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…
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…
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 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-…
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…
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 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,…
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.
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).
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…
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…
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…
Cochrane defines Knowledge Translation (KT) as the process of ensuring that health evidence from our high quality, trusted Cochrane systematic reviews is used by those who need it to make health decisions. Producing high-quality systematic reviews is essential but not enough! To inform decisions and lead to the better health, Cochrane needs to…
The Cochrane Colloquium is an annual event, bringing people together from around the world to discuss putting research into important global health questions and promoting evidence-informed health care. This year the theme was ‘Cochrane for all - better evidence for better health decisions’. It was a Patients Included event, co-designed, co-…
Statement made by the Governing Board at Cochrane’s 2018 Annual General Meeting, 17th September, at the Edinburgh Cochrane Colloquium
Dear Cochrane members,
These are extraordinary times and we find ourselves in an extraordinary situation. Your Board is always happy to answer questions about our decisions, and today is no different. We want…
This year’s winners of Cochrane-REWARD prizes for reducing waste in research were the UK Equator Centre (for its Good Reports Tool), the EBM DataLab (for its Trials Tracker initiative), and the James Lind Alliance (for its Priority Setting Partnerships). The prize of GBP 2500 recognizes local or pilot initiatives that could lead to reductions in…
Roberto D’Amico from Cochrane Italy shares an interview with Doug Altman. Everyone within the Cochrane community was sad to learn of the death of Professor Doug Altman this year. Doug Altman was a Cochrane leader and pioneer since the Collaboration’s beginning in 1993. He is best known for his work on improving the reliability and reporting of…
The foundations of both Cochrane and the wider evidence synthesis community rest on the involvement of methodologists in the production of high‐quality systematic reviews. Epidemiologists, statisticians, and information specialists have had an enormous impact on the evolution of Cochrane and the advancement of systematic review methodology.…
This week at its meeting in Edinburgh, Cochrane’s Governing Board considered, as planned, the findings of an independent review and additional complaints related to the conduct of a Member. The Board’s conclusion was communicated to the individual concerned and is part of an ongoing process. The Co-Chairs of the Board will provide further details…
This is part of a series of Cochrane Blog posts about prioritization work by Cochrane Review Groups. You can read more about the project and the full series of blog post on the project page.
Setting systematic review priorities is essential to ensure that Cochrane produces the right reviews. Allowing Cochrane stakeholders (consumers,…
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…
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…
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 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-…
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…
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 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,…
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.
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).
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…
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…
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…
Cochrane defines Knowledge Translation (KT) as the process of ensuring that health evidence from our high quality, trusted Cochrane systematic reviews is used by those who need it to make health decisions. Producing high-quality systematic reviews is essential but not enough! To inform decisions and lead to the better health, Cochrane needs to…
The Cochrane Colloquium is an annual event, bringing people together from around the world to discuss putting research into important global health questions and promoting evidence-informed health care. This year the theme was ‘Cochrane for all - better evidence for better health decisions’. It was a Patients Included event, co-designed, co-…
Statement made by the Governing Board at Cochrane’s 2018 Annual General Meeting, 17th September, at the Edinburgh Cochrane Colloquium Dear Cochrane members, These are extraordinary times and we find ourselves in an extraordinary situation. Your Board is always happy to answer questions about our decisions, and today is no different. We want…
This year’s winners of Cochrane-REWARD prizes for reducing waste in research were the UK Equator Centre (for its Good Reports Tool), the EBM DataLab (for its Trials Tracker initiative), and the James Lind Alliance (for its Priority Setting Partnerships). The prize of GBP 2500 recognizes local or pilot initiatives that could lead to reductions in…
Roberto D’Amico from Cochrane Italy shares an interview with Doug Altman. Everyone within the Cochrane community was sad to learn of the death of Professor Doug Altman this year. Doug Altman was a Cochrane leader and pioneer since the Collaboration’s beginning in 1993. He is best known for his work on improving the reliability and reporting of…
The foundations of both Cochrane and the wider evidence synthesis community rest on the involvement of methodologists in the production of high‐quality systematic reviews. Epidemiologists, statisticians, and information specialists have had an enormous impact on the evolution of Cochrane and the advancement of systematic review methodology.…
This week at its meeting in Edinburgh, Cochrane’s Governing Board considered, as planned, the findings of an independent review and additional complaints related to the conduct of a Member. The Board’s conclusion was communicated to the individual concerned and is part of an ongoing process. The Co-Chairs of the Board will provide further details…
This is part of a series of Cochrane Blog posts about prioritization work by Cochrane Review Groups. You can read more about the project and the full series of blog post on the project page. Setting systematic review priorities is essential to ensure that Cochrane produces the right reviews. Allowing Cochrane stakeholders (consumers,…