CCInfo: Electronic news bulletin of The Cochrane Collaboration 21 February 2008 Contents: A. Cochrane Style Guide update B. Cochrane Colloquium, Freiburg - Register now C. Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field bursary award recipients D. Publication – article about Cochrane E. Publication of nursing-related systematic review protocols and review reports in the Journal of Advanced Nursing F. Publication - Cancer Specialist Library Newsletter G. Systematic review courses - UK H. Protocol development and RevMan Workshop, South Africa I. Systematic Review Training – UK J. EQUATOR Network Launch Meeting K. Sixth Peer Review Congress - Call for Research L. Job Ad – Lecturer in statistics M. Job Ad - Knowledge Broker, CCNC N. Next Issue of CCInfo XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX A. Sender: Harriet MacLehose [hgmac@liverpool.ac.uk] Subject: Cochrane Style Guide update The Cochrane Style Guide is being updated to coincide with the release of RevMan 5 in March 2008. Contact Harriet MacLehose (hgmac@liv.ac.uk) for further information about the update or see the Cochrane Style Resource website (www.cochrane.org/style/home.htm) for information about the Cochrane Style Guide. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX B. Sender: Bδrbel Schδtzle [schaetzle@cochrane.de] Subject: Cochrane Colloquium, Freiburg - Register now We are pleased to announce that the website for the Freiburg Colloquium (3-7 October) is now online at: http://www.cochrane.de/colloquium. You will find information about the scientific and social programme, how to submit abstracts for oral sessions, posters and workshops, how to request meetings (coming soon), how to apply for Consumer and Developing Country Stipends and how to proceed for sponsored entity registration. ** The first important deadline is 17 March for the submission of abstracts for posters, oral sessions and workshops. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX C. Sender: Eric Manheimer [emanheimer@compmed.umm.edu] Subject: Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field bursary award recipients The Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field has a bursary scheme made possible through funds from our recent 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 2007 bursary scheme, the CAM Field received a total of 13 applications. After formally evaluating all applications, the following two successful submissions were awarded the 2007 bursary funding: • Chinese herbal medicine for people with impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose Reviewer award recipient: Suzanne Grant Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group Award amount: $5000 USD • Serenoa repens for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia Reviewer award recipient: James Tacklind Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Review Group in Prostate Diseases and Urologic Malignancies Award amount: $5000 USD Congratulations to these two successful applicants on this achievement. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX D. Sender: Claire Allen [CAllen@cochrane.org] Subject: Publication – Article about Cochrane An article about Cochrane Collaboration activity with a focus on India authored by Claire Allen, Mike Clarke, and Prathap Thayran has been published in the National Medical Journal of India. A good quality PDF for the article can be downloaded from www.nmji.in/ and the text of the article can be accessed at www.nmji.in/archives/Volume_20/Number_5/Medicine_and_Society/Medi cine_and_Society.htm. Although this article focuses on activity in India, it also updates the data on international activity which was published previously in the Chinese Journal of Evidence Based Medicine in 2006. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX E. Sender: Jane Noyes [jane.noyes@bangor.ac.uk) Subject: Publication of nursing-related systematic review protocols and review reports in the Journal of Advanced Nursing To increase the profile and dissemination of nursing-related systematic reviews - the Journal of Advanced Nursing now welcomes submission of high quality nursing-related systematic review protocols for publication. The journal is also giving more emphasis to publishing high quality reports of nursing-related systematic reviews. The Journal of Advanced Nursing is the top European academic Nursing Journal and has extensive distribution worldwide. Published by Wiley-Blackwell - the same publisher as the Cochrane Library. Download journal guidelines: www.journalofadvancednursing.com/default.asp?file=authorguidelines XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX F. Sender: Sally Hunt [Sally.Hunt@orh.nhs.uk] Subject: Publication - Cancer Specialist Library Newsletter The Cancer Specialist Library Newsletter (Jan-Feb 2008) is now available which we hope will be of interest to Cochrane members. “The Cancer Specialist Library is working hard to ‘map’ where cancer systematic reviews have been performed which should help to highlight where there are important gaps in the high level evidence base for each cancer site. This could be of potential benefit to other organisations such as DUETs – who aim to identify important gaps in health research, and the Cochrane Collaboration – who lead the way in producing gold standard systematic reviews.” Please visit www.library.nhs.uk/cancer/ViewResource.aspx?resID=279482&tabID=290 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX G. Sender: Nicola McDowell [NMcDowell@cochrane.co.uk] Subject: Systematic review courses - UK Host: Department for Continuing Education at the University of Oxford Date: February, April and May/June 2008 Location: Oxford, UK Details: Further information is available on the Continuing Professional Development website http://cpd.conted.ox.ac.uk/healthsciences/courses/short_courses/SR Contact: Interested applicants should contact cpdhealth@conted.ox.ac.uk XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX H. Sender: Elizabeth