Whether you're a healthcare professional, researcher, or simply interested in evidence-based healthcare, this listing of events, both in-person and virtual, offers a diverse array of opportunities to engage with the latest developments in evidence synthesis in health. From webinars and symposiums to workshops and seminars, join us in fostering evidence-based healthcare on a global scale.
2026
Core GRADE: Part 2
29 January 2026, online
The series provides systematic reviewers and guideline developers with a clear and straightforward guide that includes all they need to produce rigorous systematic reviews and guidelines based on the GRADE process. This second of two webinars will deal with Core GRADE’s approach to inconsistency, indirectness, and moving from evidence to recommendations.
February
East Africa stakeholder engagement meeting for evidence informed decision making
3 & 4 February 2026, Movenpick Hotel & Residences, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya
Work is happening across East Africa to strengthen the generation and use of high-quality evidence. Yet these efforts often operate in isolation, with limited resources and uneven access to global networks. To face this challenge, Cochrane East Africa is hosting a meeting that will bring together evidence producers and intermediaries, research institutions, policy stakeholders, and partners from across East Africa to co-design a shared roadmap for stronger, more connected, and sustainable evidence systems in the region.
Email partnerships@cochrane.org to express your interest in this event. The team will follow up with a short form to complete.
Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Grand Rounds
11 February, online
Join the first in a recurring series designed to bring our global community together around priority topics chosen by our community. This inaugural Grand Rounds, held in honour of International Women and Girls in Science Day, will spotlight women’s leadership and the power of curiosity and global collaboration in shaping the future of research. Please register here if you would like to take part.
Join us to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
18 February, online
Join us as we host a panel discussion with three incredible women from Cochrane’s global community. Chaired by Cochrane CEO Karla Soares-Weiser and featuring Julia Finkelstein (Cornell University) and Barbra Miheso (KEMRI), the panel will explore their journeys in science, the challenges they’ve overcome, and the advice they have for women starting out in the field. Register here.
Too good to be true? Spotting problematic trials in systematic reviews
26 Febuary 2026, online
This interactive webinar will introduce the INSPECT-SR tool by way of application to a published clinical trial. Participants will have the opportunity to use INSPECT-SR to perform trustworthiness checks themselves and will learn how the tool can be incorporated when undertaking a systematic review. More information here.
March
Eighth Pan-Pacific Nursing Conference & Second Cochrane Hong Kong Symposium
24-28 March 2026, Hong Kong
This conference focuses on cutting-edge research in nursing and healthcare that is transforming the nursing profession and clinical practice. As part of the event, there will be pre-conference workshops designed to introduce the use of Cochrane reviews. Find out more.
April
Cochrane Systematic Review/Meta-Analysis Workshop
16-18 April 2026, King George's Medical University, Lucknow
Cochrane India is hosting this in-person workshop, aimed at Cochrane authors, medical professionals, researchers and Cochrane members of India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. More information here.
May
Introduction to preparing a Systematic Review (e.g., Cochrane Reviews)
19 May 2026, Odense, Denmark
The course introduces participants to the core aspects of preparing a Systematic Review, including Cochrane Reviews. The overall aim is that participants upon attending the course will be able to identify the key elements of the process of preparing a systematic review, such as formulation of a review question, searching for- and selecting studies, assessing risk of bias, performing meta-analysis and grading the certainty of the evidence. More information and registration here.
June
Course on Cochrane reviews and other systematic reviews of medical interventions
1-3 and 8-9 June 2026, Copenhagen, Denmark
This course aims to provide participants with the knowledge and tools necessary to complete a systematic review (SR) of a medical intervention based on Cochrane methodology and to perform a GRADE evaluation of the certainty of the evidence. The course is structured to go systematically through the process of designing a SR, collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data, and assessing the certainty of the results. More information and registration here.
Nottingham Systematic Review Course
9-11 June 2026, Nottingham, UK
The Nottingham Systematic Review Course is aimed at enabling participants to become proficient in developing and undertaking a Cochrane-style systematic review of interventions. As this is an introductory course, no previous knowledge of systematic reviewing is required. Find out more here.
Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy
12 June 2026, Nottingham, UK
The Diagnostic Test Accuracy workshop is aimed at healthcare practitioners, health services researchers, methodologists, scientists and other researchers who wish to conduct or appraise systematic reviews and meta-analyses of DTA studies; or those who use DTA reviews for making clinical and policy decisions about diagnostic tests. Find out more here.
22nd Meeting of the Iberoamerican Cochrane Network in El Salvador
22-24 June 2026, online and Hotel Sheraton Presidente and Instituto Nacional de la Salud, San Salvador (El Salvador)
Under the theme From design to decision: The future of evidence in Iberoamerica, this consolidated academic and scientific event will host lectures and workshops from recognised international experts, scientific meetings, specialised methods workshops and digital scientific posters. For more information, click here.
October
2026 Cochrane Colloquium
Dates and location to be confirmed
If you would like to list your event here, please contact mparkinson@cochrane.org
