CCInfo: Electronic news bulletin of The Cochrane Collaboration 14 June 2007 Contents: A. Videos from the 2006 Colloquium now online! B. Cochrane Steering Group Meeting minutes C. Interim results of Steering Group elections D. New Health Equity Field Administrator E. Cochrane Childhood Cancer Group Newsletter F. Cochrane News - call for articles G. Favourable review of Cochrane Library H. Workshop: Completing a Cochrane Systematic Review Workshop I. Job Ad - Methodologist/Systematic Reviewer J. Job Ad - Departmental Lecturer in Evidence-Based Social Intervention K. Next Issue of CCInfo XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX A. Sender: Chris Mavergames [mavergames@cochrane.de] Subject: Videos from the 2006 Colloquium now online! The videos of the plenary sessions from the 2006 Colloquium in Dublin, Ireland are now available for viewing online. There are 17 videos representing nearly 6 hours of content from these sessions. In addition, if a PowerPoint presentation was given, it is provided for use along with each video file. To access the videos directly, use this link: http://cochrane.org/resources/videos/dublin_plenaries_home.htm or simply go to Cochrane.org and click on the “Videos from 2006 Colloquium” link under “Cochrane Colloquium.” Please contact Chris Mavergames, Assistant Manager of Website Development for the Cochrane Collaboration, at mavergames@cochrane.de if you have any problems viewing the videos. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX B. Sender: Jini Hetherington [JHetherington@cochrane.org] Subject: Cochrane Steering Group Meeting minutes available On 31 May 2007, the Cochrane Steering Group Executive approved the minutes of the Steering Group meeting held in Amsterdam in late April 2007. They will shortly be available on the Collaboration website at http://www.cochrane.org/ccsg/index.htm. You will notice that some headings in the minutes have been underlined: live links to the background papers for those items will shortly be available on the website. Only those background papers designated 'Open access' will be publicly available in this way. Headings that are not underlined relate to items for which the background paper was designated 'Restricted', 'Confidential' or 'Commercial-in-confidence'. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX C. Sender: Claire Allen [callen@cochrane.org] Subject: Interim results of Steering Group elections Please note, and forward to the members of your entity, the following interim results of this year's elections to the Cochrane Collaboration Steering Group: - Representing the Consumer Network: Liz Whamond (Canada). - Representing Fields: Katrina Williams (Australia). - Representing Centres: Lisa Bero (USA) and Rob Scholten (Netherlands) - both re-elected for a second term. Liz and Katrina will join the Steering Group for three years at the Annual General Meetings during the Sao Paulo Colloquium, on 24 October 2007 at 6.00 p.m. Congratulations to Liz, Katrina, Lisa and Rob. An election will take place for the CRG 'at large' position on the Steering Group; voting papers will be circulated to Review Group Co-ordinators of CRGs for distribution on 12 June 2007. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX D. Sender: Lara Maxwell [lmaxwell@uottawa.ca] Subject: New Health Equity Field Administrator We’re pleased to announce that Erin Morris has joined the Health Equity Field as the Administrator. Erin’s background is in health sciences. She holds an Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences degree from the University of Western Ontario (2003) and a Masters of Health Sciences (Community Health and Epidemiology) degree from the University of Toronto (2005), Canada. Her research projects have covered a variety of topics, including homecare workers’ perceptions of the labour market, smoking and bullying in Ontario adolescents and hepatitis C rates in first-time blood donors. She is excited to join the Cochrane Collaboration as the Field Administrator for the Cochrane Health Equity Field, and looks forward to working with members of other Cochrane entities. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX E. Sender: J.K. Noorman [J.K.Noorman@amc.uva.nl] Subject: Cochrane Childhood Cancer Group Newsletter The latest issue of the Cochrane Childhood Cancer Group Newsletter is now available on our website at www.ccg.cochrane.org/en/newsletters.html XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX F. Sender: Cheryl Arratoon [cochrane@uottawa.ca] Subject: Cochrane News - call for articles Have you always wanted to write an article for Cochrane News? This is your chance! If you have news, information or experiences that you would like to share, we want to hear about it. We are looking for articles, stories, reports, research results, photos, announcements or any other item that would be of interest to the entire Collaboration. Please keep articles to 500 words. Please send articles and photos to cochrane@uottawa.ca Submission deadline: 2 July 2007 Publication date: 7 August 2007 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX G. Sender: Fabienne Reynolds [FReynold@wiley.co.uk] Subject: Praise for The Cochrane Library The Cochrane Library was favorably reviewed in the March 2007 issue of CHOICE. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries is a key source for reviews of academic books, electronic media, and Internet resources used to select materials for academic libraries. According to the review, The Cochrane Library "is the most comprehensive and reliable source of medical and health care 'best evidence' available, and is the premier resource for physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals seeking summarized information about the effectiveness of specific interventions for diseases and health care problems." XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX H. Sender: Ann Ervin [aervin@jhsph.edu] Subject: Workshop: Completing a Cochrane Systematic Review Workshop Workshop: Completing a Cochrane Systematic Review Workshop Host: US Cochrane Eyes and Vision Group Date: 18-20 July 2007 Location: Mount Washington Conference Center, Baltimore, MD (USA) Details: This workshop guides participants through the steps of developing a systematic review. The workshop includes presentations about Cochrane methodology and hands-on practice using the Cochrane Collaboration’s Review Manager (RevMan) software. Contact: Ann Ervin (uscevg@jhsph.edu) or go to the website http://www.cochraneeyes.org/workshops/systematicreview.htm for more information. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX I. Sender: Ann Ervin [aervin@jhsph.edu] Subject: Job Ad - Methodologist/Systematic Reviewer Position: Methodologist/Systematic Reviewer Organization: Cochrane Eyes and Vision Group US Project Location: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Details: The job duties will primarily include preparing systematic reviews of the healthcare literature and supporting investigators in the conduct of their reviews. The candidate will also assist with the development and preparation of training materials and conduct training sessions on relevant topics. Please visit https://hrnt.jhu.edu/jhujobs/job_view.cfm?view_req_id=28523 for a full description and to apply for the position. Contact: Ann Ervin (uscevg@jhsph.edu) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX J. Sender: Frances Gardner [frances.gardner@applied-social-studies.oxford.ac.uk] Subject: Job Ad - Departmental Lecturer in Evidence-Based Social Intervention Position: Departmental Lecturer in Evidence-Based Social Intervention Organisation: Department of Social Policy and Social Work, Centre For Evidence-Based Intervention Location: Oxford University, UK Application deadline: Monday 18 June 2007 Contact: The Administrator (Applications), DSPSW, 32 Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2ER (Tel: 01865 270325). Web: Further particulars and details of how to apply can be found at www.admin.ox.ac.uk/fp/dlevidbsi.shtml or http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/fp/ XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX K. Sender: Cheryl Arratoon [cochrane@uottawa.ca] Subject: Next Issue of CCInfo The next issue of CCInfo will be published 28 June 2007. Please submit your items to cochrane@uottawa.ca and please include "CCInfo" in the subject line. Unless you request otherwise, your submissions to the CCInfo may be duplicated in other regular Cochrane Collaboration news channels such as Cochrane News and the Cochrane Collaboration web site, at the discretion of the editors. regards, Cheryl Cheryl Arratoon Knowledge Broker Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre 1 Stewart St (227) Ottawa, ON, Canada K1N 6N5 Email: cochrane@uottawa.ca Web: www.ccnc.cochrane.org XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX To subscribe to or unsubscribe from the CCInfo list, please go to http://lists.cochrane.org/mailman/listinfo/ccinfo, or contact the Editor at cochrane@uottawa.ca