CCInfo: Electronic news bulletin of The Cochrane Collaboration 20 September 2007 Contents: A. Updates to The Cochrane Manual B. Cochrane Child Health Field - Classic RCTs in pediatrics C. 15th Cochrane Colloquium – Visas D. Cochrane News – call for articles E. Cochrane Cystic Fibrosis & Genetic Disorders Group newsletter F. 2nd Annual Clinical Research Training Course G. Workshop – Qualitative Systematic Reviews H. Job ad - Research study coordinator/Systematic review coordinator I. Job ad – Systematic reviewers J. Job ad – Information Systems Officer K. Next Issue of CCInfo XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX A. Sender: Jini Hetherington [JHetherington@cochrane.org] Subject: Updates to The Cochrane Manual The updated Cochrane Manual is now available on the Cochrane website at www.cochrane.org/admin/manual.htm, and contains the following: Section 2.2.2.6 Access to archived reviews (new) Section 3.3 Clarification of the status of Branches of Cochrane Centres (update) Appendix 2 Co-publication agreements/correspondence with journal editors re publishing Cochrane Reviews (update) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX B. Sender: Denise Thomson [denise.thomson@ualberta.ca] Subject: Cochrane Child Health Field - Classic RCTs in pediatrics I am pleased to announce that the Child Health Field’s Trials Register will shortly be available online. The Register is a searchable database of over 30,000 pediatric RCTs and CCTs published from 1948 onwards. We are working busily to put the finishing touches on this project and will let you know as soon as it is available. One of the many wonderful aspects of our Trials Register is that it will facilitate study of the development of paediatric research over the past sixty-odd years. With this historical perspective in mind, I would like to solicit your nominations for “classic” RCTs in paediatrics – in other words, trials that are significant because of the following characteristics: • innovation in design characteristics under the prevailing state of knowledge at the time they were performed • the consequence of their results on medical practice • the fact that, in their absence, patients would have been denied access to beneficial treatments or would have been exposed to deleterious or ineffective approaches to treatment.* Please send your nominations by Friday, October 12 to me at denise.thomson@ualberta.ca. I will circulate a list of the nominees when I have it compiled, as I know many of you will be interested in the results. As it happens, 2008 marks the 60th anniversary of the first publication of a randomised controlled trial, so I am hoping to work up the results of this poll into an article reflecting on the development of paediatrics over this time period. I look forward to your thoughts. *These criteria are borrowed from the article, "The classics: a tribute to the fiftieth anniversary of the randomized clinical trial," Journal of Clin Epi, 2000, the authors of which name 11 classic RCTs in general medicine. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX C. Sender: Jini Hetherington [JHetherington@cochrane.org] Subject: 15th Cochrane Colloquium - Visas Please check the following list of countries that waiver a visa to travel to Brazil. If your country is not listed, you are required to obtain a visa. www.brazilmiami.org/eng/visas_vitur.php Andorra Croácia Iceland New Zealand Spain Argentina Czech Republic Ireland Norway Surinam Austria Denmark Italy Panama Sweden Bahamas Ecuador Israel Paraguay Switzerland Barbados Finland Liechtenstein Peru Thailand Belgium France Luxembourg Philippines Trinidad Bermuda Germany Malaysia Poland Tobago Bolivia Great Britain Malta Portugal Tunis Bulgaria Greece Monaco San Marino Turkey Chile Guatemala Morocco Slovenia Uruguay Colombia Honduras Namibia South Africa Vatican Costa Rica Hungary Netherlands South Korea Venezuela XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX D. Sender: Cheryl Arratoon [cochrane@uottawa.ca] Subject: Cochrane News – call for articles Do you have something to share from your Cochrane entity or your activities within Cochrane? Send us your news to keep the rest of The Collaboration informed! 