CCInfo: Electronic news bulletin of The Cochrane Collaboration 18 September 2008 Contents: A. Cochrane Visiting Fellowship 2009: Call for applications B. The Cochrane Collaboration Strategic Review Update C. Aubrey Sheiham Public Health and Primary Care Scholarship 2009 D. Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field 2008 bursary award recipients E. Cochrane author survey closes October 10 F. 16th Cochrane Colloquium, 3 - 7 Oct 2008 in Freiburg G. Training Courses - York, England, UK H. The Nottingham Systematic Review Course 2009 I. Job ad - Cochrane Heart Research Fellow J. Job ad - Manager for Knowledge Management and Communication K. Next Issue of CCInfo XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX A. Sender: Jini Hetherington [JHetherington@cochrane.org] Subject: Cochrane Visiting Fellowship 2009: Call for applications The Cochrane Collaboration Steering Group (CCSG) introduced a Visiting Fellowship in 2004, as part of a program to facilitate quality processes surrounding the production of Cochrane Reviews. The Fellowship is open to all those working (employed or honorary) in a Cochrane entity towards producing, updating, disseminating or promoting the accessibility of Cochrane Reviews. Funds are made available annually for one successful applicant to travel to and work in another Cochrane entity for a period of up to one month. Please would you disseminate this e-mail to the members of your entity as appropriate, and direct them to the website http://www.cochrane.org/docs/Fellowshipsandscholarships.htm#CCEF) for more information about the Cochrane Visiting Fellowship, and an application form. The timetable for the Cochrane Visiting Fellowship is as follows: • Early September 2008: Call for nominations for the Fellowship via entity mailing lists and CCInfo. • 1 November 2008: Closing date by which applications should be e-mailed to the Secretariat (secretariat@cochrane.org). • Early December 2008: The Steering Group to appoint a selection panel. • Early January 2009: The selection panel to make its recommendation to the Steering Group Executive for approval. • An announcement will be made shortly afterwards of the person who has been awarded the Fellowship. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX B. Sender: Mary Ellen Schaafsma [mschaafs@uottawa.ca] Subject: The Cochrane Collaboration Strategic Review Update Dialogues 1 (Purpose) and 2 (Brand and Glue) are complete and we have preliminary information gathered for Dialogues 3 (External Environment) and 4 (Financial Viability). We are gearing up for further consultation with you at the Freiburg Colloquium. How you can get involved: On Monday, September 22, the draft findings from Dialogues 1 and 2 will be put on the Strategic Review website (www.cochrane.org/ccsg/review), with some questions that we will be posing to you in Freiburg. Take a look and come ready to give us your thoughts! • We will have a booth on the 2nd floor of the Konzerthaus where you can learn more and give us your thoughts; • We will be attending many meetings at Freiburg to present what we have heard so far and ask you for your feedback; and • We will be at the AGM to present preliminary findings and consult with you. We look forward to hearing your views! XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX C. Sender: Nicola McDowell [NMcDowell@cochrane.co.uk] Subject: Aubrey Sheiham Public Health and Primary Care Scholarship 2009 Applications are invited for The Cochrane Collaboration Aubrey Sheiham Public Health and Primary Care Scholarship from health workers, consumers and researchers living in developing countries. This is a 4-month Scholarship to develop skills in preparing systematic reviews of health care interventions within the Cochrane Collaboration. Applicants must have agreed to a review topic before 1st August 2008 with the relevant Cochrane Review Group. Application deadline: Wednesday 29th October 2008 For more information and requirements: www.cochrane.org/docs/Fellowshipsandscholarships.htm#ASPHPCS Send applications to: Nicola McDowell Training Co-ordinator, UK Cochrane Centre, Summertown Pavilion, Middle Way, Oxford OX2 7LG, UK Fax: +44 (0)1865 516311 Email: nmcdowell@cochrane.co.uk XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX D. Sender: Eric Manheimer [emanheimer@compmed.umm.edu] Subject: Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field 2008 bursary award recipients The Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field has a bursary scheme, made possible through funds from our grant award from the US National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (of the US National Institutes of Health). The purpose of this bursary scheme is to ensure that Cochrane reviews relevant to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) are completed and published in The Cochrane Library. Only Cochrane reviewers who have already registered CAM-related protocols with a Cochrane Collaborative Review Group are eligible for funding. For the 2008 bursary scheme, after formally evaluating all applications, the following two successful applications were awarded the 2008 bursary funding: • Stimulation of the wrist acupuncture point P6 for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting Reviewer award recipient: Anna Lee; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Anaesthesia Group; Award amount: $5000 USD • Acupuncture for treating fibromyalgia Reviewer award recipient: John Deare; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group; Award amount: $5000 USD Congratulations to these two successful applicants. