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Cochrane Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care Review Group was established in 1998. They are interested in studies of interventions for: acute pain arising accidentally or through deliberate injury; chronic pain; headache and migraine; palliative care for those with life-limiting disease or illness; supportive care of patients and significant...
16 diciembre 2020
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Behind The Numbers is a podcast aimed at disseminating research, news, & educational resources pertaining to Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Led by Gabriele Zitikyte, MSc Epidemiology student and executive member of the Canadian Society of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CSEB)-uOttawa chapter, the podcasts feature interviews and discussions...
14 diciembre 2020
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The Membership team in Cochrane's People Services Department are delighted to announce a new version of our Join Cochrane pages that lay out all the varied ways people can get involved with Cochrane’s work. At the heart of the new content are:
Clear benefits of Cochrane Membership
New involvement pathways for patients and carers and for students...
14 diciembre 2020
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Today, the COVID-19 Recommendations Map launches, offering policymakers, healthcare practitioners, researchers and the general public - anywhere in the world - a comprehensive catalogue of critically appraised evidence.
This global collaborative effort from Cochrane Canada, McMaster University’s WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases and...
14 diciembre 2020
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Members of the public, health professionals and researchers know that there is ‘information overload’ about the COVID-19 pandemic, with lots of mistrust and misinformation. Cochrane US wanted to help people find trustworthy evidence about COVID-19 in the US by leveraging the strengths of the members of the new US Network.
Cochrane US...
11 diciembre 2020
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Research about COVID-19 is growing fast during the pandemic. Healthcare professionals, journalists, policy-makers and people with an interest wanted simple summaries of the latest evidence in Portuguese to help inform their decisions.
To meet this need, Cochrane Portugal produced regular newsletters in the Portuguese language. They included short...
10 diciembre 2020
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Published on the Cochrane Library is a new editorial, 'COVID‐19: working together and making a difference for decision‐makers'. The editorial outlines Cochrane's agile response to the situation and the many lessons learned.
It also introduces the special supplement to the 'Collaborating in response to COVID‐19: editorial and methods initiatives...
10 diciembre 2020
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Interventions to reduce tobacco use in people experiencing homelessness
Background
People experiencing homelessness are more likely to use tobacco, and face many problems that make it difficult for them to quit. Health problems caused by using tobacco are among the leading causes of death among this group of people, so there is a need to find...
10 diciembre 2020
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New Cochrane Systematic Review shows that knee replacement surgery using a tourniquet increases the risk of serious complications, and causes additional pain after surgery
What are the benefits and risks of using a tourniquet in knee replacement surgery?
Senior author Mr Peter Wall, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon from Warwick Clinical Trials...
9 diciembre 2020
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Interventions to increase patient and family involvement in escalation of care for acute life‐threatening illness in community health and hospital settings
Medical emergencies
A life‐threatening condition is a medical emergency. The faster a person secures the right medical care, the better their chances of surviving. When patients and their...
9 diciembre 2020
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The Cochrane community is embracing their geek chic and love for evidence-based healthcare with Cochrane merch! For our initial designs, we worked with Dr. Lauren Callender from Science Scribbles.
We talked to Lauren about her background, the growing 'geek chic' trend, and what it was like working on these new designs for the Cochrane Community...
9 diciembre 2020
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Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, primary care doctors (general practitioners) and nurses had many questions. Cochrane Belgium wanted to create clear answers to primary care clinicians’ most frequent questions about COVID-19, based on scientific evidence, making the answers relevant to Belgium.
A university collected questions that were relevant...
4 diciembre 2020
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In this short interview, Postdoctoral Researcher and lead author Tessa Reardon tells us about this recently published review.
What does this Cochrane review tell us about the role of cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents?
Our review shows the key role cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) plays in the...
3 diciembre 2020
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Special Collection: Physical activity for healthy ageing
On 26th November 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched their guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour. This Special Collection curated by the Cochrane Campbell Global Ageing Partnership includes associated relevant topics addressing healthy ageing, aligning with...
26 November 2020
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Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. The chances of having a stroke increase with age and older people also appear to suffer greater consequences from COVID-19. There may be a link between COVID-19 and new strokes, so healthcare professionals may be caring for people who have both COVID-19 and stroke.
Cochrane Stroke heard...
25 November 2020
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China was the first country to identify COVID-19, but people didn’t know much about the virus in the early stages of the pandemic. To address this need for information, Cochrane China used the mobile telephone social media app WeChat to find out what doctors, nurses and members of the public wanted to know about COVID-19 and to share evidence with...
24 November 2020
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Cochrane published a rapid review about whether cleaning hands with ash reduces the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in areas where soap is not widely available. It was important to get this evidence out widely, so Cochrane First Aid translated the rapid review findings into six languages.
Cochrane First Aid worked with volunteers...
24 November 2020
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Why is this question important?
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common form of skin cancer among people with white skin.
BCC is not usually life‐threatening but if left untreated, it can cause important disfigurement, especially on the face.
Surgical removal of the affected area and surrounding skin is usually the...
