Dugoročno uzimanje antibiotika u redovitim intervalima za pacijente s bronhiektazijama Dosadašnje spoznaje Bronhiektazija je često stanje koje nastaje zbog ponovljenih infekcija prsnog koša koje oštećuju dišne puteve, čineći ih osjetljivima na daljnje infekcije. Tipični simptomi uključuju uporan kašalj i stvaranje sluzi. Glavni cilj liječenja je smanjiti broj plućnih infekcija i poboljšati kvalitetu života. Dugotrajno uzimanje antibiotika ima za cilj prekinuti ovaj ciklus ponovne infekcije, ali to se mora pažljivo koristiti, uzimajući u obzir povećani rizik od razvoja otpornosti na...

Niske razine šećera u sprječavanju kardiovaskularnih bolesti Dosadašnje spoznaje Kardiovaskularne bolesti (KVB) skupina su poremećaja koje zahvaćaju srce i krvne žile i vodeći su uzrok smrti u svijetu. Važno je prepoznati promjenjive čimbenike rizika za razvoj KVB i pronaći strategije za njihovu prevenciju. Znamo za nekoliko promjenjivih čimbenika rizika za razvoj KBV, a jedan od njih je konzumacija nezdrave hrane koja je bogata šećerima. Šećer se može podijeliti u dvije kategorije; šećeri koji se prirodno pojavljuju u hrani u i šećeri koji se hranidodaju. Visoki unos dodanih šećera može...

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

The World Health Organization defines an infodemic as “overabundance of information – some accurate and some not – that occurs during an epidemic. It can lead to confusion and ultimately mistrust in governments and public health response”. This has been a particular challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cochrane US Senior Officer, Tiffany Duque joined The Eco Well on a webinar to talk about the importance of credible information and the infodemic. She also covered what Cochrane does and how people can get involved. 

• Join Cochrane
• What is Cochrane?
• What are systematic reviews?
• Understanding health evidence in COVID-19 times

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Dear Community members and friends,

Context
So much happens in a year. Last year, Cochrane responded quickly to the pandemic with rapid, living reviews – sharing the best evidence on key interventions and diagnostic tests to support the world in tackling this unprecedented challenge.  We made all of our Coronavirus (COVID-19) resources freely available, open access – which they remain today, including our COVID-19 Study Register which now has references to well over 100,000 studies. Our work has never been more important or relevant.

We find ourselves still living with the pandemic in 2021. The rollout of vaccines has been a great global achievement, but exacerbated health inequalities as the global north rolled out vaccinations, and the global south has been left behind.

2021 was the year we committed to full Open Access publishing by 2025, as part of making our evidence accessible, usable, and available to all. This is a vital step towards achieving our vision of “better health for all people”, and also reflects the fantastic drive towards open access across the publishing sector and particularly for peer reviewed research – core to our work and impact. This will have implications for our income and business model, and so we plan to diversify our income streams and our products.  

We were fortunate this year to receive over £17m funding from global funders to Cochrane groups globally. We look forward to continuing those relationships and working with them to do even more to improve health for all people. 

Transformation
In this context, we have launched a programme of transformation to ensure we maintain our relevance and pre-eminence into the future. Our ‘Strategy for Change’ describes our priorities for working in a changing environment through to 2023, building on the insight and feedback of the extraordinary Cochrane community, and the experience of the pandemic.   Cochrane Reviews are recognized internationally as a gold standard for high-quality, trusted health information. We do not accept commercial or conflicted funding, which is vital for us to generate authoritative and reliable information, working freely, unconstrained by commercial and financial interests. This makes it even more important that we adapt and change, and get fit for the future so we can not only survive but thrive into the future.

As part of that transformation programme, over the last three months the Cochrane community has discussed:

• How we can remain true to our values while adapting to challenges;
• How we remain the standard-setter for evidence synthesis; and
• How to change to ensure we produce timely, high-quality evidence that serves the different users of evidence.

