CCInfo: Electronic news bulletin of The Cochrane Collaboration 2 March 2006 Contents: A. Stipend for updating a Nordic Cochrane Review B. New co-convenors for the Qualitative Research Methods Group C. CORRECTION - Qualitative Research Methods Group Symposium D. Status of CENTRAL E. Continental European Cochrane Entities Meeting F. Behavioral Medicine Field G. Cochrane News – deadline reminder H. Abstracts from Melbourne Colloquium now on cochrane.org I. International Clinical Trials Day J. Graduate Summer Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics K. Job Ads L. Next issue of CCInfo XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX A. Sender: Peter Gøtzsche [p.c.gotzsche@cochrane.dk] Subject: Stipend for updating a Nordic Cochrane Review We offer a stipend to help updating a Cochrane Review in 2006 whose corresponding author: 1) is from the Nordic area (see our module for definition of countries); and 2) has published a review via one of the 4 reviews groups based in the Nordic area (methodology, hepato-biliary, anaesthesia, colorectal cancer). The stipend will cover travel costs and accommodation for a week in Copenhagen. It will be possible to get help on a daily basis from The Nordic Cochrane Centre. Please send a few lines describing the review, the number of new trials, and whether the update is expected to lead to important changes in the review, to: fa@cochrane.dk before 16 March. Peter C Gøtzsche XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX B. Sender: Jennie Popay [j.popay@lancaster.ac.uk] Subject: New co-convenors for the Qualitative Research Methods Group For information, the Cochrane Qualitative Research Methods Group has two new co-convenors. The co-convenors are now: Jennie Popay j.popay@lancaster.ac.uk Jane Noyes jane.noyes@bangor.ac.uk Alan Pearson alan.pearson@adelaide.edu.au Karin Hannes Karin.Hannes@med.kuleuven.ac.be The methods group administrative centre remains in the UK. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX C. Sender: Tim Schultz [tim.schultz@adelaide.edu.au] Subject: CORRECTION - Qualitative Research Methods Group Symposium ***Please note that the dates announced in last week’s CCInfo have changed*** Qualitative Research in Evidence Based Healthcare – an exploration of scope and methods. Adelaide, Australia, 10-11 July 2006. The Cochrane Qualitative Methods Group invites you to send abstracts for oral or poster presentation at the Cochrane Qualitative Research Methods Group Oceania Regional Symposium. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 15 May 2006. Please find the details for submission of abstracts on the JBI website: www.joannabriggs.edu.au/events. Abstracts should be related to: - the role of qualitative research findings in systematic reviews; - methods of appraising, extracting or synthesizing qualitative research findings; - qualitative research findings as evidence; or - issues related to the nature of evidence for health care practice. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX D. Sender: Karen Robinson [krobin@jhmi.edu] Subject: Status of CENTRAL To all Cochrane entities -- As you may know, the CENTRAL Vision Group is working to develop a strategic plan for CENTRAL. We appreciate that as we embark on this task people within and outside the Collaboration continue to rely on CENTRAL as an essential source of controlled trials. As noted in our remit (www.cochrane.org/admin/structure.htm), we are taking advantage of recent changes to craft a new vision for CENTRAL. However, the changes also mean that the production of CENTRAL cannot continue in the same manner. We are thus put in the position of considering interim measures as we develop a strategic plan for the future of CENTRAL. Here, briefly, is the current status: -- Issue 2, 2006 will be produced by Wiley with uploads from MEDLINE and submission of EMBASE records. Issue 2, 2006 will also include records from specialised registers and handsearch records submitted to and processed by the USCC [up to and including the last specialised register submission of Dec 19 2005]. The USCC will be submitting these records directly to Wiley. The USCC is stepping down from this role in the production of CENTRAL after this submission. -- For Issue 3, 2006, Wiley will produce CENTRAL with updated MEDLINE and EMBASE records as for previous issues. The specialised register records and handsearch records will, however, not be updated but will be republished