23 November 2020
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An updated Cochrane review published today in the Cochrane Library summarizes randomized trial evidence about face masks, hand washing and physical distancing to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses. The review will inform revised guidance due to be released by the World Health Organisation.
Lisa Bero, Cochrane Public Health and...
20 November 2020
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Reducing the transmission of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global priority. Toward this end, public health officials and politicians across the world have been seeking scientific expertise to guide policy. In response, investigators have rushed to share new results on preprint servers, and journals have expedited editorial and peer...
20 November 2020
Cochrane Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care Review Group was established in 1998. They are interested in studies of interventions for: acute pain arising accidentally or through deliberate injury; chronic pain; headache and migraine; palliative care for those with life-limiting disease or illness; supportive care of patients and significant...16 diciembre 2020
Behind The Numbers is a podcast aimed at disseminating research, news, & educational resources pertaining to Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Led by Gabriele Zitikyte, MSc Epidemiology student and executive member of the Canadian Society of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CSEB)-uOttawa chapter, the podcasts feature interviews and discussions...14 diciembre 2020
The Membership team in Cochrane's People Services Department are delighted to announce a new version of our Join Cochrane pages that lay out all the varied ways people can get involved with Cochrane’s work. At the heart of the new content are: Clear benefits of Cochrane Membership New involvement pathways for patients and carers and for students...14 diciembre 2020
Today, the COVID-19 Recommendations Map launches, offering policymakers, healthcare practitioners, researchers and the general public - anywhere in the world - a comprehensive catalogue of critically appraised evidence. This global collaborative effort from Cochrane Canada, McMaster University’s WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases and...14 diciembre 2020
Members of the public, health professionals and researchers know that there is ‘information overload’ about the COVID-19 pandemic, with lots of mistrust and misinformation. Cochrane US wanted to help people find trustworthy evidence about COVID-19 in the US by leveraging the strengths of the members of the new US Network.
Research about COVID-19 is growing fast during the pandemic. Healthcare professionals, journalists, policy-makers and people with an interest wanted simple summaries of the latest evidence in Portuguese to help inform their decisions. To meet this need, Cochrane Portugal produced regular newsletters in the Portuguese language. They included short...10 diciembre 2020
Published on the Cochrane Library is a new editorial, 'COVID‐19: working together and making a difference for decision‐makers'. The editorial outlines Cochrane's agile response to the situation and the many lessons learned. It also introduces the special supplement to the 'Collaborating in response to COVID‐19: editorial and methods initiatives...10 diciembre 2020
Interventions to reduce tobacco use in people experiencing homelessness Background
New Cochrane Systematic Review shows that knee replacement surgery using a tourniquet increases the risk of serious complications, and causes additional pain after surgery What are the benefits and risks of using a tourniquet in knee replacement surgery?
Interventions to increase patient and family involvement in escalation of care for acute life‐threatening illness in community health and hospital settings Medical emergencies
The Cochrane community is embracing their geek chic and love for evidence-based healthcare with Cochrane merch! For our initial designs, we worked with Dr. Lauren Callender from Science Scribbles. We talked to Lauren about her background, the growing 'geek chic' trend, and what it was like working on these new designs for the Cochrane Community...9 diciembre 2020
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, primary care doctors (general practitioners) and nurses had many questions. Cochrane Belgium wanted to create clear answers to primary care clinicians’ most frequent questions about COVID-19, based on scientific evidence, making the answers relevant to Belgium. A university collected questions that were relevant...4 diciembre 2020
In this short interview, Postdoctoral Researcher and lead author Tessa Reardon tells us about this recently published review. What does this Cochrane review tell us about the role of cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents? Our review shows the key role cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) plays in the...3 diciembre 2020
Special Collection: Physical activity for healthy ageing On 26th November 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched their guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour. This Special Collection curated by the Cochrane Campbell Global Ageing Partnership includes associated relevant topics addressing healthy ageing, aligning with...26 November 2020
Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. The chances of having a stroke increase with age and older people also appear to suffer greater consequences from COVID-19. There may be a link between COVID-19 and new strokes, so healthcare professionals may be caring for people who have both COVID-19 and stroke. Cochrane Stroke heard...25 November 2020
China was the first country to identify COVID-19, but people didn’t know much about the virus in the early stages of the pandemic. To address this need for information, Cochrane China used the mobile telephone social media app WeChat to find out what doctors, nurses and members of the public wanted to know about COVID-19 and to share evidence with...24 November 2020
Cochrane published a rapid review about whether cleaning hands with ash reduces the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in areas where soap is not widely available. It was important to get this evidence out widely, so Cochrane First Aid translated the rapid review findings into six languages. Cochrane First Aid worked with volunteers...24 November 2020
Why is this question important?
An updated Cochrane review published today in the Cochrane Library summarizes randomized trial evidence about face masks, hand washing and physical distancing to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses. The review will inform revised guidance due to be released by the World Health Organisation. Lisa Bero, Cochrane Public Health and...20 November 2020
Reducing the transmission of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global priority. Toward this end, public health officials and politicians across the world have been seeking scientific expertise to guide policy. In response, investigators have rushed to share new results on preprint servers, and journals have expedited editorial and peer...20 November 2020