Achievements
2021 has been another year of exceptional achievement for Cochrane.  Highlights include:

• The Impact Factor for the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews grew to 9.266.
• In 2021, 3100 authors prepared new and updated reviews by summarising evidence from over 10,000 included studies
• We made statements at two World Health Assemblies - advocating for the need of evidence synthesis in the response to COVID-19
• We hosted a major event - Cochrane Convenes: Preparing for and responding to global health emergencies: what have we learnt from COVID-19
• The Cochrane Library now has a total of 17 national and regional licenses, representing immediate full access for more than 500 million people.

See more of our achievements

Plans for 2022
Your contributions shaped the strategy for change and have offered valuable insights as we consider the future. They ensure we can together build a sustainable future and remain at the forefront of evidence synthesis. We will now be determining the direction of travel for how we produce evidence synthesis in future, and progressing implementation of this multi-year change programme. We continue to improve our process, structures and systems for evidence production to be able to respond quickly and reliably to user-needs, whilst demonstrating good research and publishing practice.

In 2022, we will be seeking new ways to generate income and be sustainable in the context of our commitment to Open Access, funding challenges and competition.  We will be recruiting a new Chief Executive, and a Director of Development to lead on fundraising.

We are hugely proud of our Cochrane Community whose collective energy, drive and enthusiasm make such a difference. Collaboration is our watchword and we work together to achieve our goals bringing together diverse interests, expertise, and geographies.  While there are challenges, we know it is more important than ever to share our evidence and contribute to a world of better health for all people.

Thank you for all you do. We are hugely optimistic about the future, and look forward to seeing you and working with you in 2022 and beyond.  All the best for the holidays and new year.

Tracey Howe, Co-chair

Catherine Marshall, Co-chair

Karla Soares-Weiser, Editor-in-Chief

Judith Brodie, Interim Chief Executive

Tuesday, December 21, 2021 Category: The difference we make

Dru Riddle is an Associate Professor of Professional Practice at Texas Christian University, Co-chair of the  Cochrane US Network Executive, was a moderator and panel member of the recent Cochrane Convenes.  Drawing on experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the inaugural Cochrane Convenes brought together leaders across the world to explore and then recommend the changes needed in evidence synthesis to prepare for and respond to future global health emergencies. He recently spoke to Becker’s Healthcare Podcast which features interviews and conversations with the latest in thought leadership in the healthcare industry. The episode discusses his advice to listen more than you talk, influencing without controlling, Cochrane Convenes and more.

• Visit the Cochrane US website
• Learn more about Cochrane Convenes

 

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Je li sigurno koristiti niže vrijednosti hemoglobina kao granicu za transfuziju krvi kako bi se davalo manje transfuzija? Ključne poruke • Nema dokaza da davanje transfuzije pacijentima s nižim vrijednostima hemoglobina (razine hemoglobina od 7,0 g/dL do 8,0 g/dL) u usporedbi s višim vrijednostima (9,0 g/dL do 10,0 g/dL) utječe na rizik od smrti, srčani udar, infarkt miokarda, moždani udar, upalu pluća, krvne ugruške ili infekciju. • Davanje krvi samo pacijentima s nižim vrijednostima hemoglobina (7,0 g/dL do 8,0 g/dL) značajno bi smanjilo količinu transfuzirane krvi. Također bi se smanjio...

Real-time reviews of research findings could help policymakers address global crises such as COVID-19, says this article published  in Nature. Living evidence was first developed by Cochrane and is an important recommendation that came out of the recent Cochrane Convenes meetings which looked at how we can better prepare for future health emergencies.

According to scientists writing in the peer-reviewed journal Nature, policy missteps will continue to overshadow the global response to COVID-19 because policymakers are overwhelmed with rapidly shifting research evidence. Faced with new challenges such as the Omicron variant, decision-makers can’t keep up with the flood of new research studies when drawing up policy. This results in muddled strategies, erodes trust in science and fuels controversy, according to the authors.

They are now urging countries to adopt a new scientific approach that summarizes scientific research in near real time.

This system called ‘living evidence’ produces rigorous and ready-to-go summaries of all relevant scientific research, and keeps them up to date by rapidly incorporating new research findings.