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 submit articles of 500 words with photos to Cheryl Arratoon at cochrane@uottawa.ca. Submission deadline: 5 November 2007 Publication date: 4 December 2007 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX E. Sender: Tracey Remmington [traceyr@liverpool.ac.uk] Subject: Cochrane Cystic Fibrosis & Genetic Disorders Group newsletter We are pleased to announce that the September 2007 issue of The Cochrane Cystic Fibrosis & Genetic Disorders Group newsletter is now available at www.cochrane.org/newslett/index.htm. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX F. Sender: Tanya Horsley [thorsley@rcpsc.edu] Subject: 2nd Annual Clinical Research Training Course Event: 2nd Annual Clinical Research Training Course Host: The Ottawa Hospital /Ottawa Health Research Institute, Canada Date: October 14-19, 2007 Location: The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus Details: Interested in learning about – clinical research methods and design? How to interpret and conduct systematic reviews and meta-analysis? Basic epidemiology and study design assessment? How to write and publish a manuscript? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions go to the website to find out more about the course and how to register. This course is of interest to research assistants/associates and coordinators, individuals thinking of a career in research, and physician investigators seeking more formal research methods training from nationally-recognized faculty. The course is designed to be a flexible and tailored learning opportunity – Registrants can choose between 1 and up to 5 days of enrollment (dependant on availability and areas of interest). Contact: Marilyn Colley (mcolley@ottawahospital.on.ca) Website: www.ohri.ca/clinicalresearchtraining XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX G. Sender: Avril Anson [avril.anson@conted.ox.ac.uk] Subject: Workshop – Qualitative Systematic Reviews Event: Qualitative Systematic Reviews in Health & Social Care Host: University of Oxford Revised Dates: Now November 1st and 2nd 2007 (we had floods in July so had to postpone!) Location: Oxford University Details: Please visit www.conted.ox.ac.uk/CPD/healthsciences/courses/short_courses/QSR and a registration form can be downloaded from www.conted.ox.ac.uk/CPD/healthsciences/courses/short_courses/QSR/register.asp. Contact: Please send enquiries to Erin.snape@conted.ox.ac.uk, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX H. Sender: Carolyn Valone Bell [ValoneBell.Carolyn@mayo.edu] Subject: Job ad - Research study coordinator/Systematic review coordinator Position: Research study coordinator/Systematic review coordinator Organisation: Mayo Clinic Location: Rochester, Minnesota, USA Application deadline: Until filled Contact: To apply go to http://www.mayoclinic.org/jobs-rst/ Search for Research Study Coordinator III – Job Posting # 16283. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX I. Sender: Sally Hopewell [SHopewell@cochrane.co.uk] Subject: Job ad- Systematic reviewers Position: Systematic Reviewers Organisation: National Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Supportive Care, NICE Short-term home-based contracts undertaking systematic reviews (including data extraction, quality assessment and meta-analysis, as appropriate) within agreed protocols for NICE clinical guidelines. 2-3 days per week, £250 per day. Must have good experience of systematic reviewing and be prepared to carry out rapid reviews to tight deadlines. Contact: CVs and enquiries to Dr Ian Bullock +44 1865 787103 (ian.bullock@rcn.org.uk). Also, possibility of a substantive R&D Fellow post c.£32K. Full and part-time considered. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX J. Sender: Luis Gabriel Cuervo Amore [cuervolu@paho.org] Subject: Job ad - Information Systems Officer Position: Information Systems Officer Organisation: Regional Office for the Americas (PAHO), Health Surveillance and Disease Management Area (HDM) / Health Analysis and Statistics Unit (HDM/HA) Location: Washington, DC Application deadline: 19 October 2007 Web: For a copy of the vacancy notice and information on how to apply please go to https://erecruit.who.int/public/hrd-cl-vac-view.asp?o_c=1000&jobinfo_uid_c=17897&vaclng=en XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX K. Sender: Cheryl Arratoon [cochrane@uottawa.ca] Subject: Next Issue of CCInfo The next issue of CCInfo will be published 4 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 (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