Pienaar [Elizabeth.Pienaar@mrc.ac.za] Subject: Protocol development and RevMan Workshop, South Africa Host: South African Cochrane Centre (SACC) Date: 6 – 9 May 2008 Location: SACC, Cape Town, South Africa Details: The workshop will cover the methodological aspects related to protocol development and the technical aspects of using RevMan. The workshop is open to people from the SACC reference countries* who are busy with or starting a Cochrane review protocol. The objectives of the workshop are to: • Understand the rationale for undertaking a Cochrane review • Become familiar with the steps involved in preparing a review protocol • Learn the technical aspects of using RevMan • Understand how to submit a review protocol • Know how to resolve technical and administrative challenges. *Benin, Botswana, Cameroun, Comoros, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe Please forward the information to review authors from the listed countries in need of training. The closing date for registrations is 4 April 2008. Contact: Elizabeth Pienaar; email: Elizabeth.Pienaar@mrc.ac.za; Tel: +27 (0) 21 938 0835 www.mrc.ac.za/cochrane/protocol.htm XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX I. Sender: Jun Xia [J.Xia@leeds.ac.uk] Subject: Systematic Review Training - UK Workshop: Systematic Review Training Date: Tuesday 6th to Friday 9th May 2008 Location: University of Nottingham, UK Details: For people wishing to undertake reviews of randomised studies, our very successful and practical four-day systematic review course is being offered again in Nottingham (previously in Leeds)! Led by an experienced group of tutors and facilitators, this course will give you practical, individual assistance to enable you to complete your Cochrane-style review. Participants will benefit from small group teaching, workshops, library-based interactive tutorials with hands on practical work at computer stations and group work. The course fee is £650 inclusive of all learning materials, lunch and refreshments. Contact: Jun Xia jun.xia@leedspft.nhs.uk, telephone +44 (0)113 3058 303 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX J. Sender: Iveta Simera [Iveta.Simera@csm.ox.ac.uk] Subject: EQUATOR Network Launch Meeting Date: 26 June 2008; 10:00 – 16:30h Location: The Royal Society of Medicine, London, UK Details: Achieving Transparency in Reporting Health Research including 1st EQUATOR Annual Lecture presented by Sir Iain Chalmers. The EQUATOR Network (www.equator-network.org/) is a new international initiative that aims to improve the reliability of scientific publications by promoting transparent and accurate reporting of health research. Our meeting will focus on better understanding of problems associated with health research reporting and use of reporting guidelines and will discuss potential solutions that can lead to the improvement of the health research literature. More information about the meeting and registration form available on the EQUATOR website: www.equator-network.org/index.aspx?o=1113 Contact: Marty Kilby, Conference Advisor, EQUATOR Network; Marty.kilby@virgin.net XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX K. Sender: David Moher [dmoher@uottawa.ca] Subject: Sixth Peer Review Congress - Call for Research Conference: Sixth International Congress on Peer Review and Biomedical Publication Date: 10-12 September 2009 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Details: As with the previous Congresses, original research will be presented with the aim to improve the quality and credibility of biomedical peer review and publication and to help advance the efficiency, effectiveness, and equitability of the dissemination of biomedical information throughout the world. For additional details with a list of suggested topics of research interest please see the Call for Research and formal announcement at http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/298/20/2420), and check the Peer Review Congress Web site (www.jama-peer.org) for updates. Contact: jama-peer@jama-archives.org. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX L. Sender: Caroline Rouse [CRouse@cochrane.co.uk] Subject: Job Ad – Lecturer in statistics Position: Lecturer in statistics, full-time Organisation: Joint post at UK Cochrane Centre and Centre for Statistics in Medicine Location: Oxford, UK Application deadline: Wednesday 27 February 2008 Details: Experience of teaching and running small group workshops is essential and a higher qualification in medical statistics or related subject would be an advantage. You will need to be available to travel nationally and some international travel may be required. The recruitment is being managed by Milton Keynes PCT but the employer for the post will be The Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust from April 2008. The post is a fixed term contract in line with all contracts at the UK Cochrane Centre. Contact: For an informal discussion about this post please contact: Phil Wiffen, Training Director on 01865 516300 or by email at pwiffen@cochrane.co.uk and refer to position REF: 542-PHU2100 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX M. Sender: Cheryl Arratoon [cochrane@uottawa.ca] Subject: Job ad – Knowledge broker, CCNC Organisation: Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre Location: Ottawa, Canada Application deadline: 14 March 2008 Details: The Knowledge Broker will develop partnerships and collaborate with key health professional groups in Canada to initiate ways to develop and implement knowledge translation strategies to increase the awareness, use and application of Cochrane reviews. Contact: For more details please contact Lisa McGovern; lmcgover@uottawa.ca XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX N. Sender: Cheryl Arratoon [cochrane@uottawa.ca] Subject: Next Issue of CCInfo The next issue of CCInfo will be published 6 March 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. 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