Policy makers and clinicians can draw on a form of scientific knowledge that is both rigorous and trustworthy, and includes all the latest science – something that has not been available previously.

Living evidence was first developed by researchers from Cochrane, a leading producer of scientific evidence on health topics, and tested by the Australian Stroke Foundation in their national clinical guidelines as a way to cut the time lag between research being published and implementation of new treatments. Cochrane defines living systematic reviews (LSRs) as ones which are  continually updated, incorporating relevant new evidence as it becomes available. There are now 7 LSRs in the Cochrane Library and 3 LSR protocols. Learn more about Cochrane's Living systematic reviews. 

Recently Cochrane hosted  Cochrane Convenes; an online event, co-sponsored by WHO, and co-organised with COVID-END (COVID-19 Evidence Network to support Decision-making).  It brought together leaders across the world to explore and then recommend the changes needed in evidence synthesis to prepare for and respond to future global health emergencies. Prioritizing and supporting the creation and use of living evidence was a recommendation that came out as part of these meetings. Learn more about Cochrane Convenes. 

“Decisions relevant to global challenges must be informed by the best available evidence,” says lead author Julian Elliott from the Australian Living Evidence Consortium at Cochrane Australia, Monash University, Melbourne.

“Otherwise, policy missteps with every new challenge of the pandemic, such as the rise of the Omicron variant, will lead to unnecessary and untold health, social and economic impacts. It should no longer be acceptable for evidence to be out of date, biased or selective. Without trustworthy and up-to-date research reviews, the world risks making ill-informed decisions and wasting resources. We call on policymakers as well as researchers in every scientific field, and their funders, to adopt the living-evidence model. Science doesn’t stand still, neither should its translation into action.”

Typically, national policies and guidelines draw on formal summaries of research. Known as systematic reviews, scientists combine evidence from individual studies then analyse the data to calculate an overall result. Used since the 1980s, this approach is aimed at creating a clear understanding of the scientific knowledge available. Systematic review has been the basis for high-impact decision-making not only in health but also in other fields such as education and poverty eradication.    

However, the authors say these reviews are often of poor quality, duplicative and out of date, especially when there is ‘a flood of new research’ such as in the current pandemic.

The authors highlight the drug remdesivir which ‘weak but promising’ data suggested could treat COVID-19. In 2020, 30 systematic reviews were produced to assess remdesivir’s efficacy. Yet many were outdated before they were published because they omitted ‘recently published primary studies’, according to the authors. Read Cochrane's living systematic review on Remdesivir.

Living evidence overcomes these issues. Researchers continuously identify new studies by monitoring databases of the latest journal publications and other digital collections, often enabled by artificial intelligence and other technologies.

Dr Jeremy Grimshaw, co-author and co-lead of COVID-END (a global umbrella organization of evidence synthesis groups, including Cochrane ), argues that living evidence has been essential to addressing COVID-19 and similar models should be adopted to address other global challenges.
 
“Citizens, practitioners, managers and policy makers need trustworthy living evidence to address day-by-day decisions and ongoing challenges such as antimicrobial resistance. The Global Commission on Evidence to Address Societal Challenges will be reporting early next year with further recommendations about how we can do this.”

Living evidence can help tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges such as climate change. Prof Jan Minx, co-author and a co-chair of the Campbell Climate Solutions Coordinating Group, says that “current knowledge on what solutions work to solve the climate crisis is still patchy. We need to respond quickly and cannot afford many mistakes. There is no alternative to an agile approach to evidence-based policy that can deal with the flood of research and rigorously inform the thousands of decisions required to decarbonize the world economy.  Using living evidence in the field of climate science is critical to meet this challenge”.

