COCHRANE CANADA University of New Brunswick Site Group

The Cochrane Collaboration is an international non-profit and independent organisation, dedicated to making up-to-date, accurate information about the effects of healthcare readily available worldwide. It produces and disseminates systematic reviews of healthcare interventions and promotes the search for evidence in the form of clinical trials and other studies of interventions. The Cochrane Collaboration was founded in 1993 and named for the British epidemiologist, Archie Cochrane. The major product of the Collaboration is the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews which is published quarterly as part of The Cochrane Library.

The University of New Brunswick participates in this global effort to disseminate reviews of healthcare research through Cochrane Canada (formerly the Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre) located at the University of Ottawa.

Formal approval for the UNB site was granted in July 2005.

See the announcement in UNB Perspectives

Brown Bag Lunch Series

This series of brownbag lunches are presented by the Fredericton Cochrane Regional Site with the aim of promoting discussion and awareness of the use of research evidence in health care.

UNB Representatives
Contact us for more information

• Dr. Nicole Letourneau
  - Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing. Research Fellow, Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy (CRISP)
• Frances Giberson
  - Information Services Librarian, Science and Forestry Library. Honorary Research Associate, Faculty of Nursing University of New Brunswick (Fredericton)

UNB Steering Group

• Frances Giberson
• John Landry
• Dr. Nicole Letourneau
• Gail Richardson
• Dr. Jim Sexsmith
• Liz Whamond

