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cochranecollab: .@aghague Info on upcoming #Cochrane workshops in #UK & #Ireland: http://t.co/noVNk8JK4S #cochranetraining

cochranecollab: Workshop | Intro to Writing a #Cochrane #SR | #Adelaide, SA, Aus 7-9 Aug 2013 | http://t.co/HFOLGobx5d #ebhc

cochranecollab: .@shauna_gm Please see recent #Cochrane Blog post by Editor in Chief @DavidTovey w/ news & plans re: #OpenAccess http://t.co/cj68TmBNk2

cochranecollab: .@shauna_gm An overview of the #Cochrane financial model and funders is available here: http://t.co/xtDDWfufha

cochranecollab: MT @sasiancc: WORLD ASTHMA DAY 2013 A collection of #Cochrane Reviews on #asthma... http://t.co/IOVfFSdw14

cochranecollab: #Multimedia programs for #educating patients about #medications | New #Cochrane Review | http://t.co/0HW5mUXZzB #ebhc #consumers

cochranecollab: Great news MT @mavergames Confirmed @wilbanks to speak @ #CochraneTech Symposium Quebec 17 Sept 2013! http://t.co/yujdyUYDlp RSVP today!

cochranecollab: RT @tarynyoung3: Taking stock of where we are, what we have achieved, what we need to do #cochrane Indaba in Cape Town #ebhc #lmic

cochranecollab: Tutorials for using #Cochrane #ReviewManager software available on YouTube: http://t.co/b8lJeYtjb3 #ebhc #SRs

cochranecollab: Improving how #antibiotics are prescribed in #hospital settings | Updated #Cochrane Review | http://t.co/JtKw4dp08L #ebhc #epoc

cochranecollab: New #Cochrane Library editorial | Assessing risk of bias in #RCTs in #Cochrane #SRs | http://t.co/SKrlzmCz8i #cochrane20

Review Manager (RevMan), The Cochrane Collaboration's programme for preparing and maintaining reviews, contains a user guide. Sponsored by the School of Community Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, the Cochrane Schizophrenia Group has produced a series of RevMan tutorials leading new reviewers though the user guide. These can be found by searching YouTube for 'RevMan' (43 clips) or sorted into the logical order within one site (https://sites.google.com/site/revmantutorial1/home).

External link for more information:  https://sites.google.com/site/revmantutorial1/home Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  Jun Xia Email address:  Jun.Xia@nottingham.ac.uk

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cochranecollab: .@clareblumer Thanks for the update & link - will add to list of #AllTrials resources on http://t.co/EZR5twKgOp @TheGlobalMail @bengoldacre

cochranecollab: Vancouver Sun (Can) discusses results of updated #Cochrane Review investigating school #anti-smoking programs: http://t.co/UlvJcMQmiu

cochranecollab: The #AllTrials campaign: latest developments - the good, the bad, and the video footage: http://t.co/LwWX8DP6c8 #ebhc #ctdata

3 May 2013 - In the two weeks since The Cochrane Collaboration became a principal supporter and organizer of the AllTrials initiative, there have been several developments of interest to the Cochrane community. Some are positive; some more challenging; all underscore the importance of continued focus on and discussion of the campaign’s goals.

External link for more information:  http://www.alltrials.net/ Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  Cochrane Web Team Email address:  web@cochrane.org

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cochranecollab: Fantastic! MT @tarynyoung3 Great news. Free access for all South Africans 2 #Cochrane Library thru May. Celebrating #Cochrane20 thru access!

Toby Lasserson has been a Senior Editor at the Cochrane Editorial Unit (CEU) since 2010. In this blog he offers his thoughts on how recent developments around the AllTrials campaign might influence the future of systematic reviewing.  

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Whilst the ‘Open Data’ debate did not begin with the AllTrials campaign, it has widened with the mobilization of public opinion over the availability of clinical trial results. The long list of signatories on the AllTrials petition is an important reminder to politicians and regulatory bodies of the need to address public concerns over the visibility of research findings.

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Issue 4, 2013 of The Cochrane Library is now available! New and updated reviews and podcasts available on interventions for improving antibiotic prescription in hospital, school-based programmes for preventing smoking, and more!

External link for more information:  http://www.thecochranelibrary.com/view/0/index.html Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  Cochrane Web Team