3.2.3.1 Fostering collaboration and co-operation

Collaboration and co-operation in a Cochrane Review Group are fostered by giving Cochrane Collaboration work the priority it deserves and needs, and by expressing appreciation of the contributions of authors. Credit should be given where it is due, and it is important to ensure that everyone who contributes shares the accolades that come as a result of their hard work. By far the most important single reason for the success of a Cochrane Review Group is that all its members believe wholeheartedly that they are engaged in an enterprise that can improve the care of people using health services. Good ways to foster such co-operation are by meetings, use of the telephone in addition to electronic and paper mail, and periodic newsletters.