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Call for nominations: Bill Silverman Prize 2013
The Bill Silverman Prize 2013 William (Bill) Silverman (1924-2004) was one of
posted on: 12 Apr 2013 - 05:00
Call for nominations: Anne Anderson Award 2013
Anne Anderson was a contributor to the stream of thinking and effort that gave birth to evidence-based health care. A clinically qualified reproductive physiologist, Anne had an active interest in women’s health, co-editing the first edition of Women’s Problems in General Practice (1983) with Ann...
posted on: 11 Apr 2013 - 12:06

Latest Events

Webinar: Let’s start at the very beginning: getting the question right for your Cochrane Review - 20 June 2013
A strong, clear question gives your Cochrane Review the foundation it needs: it informs your search strategy, narrows your focus, and provides the framework for your team’s work. Join us to learn what sort of questions are answered in Cochrane Reviews. We’ll cover the key components of a good...
posted on: 2 Mar 2013 - 16:12
Prognosis Research Course - Keele, Staffordshire, UK
Event: Prognosis Research: Concepts, Methods and Clinical Application: International Summer SchoolDates: 26-28 June 2013Location: Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, United KingdomPrognosis research provides information crucial to understanding, explaining and predicting future clinical...
posted on: 7 Nov 2012 - 12:12
Systematic Review Course - Nottingham, UK
Event: The Nottingham Systematic Review Course 2013Date: 2-5 July 2013Location: The University of Nottingham, UKDetails: This course will appeal to all those interested in completing a Cochrane-style review. Experienced tutors and facilitators will be available to give you practical and individual...
posted on: 11 Jan 2013 - 08:58
Introduction to writing a Cochrane systematic review - Sydney, Australia
3-5 July 2013Kerry Packer Institute for Child Health Research, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Hawkesbury Road, Westmead, NSW 2145This three-day workshop is designed for new authors starting a Cochrane systematic review. A mixture of presentations and hands-on sessions will give you...
posted on: 18 Jan 2013 - 03:36
Summer School Systematic Reviews - Krems, Austria
Event: Summer School Systematic ReviewsDate: 8-11 July 2013Location: Austrian Cochrane Branch (ACB), Danube University Krems, Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30, A-3500 Krems an der Donau, lecture room SE 1.7
posted on: 7 Jan 2013 - 14:24

Latest Blog Entries

Notes from the Canadian Review Update Course – Halifax, June 2012
The Nova Scotia Cochrane Resource Centre (NSCRC), in partnership with the Canadian Cochrane Centre, held a five-day Update Completion Course in Halifax, Nova Scotia during the week of 18-22 June 2012.  Lara Killian, Research Co-Ordinator at the NSCRC, kept a blog...
All terms: Authors, Centres, Cochrane contributors, Cochrane Reviews, Review groups, Training
Capturing equity in systematic reviews
Tracey Koehlmoos is programme head for health and family planning systems at ICDDR,B and adjunct professor at the James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. She is also a Cochrane Review author and contributor to the work of the Campbell and Cochrane Equity Methods...
Comments: 1
All terms: Authors, Cochrane contributors, Cochrane Reviews, Low and middle income countries, Methods groups
Cochrane for Dummies: by Anna Joseph, a laywoman-turned-Cochrane enthusiast
Anna Joseph is the recently-appointed Communications Officer of the South Asian Cochrane Network and Centre, based in India. Anna, who holds a post-graduate degree in Mass Communication, has editorial experience in print and electronic media. As a face of the Cochrane Collaboration, she...
Comments: 5
All terms: Cochrane contributors, Cochrane Library, Cochrane Reviews, Consumer Network, Evidence-based health care, Low and middle income countries, Training
Cochrane @ PubMed Health: another audience for reviews
Hilda Bastian is a long-time contributor to The Cochrane Collaboration and currently works at the US National Library of Medicine’s National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Institutes of Health. She is responsible for the development of PubMed Health.
Comments: 2
All terms: Authors, Centres, Cochrane contributors, Cochrane Library, Cochrane Reviews, Consumer Network, Evidence-based health care, Fields, Funding & Partnerships, Low and middle income countries, Methods groups, Review groups, Websites & IT
A vision for growth
As a non-health professional, Mingming Zhang has been actively involved raising awareness on behalf of non-English speakers and members of developing countries where The Cochrane Collaboration is less recognised. She is a WHO patient safety champion in China as well as a member of a working party...
All terms: Consumer Network, Evidence-based health care, Low and middle income countries

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