Prioritisation: how can we meet the Strategy to 2020 target and what does it mean for individual Cochrane Review Groups?

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Tovey D1
1Editor in Chief, The Cochrane Library
Abstract
Objectives:
1. To reflect on progress towards the Strategy prioritization target and consider how to move things forward.
2. Discussion about how we can seek to achieve the Strategy target and what level of involvement can be expected from individual Cochrane Review Groups (CRGs), the Methods groups and other Cochrane groups.
3. To reflect on what innovative means Cochrane groups are using to identify priorities, how these fit into the strategy target and how best practice can be shared across Cochrane.
4. To Develop a list of concrete actions that we can do that will meet the target.
5. To develop a longer-term plan to move Cochrane towards more systematic, evidence-based and active prioritization of reviews.

Description:
Discussion of what CRGs currently do to identify priorities and progress towards the Strategy 2020 target on prioritization.

Exploration of what CRGs and others within Cochrane could do to identify processes in the future:
- examples of existing practice;
- obstacles and challenges;
- using evidence and data to inform decisions about priority;
- role of the methods group, CRG teams and other Cochrane groups;
- criteria for identifying high priority titles and questions; and
- role of networks outside Cochrane.

Recommendations for Cochrane and CRGs aimed at:
- achieving the Strategy 2020 target; and
- developing a more active, systematic and evidence based approach generally.