Past Colloquia

Abstracts and multimedia from past Colloquia

Past Colloquia

  • 2024 Global Evidence Summit, Prague, Czech Republic (10-13 September) 'Using evidence. Improving lives.'
  • 2023 London, UK (4-6 September) 'Forward together for trusted evidence'
  • 2020 Toronto, Canada (4-7 October) 'Rapid-Learning Health Systems'.
    The Toronto Colloquium was first postponed to September 2022 and then eventually cancelled due to COVID 19.
  • 2019 Virtual #CochraneSantiago (2-5 December) 'Embracing Diversity'.
    The Santiago Colloquium in Chile was cancelled due to unforeseen civil unrest and was replaced with the Virtual Colloquium to enable delegates the chance to view presentations and posters and allow a selection of authors to present their material.
  • 2018 Edinburgh, UK (16-18 September) 'Cochrane for all - better evidence for better health decisions'
  • 2017 Global Evidence Summit, Cape Town, South Africa (13-16 September) 'Using evidence. Improving lives.'
  • 2016 Seoul, South Korea (23-27 October) 'Challenges to evidence-based health care and Cochrane'.
  • 2015 Vienna, Austria (3-7 October) 'Filtering the information overload for better decisions'
  • 2014 Hyderabad, India (21-25 September) 'Evidence-informed public health: Opportunities and challenges'
  • 2013 Quebec, Canada  (19-23 September) 'Better knowledge for better health | Un meilleur savoir pour une meilleure santé'
  • 2012 Auckland, New Zealand (30 September - 3 October) 'Evidence around the globe'
  • 2011 Madrid, Spain (19-22 October) 'Scientific evidence for healthcare quality and patient safety'
  • 2010 Keystone, Colorado, USA (18-22 October) 'Bringing Evidence-Based Decision-Making to New Heights'
  • 2009 Singapore (11-14 October)
  • 2008 Freiburg, Germany (3-7 October) 'Evidence in the era of globalisation'
  • 2007 Sao Paulo, Brazil (23-27 October) 'Evidence-based health care for all'
  • 2006 Dublin, Ireland (23-26 October) 'Come to the craic'
  • 2005 Melbourne, Australia (22-26 October) 'Corroboree'
  • 2004 Ottawa, Canada (2-6 October) 'Bridging the gaps'
  • 2003 Barcelona, Spain (26-31 October) 'Evidence, health care and culture'
  • 2002 Stavanger, Norway (31 July - 3 August)
  • 2001 Lyon, France (9-13 October) 'The evidence dissemination process: how to make it more efficient'
  • 2000 Cape Town, South Africa (25-29 October) 'Evidence for action: challenges for The Cochrane Collaboration in the 21st century'
  • 1999 Rome, Italy (5-9 October) The best evidence for health care: the role of The Cochrane Collaboration'
  • 1998 Baltimore, USA (22-26 October) 'Systematic reviews: evidence for action'
  • 1997 Amsterdam, The Netherlands (5-8 October) 'Preparing, maintaining and disseminating the evidence'
  • 1996 Adelaide, Australia (20-24 October) 'Making evidence-based health care a reality'
  • 1995 Oslo, Norway
  • 1994 Hamilton, Canada
  • 1993 Oxford, UK (1st Cochrane Colloquium): watch the "First Annual Cochrane Colloquium" video from the Cochrane20 series