Citizen Scientist event by Cochrane Mexico makes over 250,00 study classifications for researchers
Cochrane Crowd is a global community of volunteers who are helping to classify the research needed to support informed decision-making about health care. Recently Cochrane Mexico held an in-person screening challenge that helped introduce students to randomized control trials and evidence assessment while contributing to global research efforts. The job of the Cochrane Crowd community is to review descriptions of research studies to identify and classify randomized controlled trials (RCTs), a type of study that is considered the gold standard for clinical trials. Reports of RCTs are then fed intoCochrane ’s Central Reg...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - December 21, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
End of year message from Cochrane's CEO, Catherine Spencer
Dear Cochrane Colleagues, Members and Supporters, Thank you to everyone across our community for your dedication and commitment to Cochrane during 2022. The last few years have at times felt tumultuous, both due to Covid and world events, but also because of the changes we are making to ensure that Cochrane is fit for a future that meets our vision of aworld of better health for all people, where decisions about health and care are informed by high-quality evidence. We are well on our way to creating an evolved impact-driven organisation to support evidence-based health and social care. With your help we are building on ...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - December 20, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
Opioid maintenance medicines for the treatment of dependence on opioid pain medicines
Thursday, December 15, 2022 (Source: Cochrane News and Events)
Source: Cochrane News and Events - December 15, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Paolo Rosati Source Type: news
Cochrane International Mobility - Martina Albertella
Cochrane is made up of 11,000 members and over 67,000 supporters come from more than 130 countries, worldwide. Our volunteers and contributors are researchers, health professionals, patients, carers, people passionate about improving health outcomes for everyone, everywhere.Getting involved in Cochrane ’s work means becoming part of a global community. TheCochrane International Mobility programme connects successful applicants with a placement in a host Cochrane Group, learning more about the production, use, and knowledge translation of Cochrane reviews. The prgramme offers opportunities for learning and training ...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - December 14, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news
Cochrane seeks Head of Governance
Specifications: Full Time, 37.5 hours per weekEmployment Type: Permanent employment contract if in the UK, Denmark or Germany, consultancy contract if outside these three areasSalary: £60,000 per annum full-time salaryLocation: Flexible location but must have a demonstrable understanding of UK regulationsApplication Closing Date: Sunday 8th January 2023 at midnightCochrane is a charity and a global, independent network of health practitioners, researchers, patient advocates and others, responding to the challenge of making vast amounts of research evidence useful for informing decisions about health. They do this by synth...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - December 13, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news
Looking back, looking forward: Cochrane ’s Editor in Chief’s end of year editorial out today
Cochrane ’s Editor in Chief, Dr Karla Soares-Weiser, has today published an editorial to mark the end of 2022 and the beginning of Cochrane ' s 30th anniversary year in 2023. InLooking back, looking forward: Cochrane at 30 and beyond, Karla reflects on Cochrane ’s many contributions to global health, recognizes past and future challenges, and shares her deep gratitude to the Cochrane community – who for three decades have delivered the trusted evidence our rapidly changing world needs." As the third year of the pandemic draws to a close " Karla writes, " it seems we have reached something of an inflection point where...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - December 13, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
Which medicines, taken by mouth or injected, work best to treat a skin condition called plaque psoriasis?