as in Issue 2. -- Submission of specialised register records and handsearch records will be suspended until further notice. -- The CVG will consider recommendations for interim measures for future issues of CENTRAL within our April progress report to the Cochrane Collaboration Steering Group. Thank you for your patience in this process. We will be contacting all of you soon with a request to provide your thoughts on CENTRAL - what it is and what it can be. CENTRAL Vision Group XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX E. Sender: Jannie Hedegaard [jh@cochrane.dk] Subject: Continental European Cochrane Entities Meeting Dear Continental European Entities colleagues We are pleased to announce that the programme for the Continental European Cochrane Entities Meeting on 3-5 May in Copenhagen is now available at www.cochrane.dk/cecem/. We hope that you will find the programme attractive and sign up as soon as possible. The registration form is also available at the above link. On behalf of the CECEM 2006 planning committee Peter C. Gøtzsche and Jannie Hedegaard XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX F. Sender: Jini Hetherington [jhetherington@cochrane.org] Subject: Behavioral Medicine Field I am pleased to announce that the Behavioral Medicine Field was officially registered with the Collaboration on 27 February 2006. Please pass on this information to interested members of your entity. The Field Convenor is Karina Davidson, whose contact details are as follows: Karina W. Davidson, Ph.D. Convenor, Cochrane Behavioral Medicine Field Director of Intervention Research Behavioral Cardiovascular Health & Hypertension Program Columbia University Ph9 Room 948 630 West 168th St New York, NY 10032, USA Tel. +1 212 342 4493 E-mail: kd2124@columbia.edu The administrator of this new Field is Kimberlee Trudeau (Kimberlee.Trudeau@mssm.edu). With best wishes, Jini. Ms Jini Hetherington Administrator and Company Secretary The Cochrane Collaboration Secretariat XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX G. Sender: Miranda Cumpston [cochrane@uottawa.ca] Subject: Cochrane News: deadline reminder Dear all, Don’t forget - the deadline for submissions for the next issue of Cochrane News is Monday, 6 March 2006. Everyone is encouraged to contribute articles, announcements, and photographs for the newsletter. We would love to receive contributions from all parts of the world and all types of Cochrane entities. All the best, Miranda Cumpston Editor, Cochrane News XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX H. Sender: Steve McDonald [steve.mcdonald@med.monash.edu.au] Subject: Abstracts from Melbourne Colloquium now on cochrane.org We are pleased to announce that abstracts of orals, posters and workshops from the Melbourne Colloquium are now available on the Cochrane website at www.cochrane.org/colloquia/abstracts/index.htm. (Thanks to Dave Booker and the Cochrane Web Team for their help with this.) You'll also find that many of the oral presentations from Melbourne have links to PDFs of the presenters' slides, thanks to a pilot project led by Jonathan Ipser from South Africa. Regards, Steve McDonald Melbourne Organising Committee 13th Cochrane Colloquium Steve.mcdonald@med.monash.edu.au XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX I. Sender: Christian Gluud [cgluud@ctu.rh.dk] Subject: International Clinical Trials Day 20th May 2006 Workshop and press conference Location: EU Commission, Brussels Time: Friday May 19th, 2006 from 10.30 to 13.30 International Clinical Trials Day was initiated by the Framework Programme 6-funded European Clinical Research Infrastructures Network (ECRIN) in 2005 (www.ecrin.org). May 20th was chosen as the day of celebration with focus on clinical research and clinical trials because it was the day when the Scottish naval surgeon, James Lind, started his famous controlled trial in 1747 (see The James Lind Library at www.jameslindlibrary.org/). Other countries have already expressed their interest and commitment to participate in this activity (USA, Canada, Australia). The starting point for this international event will be a workshop followed by a press conference, organised in Brussels under the auspices of the EU Commission in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) on May 19th to celebrate the International Clinical Trials’ Day on May 20th, 2006. Representatives of European patients’ associations, clinical scientists, scientific agencies, industry sponsors, ethics committees, competent authorities, trials registries, medical journal editors, and the EU Commission will debate with patients’ associations, scientific journals, and news media on the need to improve patients’ and publics’ awareness on the challenges raised by clinical research. