The March for Science champions robustly funded and publicly communicated science and calls for science that upholds the common good, and for political leaders and policymakers to enact evidence-based policies in the public interest.

Cochrane officially supports and is in partnership with the March for Science.

This year, the March for Science will hold an international Day of Action on Saturday, 4 May 2019.

A large flagship march is being organised in New York City, with satellite marches and events, such as science town halls, rallies and outreach events, taking place in cities around the world on the same day.

Over the last two years, the global March for Science movement has organized 1,000 events and mobilized millions of people to support science and justice. The March for Science is a celebration of passion for science and the many ways science serves our global communities.

This year, the March for Science will highlight the need for science-based climate action and healthcare, as well as the importance of science education.

For more information on how you can get involved, please visit the official March for Science website, or follow the #MarchforScience2019 and #May4Science hashtags on social media.

For more information on how you can get involved:

• March for Science website 
• Find a march near you and register your attendance
• See the Cochrane Community March resources

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Cochrane Bosnia and Herzegovina is delighted to announce that today it has officially become a new Cochrane Geographic Group.

Cochrane Bosnia and Herzegovina will be located at the University of Mostar School of Medicine in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country in South-Eastern Europe with a population of 3 791 622 people.

Cochrane Bosnia and Herzegovina will promote evidence-based decision making in health care in Bosnia and Herzegovina by supporting and training new Bosnian and Herzegovinian authors of Cochrane Reviews, as well as working with clinicians, professional associations, policy-makers, patients, and the media to encourage the dissemination and use of Cochrane evidence.

Cochrane Bosnia and Herzegovina is part of Cochrane, a global independent network of researchers, professionals, patients, carers and people interested in health. Cochrane works with collaborators from more than 130 countries to produce credible, accessible health information that is free from commercial sponsorship and other conflicts of interest. Cochrane’s work is recognized as representing an international gold standard for high quality, trusted information.

Cochrane Bosnia and Herzegovina is an Affiliate of Cochrane Croatia; therefore, it will be co-ordinated and led by Cochrane Croatia who will offer methodological support, mentoring, and supervision.

The Director of Cochrane Bosnia and Herzegovina, Filipa Markotić, says this is a hugely exciting opportunity: “The launch of Cochrane Bosnia and Herzegovina is very important, both to Bosnia and Herzegovina and globally. Producing and increasing the dissemination of the best available information on health care is critical for clinicians and patients everywhere in the world, including Bosnia and Herzegovina”.

Cochrane’s CEO Mark Wilson, warmly welcomed today’s news, “I am delighted we are announcing Cochrane Bosnia and Herzegovina which, by working closely together, will deepen and expand the scope, reach, and impact of Cochrane activities on health and healthcare decision making across Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is also an important announcement for global health research. Cochrane Bosnia and Herzegovina will promote recognition of studies conducted and published in Bosnia and Herzegovina and this will not only increase access to evidence, but also promote sharing of clinical experience across the country, and the world.”

“This is an excellent opportunity for scientific growth, and gives us the chance to train students and a future generation that will develop high-quality research. Our chance to support health professionals in improving their decision making based on the best available evidence will support patient care.” Jelena Todorović Barbuscia, Cochrane Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Co-Director concluded, “This is an innovation for our region and we intend to collaborate in the dissemination of Cochrane Reviews and to continue supporting Cochrane to reach its 2020 strategic objectives.”

•  Visit the Cochrane Bosnia and Herzegovina website

Monday, May 14, 2018

The  purpose  of  this  post  is  to  undertake  systematic  reviews  and  support  review  development  within
Cochrane  Epilepsy  and Cochrane  Movement  Disorders.  This  will  include  working  with  current reviewers to undertake or complete new reviews, or update existing reviews. This work is funded by a
new  programme  grant entitled ‘Clinical  effective  treatments  for  Central  Nervous  System  disorders  in  the
NHS,  with  a  focus  on  Epilepsy  and  Movement  Disorders’, from  the  National  Institute  for  Health  Research (NIHR).  This grant  will  fund a  multidisciplinary  team  including  systematic  reviewers,  statisticians,  and
clinicians  who  will  work  together  to  deliver  the  programme  of  work.  The  team  includes  members  of  the Cochrane   Epilepsy   Group,   the   Cochrane   Movement   Disorders   Group,   the   Liverpool   Reviews   and Implementation  Group  (LRiG)  and  the  Department  of  Biostatistics.  A  number  of  epilepsy  and  movement
disorders reviews will be in methodologically challenging areas such as reviews using individual patient data,
network meta-analysis reviews and prognosis reviews.

