A round-up of upcoming Cochrane-related events and conferences
Whether you're a healthcare professional, researcher, or simply interested in evidence-based healthcare, this listing of events, both in-person and virtual, offers a diverse array of opportunities to engage with the latest developments in evidence synthesis in health. From webinars and symposiums to workshops and seminars, join us in fostering evidence-based healthcare on a global scale
If you would like to list your event here, please contact mparkinson@cochrane.org
September
Lived Experience in Living Guidelines: Recruiting for Diversity
19 September, 11:00 UK time, online (view in your timezone)
In this webinar, Dr. Annie Synnot (Cochrane Australia; Monash University) & Alecia Staines (Maternity Consumer Network) will describe how they designed, recruited and supported a consumer / lived experience engagement approach for the Living Evidence for Australian Pregnancy and Postnatal care (LEAPP) guidelines. Together they operationalized what ‘diversity’ meant for these guidelines, and selected a 16-member Consumer Panel with a diversity of pregnancy and postnatal experiences, consumer representative experience and that reflects key demographic groups relevant to the guidelines. They will describe the practical steps they took to reduce the barriers to participation and create an inclusive and impactful consumer engagement approach. See in your time zone and register.
Cochrane Malaysia 10th Anniversary Celebration
26 September in Bandar Utama, Malaysia
Cochrane Malaysia turns 10 in 2024 and they will be celebrating a decade of impact with a special event. The Hon. Minister of Health Malaysia, Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad will be the guest of honour. The keynote address will be given by Catherine Spencer, Cochrane Chief Executive Officer. Two workshops will be given in the morning for librarians and students. More details and register.
International Clinical Trials and Methodology Conference
30 September in Edinburgh, Scotland
The biggest academic-led conference on clinical trials methodology. More information and website.
October
Systematic Review course by Cochrane Belgium
9 - 11 October in Leuven, Belgium
Cochrane Belgium is pleased to announce that registration is open for our 3-day course on Cochrane Systematic Reviews of Interventions. This course will teach you all about the different steps to take in order to perform a high-quality, methodologically sound and reliable literature overview. This hands-on course consists of plenary sessions and workshops. Participants get hands-on experience with all review steps. There is ample time to discuss individual problems of ongoing (Cochrane) review projects with the instructors. Learn more and register here
WEBINAR: HEAlth caRe needs of the Deaf (HEARD): Using community-based participatory research to address the healthcare access challenges of the Deaf community in Malaysia
10 October, 08:00 UTC, online (check in your time zone)
In this webinar, which is part of the International PPI Network: Learning Live webinar series, Prof Uma Palanisamy will discuss the creation of the DITE app, the successes and learnings of involving members of the Deaf community throughout the research, and the importance of inclusive involvement. Register in advance
Equity, diversity and inclusion in evidence synthesis: how the PRO EDI tool can help
17 October 13:00 UK time (view in your time zone), online
PRO EDI is an initiative led by Trial Forge, Evidence Synthesis Ireland and the Campbell Collaboration to try and make it easier for those doing systematic reviews, especially ones including randomised trials, to explicitly consider equity, diversity and inclusion in their reviews. The initiative benefits from an international advisory group to help us make PRO EDI relevant to all reviews, wherever the reviewers may be based in the world, and whatever the topic of the review. In this webinar the development of the PRO EDI tool will be described and the tool itself introduced. To register, click here
Cochrane Colombia Symposium 2024
24-25 October, in-person at the San José Children's Hospital, Bogotá, Colombia and Zoom.
With the theme of 'Innovation in evidence synthesis and knowledge transfer' the two days will feature the participation of experts and professionals from the entire Ibero-American region and from other countries around the world associated with Cochrane. More information.
RehabEvolution - Technological Innovation in Neurorehabilitation
25-26 October in Bologna, Italy.
This Italian language conference will be attended by Cochrane Rehabilitation. More information.
Introduction to preparing a Systematic Review (e.g., Cochrane Reviews)
29 October in Odense, Denmark
The course introduces participants to the core aspects of preparing a Systematic Review, including Cochrane Reviews. The overall aim is that participants upon attending the course will be able to identify the key elements of the process of preparing a systematic review, such as formulation of a review question, searching for- and selecting studies, assessing risk of bias, performing meta-analysis and grading the certainty of the evidence. More information and registration here
Virtual GRADE Guideline Development Workshop
30 October - 1 November 11:00 EDT (view in your timezone), online.
This fully online workshop will take place over three days: October 30 - November 1, 2024, beginning each day at 11am Eastern Daylight Time and features a special focus on GRADE for prognosis and risk prediction models. Additional pre-workshop courses on Systematic Reviews and Guideline Fundamentals for Panel Members and Organization Staff will be held the day prior, Tuesday, October 29, from 5-8pm EDT. Additional access to INGUIDE Level 1 and 2 certification available. Register here
November
Introduction to Systematic Reviews in Health
5 November 2024 and 12 November 09:00 – 13:00 (view in your timezone), Interactive live course held over two mornings on Zoom.
This live online course is delivered by Southampton Health Technology Assessments Centre (SHTAC). It is for anyone planning or currently doing a systematic review, or anyone curious about how reviews are done and what makes them systematic. More Information and to book
Workshop on Developing a Protocol for a Cochrane Systematic Review
5-7th November, 08:30 - 17:00 MYT (check event in your timezone)
This workshop on Developing a Protocol for a Cochrane Systematic Review is for individuals that are in the process of or are considering authoring a Cochrane systematic review. It is most suited to authors who already have a registered title, but authors who have not yet identified a title will also benefit from the course and will be given assistance to develop a title. Further information & registration
Risk of Bias 2
8th November, 08:30 - 17:00 MYT (check event in your timezone)
This workshop is for Cochrane authors and others embarking on systematic reviews, who might like to know more about this new tool since many systematic reviews have been published using this tool. Further information & registration
Cochrane Methods Week
18-22 November, online
GRADE for interventions
22 November 09:00 CET (check the event in your timezone), online
We will focus on the GRADE approach for interventions. The course consists of plenary lectures on how to assess the certainty of evidence and how to formulate a recommendation based on an evidence profile. Participants get hands-on experience using small-sized workshops. There will be ample room for questions. This course is organized by the Belgian Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (Cebam) in collaboration with Cochrane Belgium, WOREL and Domus Medica. Learn more and register here
Course on Cochrane reviews and other systematic reviews of medical interventions
25-28 November in Odense, Denmark
This course aims to provide participants with the knowledge and tools necessary to complete a systematic review (SR) of a medical intervention based on Cochrane methodology and to perform a GRADE evaluation of the certainty of the evidence. The course is structured to go systematically through the process of designing a SR, collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data, and assessing the certainty of the results. More information and registration here
2025
September
The Tenth International Congress on Peer Review and Scientific Publication
3-5 September 2025 in Chicago, USA.
The Congress, organized by JAMA, The BMJ, and METRICS, will feature 3 days of presentations of new and original research. Our aim is to encourage research into the quality and credibility of peer review and scientific publication and to further the evidence base on which scientists can improve the conduct, reporting, and dissemination of scientific research. Abstracts due 31 January 2025. For more information go to https://peerreviewcongress.org/ or contact: jama-peer@jamanetwork.org
GIN 2025 Conference
16-19 September 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland
May
Cochrane Africa Indaba 2025
14-15 May 2025 in Kenya
The Cochrane Africa Network is thrilled to announce the Cochrane Africa Indaba 2025, an international conference dedicated to evidence-based healthcare. This event will be hosted by the East Africa Hub at Cochrane Kenya.
If you would like to list your event here, please contact mparkinson@cochrane.org