Cochrane-REWARD prize for reducing waste in research - submissions open until 15 May.
The annual Cochrane-REWARD prize gathers, assesses, and then publicizes good local or pilot initiatives that have the most potential to reduce waste in research if scaled up globally. Two prizes are awarded annually, but other shortlisted candidate will also be…
Nominations are invited for the role of member of the Cochrane Consumer Network Executive
Cochrane’s healthcare consumers play a key role in the production of healthcare evidence and the governance of the organisation. Members of the Cochrane Consumer Network Executive, chosen by members of the Consumer Network, are involved in important work to…
“Winning such a prestigious international award is a rare event and, frankly, important for career development”, Cochrane’s 2017 Winner; David Henry (Professor; Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice, Bond University, Australia)
William (Bill) Silverman (1924-2004) was one of the founders of American neonatal medicine. He was honoured…
A new Cochrane-wide peer review policy has been published in the Editorial and Publishing Policy Resource. This policy has been introduced with the aim of improving transparency in decision making, consistent with core Cochrane principles, standardising practice across Cochrane, and implementing best practice for peer review.
As the policy…
The Cochrane Council aims to ensure that Cochrane Groups retain an effective voice in Cochrane’s leadership and strategic decision-making.
Julie Brown, Co-Chair of Cochrane Council, has stepped down from her position after one year of service on the Council and several years of collaboration as Cochrane Author with Cochrane Gynaecology and…
We are looking for members of the Cochrane community who are experienced Colloquium attendees to become consumer and newcomer buddies!
The Cochrane Colloquium Edinburgh is a Patients Included event and we are aiming to make it rewarding and inclusive for the patients, consumers, and newcomers who attend. Amongst the wide range of workshops,…
Cochrane and Wiley are delighted to invite you to preview the new Cochrane Library website: https://betacochranelibrary.com/
This preview allows you to view some of the new enhancements to the Cochrane Library and to take a look at the site before the future full launch.
Please be aware that the site is still in development and that this is…
We are proud to announce this week the official launch of five new Cochrane Review Group (CRG) Networks: Cochrane Acute and Emergency Care; Cochrane Brain, Nerves, and Mind; Cochrane Circulation and Breathing, Cochrane Children and Families, and Cochrane Long-term Conditions and Ageing.
These new CRG Networks join the first two Networks launched…
Cochrane Mexico has been recognized for its outstanding achievements in promoting evidence-based decision-making in health care by moving from a Cochrane Associate Centre to being awarded full, independent Centre status.
The Mexican Cochrane Centre consists of five Associated Centres located at Culiacán (Sinaloa's Pediatric Hospital), Guadalajara…
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Jacob Rosenberg as the new Co-ordinating Editor of Cochrane Colorectal Cancer at the Herlev Hospital and University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Professor Rosenberg has authored or co-authored nearly 800 publications, including 706 scientific articles, 53 book chapters, and 26 textbooks, and has…
2017 Dashboard is keeping us on track for 2018
Cochrane’s Annual Dashboard presents some key metrics on our organizational performance over the previous calendar year. It includes data on Strategy to 2020 target achievements, and key metrics around the four Strategy to 2020 Goals. It’s an excellent tool to use to reflect on what we accomplished…
Dear Cochrane Members and community colleagues,
The Governing Board met in Lisbon, Portugal, on 19th, 22 and 23rd March 2018 and we wanted to share with you some of our key decisions. More information will be available in due course (as will the full open access minutes) but if you have any questions about these decisions, please contact one of…
TaskExchange has launched new features especially for evidence newcomers and translators!
TaskExchange is Cochrane’s online platform that connects people needing help on health evidence projects (Cochrane and non-Cochrane) with people who have the time and skills to help out. TaskExchange now has almost 2,100 contributors collaborating on…
Stipend applications open until Friday 27 April 2018
A number of stipends and bursaries are available to help consumers and other attendees based in developing countries to attend Cochrane Colloquium Edinburgh 2018.
The stipends (funding you can apply for, if eligible) are to help cover registration, travel, accommodation, and other…
The Senior Management Team sets annual targets for delivery by the Cochrane community and Central Executive Team in support of Strategy to 2020.
What do we plan to do in 2018?
Together the Central Executive Team and Cochrane community will:
Form eight new Cochrane Review Group Networks, and begin implementation of Network plans and improved…
Dear Community colleagues,
I am writing to inform you that after almost 20 years of outstanding service and extraordinary contribution to Cochrane, Nancy Owens will be leaving us at the end of this month.
Nancy began her Cochrane life in 1999 in Oxford, UK as Managing Editor for the Cochrane Schizophrenia Group before taking up a role as Quality…
Cochrane Crowd joined forces with two other Citizen Science platforms, Mark2Cure and Stall Catchers, for CitSciMed Blitz. Read on to hear how the blitz led to some “firsts” for Cochrane Crowd, and for prize winner announcements.