News

October 2005	Liz Whamond attends the XIII Cochrane Colloquium in Australia.
December 2005	Frances Giberson attends the 4th Canadian Cochrane Symposium in Montreal.
March 2006	Dr. Gail Storr is the first speaker in the UNB Cochrane Brownbag Lunch Series
November 01, 2006	Call for abstracts 2007 Canadian Cochrane Symposium Abstracts for oral, poster and workshop presentations are now invited for the 2007 Canadian Cochrane Symposium, with the theme of Knowledge for Health. All submissions relating to the Symposium's theme and evidence-based health care will be considered. Presentations from all interested parties are welcome (students, consumers, practitioners, policy makers, review authors and researchers). Suggested topic areas: •        Evidence-informed public health •        International health and equity •        Evidence-based health care in low- and middle-income countries •        Innovative approaches to knowledge translation with different target audiences (consumers, health professionals, managers, policy makers) •        Advances in systematic review methods Deadline: November 1, 2006. For further information, contact cochranesymposium@uottawa.ca, or call 613 562 5800 ext.2954 English Poster / French Poster
May 7 and 8, 2007	University of New Brunswick Cochrane Collaboration Site Committee Hosts Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw and the workshop "Bridging the Know-Do Gap with Systematic Reviews" UNB Campus, Fredericton, NB Several events will take place in which Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw, Director of the Canadian Cochrane Network & Centre and Canada Research Chair in Health Knowledge Transfer & Uptake, will demonstrate the use of systematic reviews of health-related research for the benefit of policy makers, health-care professionals, academics, and the general public. Please click on the links below for more information. List of events. Workshop: "The Use of Systematic Reviews for Policy Development: Evidence to Inform Policy in the Realm of Political Expediency". View presentation slides. Workshop: "Use of Systematic Reviews in Research: How to Do Systematic Reviews". View presentation slides. Free, public talk by Dr. Grimshaw: "How do you know if the research is Good?". View presentation slides.
Deadline May 8, 2008	A National License to The Cochrane Library for Canada A national license to The Cochrane Library would mean that all Canadians: patients and their families; health care providers working in hospital and in community settings; researchers; policy- and decision-makers; care-givers and research funding agencies would have access to the full contents of this important and reliable source of evidence about what works in health care treatments. Please visit the Canadian Cochrane Centre website www.ccnc.cochrane.org to learn more and to sign the petition to the government of Canada to finance a Canadian subscription to The Cochrane Library to provide free access to this wealth of independently produced health information for all citizens of Canada.
Deadline Nov 3, 2008	2009 Canadian Symposium - Call for Abstracts Extended Abstracts and workshop proposals are invited for the 7th Annual Canadian Cochrane Symposium, being held in Halifax , Nova Scotia on March 11 and 12, 2009. The theme of the 2009 Symposium is - Wave to the Future: Navigating the Health Connection among Systematic Reviews, Policies and Practices.   All submissions relating to the Symposium's theme will be considered.  Presentations from all interested parties are welcome (students, consumers, practitioners, policy makers, review authors and researchers). Please note that those whose abstracts that are accepted are required to register and pay for the conference. There is no financial assistance available for registration, travel or any other costs associated with attending or presenting. Abstracts and workshop proposals are accepted in either English or French. Abstracts and proposals must be submitted no later than 12:00 a.m. Atlantic Time November 3, 2008. For more information, please visit www.wavetothefuture.ca. ***** Les propositions de présentations et d'ateliers sont invitées pour le 7e Symposium annuel canadien Cochrane, qui aura lieu à Halifax , Nouvelle-Écosse, les 11 et 12 mars 2009. Le thème du Symposium de 2009 sera « La vague de l'avenir : Explorer les connexions santé dans les politiques, les pratiques et les examens systématiques ». Toutes les soumissions liées au thème du symposium seront considérées. Les présentations de toutes les parties intéressées sont les bienvenues (étudiants, clients, praticiens, décideurs, auteurs d'examens et chercheurs). Veuillez noter que les personnes dont les présentations sont acceptées devront s'inscrire à la conférence et payer les frais d'inscription. Aucune aide financière n'est offerte pour l'inscription, le déplacement ou tout autre coût associé à la participation à cette conférence. Les propositions de présentations et d'ateliers sont acceptées en anglais et en français.  Toutes les propositions doivent être soumises avant minuit, heure de l'Atlantique, le 3 november 2008.  Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez visiter www.wavetothefuture.ca.
Deadline Early Bird Jan 30, 2009	Registration Now Open - 7th Annual Canadian Cochrane Symposium - Wave to the Future: Navigating the Health Connections Among Systematic Reviews, Policies and Practices Wave to the Future promises a compelling line-up of sessions and speakers that reflect the latest examples and success stories from the field. Take Advantage of the Early Bird discount before January 30, 2008 !  Join your colleagues from across Canada on March 11 - 12, 2009 in Halifax, Nova Scotia for an engaging, energizing discussion about navigating the health connections among systematic reviews, policies and practices. To register, visit our website: www.wavetothefuture.ca
April 15, 2009	The University of Ottawa’s Cochrane Center now offers Canadians free access to the health information found in The Cochrane Library Ottawa, April 15, 2009— The Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre announces today that everyone in Canada with access to the Internet will be able to view the full content of The Cochrane Library, an on-line resource that provides evaluations on health treatments. The Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre, in partnership with the Canadian Health Libraries Association, has successfully secured a national license to The Cochrane Library. In essence, the license provides a subscription for every Canadian with access to the Internet to benefit from the immense volume of health information found in The Cochrane Library. Everybody will be one click away from the best available evidence on the effectiveness of treatment procedures including which ones may be harmful. “There are so many opinions and competing interests on the Internet claiming they have the best answers about people’s health care. Having access to The Cochrane Library will allow individuals to learn what the research says about what they need for better health. This is truly ground-breaking,” remarked Dr Jeremy Grimshaw, Director of the Canadian Cochrane Network Centre (CCNC), Senior Scientist at the Ottawa Health Research Institute (the research arm of The Ottawa Hospital) and Professor at the University of Ottawa. While this new access will help inform health consumers, healthcare providers will also benefit from this pilot project. Healthcare practitioners will save valuable time to research the best patient treatment options through easy access to this wealth of health information. “Health librarians across the country have long recognized and promoted the importance of access to the Cochrane Library as a key resource for evidence-based practice and decision-making,” said Dianne Kharouba, Canadian Health Libraries Association. To access the best on-line resource on health treatments, please visit: http://www.thecochranelibrary.com. http://www.ccnc.cochrane.org/en/index.html
Posted May 12, 2009	Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre (CCNC) Capacity Building Fund Background Since 2005, the CCNC has been able to set aside a small fund for Network Sites to use for Cochrane activities at their site. This often included support to attend the Canadian Cochrane Symposium or support to deliver a Cochrane workshop at their site. Requests to use these funds are becoming less and less frequent and only about a third of these funds have been used in the past years. We are making a change that will allow more effective use of these funds though a different distribution mechanism; our aim is to support meaningful activities that promote the conduct, use and dissemination of Cochrane reviews by Canadian Cochrane contributors. In order to capitalize on our limited funds and to link how we spend our money to what we wish to accomplish, we have created a fund to which Canadian Cochrane contributors can apply to assist them with special Cochrane projects or initiatives relating to training and/or knowledge translation. We anticipate being able to grant six or seven proposals annually, if they meet the criteria. For more information please click here.
Posted November 2009	Cochrane Collaboration Steering Group Bulletin Now Available To view the November 2009 issue of the Cochrane Collaboration Steering Group Bulletin please click here.
Posted December 2009	Issue 47 of Cochrane News is now available on the web. Follow this link http://www.cochrane.org/newslett/CochraneNewsIssue4710-Dec-2009.pdf to see the newly formatted newsletter and read articles on Cochrane Journal Club and Cochrane Web 2.0.
Posted March 2010	The Cochrane Library - National License update We thank you for your support throughout The Cochrane Library national license pilot project. The pilot, which began April 2009, has allowed us to compile compelling data that provides a solid rationale for a national license. We invite you to read a summary of our Library User Survey results here . While the pilot officially ended 1 February 2010, Wiley agreed to extend open access within Canada until another alternative could be reached. Open access in Canada will now officially end on 1 April 2010. From this date until the end of 2010, those visiting The Cochrane Library from a Canadian IP address will be directed to a Canadian-specific webpage with Library access options. Individuals are being offered a free six-month trial to the Library and organizations can purchase a subscription for a 10% discount. There will also be an opportunity for anyone who has not already completed our Library User Survey to do so and there will be an option to sign up for email communiqués regarding Library updates. We thank all of you who have renewed your subscriptions in 2010 and continue to support us. We continue to make every effort to secure a funding source for a permanent national license. We have made it this far because of your dedication and support. If you have not already, we encourage you to contact your local MP stating the importance of this resource and asking that the government get behind it. Please feel free to send us a copy of such communications. You can find your local MP here . We will continue to relay information regarding The Cochrane Library as it develops. Thank you again for your support. Please direct any questions you may have to cochrane@uottawa.ca Sincerely, The Pan-Canadian Cochrane Library Task Force
Posted April 08 2010	The Canadian Cochrane Centre 8th Annual Symposium "Evidence in Uncertain Times: Meeting the Challenge" Ottawa On, 19-20 May, 2010 There is less than a month before registration for the CCNC 8th Annual Symposium closes on 7 May 2010. Register now to ensure your place at Evidence in Uncertain Times: Meeting the Challenge. For more information visit ccncsymposium.com .

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