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Oral Cochrane Reviews: the linchpins of knowledge translation and impact

2014 Hyderabad
Middleton, Green, Crowther
Background: As systematic reviews represent the synthesis of a body of evidence, it stands to reason that they should often be the basic unit of knowledge translation. Objectives: To measure the use of Cochrane Reviews (CRs) in several different knowledge transfer systems including clinical…

Workshop Cochrane and Wikipedia: disseminating evidence

2014 Hyderabad
Easow Mathew, Heilman, Owens, Bhaumik, Poore, Schoonees, Binder
Objectives: To explore how Cochrane groups can encourage contributions to disseminate evidence using Wikipedia. Description: It has been over a year since Cochrane and Wikipedia launched a partnership to improve the evidence-based content in Wikipedia medical articles. The partnership kicked…

Poster Cochrane reviews in obstetrics and gynecology: what is the contribution of Indian studies?

2014 Hyderabad
Radhika, Pradhan, Singh
Background: Cochrane Reviews aim to produce evidence for healthcare practice globally including India. We wish to assess the contribution of studies that originated in India in developing these systematic reviews in the field of obstetrics and gynecology. Objective: To determine the number…

Poster Cochrane vignettes: use and satisfaction of Cochrane reviews in a Cochrane learning continuing medical education program

2014 Hyderabad
Moja, Pussegoda , Kwag, Grad, Bjerre , Lewin, Becker, Cowlard, Renigan-Boyle, Ni Ogain, Tort, Moayyedi, Schaafsma, Pentesco-Gilbert, Tugwell, Ueffing, Urquhart, Tovey, Grimshaw
Background: Although Cochrane has emphasised the role of online continuing medical education (CME) in dissemination of systematic review (SR) findings, it has not proposed specific strategies for the incorporation of SR contents into CME programs. Objectives: We developed a suite of online…

Poster Cochrane's presence on Facebook

2014 Hyderabad
Boyers, Karimkhani, Dellavalle
Background: The Cochrane Library has distinguished itself as a source of evidence-based information that strives to synthesise relevant and current data across health care. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) is a leading source of systematic reviews available around the world in…

Workshop Commenting on Plain Language Summaries

2014 Hyderabad
Struthers, Lyddiatt, McIlwain
Objectives: Consumers will have the opportunity to discuss the new plain language standards, and use them to develop their skills critiquing Plain Language Summaries (PLS) of Cochrane Reviews. A selection of real reviews will be used to guide participants through the process of becoming a…

Poster Communication is everybody’s business: developing methods to improve the evaluation of communication strategies for childhood vaccination

2014 Hyderabad
Kaufman, Hill, Lewin, Ryan, Heather, Bosch-Capblanch, Cartier, Cliff, Glenton, Muloliwa, Oku, Oyo-Ita, Rada, Synnot
Background: A Global Polio Eradication Initiative report recently stated, "communication is everybody's business." Health communication encompasses a broad range of interventions beyond informing or educating. It includes advocacy, social mobilisation, health literacy and…

Poster Community based approach to newborn resuscitation and its impact on survival: a systematic review

2014 Hyderabad
Das, Slalam, Bhutta
Background: A significant proportion of neonatal deaths are attributable to birth asphyxia, which is also responsible for stillbirths. Newborn resuscitation is a cornerstone of modern neonatology, but it is not available for the majority of newborns who are born in low and middle income countries…

Poster Community mobilization for safe motherhood: a systematic review

2014 Hyderabad
Gazi, Hossain, Nababan, Abedin, Zaman
Background: Based on the experiences from global efforts in safe motherhood, community participation plays important role in bringing about program success. However, to date there is no compilation of rigorous studies to estimate the effects of community mobilization on maternal and child health…

Workshop Comparing multiple treatments 1: intervention review or overview?

