Geographical Group Reporting Submission

Group Cochrane Hong Kong

Name Wai Tong Chien

Activity name / title Translating Plain Language Summaries and Abstracts of Cochrane reviews

Which function does this relate to?

Tier one Disseminate Cochrane reviews locally

Tier two Contribute to Cochrane’s priority setting work

Tier three Undertake local knowledge translation activities

Tier four Increase access of Cochrane evidence in different languages

Evidence production N/A

Date

Start date 01-11-2024

Proposed end date 31-03-2025

on-going No

Was this activity in collaboration with another Geographic Group? If so which? Cochrane China (Centre for Evidence-based Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine), Cochrane Taiwan

Was this activity in collaboration with other organization(s) or partner(s)? If so which? No

Person to contact if any queries about this activity Wai Tong Chien
wtchien@cuhk.edu.hk

Type of activity Language translations, Priority setting, Dissemination / Knowledge Translation

Please give additional activity details (i.e., reach, impact, duration, return on investment) From November 2024 to the present, our team has successfully translated 31 abstracts and Plain Language Summaries of Cochrane reviews into Simplified Chinese, and 10 Plain Language Summaries into Traditional Chinese. All of these translations have been published on the Cochrane Library, with the Simplified Chinese translations also available on the Cochrane China Network website. We maintain regular communication with Cochrane China and Cochrane Taiwan to ensure consistency in updated translation guidelines. Additionally, we provide periodic training for our team members, supporting their efforts to deliver high-quality translations.

Link and documents

Link Cochrane Hong Kong for Simplified Chinese translation

By checking this box, my center consents to the use of these photos for Cochrane internal and external purposes, such as websites, reports, social media, etc. No