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Background: In 2016, Cochrane has launched the Brazilian Cochrane Network, comprising five Affiliate Centers, located in three different Brazilian regions. Since then, the Cochrane Brazil Rio de Janeiro Affiliate (CBRJ), hosted by Faculdade de Medicina de Petrópolis (FMP/FASE), has implemented a set of activities for promoting evidence-based decision making in healthcare in Rio de Janeiro, following the guidance of the Cochrane's strategic plan.
Objectives: To describe the activities carried out by Cochrane Brazil Rio de Janeiro Affiliate to date.
Methods: Descriptive case study.
Results: The CBRJ currently counts with nine volunteer members who have implemented the following set of activities: (1) translation of 30 abstracts and plain language summaries of Cochrane reviews into Portuguese, through a network of 20 volunteers; (2) translation of 36 posts from the Students 4 Best Evidence blog; (3) six training workshops on Cochrane systematic reviews, that reached 120 potential reviewers; (4) publication of 12 Cochrane reviews; (5) publication of 10 Cochrane protocols; (6) 2 title registrations for Cochrane reviews; (7) supportive role for 5 newcomers as authors of Cochrane reviews; (8) consolidation of partnership with the program of scientific initiation of FMP/FASE, supporting and giving advice to 8 undergraduate medical students.
Recently, the CBRJ team was in charge of the translation of abstracts and plain language summaries related to the management of COVID-19. The next strategic activity is the translation of Cochrane Training materials into Portuguese, that we have already assigned to in the Memsource platform.
Conclusions: We hope that Cochrane Brazil Rio de Janeiro Affiliate is achieving its purpose as an affiliate center, conducting relevant regional activities, encompassing different areas such as education, knowledge translation, and promotion of Cochrane, under the supervision of Cochrane Brazil. Notwithstanding our efforts, we believe that further strategies might be developed for improving the dissemination of Cochrane evidence in social media and the interaction with the other affiliates, building a sense of a living network in our country.
Patient or healthcare consumer involvement: We believe that either the promotion of Cochrane evidence in our region or training healthcare professionals for conducting and interpreting systematic reviews, may improve the quality of healthcare delivered and, as a natural consequence, the final patient care.
Objectives: To describe the activities carried out by Cochrane Brazil Rio de Janeiro Affiliate to date.
Methods: Descriptive case study.
Results: The CBRJ currently counts with nine volunteer members who have implemented the following set of activities: (1) translation of 30 abstracts and plain language summaries of Cochrane reviews into Portuguese, through a network of 20 volunteers; (2) translation of 36 posts from the Students 4 Best Evidence blog; (3) six training workshops on Cochrane systematic reviews, that reached 120 potential reviewers; (4) publication of 12 Cochrane reviews; (5) publication of 10 Cochrane protocols; (6) 2 title registrations for Cochrane reviews; (7) supportive role for 5 newcomers as authors of Cochrane reviews; (8) consolidation of partnership with the program of scientific initiation of FMP/FASE, supporting and giving advice to 8 undergraduate medical students.
Recently, the CBRJ team was in charge of the translation of abstracts and plain language summaries related to the management of COVID-19. The next strategic activity is the translation of Cochrane Training materials into Portuguese, that we have already assigned to in the Memsource platform.
Conclusions: We hope that Cochrane Brazil Rio de Janeiro Affiliate is achieving its purpose as an affiliate center, conducting relevant regional activities, encompassing different areas such as education, knowledge translation, and promotion of Cochrane, under the supervision of Cochrane Brazil. Notwithstanding our efforts, we believe that further strategies might be developed for improving the dissemination of Cochrane evidence in social media and the interaction with the other affiliates, building a sense of a living network in our country.
Patient or healthcare consumer involvement: We believe that either the promotion of Cochrane evidence in our region or training healthcare professionals for conducting and interpreting systematic reviews, may improve the quality of healthcare delivered and, as a natural consequence, the final patient care.