Anna Noel-Storr from Cochrane Crowd met Ginger (Mark2Cure) and Pietro (Stall Catchers) at the CitSci2017 conference in…
The World Health Assembly (WHA) is the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO). The main functions of the WHA are to determine the policies of the Organization, appoint the Director-General, supervise financial policies, and review and approve the proposed programme budget. The WHA is held annually in Geneva, Switzerland. this…
Dear community colleagues
We are delighted to inform you that we have appointed Senior Editors for seven of the CRG Networks. The Project Team has been unanimous in agreeing that the new Senior Editor role is critical to the success of the CRG Transformation Programme, therefore we have consciously set the bar for appointment very high and…
The Board agenda and open access papers for the 2018 Governance Meeting in Lisbon are now available. Cochrane's governing body is the Board, comprising 13 members of whom some are elected by Cochrane’s contributors and some are external members appointed by the Board. The Board is responsible for overseeing the development and…
Cochrane-REWARD prize for reducing waste in research - submissions open until 15 May. The annual Cochrane-REWARD prize gathers, assesses, and then publicizes good local or pilot initiatives that have the most potential to reduce waste in research if scaled up globally. Two prizes are awarded annually, but other shortlisted candidate will also be…
Nominations are invited for the role of member of the Cochrane Consumer Network Executive Cochrane’s healthcare consumers play a key role in the production of healthcare evidence and the governance of the organisation. Members of the Cochrane Consumer Network Executive, chosen by members of the Consumer Network, are involved in important work to…
“Winning such a prestigious international award is a rare event and, frankly, important for career development”, Cochrane’s 2017 Winner; David Henry (Professor; Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice, Bond University, Australia) William (Bill) Silverman (1924-2004) was one of the founders of American neonatal medicine. He was honoured…
A new Cochrane-wide peer review policy has been published in the Editorial and Publishing Policy Resource. This policy has been introduced with the aim of improving transparency in decision making, consistent with core Cochrane principles, standardising practice across Cochrane, and implementing best practice for peer review. As the policy…
The Cochrane Council aims to ensure that Cochrane Groups retain an effective voice in Cochrane’s leadership and strategic decision-making. Julie Brown, Co-Chair of Cochrane Council, has stepped down from her position after one year of service on the Council and several years of collaboration as Cochrane Author with Cochrane Gynaecology and…
We are looking for members of the Cochrane community who are experienced Colloquium attendees to become consumer and newcomer buddies! The Cochrane Colloquium Edinburgh is a Patients Included event and we are aiming to make it rewarding and inclusive for the patients, consumers, and newcomers who attend. Amongst the wide range of workshops,…
Cochrane and Wiley are delighted to invite you to preview the new Cochrane Library website: https://betacochranelibrary.com/ This preview allows you to view some of the new enhancements to the Cochrane Library and to take a look at the site before the future full launch. Please be aware that the site is still in development and that this is…
We are proud to announce this week the official launch of five new Cochrane Review Group (CRG) Networks: Cochrane Acute and Emergency Care; Cochrane Brain, Nerves, and Mind; Cochrane Circulation and Breathing, Cochrane Children and Families, and Cochrane Long-term Conditions and Ageing. These new CRG Networks join the first two Networks launched…
Cochrane Mexico has been recognized for its outstanding achievements in promoting evidence-based decision-making in health care by moving from a Cochrane Associate Centre to being awarded full, independent Centre status. The Mexican Cochrane Centre consists of five Associated Centres located at Culiacán (Sinaloa's Pediatric Hospital), Guadalajara…
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Jacob Rosenberg as the new Co-ordinating Editor of Cochrane Colorectal Cancer at the Herlev Hospital and University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Professor Rosenberg has authored or co-authored nearly 800 publications, including 706 scientific articles, 53 book chapters, and 26 textbooks, and has…
2017 Dashboard is keeping us on track for 2018 Cochrane’s Annual Dashboard presents some key metrics on our organizational performance over the previous calendar year. It includes data on Strategy to 2020 target achievements, and key metrics around the four Strategy to 2020 Goals. It’s an excellent tool to use to reflect on what we accomplished…
Dear Cochrane Members and community colleagues, The Governing Board met in Lisbon, Portugal, on 19th, 22 and 23rd March 2018 and we wanted to share with you some of our key decisions. More information will be available in due course (as will the full open access minutes) but if you have any questions about these decisions, please contact one of…
TaskExchange has launched new features especially for evidence newcomers and translators! TaskExchange is Cochrane’s online platform that connects people needing help on health evidence projects (Cochrane and non-Cochrane) with people who have the time and skills to help out. TaskExchange now has almost 2,100 contributors collaborating on…
Stipend applications open until Friday 27 April 2018 A number of stipends and bursaries are available to help consumers and other attendees based in developing countries to attend Cochrane Colloquium Edinburgh 2018. The stipends (funding you can apply for, if eligible) are to help cover registration, travel, accommodation, and other…
The Senior Management Team sets annual targets for delivery by the Cochrane community and Central Executive Team in support of Strategy to 2020. What do we plan to do in 2018? Together the Central Executive Team and Cochrane community will: Form eight new Cochrane Review Group Networks, and begin implementation of Network plans and improved…
Dear Community colleagues, I am writing to inform you that after almost 20 years of outstanding service and extraordinary contribution to Cochrane, Nancy Owens will be leaving us at the end of this month. Nancy began her Cochrane life in 1999 in Oxford, UK as Managing Editor for the Cochrane Schizophrenia Group before taking up a role as Quality…
Cochrane Crowd joined forces with two other Citizen Science platforms, Mark2Cure and Stall Catchers, for CitSciMed Blitz. Read on to hear how the blitz led to some “firsts” for Cochrane Crowd, and for prize winner announcements. Anna Noel-Storr from Cochrane Crowd met Ginger (Mark2Cure) and Pietro (Stall Catchers) at the CitSci2017 conference in…
The World Health Assembly (WHA) is the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO). The main functions of the WHA are to determine the policies of the Organization, appoint the Director-General, supervise financial policies, and review and approve the proposed programme budget. The WHA is held annually in Geneva, Switzerland. this…
Dear community colleagues We are delighted to inform you that we have appointed Senior Editors for seven of the CRG Networks. The Project Team has been unanimous in agreeing that the new Senior Editor role is critical to the success of the CRG Transformation Programme, therefore we have consciously set the bar for appointment very high and…
The Board agenda and open access papers for the 2018 Governance Meeting in Lisbon are now available. Cochrane's governing body is the Board, comprising 13 members of whom some are elected by Cochrane’s contributors and some are external members appointed by the Board. The Board is responsible for overseeing the development and…