Qualified to MSc (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area is essential, and experience of undertaking Cochrane systematic reviews is highly desirable. You will also have quantitative skills including the ability to manipulate and interpret statistical data and information with a good understanding of evidence-based medicine.

• Full job decription and information on applying
• Open until position filled or 31 December 2018.

Thursday, March 8, 2018 Category: Jobs

 To celebrate International Women’s Day (8 March),  Cochrane Indonesia’s Director Dr Detty Nurdiati reflects on her continued contributions to maternal and perinatal health and the work of Cochrane.

Despite rising prosperity, over 40 women die in childbirth every day in Indonesia. It’s an intractable national health statistic that represents loss and suffering on a scale that Dr Detty Nurdiati has long been determined to change. Her many endeavours in research, teaching and patient care over three decades give clear expression to what is a deep personal and professional commitment to maternal and child health. 

‘I know my dream is very big,’ Detty says. ‘But for me, work in this area is what you might call very addictive. The more you learn, the more you work and the more you love it.’ This is evident in Detty’s many clinical and academic roles, and her extensive contributions to many organisations. As well as caring for mothers at her private obstetrics practice, she does the rounds at Yogyakarta’s Dr Sardjito Hospital, heads the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Universitas Gadjah Mada, and provides training to clinicians, midwives and other health workers.

In recent years, Detty pioneered Indonesia’s first health and social care program for victims of domestic violence, based at Yogyakarta’s Dr Sardjito Hospital. ‘This is work we began with tear drops in our eyes,’ Detty explains. ‘It’s hard and tough, but I love this work and am happy our program has now become a model for others. We have a hidden shelter for the women and children; and clinicians, social workers, psychologists and NGOs work together to provide real help to these victims of violence. We have become a model for other hospitals who are now setting up similar programs.’

Detty’s role in establishing this program is characteristically bold. As a young doctor, Detty made the big decision to study for her PhD in Europe. ‘It was definitely a culture shock for me, but also a bit of a surprise for people in Sweden too!’ she laughs. ‘I was a mother of five children who wore a hijab who came all the way from Indonesia to study abroad for five years – that was seen as very unusual in the early 1990s. But everyone was so kind and helpful to me. During those years I was excited to read of Iain Chalmers’ work in effective care in pregnancy and childbirth, and had the chance to visit Oxford where I met many people involved with the beginnings of Cochrane. So it’s no coincidence that my love for evidence-based medicine (EBM) grew bigger and bigger.’ 

Detty returned to Indonesia and was instrumental in integrating EBM into the curriculum at Faculty of Medicine UGM as part of an ambitious agenda to help both individuals and institutions contribute to better knowledge, health and practice. This has since spread to include midwives, physiotherapists, librarians and other health workers. ‘I see so many midwives who are eager to learn. They want to both use evidence and contribute to the evidence base. Often in Indonesia we don’t have access to the equipment or medicine we need, and this is the art of EBM here – gathering and adapting evidence so it is relevant and useful to our circumstances.’

Recognising the importance of generating local evidence, Detty and her team joined two major international collaborative projects that represent Cochrane’s beginnings in Indonesia - SEA-ORCHID and SEA-URCHIN. ‘These two projects, focusing on care during childbirth and preventing neonatal infection, gave us the chance to build our capacity not only as users of evidence, but as producers and providers of evidence. We built up a network of researchers and teachers of evidence-based health care across Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand.’  

More recently, Detty was part of the expert working group providing evidence synthesis advice to inform the Evidence Summit on Reducing Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Indonesia, convened by the Ministry of Health and the Indonesian Academy of Sciences. ‘The Summit was really a challenge for us in terms of gathering and analysing our own national evidence according to systematic review methods. It’s clear that we need to teach people here how to produce and provide high quality evidence that we can use to inform policy and practice.’ 