You can read the full Nature Comment here: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03690-1

The authors

• Julian Elliott directs the Australian Living Evidence Consortium, based at Cochrane Australia, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia and is chief executive of Covidence.org.
• Rebecca Lawrence is managing director, F1000 Research, London, UK, is a Board Member of Open Research Central and was a member of the Open Science Policy Platform of the European Commission.
• Jan C. Minx heads the Working Group on Applied Sustainability Science at the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change; is professor for climate change and public policy at the Priestley International Centre for Climate at the University of Leeds, UK; and co-chairs the Campbell Coordinating Group on Climate Solutions.
• Olufemi T. Oladapo is unit head, Maternal and Perinatal Health, UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
• Philippe Ravaud is director of the Centre for Epidemiological and Statistical Research Sorbonne Paris Cité (CRESS-UMR1153), Inserm/Université de Paris, and director of the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu, Paris, France.
• Britta Tendal is director of the Department of Evidence-Based Medicine, Danish Health Authority, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• James Thomas is professor of social research and policy, and deputy director, Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre (EPPI-Centre), UCL Social Research Institute, Institute of Education, University College London, UK.
• Tari Turner is Associate Professor, Cochrane Australia, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University; Director, National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce.
• Per Olav Vandvik is professor at the Department of Health Management and Health Economics, University of Oslo, Norway; a researcher at the Norwegian Knowledge Centre; and chief executive of the MAGIC Foundation.
• Jeremy M. Grimshaw is senior scientist, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; and full professor, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa.

Thursday, December 16, 2021

Ima li kirurško uklanjanje potkoljenice (amputacija) u razini koljena bolji kirurški oporavak i bolju rehabilitaciju od natkoljenične amputacije? Dosadašnje spoznaje Svake godine tisućama ljudi diljem svijeta mora se kirurški odstraniti potkoljenica (amputacija donjih udova) zbog problema kao što su začepljenje krvnih žila (vaskularne bolesti), šećerna bolest i ozljede. Kada se planira operacija, kirurg mora odlučiti u kojoj će razini napraviti zahvat, a time i koliko će biti ostatnog dijela noge. Ova odluka se temelji na ravnoteži između očuvanja što većeg dijela noge kako bi se poboljšala...

Endovaskularni naspram otvorenog kirurškog popravka komplicirane kronične disekcije aorte tipa B Dosadašnje spoznaje Aorta je glavna arterija u tijelu. Opskrbljuje krvlju sve dijelove tijela i potječe iz srca. Disekcija aorte je bolest koja uključuje pucanje stijenke aorte. Postoje dvije vrste disekcije aorte: Tip A, koji se javlja u predjelu aorte koji je blizu srca (uzlazna aorta i luk aorte), i tip B, koji se javlja u predjelu aorte dalje od srca (distalno od lijeve subklavijske arterije). Ako dođe do disekcije aorte tipa B i nije potrebna hitna operacija, disekcija stari i naziva se...

Job Title: Evaluator– Clinical Innovation Adoption Programme

Organisation:  Oxford Academic Health Science Network

Salary: £47,126 to £53k

Workload: 0.8 to 1 WTE

Deadline: Apply before 17 January

The Clinical Innovation Adoption Programme  works with all the Network’s stakeholders and partners to deliver improved health and increased economic growth across the region. Success in this role will be defined by successful delivery of evaluations of projects from the Clinical Innovation Adoption Programme, working with the NHS, the life sciences industries, academics and other stakeholders. Evaluations include projects that are being delivered from our NHSEI and Office of Life Science commissions, and additionally won bids.

This post requires the individual to have an excellent understanding of methodologies that could be applied in real world situations. The evaluation outputs must provide sufficient rigour so that the evidence can be used for further quality improvement opportunities and scale up/roll out across the NHS. 

The successful candidate should have the required skills for evaluation delivery which includes design, ability to lead on workshops, judgement on appropriate methods, knowledge and experience of conducting literature searches, qualitative interviews, surveys focus groups and quantitative analysis (awareness).

The post-holder will work alongside CIA Project Managers and with selected innovators to evaluate impact. Innovations include technologies (AI, digital or medical devices), drugs and new models of working. Innovations within this programme are either nearly ready, ready, or in the process of being deployed.

