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In memoriam: Andrew Herxheimer
(1925-2016)It is with sadness that we write to inform the Cochrane community of the death of Andrew Herxheimer - doctor, writer, editor, lecturer, campaigner, colleague, teacher and friend. He was 90 years old. He was regarded with great affection by his friends and colleagues across the world. We offer condolences to Andrew’s family. External link for more information:  http://community-archive.cochrane.org/memoriam-andrew Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  Cochrane CEAD ...
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - February 23, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Nancy Owens Tags: Authors Current news Centres Cochrane contributors Cochrane Reviews Consumer Network Fields Methods groups Review groups & Events Source Type: news

In memoriam: Andrew Herxheimer
(1925-2016)It is with sadness that we write to inform the Cochrane community of the death of Andrew Herxheimer - doctor, writer, editor, lecturer, campaigner, colleague, teacher and friend. He was 90 years old. He was regarded with great affection by his friends and colleagues across the world. We offer condolences to Andrew’s family. External link for more information:  http://community.cochrane.org/memoriam-andrew Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  Cochrane CEAD ...
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - February 23, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Nancy Owens Tags: Authors Current news Centres Cochrane contributors Cochrane Reviews Consumer Network Fields Methods groups Review groups & Events Source Type: news

Coming soon: Cochrane Crowd
We are very excited to announce that Cochrane Crowd, Cochrane’s new citizen science platform, is coming soon. Cochrane Crowd contributors will help identify the research we need to produce quality health evidence.   Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  CEAD Email address:  cead@lists.cochrane.org read more (Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration)
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - February 17, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Muriah Umoquit Tags: Current news Cochrane contributors & Events Source Type: news

Cochrane Gynaecology and Fertility Group celebrates 20 years with symposium in Oxford
Cochrane Gynaecology and Fertility Workshops and Symposium, 1-3 April 2016, Oxford UKWe are holding this event 1-3 April this year, to celebrate 20 years of our Cochrane Review Group. The venue for all days is Lady Margaret Hall, Norham Gardens, Oxford OX2 6QA. I April 2016: External link for more information:  https://cgf2016.cochrane.org/ Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  Helen Nagels Email address:  h.nagel...
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - February 16, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Helen E Nagels Tags: Authors Current news Centres Cochrane contributors Cochrane Reviews Conferences & Meetings Review groups Events Source Type: news

Covidence webinar series for Cochrane authors
Covidence, is the online systematic review production platform, which is now recommended by Cochrane as part of its author support toolkit.As part of an ongoing plan of engagement with authors, we will be offering two different webinar series for all Cochrane authors: Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  CEAD Email address:  cead@lists.cochrane.org read more (Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration)
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - February 12, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Muriah Umoquit Tags: Current news Cochrane contributors Cochrane Collaboration Calendar Workshops Online Learning & Events Source Type: news

Important research on freedom of information requests for regulatory data
Peter Doshi and Tom Jefferson have published an article in Trials reporting a case series of 12 requests to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for regulatory data. The requests were for 118,000 pages relating to 29 medicines and biologics.Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  CEAD Email address:  cead@cochrane.org read more (Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration)
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - February 11, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Muriah Umoquit Tags: NON Cochrane Current news Cochrane contributors Evidence-based health care & Events Source Type: news

Swiss German television reports on the Cochrane Library
A recently acquired Swiss national licence offers 8.2 million residents in Switzerland free access to the Cochrane Library’s collection of healthcare databases until 2020, including gold-standard Cochrane Systematic Reviews. Puls, a weekly health programme on SRF1, reviewed the Cochrane Library website with a group of laypeople to see how it could be used. External link for more information:  http://www.srf.ch/gesundheit/gesundheitswesen/cochrane-... Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  ...
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - February 11, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Nancy Owens Tags: Current news Centres Cochrane contributors Cochrane Reviews Evidence-based health care & Events Source Type: news

Swiss German television reports on the Cochrane Library
A recently acquired Swiss national licence offers 8.2 million residents in Switzerland free access to the Cochrane Library’s collection of healthcare databases until 2020, including gold-standard Cochrane Systematic Reviews. Pulse, a weekly health programme, reviewed the Cochrane Library website with a group of laypeople to see how it could be used. External link for more information:  http://www.srf.ch/gesundheit/gesundheitswesen/cochrane-... Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  Cochra...
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - February 11, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Nancy Owens Tags: Current news Centres Cochrane contributors Cochrane Reviews Evidence-based health care & Events Source Type: news

New guidance available for authors on using social theories in preparing Cochrane Reviews of complex interventions
Complex intervention reviews can be aided by the application of social theories. Members of the Methodological Investigation of Cochrane Complex Intervention reviews project group, supported  by the Methods Innovation Fund and the Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group, have developed guidance to assist authors in the selection of social theories in reviews of complex interventions. Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  Cochrane CEAD Email address:  cead@lists.cochrane.org ...
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - February 8, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Nancy Owens Tags: Authors Current news Cochrane contributors Cochrane Reviews Evidence-based health care Methods groups & Events Source Type: news

Cochrane Response – Working with Cochrane Review Groups
Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  CEAD Email address:  cead@lists.cohrane.org read more (Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration)
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - February 5, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Muriah Umoquit Tags: Authors Current news Cochrane contributors Cochrane Reviews & Events Source Type: news