‘The good news is Cochrane Indonesia will now have greater capacity for training and a more visible platform to advocate for increasing the capacity within Indonesia to conduct and use systematic reviews. We now have the opportunity to provide technical expertise and advice to the Ministry of Health and focus on knowledge translation in our region. The translation of Cochrane findings into Bahasa will be a key part of this. Given we have a population of 260 million people, the majority of whom don’t speak English, this is very important.’  

‘Ultimately we are looking forward to making greater progress producing evidence for daily practice and policy in our country, the way we have seen many other Cochrane colleagues doing around the world since the organisation first began.’ 

When asked about the source of the endless energy and enthusiasm needed to realise these big aims and ambitions, Detty answers without hesitation. ‘I have so much motivation from within myself and my family,’ she says. ‘You might say I have hidden memories of being a young mother myself, breastfeeding babies and caring for small children. I have memories of attending the deliveries of all my grandchildren and in my work each day now I am seeing healthy mothers and healthy babies. All this makes me happy. It makes me more and more powerful in my work.’

Image: Dr Detty Nurdiati
Words: Shauna Hurley

Thursday, March 7, 2019

 To celebrate International Women’s Day (8 March),  Cochrane Indonesia’s Director Dr Detty Nurdiati reflects on her continued contributions to maternal and perinatal health and the work of Cochrane.

Despite rising prosperity, over 40 women die in childbirth every day in Indonesia. It’s an intractable national health statistic that represents loss and suffering on a scale that Dr Detty Nurdiati has long been determined to change. Her many endeavours in research, teaching and patient care over three decades give clear expression to what is a deep personal and professional commitment to maternal and child health. 

‘I know my dream is very big,’ Detty says. ‘But for me, work in this area is what you might call very addictive. The more you learn, the more you work and the more you love it.’ This is evident in Detty’s many clinical and academic roles, and her extensive contributions to many organisations. As well as caring for mothers at her private obstetrics practice, she does the rounds at Yogyakarta’s Dr Sardjito Hospital, heads the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Universitas Gadjah Mada, and provides training to clinicians, midwives and other health workers.

In recent years, Detty pioneered Indonesia’s first health and social care program for victims of domestic violence, based at Yogyakarta’s Dr Sardjito Hospital. ‘This is work we began with tear drops in our eyes,’ Detty explains. ‘It’s hard and tough, but I love this work and am happy our program has now become a model for others. We have a hidden shelter for the women and children; and clinicians, social workers, psychologists and NGOs work together to provide real help to these victims of violence. We have become a model for other hospitals who are now setting up similar programs.’

Detty’s role in establishing this program is characteristically bold. As a young doctor, Detty made the big decision to study for her PhD in Europe. ‘It was definitely a culture shock for me, but also a bit of a surprise for people in Sweden too!’ she laughs. ‘I was a mother of five children who wore a hijab who came all the way from Indonesia to study abroad for five years – that was seen as very unusual in the early 1990s. But everyone was so kind and helpful to me. During those years I was excited to read of Iain Chalmers’ work in effective care in pregnancy and childbirth, and had the chance to visit Oxford where I met many people involved with the beginnings of Cochrane. So it’s no coincidence that my love for evidence-based medicine (EBM) grew bigger and bigger.’ 

Detty returned to Indonesia and was instrumental in integrating EBM into the curriculum at Faculty of Medicine UGM as part of an ambitious agenda to help both individuals and institutions contribute to better knowledge, health and practice. This has since spread to include midwives, physiotherapists, librarians and other health workers. ‘I see so many midwives who are eager to learn. They want to both use evidence and contribute to the evidence base. Often in Indonesia we don’t have access to the equipment or medicine we need, and this is the art of EBM here – gathering and adapting evidence so it is relevant and useful to our circumstances.’

