The long-standing effort of translating Cochrane evidence from members and supporters of Cochrane Croatia and Cochrane BiH has been recognized by Central Cochrane with the recent announcement that it will financially support the project of translating Cochrane evidence into Croatian for the next three-year period (2020 to 2022).

In January this year, 28 representatives of Cochrane geographical groups around the world gathered in London. The representative of Cochrane Croatia was Ružica Tokalić, who participated in a two-day workshop on the new Cochrane dissemination guidelines.

It is our great pleasure to inform you about the course How to make a systematic literature review: the basics of methodology and practical steps. The course will be held from 26 to 27 June 2020 at the University of Split, School of Medicine. 

In February this year, young scientist Israel Borges visited Cochrane Croatia as part of the Cochrane International Mobility Program.On his return to Brazil he sent us a letter, which we carry in full:Life is extremely unpredictable and that is the most inspiring part of it: all of the sudden you can re-encounter yourself, feel your best intuitions and show your passion and perseverance on things you do. This is exactly what describes my experience with Cochrane Croatia.

We are pleased to announce that the 12th Croatian Cochrane Symposium on Cochrane Evidence for Improving Public Health will be held at the University of Split School of Medicine on June 25, 2020.More information soon...

Cochrane Bosnia and Herzegovina symposium called «Cochrane for everyone» held at Medical School in Mostar Cochrane Bosnia and Herzegovina second scientific symposium took place on Friday January 17th in front of the full auditorium of the University of Mostar School of Medicine.Judging by its name «Cochrane for everyone», the symposium reached its expectations by attracting huge interest from the media, medical students and clinicians.

Ana Utrobičić gave a presentation and workshop at this year's MICC, which was held on June 4th at the University of Zagreb, School of Medicine. 

Members of Cochrane Bosnia and Herzegovina, asst. prof. Filipa Markotić, asst. prof. Svjetlana Grgić, and asst. prof. Kaja Mandić, this year were active participants in the 11th Croatian Cochrane Symposium, organized in cooperation with the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and dedicated to systematic reviews in the social sciences. Participants had the opportunity to hear about Cochrane and Campbell's work in promoting positive social change through the production and use of a synthesis of existing evidence.

Dr. Ted Hewitt, Head of the Canadian Commission for Coordination of Research, visited Croatia and was welcomed by members of Cochrane Croatia - Tina Poklepović Peričić, Ph.D., Karmela Krleža-Jerić, Ph.D.  and professor Dario Sambunjak.

"From systematic reviews to Cochrane clinical abstracts in physical and rehabilitation medicine" was the name of the symposium that was organized by the Croatian Society for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine of the HLZ and the Cochrane Rehabilitation Group.The topics of the symposium covered several constituent elements: the structure of systematic reviews, the formulation of clinical questions, the system of evaluating the quality of evidence, and the conduct and evaluation of systematic clinical reviews.