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX J. Sender: Joan Marsh [JMarsh@wiley.co.uk] Subject: Graduate Summer Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Attend the 24th Annual Graduate Summer Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics June 19 July 7, 2006 http://www.jhsph.edu/summerEpi The Graduate Summer Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, offered at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, provides an opportunity for graduate study to degree candidates as well as individuals taking courses for professional development. The courses we offer are intended to develop an understanding of basic and advanced principles of epidemiological research, and will present epidemiologic methods and their application to the study of the natural history and etiology of disease. Information for the 2006 program, including course descriptions, dates and times, tuition and housing information, application information and a complete list of courses offered is available at www.jhsph.edu/summerepi. 2006 courses: - Principles of Epidemiology - Intermediate Epidemiology - Origins: Cross-Species Transmission and the Emergence of Human Disease - New - Family Based Genetic Epidemiology - Population Based Genetic Epidemiology - Pharmacoepidemiology - Clinical Trials: Issues and Controversies - Quantitative Methods in Cancer Surveillance - New - Introduction to Diabetes and Obesity Epidemiology - New - Applications of the Case-Control Method - Methods and Applications of Cohort Studies - Biostatistics Analysis of Epidemiologic Data I: Logistic Regression - New - Biostatistics Analysis of Epidemiologic Data II: Poisson and Conditional Logistic Regression Analysis - New - Biostatistics Analysis of Epidemiologic Data III: Semiparametric Methods - New Any questions or comments, please contact: Ayesha Khan, Coordinator, Department of Epidemiology, JHSPH Tel:(410)955-7158; Fax:(410)955-0863; Email: akhan@jhsph.edu XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX K. Sender: Miranda Cumpston [cochrane@uottawa.ca] Subject: Job ads Position: Chief Methodologist, Health Technology Assessment Group Organization: ECRI Location: Plymouth Meeting, PA, USA Application deadline: None Contact: Karen Schoelles [kschoelles@ECRI.org] or hr@ecri.org Web: www.cochrane.org/jobs or http://careers.ecri.org/Careers.aspx Position: Publications Co-ordinator (Research Assistant / Research Fellow) Organization: HealthQWest, Glasgow Caledonian University Location: Glasgow, Scotland, UK Application deadline: Friday 3 March 2006 Contact: Jayne Elms [Jayne.Elms@gcal.ac.uk] Web: www.cochrane.org/jobs or www.caledonian.ac.uk/hqwest Position: Clearinghouse Manager (Senior Research Assistant) Organization: Center for Evidence-based Policy, Oregon Health and Science University Location: Portland, Oregon, USA Application deadline: None Contact: Mark Gibson [gibsomar@ohsu.edu] Web: www.cochrane.org/jobs, www.ohsu.edu/hr/job_list.html# or www.ohsu.edu/public-health/about/jobs.shtml Position: Clinical Evidence Specialist (Research Associate) Organization: Center for Evidence-based Policy, Oregon Health and Science University Location: Portland, Oregon, USA Application deadline: None Contact: Mark Gibson [gibsomar@ohsu.edu] Web: www.cochrane.org/jobs, www.ohsu.edu/hr/job_list.html# or www.ohsu.edu/public-health/about/jobs.shtml Position: Assistant project leader, European ERA-NET Project (CoCanCPG) Organization: French National Cancer Institute (INCa) Location: Lyon, France Application deadline: None Contact: Béatrice Fervers [fervers@lyon.fnclcc.fr] Web: www.cochrane.org/jobs XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX L. Sender: Miranda Cumpston [cochrane@uottawa.ca] Subject: Next issue of CCInfo The next regular issue of CCInfo will be published on Thursday, 16 March 2006. Please submit your items to cochrane@uottawa.ca. When submitting messages for CCInfo, please include "CCInfo" in the subject line of your email so that I can readily identify submissions. 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. 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