2014 Hyderabad
Li, Becker
Objectives: - To introduce key issues in the use of indirect comparisons in Cochrane reviews, including the identification of an appropriate question, the construction of a network map, and the decision about whether an intervention review or an overview is the better format. - To discuss…

Workshop Comparing multiple treatments 2: statistical methods for network meta-analysis

2014 Hyderabad
Chaimani, Mavridis, Higgins, Salanti
Objectives: To understand the statistical methodology of network meta-analyses and the assumption of consistency. Description: This is the second of two workshops about how to conduct Cochrane Reviews that aim to compare more than two interventions; this workshop focuses on statistical…

Oral Completeness of outcomes description reported in low-back pain rehabilitation interventions: a survey of trials included in Cochrane Reviews

2014 Hyderabad
Gianola, Frigerio, Agostini, Bolotta, Castellini, Corbetta, Gasparini, Gozzer, Guariento, Li, Pecoraro, Sirtori, Turolla, Moja
Background: Selection of appropriate outcome measures is crucial in clinical trials in order to minimize bias and allow for precise comparisons of effects between interventions. Objectives: We aimed to assess the frequency and completeness of outcome measures in randomized controlled trials (…

Poster Complexity in public health interventions - stakeholders' perspective: a qualitative analysis

2014 Hyderabad
Shankar, Lewis, Mujja, Nair
Background: Public health interventions are always composed of several interconnected actions and hence they are popularly referred to as 'complex'. The domain of complexity lacks clarity and the conceptual framework needs to be simplified and strengthened as, to date, most of the…

Oral Conducting overviews of reviews: lessons learned since 2006

2014 Hyderabad
Foisy, Thomson, Dryden, Fernandes, Hartling
Background: Overviews of reviews, previously called "umbrella reviews", are now indexed in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Overviews compile information from multiple systematic reviews (SRs) to provide a single synthesis of relevant evidence for decision-making. The Child…

Workshop Considering importance of outcomes in Cochrane Reviews

2014 Hyderabad
Alonso, Schuenemann, Johnston, Briel, Akl, Guyatt, Selva
Objectives: - To review what GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) considers as relative importance of outcomes (patients’ values and preferences) and how it fits Cochrane Reviews. - To discuss the different approaches to consider this issue in systematic…

Poster Consumer support and education beyond national borders: phase 3

2014 Hyderabad
Walsh, Vanderheyden, Rader, Pardo Pardo
Background: When diagnosed, consumers sometimes turn to patient organizations for support; however, the quality of treatment-related information is variable. Phase 3 of this project illustrates how consumers with Cochrane have enabled the dissemination of Cochrane Summaries for gastroenterology-…

Workshop Copy-editing of Cochrane Reviews: common issues and how to tackle them

2014 Hyderabad
Royle, Hilton
Objectives: All Cochrane Reviews are copy-edited before publication to improve clarity, consistency, accuracy, and completeness. During the course of their work copy-editors encounter a range of editorial and style issues and queries, which can be fed back into the earlier stages of the editorial…

Workshop Core outcome sets for randomised trials and systematic reviews

2014 Hyderabad
Clarke, Smith, Gargon, Williamson
Objectives: To discuss the role of core outcome sets in helping the design, conduct and use of randomised trials and systematic reviews. Description: Ill health and treatments can affect people in different ways, making it difficult to select the most appropriate outcomes for research. The…

Poster Could the impact factor of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) be improved by prioritizing updates of Cochrane reviews based on citation data?

2014 Hyderabad
Stewart
Background: The impact factor of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) is calculated and published as part of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) by a commercial company, Thomson Reuters, each year in June. From 2007 to 2010, the impact factor of the CDSR increased by an average of…

Workshop Creating impact: strategies and resources for improving dissemination and communication of Cochrane content

2014 Hyderabad
Owens, Hilton, Pentesco Gilbert
Objectives: This workshop will explore dissemination and communications planning for several types of Cochrane content by sharing tools and strategies for establishing the best channels to deliver targeted information effectively. Cochrane and Wiley staff will aim to make participants familiar…