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Call for participation: Provide feedback on proposed Cochrane Training Strategy
Cochrane Training is drafting a new Training Strategy to plan organisational training activities over the next three years. Your assistance is needed to help identify those activities that will provide the greatest benefit to Cochrane contributors.The formal consultation period is 26 May to 13 June 2014 (three weeks), and full details of the consultation are available on the Cochrane Training website. You can provide your feedback in a number of ways: External link for more information:  http://training.cochrane.org/about/strategy Contributor's Inform...
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - May 27, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Nancy Owens Tags: Current news Cochrane contributors Training & Events Source Type: news

Cochrane Neonatal Review Group Newsletter - May 2014
The Cochrane Neonatal Review Group Newsletter for May 2014 is now available.Contents include:In Memoriam: Jack SinclairJohn Collinson Sinclair MD,NeonatologistSeptember 27th 1933 to May 2nd 2014Welcome Maria Ximena Rojas-RejesNeonatal Podcasts External link for more information:  http://us7.campaign-archive2.com/?u=234c869138e62bc49d9... read more (Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration)
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - May 19, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Caroline Mavergames Tags: Authors Current news Centres Cochrane contributors Review groups & Events Source Type: news

New issue of Evidence & Policy now available with free access throughout May
The new issue of Evidence & Policy (Volume 10, number 2) is now available. External link for more information:  http://www.policypress.co.uk/journals_eap.asp Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  Kim Eggleton Email address:  kim.eggleton@bristol.ac.uk read more (Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration)
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - May 13, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Current news Cochrane contributors Evidence-based health care & Events Source Type: news

In memoriam: Jack Sinclair
John Collinson Sinclair MDNeonatologist27 September 1933 - 2 May 2014 External link for more information:  http://neonatal.cochrane.org Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  Cochrane CEAD Email address:  web@cochrane.org read more (Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration)
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - May 12, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Nancy Owens Tags: Current news Cochrane contributors Cochrane Reviews Review groups & Events Source Type: news

Cochrane announces appointment of Wikipedian in Residence
Cochrane is delighted to announce the appointment of Sydney Poore as the inaugural Cochrane Wikipedian in Residence (WiR). Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  Cochrane CEAD Email address:  web@cochrane.org read more (Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration)
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - May 12, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Nancy Owens Tags: Current news Cochrane contributors Cochrane Reviews Evidence-based health care Funding & Partnerships Websites Events Source Type: news

Research Associate/Research Fellow (2 posts) - Cochrane Wounds Group - Manchester, UK
Closing date: 22 May 2014Reference : M&HS-04587Faculty / Organisational unit : Medical & Human SciencesSchool / Directorate : School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social WorkDivision : Nursing & MidwiferyEmployment type : Fixed TermDuration : Available until 30 June 2017Location : Oxford Road, ManchesterSalary : Res. Assoc £29,837 to £36,661 per annum, Res. Fellow £37,756 to £46,400Hours per week : To be agreed minimum 3 days a week to full time External link for more information:  https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/displayjob.aspx?jobid... re...
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - May 9, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Caroline Mavergames Tags: Authors Current news Cochrane Opportunities/jobs Cochrane contributors & Events Source Type: news

Call for nominations to the position of Co-Chair of the Collaboration’s Steering Group
On behalf of Mark Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, The Cochrane Collaboration read more (Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration)
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - April 30, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Caroline Mavergames Tags: Authors Current news Central Executive Team Centres Cochrane contributors Committees & Working Groups Consumer Network Editorial Unit Fields Methods groups Review groups Steering group Events Source Type: news

Podcast celebrating 20 years of Cochrane released by BioMed Central
In celebration of Cochrane's twentieth anniversary in 2013, the journal Systematic Reviews launched the Cochrane Methodology Anniversary series – a collection of articles on developments in methodologies, systematic reviews and evidence synthesis in The Cochrane Collaboration. External link for more information:  http://www.biomedcentral.com/biome/the-cochrane-collabo... Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  Cochrane CEAD Email address:  ...
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - April 28, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Nancy Owens Tags: 20th Anniversary Current news Cochrane Reviews Evidence-based health care Media coverage Methods groups & Events Source Type: news

