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Coming to Vienna? Join in the Project Transform activities
Get an in-depth introduction to Project Transform at our Special Session and join us at our Getting Involved and Task Exchange workshop.Project Transform - improving the way people, processes, and technologies come together to produce Cochrane content. Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  Project Transform Email address:  transform@cochrane.org read more (Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration)
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - September 9, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Muriah Umoquit Tags: Authors Current news Cochrane contributors Cochrane Reviews Colloquium Consumer Network Low and middle income countries Websites & Events Source Type: news

Designing a successful questionnaire: webinars from Cochrane Training
Do you use questionnaires in your role for Cochrane? Cochrane Training are running a series of webinars giving practical advice on how best to use questionnaires to get information that will be useful to you.Across Cochrane, we conduct a number of questionnaire surveys on an annual basis, often to seek opinions from internal and external colleagues on our offer or development of our work.   Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  Chris Watts Email address:  cwatts@cochrane.org ...
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - September 9, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Muriah Umoquit Tags: Current news Central Executive Team Centres Cochrane contributors Cochrane Reviews Committees & Working Groups Workshops Consumer Network Online Learning Editorial Unit Fields Methods groups Review groups Training Events Source Type: news

Cochrane widens its language scope to Catalan
Cochrane produces podcasts in a number of languages. For example, a recently published review by Ingvil Saeterdal and colleagues on “Interventions aimed at communities for informing and/or educating about early childhood vaccination” now has podcasts available in five languages - Catalan, English, French, German, and Portuguese – thanks to the efforts of a network of collaborators. To our knowledge, this is the first time that the Catalan language has been used in a formal Cochrane output. Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  CEAD ...
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - September 9, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Muriah Umoquit Tags: Current news Centres Cochrane contributors Evidence-based health care Fields Review groups & Events Source Type: news

Establishment of the European satellite of the Cochrane Public Health Review Group
Five institutions from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland join forces to establish a European satellite of Cochrane Public Health with the goal of supporting and disseminating the work of Cochrane Public Health in Europe and beyond, and to strengthen European collaboration in public health research.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 - September 9, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Muriah Umoquit Tags: Current news Centres Cochrane contributors Cochrane Reviews Evidence-based health care & Events Source Type: news

Match funding to support Cochrane’s ‘Podcasts for Parents’ project - 9 September
'For one day only, Wednesday September 9, ‘Podcasts for Parents’ can attract match funding from GlobalGiving. External link for more information:  http://ow.ly/RM1nx Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  Kathelene Weiss Email address:  kweiss@cochrane.org read more (Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration)
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - September 9, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Nancy Owens Tags: Authors Current news Centres Cochrane contributors Cochrane Reviews Consumer Network Evidence-based health care Fields Funding & Partnerships Review groups Events Source Type: news

In memoriam: Adrian Grant
It is with great sadness that Cochrane announces the death of our colleague and friend, Adrian Grant, on 16 August 2015. Our thoughts and condolences are with Adrian’s family, friends and colleagues in the United Kingdom and around the world. Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  Cochrane 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 - September 7, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Nancy Owens Tags: Authors Current news Centres Cochrane contributors Consumer Network Fields Methods groups Review groups Steering group & Events Source Type: news

Announcing the establishment of Cochrane Russia
We are happy to announce the establishment of Cochrane Russia as a branch of the Nordic Cochrane Centre, with co-ordinating hub at the Kazan Federal University. The International Conference “Evidence-Based Medicine: achievements and barriers” will become an official launch of Cochrane Russia, with detailed discussions of Cochrane Russia's strategic development, as well as opportunities for development of the strong network of Cochrane contributors/satellites all over the vast territory of the Russian Federation and Russian-speaking countries. Contributor's Information Contributor's name: ...
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - September 7, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Muriah Umoquit Tags: Authors Current news Central Executive Team Centres Cochrane contributors & Events Source Type: news

Announcing the establishment of Cochrane Taiwan
Cochrane is delighted to announce the establishment of Cochrane Taiwan - the culmination of 10 years of sustained activity focusing on training in systematic reviews, promotion of evidence-based practice, promotion of the Cochrane Library and translation of Cochrane abstracts. Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  Cochrane 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 - September 3, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Nancy Owens Tags: Current news Centres Cochrane contributors Cochrane Reviews & Events Source Type: news