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX E. Sender: Donna Gillies [Donna_Gillies@wsahs.nsw.gov.au] Subject: Cochrane author survey closes October 10 If you haven't responded to the author survey and would still like to, there is still time. We have over 1700 responses but would still like to hear from you. The aim of this survey is to help us get a better understanding of the experience of authors who have published a protocol or review in the Cochrane Library. It should take about 10 to 15 minutes. The link is: http://www3.cochrane.org/surveys/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=n2LJ379 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX F. Sender: Gerd Antes [antes@cochrane.de] Subject: 16th Cochrane Colloquium, 3 - 7 Oct 2008 in Freiburg It’s only two weeks and one day to go until we'll meet many of you here in Freiburg at the 16th Cochrane Colloquium. We are pleased with the attractive program, now fully displayed on the Colloquium site at www.colloquium.info. It provides a good overview of the large number of workshops and scientific presentations, plenary sessions and pre- and post conference events. Have a look at the program and join us in Freiburg! Also, to enable easy orientation, suggested sessions are provided for particular groups, e.g. for librarians or statisticians. Go to http://www.colloquium.info and click on "Suggested Sessions." We applied for CME points (continuing medical education) for countries other than Germany but were not provided with detailed information about the eligible countries. *Important*: For those who have not yet registered and booked a hotel, please do this as soon as possible. Friday, the 3rd of October is a holiday, which means it's a long weekend here in Freiburg. Hotel space in the town centre is getting scarce and the sooner you book the better. We are looking forward to welcoming you to Freiburg! XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX G. Sender: Sue Collins [sc27@york.ac.uk] Subject: Training Courses - York, England, UK Courses: Introduction to Statistics for Clinical Trials 6-7 October 2008 Introduction to the Design & Conduct of Clinical Trials 8-10 October 2008 Host: The York Trials Unit Location: University of York, U.K. Details: The aim of our courses is to equip participants with the basic skills and knowledge for the design, conduct and analysis of randomised controlled trials. The courses should be of interest to nurses, doctors and allied health professionals who are interested in rigorous evaluation of healthcare interventions. *Registration fees on or before 1 August 2008* Introduction to Statistics for Clinical Trials and Introduction to the Design & Conduct of Clinical Trials - £730 Or Introduction to Statistics for Clinical Trials - £290 Or Introduction to the Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials - £490 Link to more information: http://news.cochrane.org/view/item/review_one.jsp?j=1108 Contact: Course Administrator, Sue Collins 01904 321727 email address sc27@york.ac.uk XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX H. Sender: Jun Xia [Jun.Xia@nottingham.ac.uk] Subject: The Nottingham Systematic Review Course 2009 Event: The Nottingham Systematic Review Course 2009 Date: 12 – 15 May 2009 Host: University of Nottingham Location: University of Nottingham Details: 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 advice. After attending the course, participants should be able to understand search strategies, extract data, manage the results of systematic searches, understand the syntheses of the data, apply the methods and conduct reviews independently. Course fee: £675. All learning materials, lunch and refreshments are included. Contact: Please contact Jun Xia +44 (0)113 3058303, email: jun.xia@nottingham.ac.uk . Or visit http://szg.cochrane.org/en/events.html to download an application form. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX I. Sender: Kirsten.Ward@lshtm.ac.uk Subject: Job ad - Cochrane Heart Research Fellow Position: Cochrane Heart Research Fellow Organisation: Peninsula Technology Assessment Group Location: Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter & Plymouth, UK Application deadline: 12 noon, 8 October 2008 Contact: For informal enquiries contact Dr Rod Taylor at rod.taylor@pms.ac.uk however all applications must be made in accordance with the details below. Website: For an application pack please email jobs@pms.ac.uk, or see the job vacancies section of the PMS website www.pms.ac.uk, or telephone 01752 437448 quoting reference no: E0847/PMS XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX J. Sender: Luis Gabriel Cuervo Amore [cuervolu@paho.org] Subject: Job ad - Manager for Knowledge Management and Communication Position: Manager for Knowledge Management and Communication Organisation: Pan American Health Organization Location: Washington DC Application deadline: 30 September 2008 Website: https://erecruit.who.int/public/hrd-cl-vac-view.asp?o_c=1000&jobinfo_uid_c=20175&vaclng=en XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX K. Sender: Cheryl Arratoon [cochrane@uottawa.ca] Subject: Next Issue of CCInfo The next issue of CCInfo will be published 2 October 2008. Please submit your items to cochrane@uottawa.ca and 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. Best regards, Cheryl Arratoon Knowledge Broker Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre 1 Stewart St, 2nd Floor 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