invited to read their letter and the Board’s response. To learn more about the Cochrane Council, the organization’s representative body for Cochrane members, please visit their section.
  • Krakow, Poland
    Registration for the 2019 Governance Meetings in Krakow, Poland is now open. Find out more about: Full programme for the 31 March - 5 April Venue and location Hotel options nearby Registration details Full details are available on our events pages, here.
  • Knowledge Translation Products Working Group  - Nov 2018 update
    It’s been a busy time for the Working Group looking at ‘Improving and Upscaling’ Knowledge Translation (KT) Products since the Community Survey over the summer. In this blog we look at the results of the survey and our plans for the future. Infographics, blogshots, policy briefings, press releases and videos… these are just some examples of KT…
  • Cochrane Classmate webinar: 20 Nov 2018
    Cochrane Classmate could change how evidence production is taught in classrooms around the world.  Brought to you by the Cochrane Crowd team, Classmate is a trainers’ toolkit that allows you to create exciting, interactive tasks that help your students learn about evidence production. It is easy to use, and its first release is now…
  • We asked current Co-Chairs Martin Burton and Marguerite Koster to tell us something about being a trustee on the Cochrane Board.
    The Cochrane Governing Board is looking for four new members. Cochrane is an international organization but is constituted as a UK charity. Board members are “trustees” of this charity. Charities in the United Kingdom are overseen by the Charity Commission and this Commission emphasizes that being a trustee of a charity is a position with specific…
  • UPDATE: Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group priority setting exercise feeds into a major funding call in the UK
    This is part of a series of Cochrane case studies about prioritization work by Cochrane Review Groups. You can read more by visiting the priority setting case study page. In October 2016 we reported on a priority setting exercise undertaken by the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group (CTAG). The group drew on the opinions and experiences of members…
  • Priority Setting Community Update – November 2018
    Looking for support for your Priority Setting process? The Knowledge Translation ‘Embedding Prioritisation’ Working Group might be able to help! Setting research priorities is essential to ensure Cochrane produces the right reviews. It can also be the foundation for knowledge translation, allowing consumers, healthcare professionals, policy…
  • Message from Cochrane Editor in Chief
    After considerable reflection over many months, and as hinted at during my presentation at this year’s Annual General Meeting, I have decided that the time is right for me to step down from the role of Cochrane’s Editor in Chief. I plan to leave at the end of May next year.   With the successful launch of the new Cochrane Library, new…
  • Invitation to stand for election to the Governing Board
    Cochrane’s Governing Board is seeking to elect 4 new members We are looking for candidates with a passion for Cochrane, a belief in its power to improve healthcare decision making worldwide, and the ability to support the management of the organization. Cochrane is an international organization and a registered charity in the UK, and members of…
  • New GRADEpro - Archie integration
    For many years, Cochrane authors have imported their RevMan 5 files in GRADEpro to build their summary of findings tables. The new integration brings a completely new experience for the use of RevMan 5 or RevMan Web together with GRADEpro - linked via Archie and your Cochrane Account. This blog post by Evidence Prime explains how it works and how…
  • Cochrane Interactive Learning
    Cochrane Interactive Learning is a series of high quality, online learning modules for conducting intervention reviews following Cochrane review methodology. Useful for both introductory-level and more experienced learners, the modules are designed for both individual distance learners and for trainers looking to create blended online and face-to-…
  • Cochrane Crowd webinar - 30 Oct 2018
    Help Cochrane curate and deliver health evidence Cochrane Crowd is an online citizen science platform that enables anyone with an interest in health to contribute to health evidence. Our volunteers make it easier for health researchers to find the latest, high-quality evidence on what treatments work and don’t work. This means health…
  • Governing Board Webinars - October 2018
    On 4th - 5th October 2018, Cochrane’s Governing Board held a series of three webinars at different times across the two days so that Cochrane’s global community could easily attend at least one of them. The webinars were hosted by the Governing Board Co-Chairs, Marguerite Koster and Martin Burton, and were open to all Cochrane members. A total of…
  • Cochrane Taiwan is expanding its reach through a new Cochrane Affiliate
    Cochrane Taiwan aims to promote evidence informed health care in Taiwan, and develops partnerships with institutions in the country to achieve this aim. One of these institutions is the Chang Gung University of Science and Technology (CGUST). CGUST has now been given Cochrane Affiliate status. CGUST is committed to training healthcare personnel,…
  • Read the full response to a recent letter from the EBM Netzwerk to Cochrane’s CEO and Editor in Chief
    The EBM Netzwerk in Germany recently submitted a letter to Cochrane’s CEO and Editor in Chief, which was published on its website. You can read this letter and the Governing Board response to it, here.
  • Cochrane Governing Board’s response to Cochrane Iberoamerican Network’s statement to members
    Members of the Cochrane Iberoamérican Network recently made a statement to the Governing Board and Cochrane Members. Read the statement and the Board’s reponse, here (also available in Spanish).
  • Webinar for Prioritization of Systematic Review Topics
    In order to support the implementation of the Guidance note for Cochrane Groups to define systematic review priorities the members of the Knowledge Translation Prioritization Working Group would like to invite you to join our interactive webinar on the process for defining systematic review priorities. The date for the webinar is: Monday 3rd…
  • 2018 Cochrane contributor prize and award winners
    Each year at our annual Colloquium, Cochrane presents a number of awards and prizes to contributors to recognize contributions to our work and organization made in various ways. This year the awards were presented at the Welcoming Reception of Colloquium Edinburgh.   Thomas C Chalmers Award is awarded to the principal author of…
  • Not at the 2018 AGM?
    The recording of this year’s Cochrane Annual General Meeting, held on Monday 17 September at the Cochrane Colloquium in Edinburgh, is now available.       Introduction (00:00:00) In Memorium (00:04:40) Council Report (00:31:48) Co-Chairs’ Report / Statement from the Board (00:36:10) CEO’s Report (00:46:30) Editor-in-Chief’s…
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