Tuesday, November 22, 2022 (Source: Cochrane News and Events)
Source: Cochrane News and Events - November 22, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Paolo Rosati Source Type: news
Cochrane International Mobility - Themis Paraskevas
Cochrane is made up of 11,000 members and over 67,000 supporters come from more than 130 countries, worldwide. Our volunteers and contributors are researchers, health professionals, patients, carers, people passionate about improving health outcomes for everyone, everywhere.Getting involved in Cochrane ’s work means becoming part of a global community. TheCochrane International Mobility programme connects successful applicants with a placement in a host Cochrane Group, learning more about the production, use, and knowledge translation of Cochrane reviews. The prgramme offers opportunities for learning and training ...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - November 21, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news
Cochrane review of COVID-19 vaccines shows they are effective
A comprehensive review of all the evidence available from randomised controlled trials of COVID 19 vaccines up to November 2021 has concluded that most protect against infection and severe or critical illness caused by the virus.The review, a collaboration of independent, international experts, also found there was little or no difference between the number of people experiencing serious side effects after vaccination compared to those who were unvaccinated.The researchers, led by Isabelle Boutron, Professor of Epidemiology at Université Paris Cit é and Director of Cochrane France, analysed published data from 41 randomi...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - November 18, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
International Volunteer Day: messages of thanks to all Cochrane volunteers
On International Volunteer Day, 5 December, we would like to take the opportunity to say thank you to our incredible global community.Thank you to thousands of Cochrane Supporters and Members who volunteer in so many ways to help bring trusted health evidence to the people who need it, all over the world.Cochrane couldn ’t have such a big impact without our volunteers. Volunteering is good for us – and good for our volunteers too! They can learn new skills and feel part of a global community working together to achieve better health for all. We value our volunteers and we are pleased to announce on International Vo...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - November 17, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
Cochrane ’s updated volunteer hub, Cochrane Engage
Cochrane is pleased to announce the launch of Cochrane Engage, Cochrane ’s one-stop-shop for those who want to get involved and volunteer in Cochrane.Formerly Cochrane TaskExchange, the platform had outgrown its name and look, and it is now being used for much more than review tasks. The new name was chosen through conversations with members of the Cochrane Community.Cochrane Engage is a place where anyone working in evidence-based health research can come to find volunteers to support their work – we welcome tasks posted by Cochrane Groups and any other organisations or individuals in the wider health research communi...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - November 17, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
Latest Cochrane Review finds high certainty evidence that nicotine e-cigarettes are more effective than traditional nicotine-replacement therapy (NRT) in helping people quit smoking
A Cochrane review has found the strongest evidence yet that e-cigarettes, also known as ‘vapes’, help people to quit smoking better than traditional nicotine replacement therapies, such as patches and chewing gums.New evidence published today in the Cochrane Library finds high certainty evidence that people are more likely to stop smoking for at least six months using nicotine e-cigarettes, or ‘vapes’, than using nicotine replacement therapies, such as patches and gums. Evidence also suggested that nicotine e-cigarettes led to higher quit rates than e-cigarettes without nicotine, or no stop smoking intervention, b...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - November 17, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
Cochrane Library Editorial: Cochrane reviews role in directing researchers away from biased primary studies
A new Cochrane Library Editorial has been published about the role of Cochrane reviews in directing researchers away from potentially biased primary studies. The editorial discusses new evidence that risk of bias ratings disseminated in Cochrane reviews can influence the citations received by the appraised studies. Specifically, after a review is published, papers at ‘high risk of bias’ due to selective reporting attract fewer citations than a comparable group of ‘low risk of bias’ papers. Whilst the effect is modest, it is notable that systematic reviews can redirect researchers away from wayward science. The e...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - November 16, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
Yoga may have health benefits for people with chronic non-specific lower back pain
An updated Cochrane Review,published in the Cochrane Library, suggests that yoga may lead to a small reduction in pain in people with chronic non-specific lower back pain over the short term, and that improvements in back function may be similar to those seen with other types of back-focused exercise. However, researchers advise that more studies are needed to provide information on long-term effects.What is non-specific low back pain?Low back pain is a common health problem. In many cases, there is no known cause for the pain and it is termed ' non-specific ' back pain. For some people, the pain may last for three month...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - November 15, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news
Cochrane seeks Commissioning Editor
Specifications: Fixed Term Contract Fulltime (Part time will be considered at minimum 0.6FTE)Salary: £47,000 per annumLocation: UKApplication Closing Date: 27 November 2022The Evidence Production and Methods Directorate in Cochrane is made up of three departments that are responsible for the efficient and timely production of high-quality Cochrane Reviews addressing research questions that are most important to decision makers.The Commissioning Editor will be responsible for ensuring that work on high-quality, relevant reviews is initiated, and for monitoring progress. Overall, this role will contribute to produc...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - November 15, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news