Recognising the importance of generating local evidence, Detty and her team joined two major international collaborative projects that represent Cochrane’s beginnings in Indonesia - SEA-ORCHID and SEA-URCHIN. ‘These two projects, focusing on care during childbirth and preventing neonatal infection, gave us the chance to build our capacity not only as users of evidence, but as producers and providers of evidence. We built up a network of researchers and teachers of evidence-based health care across Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand.’  

More recently, Detty was part of the expert working group providing evidence synthesis advice to inform the Evidence Summit on Reducing Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Indonesia, convened by the Ministry of Health and the Indonesian Academy of Sciences. ‘The Summit was really a challenge for us in terms of gathering and analysing our own national evidence according to systematic review methods. It’s clear that we need to teach people here how to produce and provide high quality evidence that we can use to inform policy and practice.’ 

‘The good news is Cochrane Indonesia will now have greater capacity for training and a more visible platform to advocate for increasing the capacity within Indonesia to conduct and use systematic reviews. We now have the opportunity to provide technical expertise and advice to the Ministry of Health and focus on knowledge translation in our region. The translation of Cochrane findings into Bahasa will be a key part of this. Given we have a population of 260 million people, the majority of whom don’t speak English, this is very important.’  

‘Ultimately we are looking forward to making greater progress producing evidence for daily practice and policy in our country, the way we have seen many other Cochrane colleagues doing around the world since the organisation first began.’ 

When asked about the source of the endless energy and enthusiasm needed to realise these big aims and ambitions, Detty answers without hesitation. ‘I have so much motivation from within myself and my family,’ she says. ‘You might say I have hidden memories of being a young mother myself, breastfeeding babies and caring for small children. I have memories of attending the deliveries of all my grandchildren and in my work each day now I am seeing healthy mothers and healthy babies. All this makes me happy. It makes me more and more powerful in my work.’

Image: Dr Detty Nurdiati
Words: Shauna Hurley

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Specifications: Part Time, 0.2 FTE, Fixed Term (to Dec 2018)
Salary: Competitive
Location: Flexible
Application Closing Date: 23/03/2018

Cochrane is a global independent network of health practitioners, researchers, patient advocates and others, responding to the challenge of making the vast amounts of evidence generated through research useful for informing decisions about health. We do this by identifying, appraising and synthesizing individual 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. We want to be the leading advocate for evidence-informed health care across the world.

Job Description: The successful candidate will join the existing Cochrane Information Specialist Support Team which provides introductory and ongoing support and training related to Cochrane editorial processes, information technology, and study identification methods to the Cochrane Information Specialist (CIS) community. Support and training is guided by the needs of practicing CISs and current Cochrane policies and technology developments. The post is available for a fixed term of one year.

Requirements: The ideal candidate will have appropriate library or information science qualifications, current or recent experience of working as a CIS in a CRG, field or Center, an understanding of information, retrieval methodologies, particularly as they apply to the production of systematic reviews, experience in biomedical database searching, e.g. The Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, Embase, trial registries, etc.

If you would like to apply for this position, please send a CV along with a supporting statement to recruitment@cochrane.org with “CIS Support Team Member” in the subject line.  The supporting statement should indicate why you are applying for the post, and how far you meet the requirements for the post outlined in the job description using specific examples.  List your experience, achievements, knowledge, personal qualities and skills which you feel are relevant to the post.

For further information, please download the full job description.

Deadline for applications: 23/03/2018 (12 midnight GMT)

Monday, March 5, 2018 Category: Jobs

Specifications: Full Time
Salary: Up to £24,000 DOE
Location: London
Application Closing Date: 18th March 2018

This role is an exciting opportunity to use your experience in Administration to make a difference in the field of health care research. 

The Team Administrator will provide an effective and efficient administrative support service to the Finance and Core Services Team.

