On Friday, May 11, members of Cochrane Croatia conducted  a training course entitled "The value of systematic reviews in clinical practice" at the University Hospital in Split.The aim of the course was to introduce clinicians to the basic concepts  of Cochrane evidence and the value of using high-quality systematic reviews in everyday clinical work.

Cochrane Croatia has been successfully cooperating with local radio stations for about ten years now, especially with Radio Sunce (Radio Sun), a key partner in the dissemination of Cochrane's evidence.Thus, the co-director of CC Tina Poklepović Peričić was a guest in the studio of Radio Sunce.

On April 26, an agreement was signed between Cochrane Croatia, the University of Split School of Medicine and the Association of women suffering from and treated for cancer 'Caspera'. Thus, the Caspera became the 21st partner organization of Cochrane Croatia, and also the ninth patient association.

Our Ana Utrobičić, a woman who enriched the Croatian Cochrane with her dedicated work and without whom much of our research would not have been possible, is now the head of the University Library in Split.In an interview for Slobodna Dalmacija, she talks about the importance of library work, what Cochrane revealed to her and her plans for improving the work of the University Library.

In an interview with the university newspaper Universitas, Prof Ana Jerončić talks about her experiences of women in science, reveals some details about her work so far, the award she received for a systematic examination of clinical signs of COVID-19 and tells young women: “Choose science, because it's the most beautiful job in the world! "

Dear all,Join us at the 13th Croatian Cochrane Symposium called "Lessons learned" , which will be held on June 8, 2021 via MS Teams.The symposium will bring together world experts from various fields of research to jointly review the evidence on the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on various aspects of life, share experiences from different parts of the world, and gain insight into the latest clinical guidelines and international initiatives.

In January 2021, a cooperation agreement was signed between Cochrane Croatia and the Split branch of the Croatian Medical Students' International Committee (CroMSIC), which is also part of the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA).

On February 25, 2021, Andrija Babić, a member of Cochrane Croatia, defended his doctoral thesis entitled "Risk of bias assessment and its use in sensitivity analysis in Cochrane systematic reviews" at the University of Split School of Medicine, under the mentorship of another member, Prof Livia Puljak from the Croatian Catholic University in Zagreb. The link to an interesting article about Andrija is below: 

Recently the results of research by one of the most famous scientists of today, Professor John Ioannidis and his team from Stanford University,  were published and bring a list of the world's most cited scientists, and in the exclusive society of 2% of the world's most influential scientists is prof. Livia Puljak, while among the 1% of the world's most influential scientists is prof. Ana Marušić.

Cochrane Croatia accompanied its longtime member Ana Utrobičić to the position of the new director of the University Library in Split. In addition to socializing in accordance with epidemiological measures, the members of Cochrane Croatia wished Ana Utrobičić all the best in her further work in her new role.