• Expressions of interest can be emailed to  Tracey Marriott, Director of Clinical Innovation Adoption at tracey.marriott@oxfordahsn.org

Tuesday, January 4, 2022 Category: Jobs

Location: Flexible location (remote working) in the UK.
Specifications: Permanent contract.
Hours: Full-time week (flexible working considered) – 37.5 hours.
Salary: £40,000 per annum.
Application Closing Date: Monday 31 January (Midnight GMT).

This role is an exciting opportunity to use your problem-solving skills to make a difference in the field of health care research.  

As the Cochrane Library Business Analyst, you will gather, investigate, validate, and document business requirements using workshops, user research, user cases, and task and workflow analysis. You will ensure requirements are sufficiently detailed, reviewed, signed off, and kept up-to-date and are fully traceable. You will create and manage functional specifications, and contribute to identifying and validating appropriate solutions to support business objectives.

You will act as a key liaison between the relevant Cochrane stakeholders and departments, our publisher and their outsourced development vendor, to gather requirements, ensure that technical needs are well defined, that feature implementation goals are met, and that go-to-market activities are successfully performed.

Cochrane is a global, independent network of health practitioners, researchers, patient advocates and others, responding to the challenge of making vast amounts of research evidence useful for informing decisions about health. We do this by synthesizing research findings to produce the best available evidence on what can work, what might harm and where more research is needed. Our work is recognised as the international gold standard for high quality, trusted information.

• For further information on the role and how to apply, please click here. 
• The supporting statement should indicate why you are applying for the post, and how far you meet the requirements, using specific examples. Note that we will assess applications as they are received, and therefore may fill the post before the deadline.
• Deadline for applications: Monday 31 January (Midnight GMT).

Tuesday, January 11, 2022 Category: Jobs

Cochrane is made up of 11,000 members and over 67,000 supporters come from more than 130 countries, worldwide. Our volunteers and contributors are researchers, health professionals, patients, carers, people passionate about improving health outcomes for everyone, everywhere.

Getting involved in Cochrane’s work means becoming part of a global community. The Cochrane International Mobility programme connects successful applicants with a placement in a host Cochrane Group, learning more about the production, use, and knowledge translation of Cochrane reviews. The prgramme offers opportunities for learning and training not only for participants but also for host staff.

In this series, we profile those that have participated in the Cochrane International Mobility Program and learn more about their experiences.

Name: Lea Styrmisdóttir
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
CIM location: Cochrane Argentina

How did you first learn about Cochrane?
I first learned about Cochrane during my medical studies, the Cochrane Interactive Learning modules are an integrated part of the medical programme in Lund, Sweden.

What was your experience with Cochrane International Mobility?
I did a virtual exchange with Cochrane Argentina. I was part of writing a review on the effect of palivizumab, a monoclonal antibody, on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in children. This was also the subject of my master thesis. Through CIM, I took part in different webinars and trainings, learning more about the Cochrane methodology. I had a great experience with CIM and I am glad I had the opportunity to work with such driven and talented people.

What are you doing now in relation to your Cochrane International Mobility experience?
I presented my master thesis in January earlier this year. The review about palivizumab for RSV infection was recently published. I have continued my work at Cochrane Sweden after CIM and I am now working on another review about systemic opioid regimens for postoperative pain in neonates together with two other Cochrane members that previously have been a part of the CIM programme. I am also hoping to do more work with Cochrane in the future.  

Do you have any words of advice to anyone considering a Cochrane International Mobility experience?
If you are interested in evidence-based medicine and want to get to know other researchers around the world, you should definitely take part in the CIM programme!

Monday, December 13, 2021

Koji su najbolji testovi probira za karcinom usne šupljine i stanja koja mogu dovesti do karcinoma? Ključne poruke - Nema dokaza visoke razine pouzdanosti koji bi podržali korištenje testova probira za rak usne šupljine i stanja koja mogu dovesti do raka usta u općoj populaciji. - Liječnici opće dentalne medicine i zdravstveni djelatnici trebali bi paziti na znakove oralnih potencijalno malignih poremećaja i malignih bolesti tijekom obavljanja rutinskih oralnih pregleda za druge uobičajene oralne lezije/stanja. Otkrivanje raka usne šupljine Karcinom usne šupljine (oralni karcinom) ozbiljno...