Become an Embase screener - Cochrane’s innovative Embase project is now open for all budding volunteers!
The Embase project provides an opportunity for new and potential contributors to get involved with Cochrane work by diving into a task that needs doing. No prior experience is necessary as the task supports a ‘learn as you do’ approach.   External link for more information:  http://www.metaxis.com/embase/ read more (Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration)
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - April 15, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Caroline Mavergames Tags: Authors Current news Central Executive Team Centres Cochrane Opportunities/jobs Cochrane contributors Committees & Working Groups Consumer Network Online Learning Editorial Unit Fields Methods groups Review groups Training Source Type: news

Cochrane Switzerland seeks a Coordinator (0.5 FTE)
Cochrane Switzerland, based at the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (IUMSP), Lausanne University Hospital, seeks aCoordinator (0.5 FTE) External link for more information:  http://swiss.cochrane.org/fr/news/poste-de-coordinateur... read more (Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration)
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - April 14, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Caroline Mavergames Tags: Authors Current news Cochrane Opportunities/jobs Cochrane contributors & Events Source Type: news

Steering Group elections 2014 - Deadline for nominations: 9 May 2014
Elections for representatives on the Steering Group are due to take place in 2014.Who is due to step down in September 2014?- Sally Bell-Syer (UK); CRG (Managing Editor) representative.- Rachel Churchill (UK); CRG (Co-ordinating Editor) representative.- Steve McDonald (Australia); Centre (Director) representative.- Mona Nasser (UK); CRG (Author) representative.- Denise Thomson (Canada); Field representative. External link for more information:  http://www.cochrane.org/community/organisation-administ... read more (Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Curren...
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - April 14, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Caroline Mavergames Tags: Current news & Events Source Type: news

Croatian Translation of Testing Treatments published on 17 March, 2014
On March 17, 2014 the Croatian version of the book Testing Treatments was launched in Split, Croatia. External link for more information:  http://www.testingtreatments.org read more (Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration)
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - April 14, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Caroline Mavergames Tags: Authors Current news Centres Cochrane contributors Consumer Network Evidence-based health care Fields Review groups & Events Source Type: news

Cochrane Gynaecological and Orphan Cancer Group announces the formation of a Neuro-oncology Satellite
It is with great pleasure that the Cochrane Gynaecological and Orphan Cancer Group announces the formation of a Neuro-oncology Satellite based in Bath, UK.This new Satellite is headed by Dr Robin Grant, Consultant Neurologist and Mr Mike Hart, Neurosurgeon who are both experienced Cochrane systematic reviewers and have been involved with the Group for over a decade as Associate Editors. read more (Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration)
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - April 9, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Caroline Mavergames Tags: Authors Current news Centres Cochrane contributors Review groups & Events Source Type: news

Europe votes for clinical trial transparency
On 2 April members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new law that will require all drug clinical trials in Europe to be registered and their results reported in a public database. This is a significant win for the AllTrials campaign, for which Cochrane is a principal supporter and organiser. This new law comes into effect in 2016 and as Ben Goldacre, co-founder of the AllTrials campaign, said: Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  CEAD Email address:  we...
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - April 7, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Nancy Owens Tags: Current news Cochrane contributors Evidence-based health care Funding & Partnerships Events Source Type: news

Mike Clarke awarded prize from Queen's University Belfast
Professor Mike Clarke, Cochrane founding member and a founder and current Director of Evidence Aid, was awarded the prize for best programme in partnership with health and social care at the Celebration of Excellence for the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biom External link for more information:  http://www.evidenceaid.org/news/ read more (Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration)
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - March 27, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Caroline Mavergames Tags: Authors Current news Centres Cochrane contributors Committees & Working Groups Editorial Unit Fields Prizes Awards Review groups Events Source Type: news