Call for proposals: Training Innovations Fund
Do you have an innovative idea to contribute to Cochrane training? Submit your proposal to the Training Innovations Fund and it could become part of Cochrane’s training strategy!As part of our Training and Professional Development Strategy, Cochrane is launching an annual Training Innovations Fund to support new and exciting approaches to providing training for Cochrane activities. External link for more information:  http://training.cochrane.org/TIF Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  ...
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - September 2, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Nancy Owens Tags: Authors Current news Requests for proposals Central Executive Team Centres Cochrane contributors Consumer Network Fields Funding & Partnerships Low and middle income countries Methods groups Review groups Training Events Source Type: news

Cochrane announces appointment of Deputy Editor in Chief
I am delighted to announce that Karla Soares Weiser has been appointed as Cochrane’s Deputy Editor in Chief. This newly created post will combine leadership roles within the Cochrane Editorial Unit (CEU) and Cochrane Innovations, helping me to ensure that the CEU can deliver on its targets and projects, and supporting Charlotte Pestridge, the CEO of Cochrane Innovations, by leading the editorial development of new business products and services for Cochrane. Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  Cochrane CEAD Email addr...
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - August 28, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Nancy Owens Tags: Current news Central Executive Team Centres Cochrane Reviews Fields Methods groups Review groups & Events Source Type: news

Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group working with 3ie.
Co-conveners from the Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group regularly support review teams conducting systematic reviews issued by International Initiative for Impact evaluation (3ie). 3ie is an international grant-making non-government organization (NGO) promoting evidence-informed development policies and programmes. Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  Karin Hannes Email address:  Karin.hannes@kuleuven.be read more (Source: The Cochrane Collaboration ...
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - August 12, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Muriah Umoquit Tags: Current news Cochrane contributors Evidence-based health care Funding & Partnerships Methods groups Source Type: news

Take part in the Cochrane events review webinar and consultation
In October 2014, the Cochrane Steering Group, approved a review of Cochrane events, including Colloquia and regional meetings. Interviews with stakeholders were conducted earlier this year and a project board has now drafted a proposal for consultation. Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  Juliane Ried Email address:  Jried@cochrane.org read more (Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration)
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - August 10, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Nancy Owens Tags: Authors Current news Central Executive Team Centres Cochrane contributors Colloquium Conferences & Meetings Fields Low and middle income countries Methods groups Review groups Events Source Type: news

In search of HANDI non-pharmacological interventions: could your Review Group contribute to an innovative online resource?
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is on the look-out for Cochrane Reviews on non-pharmacological interventions to inform their popular online resource for Australian doctors.The RACGP’s Handbook of Non-Drug interventions, or HANDI for short, was launched in 2013 with the aim of making ‘prescribing’ a non-drug therapy almost as easy as writing a prescription. Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  Shauna Hurley Email address:  shauna.hurley@monash.edu ...
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - July 31, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Muriah Umoquit Tags: Authors Current news Cochrane contributors Cochrane Reviews Consumer Network Evidence-based health care Review groups & Events Source Type: news

Cochrane is launching a membership scheme - share your views!
Cochrane is launching a new membership scheme soon and now is your chance to give feedback on the broad concepts as we seek to finalize our proposals.  Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  Chris Champion Email address:  cchampion@cochrane.org read more (Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration)
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - July 28, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Muriah Umoquit Tags: Current news Central Executive Team Centres Cochrane contributors Fields Low and middle income countries Methods groups Review groups & Events Source Type: news

Cochrane Sexually Transmitted Infections Group announces new Co-Coordinating Editor
Cochrane Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) has the pleasure to introduce Carlos Grillo as our new Co-Coordinating Editor. Carlos is a gynecologist, epidemiologist, and Editor of the Cochrane STI and Diagnostic Test Accuracy (DTA) Groups, with several years of experience in developing Cochrane systematic reviews, health technology assessments, and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. External link for more information:  http://sticr.cochrane.org Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  ...
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - July 8, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Muriah Umoquit Tags: Authors Current news Cochrane contributors Cochrane Reviews Low and middle income countries Review groups & Events Source Type: news