CCInfo: Electronic news bulletin of The Cochrane Collaboration 4 October 2007 Contents: A. Plans for releasing RevMan 5 B. Canadian Cochrane Symposium – Call for abstracts C. Cochrane Stroke Group newsletter D. Job Ad - UO-EPC Coordinator E. New publication – Evidence and Policy F. Funding Opportunity – Global Health Leadership Awards G. Next Issue of CCInfo XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX A. Sender: Monica Kjeldstrøm [mk@cochrane.dk] Subject: Plans for releasing RevMan 5 A major update of The Cochrane Collaboration’s review writing software, RevMan 5, is now in the final stages of testing. Five Cochrane Review Groups (CRGs) will participate in a RevMan 5 pilot from the end of November 2007 to the end of February 2008 resulting in submissions to Issue 2, 2008 of The Cochrane Library that will include reviews in RevMan 5 format. If the RevMan 5 pilot runs smoothly, the software will be launched Collaboration-wide in March 2008. RevMan 5 will be a mandatory release, which means that all authors of Cochrane reviews must use the software for preparing new reviews or updating existing ones and CRG editorial bases can only release new, amended or updated reviews for publication as RevMan 5 files. If you wish to find out more about RevMan 5, including plans for rolling out the software in March 2008, please visit the RevMan 5 website on http://www.cc-ims.net/RevMan/RevMan5/ (look under Release plans). You might also find it useful to look at the RevMan 5 FAQ which is a collection of question and answers relating to the distribution of the software, access to training and support, conversion of RevMan 4 reviews to RevMan 5 and more. The target audience for the RevMan 5 FAQ is initially staff at editorial bases of CRGs but it will be expanded later with a section for review authors. Authors will also receive a separate communication much closer to the launch of RevMan which will outline the implications for their future work on Cochrane reviews. If you are an author of a Cochrane review and you have questions about the launch of RevMan 5 which are not answered by information available on the RevMan 5 website, please contact the editorial base of your CRG or alternatively your regional Cochrane Centre (see http://www.cochrane.org/contact/entities.htm). Staff at editorial bases can in turn contact their regional IMS Support person for general and technical support (see http://www.cc-ims.net/Projects/newIMS/Training/IMS_Support). XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX B. Sender: Krystal Harvey [krystal.harvey@ualberta.ca] Subject: Canadian Cochrane Symposium – Call for abstracts The Canadian Cochrane Child Health Field Centre, in coordination with the University of Alberta Cochrane Network site, is hosting the 2008 Canadian Cochrane Symposium on the 6-7 March 2008. We are now accepting abstracts and workshop plans. Please visit the Symposium website, www.ccs2008.ca to download submission forms and to submit abstracts and workshops. Please contact Krystal Harvey (krystal.harvey@ualberta.ca or 780-492-9521) if you have any questions or concerns regarding this process. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX C. Sender : Alison McInnes [alison.mcinnes@ed.ac.uk] Subject : Stroke Group Newsletter The October 2007 issue of The Cochrane Stroke Group newsletter is now available at www.dcn.ed.ac.uk/csrg/csgpubs.asp. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX D. Sender: Mackie, David [DMackie@cheo.on.ca] Subject: Job ad - Research study coordinator/Systematic review coordinator Position: University of Ottawa Evidence-based Practice Center (UO-EPC) Coordinator Organisation: UO-EPC, Chalmers Research Group (CRG), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (CHEO RI) Location: Ottawa, Ontario - Canada Application deadline: 22 October 2007 Web: A detailed description of this opportunity and information on how to apply is available at: www.chalmersresearch.com/postings.htm XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX E. Sender: Jessica Hughes [Jessica.Hughes@bristol.ac.uk] Subject: New publication – Evidence and Policy Journal: Evidence & Policy (Volume 3, number 3) Details: This is a special issue on evidence-based practice, edited by Jon Glasby, Kieran Walshe and Gill Harvey which focuses on the question, what counts as 'evidence' in 'evidence-based practice'? and several articles related to the involvement of health system users in research. Website: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tpp/ep/2007/00000003/00000003;jsessionid =343bt8xkw49sn.henrietta XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX F. Sender : Ciprian Jauca [mailto:jauca@ti.ubc.ca] Subject : Funding Opportunity – Global Health Leadership Awards Cochrane groups in Canada who work with people from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) might be interested in this funding opportunity. Global Health Leadership Awards The Global Health Research Initiative (GHRI), a partnership formed by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Health Canada and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), promotes the conduct and use of health research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). It is offering these unique awards to support the development of emerging leaders from LMICs currently engaged in research partnerships. Registration due: October 22, 2007 Full application due: January 14, 2008 http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-115521-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX G. Sender: Cheryl Arratoon [cochrane@uottawa.ca] Subject: Next Issue of CCInfo The next issue of CCInfo will be published 18 October 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, 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