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Background:
A rigorous search is a key stage in the synthesis of the best available evidence. BiblioMadSalud, founded in 2019, is an association that brings together professionals from libraries and documentation health science centres in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Its objective is to promote the coordination and collaboration between its institutions and professionals and achieve greater visibility of library professionals. Cochrane Madrid is located at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (Madrid). It was founded in 2015 through an agreement between Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS) and Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (UFV), Madrid. Cochrane Madrid has detected a shortage of librarians with experience in the design and execution of searches for Cochrane reviews.
Objectives:
This presentation aims to describe our experience in fostering the collaboration between Cochrane Madrid and a network of health science librarians (BiblioMadSalud).
Methods:
A descriptive study reporting the approach followed in Madrid to speed up the collaboration between Cochrane and BiblioMadSalud.
Results:
During 2019, Cochrane Madrid and BiblioMadSalud collaborated in two training activities on literature searches for systematic reviews (a total of 90 participants). In addition, an oral presentation was delivered during the presentation of The Cochrane Library at the Spanish Ministry of Health, Consumer affairs and Social Welfare (Madrid). In February 2020, the collaboration agreement was signed, which aims to achieve the following objectives, among others: a) Offer training focused on the search for evidence in the framework of Cochrane reviews; b) Generate a consensus document detailing the potential functions of the librarian within a Cochrane review; c) Initiate collaborative methodological projects; d) Collaborate on key projects for Cochrane, such as the manual search for clinical trials.
Conclusions:
The collaboration between Cochrane Madrid and a network of health science librarians (BiblioMadSalud) represents a unique opportunity to effectively involve the librarians in Cochrane and, thus, to improve search process and collating literature which are crucial steps for systematic reviews.
Patient or healthcare consumer involvement:
The agreement will consider the training of patients’ associations on gathering health information based on the best available evidence.
A rigorous search is a key stage in the synthesis of the best available evidence. BiblioMadSalud, founded in 2019, is an association that brings together professionals from libraries and documentation health science centres in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Its objective is to promote the coordination and collaboration between its institutions and professionals and achieve greater visibility of library professionals. Cochrane Madrid is located at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (Madrid). It was founded in 2015 through an agreement between Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS) and Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (UFV), Madrid. Cochrane Madrid has detected a shortage of librarians with experience in the design and execution of searches for Cochrane reviews.
Objectives:
This presentation aims to describe our experience in fostering the collaboration between Cochrane Madrid and a network of health science librarians (BiblioMadSalud).
Methods:
A descriptive study reporting the approach followed in Madrid to speed up the collaboration between Cochrane and BiblioMadSalud.
Results:
During 2019, Cochrane Madrid and BiblioMadSalud collaborated in two training activities on literature searches for systematic reviews (a total of 90 participants). In addition, an oral presentation was delivered during the presentation of The Cochrane Library at the Spanish Ministry of Health, Consumer affairs and Social Welfare (Madrid). In February 2020, the collaboration agreement was signed, which aims to achieve the following objectives, among others: a) Offer training focused on the search for evidence in the framework of Cochrane reviews; b) Generate a consensus document detailing the potential functions of the librarian within a Cochrane review; c) Initiate collaborative methodological projects; d) Collaborate on key projects for Cochrane, such as the manual search for clinical trials.
Conclusions:
The collaboration between Cochrane Madrid and a network of health science librarians (BiblioMadSalud) represents a unique opportunity to effectively involve the librarians in Cochrane and, thus, to improve search process and collating literature which are crucial steps for systematic reviews.
Patient or healthcare consumer involvement:
The agreement will consider the training of patients’ associations on gathering health information based on the best available evidence.