Current news at the Cochrane Collaboration

Take part in a survey on the future of the Cochrane Library

nowens — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:56:18 +0000

Cochrane contributors and users of the Cochrane Library are invited to complete a survey about developing the content of The Cochrane Library.

External link for more information:

http://tinyurl.com/CochraneContentSurvey

Contributor's Information

Contributor's name:

Harriet MacLehose

Email address:

hmaclehose@cochrane.org

Mike Clarke and Gerd Antes publish commentary on knowledge as a resource in The Lancet

caroline.mavergames@cochrane.de — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:59:45 +0000

Mike Clarke, Chair of Research Methodology at Queens University Belfast, and Gerd Antes, Director of the German Cochrane Center, have published a commentary on knowledge as a resource in The Lancet:

Knowledge as a key resource for health challenges

The Lancet, Volume 379, Issue 9812, pp. 195-6, 21 January 2012
doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60084-1

External link for more information:

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS01...

Submit consumer stories for Wise Consumer Health Month

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:52:56 +0000

February is Wise Consumer Health Month. In an effort to help members of CCNet become better healthcare consumers, the Cochrane Consumer Blog is running weekly 'Consumer Stories' written by CCNet members. For the entire month of February, all blog postings will be in honour of CCNet's dedicated consumers.

External link for more information:

http://consumers.cochrane.org/

Contributor's Information

Contributor's name:

Catherine McIlwain

Email address:

cmcilwain@cochrane.org

Cochrane Canada releases 2010-2011 Annual Report

nowens — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:54:18 +0000

Cochrane Canada is pleased to announce the release of its Annual Report for the 2010-2011 reporting year, including updates from the Canadian Cochrane Centre, six Review Groups, one Field, and two Methods Groups. Each entity provides an update on its work and participation in workshops and training across Canada and the world.

External link for more information:

http://ccnc.cochrane.org/news/cochrane-canada-2010-2011...

Contributor's Information

Contributor's name:

Lori Tarbett

Email address:

ltarbett@ohri.ca

New descriptive analysis of more than 22,000 Cochrane meta-analyses published in BMC Medical Research Methodology

nowens — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:00:33 +0000

A new descriptive analysis of more than 22,000 meta-analyses within Cochrane Reviews has just been published in an open access article in BMC Medical Research Methodology.

External link for more information:

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/160

Contributor's Information

Contributor's name:

Rebecca Turner

Email address:

rebecca.turner@mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk

2012 New Year message to all contributors to The Cochrane Collaboration

ljones@cochrane.org — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:58:47 +0000

Dear Colleagues –

Happy New Year. We hope that many of you have been able to enjoy some well-earned time off over the holiday period, in preparation for another busy and exciting year ahead as contributors to The Cochrane Collaboration.

2012 looks set to be another significant year for the Collaboration as it builds on the successes of 2011, which included:

Contributor's Information

Contributor's name:

Lucie Jones

Email address:

ljones@cochrane.org