• Full-time, Part-time or  flexible arrangement
• Remote work with at least a 4 hour workday crossover with the AEST timezone
• AUD$60,000 - $80,000 full time base salary (or paid pro rata for parttime)

Launched in 2014, Covidence is a world leading SAAS platform that enables health and science research teams to rapidly synthesise and uncover actionable insights from the mountains of existing research in the world. Their mission is to dramatically improve lives by changing the way the world creates and uses knowledge. 

They are seeking to grow their global user engagement and support team with a Community Manager based in the Asia-Pacific region. To excel as a Community Manager, you will have excellent interpersonal skills, strong written and verbal communication skills, and be highly organised with proven ability to appropriately prioritise tasks and deliver on time in a busy environment. You will have demonstrated capacity to work independently and with others in a globally distributed team. And importantly, you’ll have proven ability working with online technologies and social media.

• Visit the Covidence website
• View the full job ad
• Apply for the position

 

Monday, December 6, 2021 Category: Jobs

Main area: Editorial; Evidence Based Medicine; Research
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Fixed term: 9 months (The length of the contract is dependent on the start date; this is a maternity cover position, with the post-holder returning in October 2022)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Part-time hours considered)
Job ref: 321-CORP-MAED-B7
Site: Home-based
Salary: £40,057 - £45,839 Dependent on experience
Closing date: 04/01/2022 23:59
Interview date: 06/01/2022

We would like to invite applications for a Managing Editor (maternity cover) with the Cochrane Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care Review Group (PaPaS CRG). A Managing Editor is responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the CRG editorial base. The ideal applicant will be educated to degree level or above, with managerial, administrative, scientific or publishing experience or equivalent, along with excellent organisational and communication skills. Knowledge of scientific and medical terminology and evidence-based health care is desirable. Familiarity with clinical trials, systematic reviews, or Cochrane would be welcomed.

• This is a full-time remote (home-working) role until October 2022; part-time hours can be considered.
• The closing date is 06 January.
• For more information and how to apply, please visit this page

Monday, December 6, 2021

New online learning is now freely available about Consumer involvement in Cochrane as part of its Evidence Essentials modules.

Cochrane is delighted to announce the launch of a new module Consumer involvement in Cochrane as part of its  Cochrane Evidence Essentials free, online learning.

Written from the perspective of a healthcare consumer and co-created with patients and carers, this learning is for anyone interested in finding out about getting involved in Cochrane, as a patient, a carer, or member of the public (what Cochrane calls consumers).

Topics included in the module include a 'Welcome to Cochrane' section, a description of the different ways to contribute to systematic reviews evidence and to Cochrane, and how to sign-up to get involved. The learning is interactive, with quizzes, animations, and ways to check your knowledge.

This module is the latest in Cochrane’s “Evidence Essentials” that gives an introduction to Evidence Based Medicine, clinical trials, systematic reviews and how to use evidence when making decisions about your health. The modules have been visited over 35,000 times since their launch, and have now been translated into German and Russian, with other languages to follow.

Cochrane’s Consumer Engagement Officer, Richard Morley welcomed the launch of the latest module:

“Cochrane has a long history and commitment to involvement and engagement as an essential part of producing trusted evidence that can be used in making informed decisions and improving health. This latest module in the Evidence Essentials series has been co-designed and produced with consumers and puts into one exciting place all the information you might want to know in order to be a part of our growing global community.”

Lynn Laidlaw and Sally Crowe who facilitated the engagement process and wrote the initial content based on feedback from patients, carers and public, said: “We are very pleased that the final version launched today represents much of the discussion over two workshops.  We feel that this module is more attuned to people that may never have heard of Cochrane before, but are curious and potentially interested in getting involved in the production of Cochrane evidence”.

