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European Stroke Organisation in association with Cochrane Stroke seeks a Guidelines Development Support Person - flexible location
Specifications: Half time (0.5 FTE)Salary:£20,000 to £25,000Location: FlexibleApplication closing date: Friday 14 October 2016The European Stroke Organisation (ESO) is a non-for-profit organisation that aims to improve stroke care in Europe and worldwide. As part of this effort, the development of Guidelines by ESO is a major cornerstone. The Guideline Committee (GC) of ESO has a central role in this process and has recently published a standard operating procedure (SOP; availablehere), which ensures that each ESO Guideline Document is developed according to the highest standards.ESO, in association with theCochrane Stro...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - September 26, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: mumoquit at cochrane.org Source Type: news

Featured Review: Population-level interventions in government jurisdictions for dietary sodium reduction
National government initiatives have the potential to achieve population-wide reduction in salt intakeIn almost all countries worldwide, most people eat too much salt. This can cause high blood pressure, which can lead to health problems, such as heart disease and stroke. To reduce the amount of salt eaten, governments in many countries have developed national salt reduction initiatives. These initiatives may be individually oriented, such as providing education about salt, or structurally oriented, to improve or offset the deficiencies which prevent people from obtaining food with lower salt. As the number of population-b...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - September 15, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: mumoquit at cochrane.org Source Type: news

Cochrane announces funding support for 10 new Cochrane Reviews
The Cochrane Editorial Unit is pleased to announce the 10 successful titles from the second Cochrane Review Support Programme (CRSP) funding round.Delayed antibiotics for respiratory infections (Acute Respiratory Infections Group) Bisphosphonates and other bone agents for breast cancer (Breast Cancer Group)Psychological therapies for the treatment of mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries affected by humanitarian crises (Common Mental Disorders Group)Drug eluting stents versus bare metal stents for acute coronary syndrome (Heart Group)Withdrawal of antihypertensive drugs in older people (Hypertension Group)Ph...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - June 27, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: nowens at cochrane.org Source Type: news

International Clinical Trials' Day 2016
International Clinical Trials' Day is celebrated around the world each year on or close to 20 May, commemorating the day in 1747 on which James Lind began the first known controlled trial, comparing different treatments for scurvy then in common use among sailors in the British Royal Navy. (Watch a video explaining the trial to see history in the making.) International Clinical Trials' Day seeks to raise awareness of the importance of research to health care, and draw attention to ways in which the research can become more relevant to practice.The European Clinical Research Infrastructures Network (ECRIN) helps to co-ordin...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - May 19, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: mumoquit at cochrane.org Source Type: news

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