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  • Third round of the Cochrane Review Support Programme funds 10 new reviews
    We are pleased to announce the 10 successful titles from the third Cochrane Review Support Programme (CRSP) funding round. Airway physical examination tests for detection of difficult airway management in apparently normal patients (Anaesthesia, Critical and Emergency Care)   Atraumatic restorative treatment versus conventional…
  • Call for consultation: Consumer involvement in Cochrane
    Consultation on the draft document “Consumer involvement in Cochrane: developing the Statement of Principles”  Closing date for feedback: 31 December 2016   Dear colleagues, During 2015, the Cochrane Consumer Network undertook its Structure and Function Review, examining key elements about consumer involvement in Cochrane, and the…
  • Heart Group: targeting consumers on World Heart Day
    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. Until recently Cochrane Heart worked mainly with expert clinicians in an internal prioritization activity. For example, between May and August 2016 the group assessed and…
  • Communicating complex evidence: the danger of the misrepresentation and misuse of evidence
    Howard White is the CEO of the Campbell Collaboration. Cross-posted, with permission, from the Campbell Blog. The National Institute for Clinical Evidence (NICE) has produced new consultation guidance on ‘Air pollution - outdoor air quality and health’. Not very newsworthy you might think. Well you’d be wrong. The Telegraph (UK) ran the story on…
  • Join the Cochrane Crowd 48 hour Citation Screening Challenge!
    Cochrane Crowd , Cochrane’s new citizen science platform, is a global community of almost 4,000 volunteers who are helping to classify the research needed to support informed decision-making about healthcare treatments. Cochrane Crowd would like your help to achieve one million classifications  by the end of the year. Help Cochrane…
  • Cochrane and Epistemonikos announce partnership
    Cochrane and the Epistemonikos Foundation are delighted to announce the launch of our official partnership aimed at improving the knowledge base for making decisions in health care and global health policy. The close alignment of objectives, values, products, and services between Cochrane and Epistemonikos has existed for some years. Both…
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections Group: priority setting in a low/middle income country
    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. The Cochrane Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Group moved to Bogota, Colombia in 2012, where it is now part of the School of Medicine at the Universidad Nacional de…
  • Update on central support for EU funding
    Angéline Serre, EU Funding Coordinator, is leaving Cochrane to take up a one-year position at Bordeaux University. Her last day will be January 12. Given the ongoing uncertainty for EU funding of UK Cochrane Groups, as well as the central team, due to Brexit, we have been in discussions about what central support was appropriate given that many…
  • Reducing research waste – messages from the Cochrane community
    An estimated $170 billion of research funding is wasted each year because its outcomes cannot be used [1]. The waste occurs during 5 stages of research production: question selection, study design, research conduct, publication, and reporting [2,3]. Much of this waste appears to be avoidable or remediable, but there are few proposed solutions.…
  • Screening Notes
    Screening Notes Common issues in Summary of Findings tables and how to address them The Cochrane Editorial Unit (CEU) has been undertaking pre-publication screening of Cochrane Reviews since 2013. In that time a team of editors from the CEU has assessed hundreds of submissions, and has not only identified areas for improvement within individual…
  • Looking forward after the 24th Colloquium: A message from Cochrane's CEO
    Cochrane CEO Mark Wilson, provides a recap of events from the Colloquium and what we have to look forward to. Dear Colleagues, It’s three weeks since the close of our 2016 Cochrane Colloquium held in the vibrant city of Seoul, South Korea, and therefore a good time to draw breath after the frenetic activity that took place there to assess the…
  • Targeted Updates project: Case Study B
    The Targeted Updates project aims to provide policy-makers, in particular guideline developers, with up-to-date information from Cochrane Reviews, tailored to their needs and working to a fast timeline. Targeted Updates use Cochrane Reviews as their foundation, but focus on updating selected comparisons and outcomes, working in close consultation…
  • Seoul Colloquium 2016: Round-Up
    We're posting all the highlights from the 2016 Cochrane Colloquium here - watch this space as we'll continue to update with new stories as we receive them! Colloquium by the numbers 813 participants from 49 countries 96 workshops 191 posters 151 oral presentations Plenary and AGM videos now available Videos from all four plenary sessions…
  • Workshop report: Learning Initiative for eXperienced Authors in Cape Town
    Taryn Young, Senior Specialist Scientist from Cochrane South Africa, shares news of a recent workshop in Cape Town. How do you develop a diagram to show how HIV testing could reduce HIV transmission? Or how providing communities with latrines could reduce the number of children with diarrhoea? If you want to know, then you should have come…
  • Andrew Herxheimer Memorial Meeting
    Andrew Herxheimer Memorial Meeting Friends’ Meeting House, St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LW Tuesday 15 November 2016, 10am for a 10.30 start   We very much hope that you will be able to join us on Tuesday 15 November 2016 to remember our colleague Andrew Herxheimer (1925-2016). We will celebrate his extraordinary contributions, in particular to the…
  • Cochrane Consumers and Communication Group: A wide-ranging consultation process
    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 settings page. The Cochrane Consumers and Communication Review Group (CCRG) had a few goals in mind when they embarked on a recent prioritization exercise. They wanted to make sure their portfolio…
  • Call for applications: Cochrane Complementary Medicine Bursary Scheme 2016
    Cochrane Complementary Medicine is pleased to announce our 2016 bursary scheme, made possible through funds from the US National Institutes of Health, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. The purpose of this bursary scheme is to ensure that reviews relevant to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) are completed and…
  • Main decisions made by Steering Group at its meeting in Seoul
    Please find below the main decisions made by Steering Group at its meeting in Seoul. If you have any questions about these decisions, please contact your Steering Group Representative. Co-Chair election: The CSG elected Cindy Farquhar and approval of her appointment would be sought from the Cochrane members at the AGM. Structure and Function…
  • Seoul skyline
    Cochrane Colloquia are our annual flagship events, bringing together Cochrane contributors from around the world to discuss, develop and promote Cochrane, and help shape its future. The 2016 Cochrane Colloquium will be held in Seoul, South Korea from 23-27 October. For full information regarding the Colloquium, please visit the website. Key…
  • The Cochrane Library is changing!
    We want to share some exciting news about changes in development for the Cochrane Library! We are developing an enhanced Cochrane Library with greater functionality that makes it easier for users to discover and use Cochrane content in their decision-making. Over the course of this year, we are redeveloping all aspects of the Cochrane Library to…
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