There are five interactive modules that make up Evidence Essentials: an introduction to Evidence Based Medicine, Randomized Controlled Trials, Introduction to systematic reviews, Understanding and using systematic reviews and the latest, Consumer involvement in Cochrane. The learning journey is led by Eleni, a fictional consumer.

• Modules are free to use, with a Cochrane account and are found at https://training.cochrane.org/essentials

Thursday, December 9, 2021

A World Health Assembly special session to discuss the development of a potential new global health treaty to support pandemic preparedness is taking place this week (29 November – 1 December).

The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO) and is attended by representatives of all Member States.

Our statement, which reiterates the reflections from the recent Cochrane Convenes meetings about the COVID-19 evidence response, is below:

Cochrane is a global advocate for evidence-informed health and health care. Our mission is to produce relevant and timely synthesized evidence.

Building and strengthening systems which are adequately prepared to produce and use reliable, relevant and timely evidence will be crucial to respond to future global health emergencies.

Cochrane recently hosted a convening of high-level stakeholders, co-sponsored by WHO, to reflect on the role of evidence in the COVID-19 pandemic and develop recommendations for future preparedness. The evidence response has been inequitable; our research methods, tools and processes have been pushed to their limits; and we have struggled to communicate uncertainties and gain trust.

Therefore, we urge Member States to ensure that any convention or instrument developed during this process prioritise the production, use and communication of evidence – and is accompanied by sustained investment in the systems and people who perform this vital role.

Our recommendations echo the WHO Evidence-informed Policy Network call for action, which we proudly support.

• Follow the meeting

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Location: Flexible location (remote working) – contract type dependent on location.
Specifications: 1 Jan to 31 July 2022. Fixed-term contract if successful applicant based in UK, Germany or Denmark. Consultancy contract in other locations.
Hours: Part time 22.5 hours per week.
Salary: £30,000 per annum (pro-rated to part time).
Application Closing Date: Monday 13 December (Midnight GMT).

This role is an exciting opportunity to use your communication and problem-solving skills to make a difference in the field of health care research.  

The Cochrane Support team is the first point of contact for the international Cochrane community. We provide technical and user support to Cochrane editorial teams and review authors; and handle enquiries from members of the public about Cochrane’s work.

We pride ourselves on our timely and coordinated support service, covering a broad range of areas including Cochrane review-writing software, editorial processing and publication, Cochrane Account login, membership, training, and volunteering opportunities.

The team works closely with Cochrane’s Central Editorial Service and Editorial and Methods Department, as well as IT Services, to ensure accurate, consistent responses to queries on Cochrane technology, policies and methods.

Cochrane is a global, independent network of health practitioners, researchers, patient advocates and others, responding to the challenge of making vast amounts of research evidence useful for informing decisions about health. We do this by synthesizing research findings to produce the best available evidence on what can work, what might harm and where more research is needed. Our work is recognised as the international gold standard for high quality, trusted information.

For further information on the role and how to apply, please click here.  The supporting statement should indicate why you are applying for the post, and how far you meet the requirements, using specific examples. Note that we will assess applications as they are received, and therefore may fill the post before the deadline.

• Deadline for applications: Monday 13 December (12 midnight GMT)
• Interviews to be held on: w/c 20 December 2021 (times to be confirmed)
• If you have any questions or would like an informal chat about the role please contact Lorna via recruitment@cochrane.org
• Apply here

Monday, November 29, 2021 Category: Jobs

Sustavi za kontinuirano praćenje glukoze za praćenje dijabetesa povezanog s cističnom fibrozom Istraživačko pitanje Može li korištenje sustava za kontinuirano praćenje glukoze pomoći osobama s dijabetesom povezanim s cističnom fibrozom (CFD) da bolje upravljaju svojim stanjem? Dosadašnje spoznaje Cistična fibroza (CF) je genetsko stanje koje skraćuje život. Mnogi ljudi s CF također razviju šećernu bolest (dijabetes), a njihova glukoza u krvi ili količina šećera u krvi može porasti do štetnih razina. Čini se da osobe sa CF i dijabetesom imaju češće infekcije prsnog koša i kraći životni vijek...