Cochrane Consumer Network - what's happening

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The Cochrane Library

As long as you can go online, everyone can read the plain language summaries and abstracts of Cochrane reviews.

Here is a good way of accessing them!

Index of reviews:

http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/

Click on a review and you will be able to see the plain language summary and abstract

[A protocol is a review under development]

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The CCNet Prioritised Review Titles

See www.cochrane.org/consumers/reviewgrp1.htm

Questions that the review topics address: have a look!

A database of Cochrane review topics - prioritised by consumers

http://cochrane.org/ccnet/prioritisedgroups.html (password - consumers)

The web area lists reviews under health areas and the themes identified by consumers. A short statement about the review, obtained from the Plain language summary or abstract of the review (and with input from consumers), is also provided. This database has been made possible through contributions by many health consumers, patients and carers.

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Overviews of consumer summaries of Cochrane reviews

CCNet is busy working with the Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field to develop overviews that give summaries of reviews using complementary therapies in a range of health areas. We will have them ready for you to comment on before the end of the year.

Cochrane Consumer Network (CCNet)

Newsletters

CCNet newsletter are published every four months and are full of information for those who are interested. The most recent was published in January 2010 (www.cochrane.org/newslett/). We also send out newsletters through our e-mail discussion list: e-mail ccnet-contact@cochrane.de, for information.

Cochrane meetings

Cochrane Centres, are located across the world. Many centres plan local Contributors’ Meetings. These meetings generally have sessions aimed at consumers and are a good way of finding out more about The Cochrane Collaboration. You can view a calendar of these and other Cochrane events here:

The Cochrane Calendar - http://www.cochrane.org/news/calendar.htm

Events of significance to consumers:

XVIII International Cochrane Colloquium to be held in Keystone, US 18 to 22 October 2010.

The Colloquium provides the opportunity for people involved in the work of CCNet and the Collaboration to meet face to face.

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CCNet Geographical Centres Advisory Group members

consumers from around the world

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Consumers wanted

People who are interested in commenting on protocols and reviews in preparation for publication on The Cochrane Library are invited to contact us (E-mail: ccnet-contact@cochrane.de). We are also appreciative of receiving consumer comments on existing protocols and reviews.

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Other information

CCNet is taking a more active role in working with Cochrane Review Groups to develop plain language summaries of reviews.

If you would like to know more about this, e-mail ccnet-contact@cochrane.de for further information.

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