Key Tasks:

• Under the supervision of the Finance Manager provide purchase ledger support
• Provide administrative support to the remotely based Contracts manager
• Assist the Office manager in providing administrative support

We are looking for a self-motivated and highly organised individual who is able to work effectively and collaboratively with a diverse range of contacts across the world.  The successful candidate will also have:

• Previous experience of providing administrative support to a team
• Intermediate level IT skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong organization and prioritization skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Professional telephone manner
• Ability to work methodically and accurately
• A flexible approach with the ability to respond quickly to issues as they arise
• A pro-active approach to problem-solving
• Awareness of handling confidential and sensitive information

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

If you would like to apply for this position, please send a CV along with a supporting statement to recruitment@cochrane.org with “Team Administrator” in the subject line.  The supporting statement should indicate why you are applying for the post, and how far you meet the requirements for the post outlined in the job description using specific examples.  List your experience, achievements, knowledge, personal qualities, and skills which you feel are relevant to the post.

• For further information, please download the full job description.
• Deadline for applications: 18th March 2018 (12 midnight GMT)
• Interviews to be held on: w/c 26th March 2018

Friday, March 2, 2018 Category: Jobs

Specifications: Full Time 
Salary: Competitive
Location: London
Application Closing Date: 18th March 2018

This role is an exciting opportunity to use your experience in HR Management to make a difference in the field of health care research. 

The HR Manager will provide and manage a high quality, responsive, efficient and effective Human Resources function for Cochrane and its subsidiaries.

Working alongside our other HR Manager, this role provides leadership and management across the Central Executive Team on all HR matters.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide HR support and advice to the Head of Finance and Core Services, Chief Executive Officer and other senior managers and Central Executive Team so that Cochrane’s HR policies and practice are legally compliant and supportive of the organisation’s mission and objectives.
• Develop and maintain good employee relations within Cochrane through a thorough knowledge of the whole organisation and understanding of its objectives.
• Provide leadership and project management for HR-related projects in order to improve the general HR service and to meet individual and organisational objectives

Key areas:

• Recruitment and on-boarding
• Talent attraction and management
• Employee Relations,
• People Relations for secondment and consultancy contracts
• Learning and Development
• Monitoring and managing HR data
• Reviewing and implementing policies across the organisation
• Reviewing and overseeing the HR appraisals process
• Maintain effective and supportive relationships throughout the business
• Promote equality and diversity as part of the culture of the organisation

We are looking for a self-motivated and highly organised individual who is able to work effectively and collaboratively with a diverse range of contacts across the world.  The successful candidate will also have:

• CIPD qualification equivalent to Level 7
• Demonstrable experience of leading a fully operational HR service comprising generalist advice, payroll, benefits, learning & development and change management
• Experience of scoping and implementing HRIS systems
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, adapting quickly to rapidly changing situations
• Up to date working knowledge of employment legislation.
• Experience of coaching and supporting managers
• Self-confidence, personal credibility and the ability to support and challenge others appropriately
• Good understanding of and the ability to apply the principles of confidentiality
• Intermediate level IT skills, including Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook.
• Ability to prioritise and manage own workload.
• Proven ability to work both independently and productively as part of a team
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Good understanding and application of the principles of Equal Opportunities in a HR context
• Excellent attention to detail
• Pragmatism and problem-solving skills and the ability to think creatively when faced with new problems
• Commitment to Cochrane’s mission and values.

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

If you would like to apply for this position, please send a CV along with a supporting statement to recruitment@cochrane.org with “HR Manager” in the subject line.  The supporting statement should indicate why you are applying for the post, and how far you meet the requirements for the post outlined in the job description using specific examples.  List your experience, achievements, knowledge, personal qualities, and skills which you feel are relevant to the post, together with your salary expectations.

• For further information, please download the full job description.
• Deadline for applications: 18th March 2018 (12 midnight GMT)
• Interviews to be held on: 27th March 2018

Friday, March 2, 2018 Category: Jobs

In a significant step for national health research and training, Cochrane Indonesia was launched today at Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta.

Cochrane’s global CEO Mark Wilson travelled from London to join Cochrane Indonesia’s Director Dr Detty Nurdiati at a formal ceremony to inaugurate the high-profile, independent research organisation’s newest centre.

‘Cochrane Indonesia is an important and active part of Cochrane’s global independent network of researchers, professionals, patients, carers and people interested in health consisting of more than  38,000 people from 130 countries,’ Mr Wilson says. ‘And today’s launch represents the culmination of over a decade of work by Dr Detty Nurdiati and her colleagues at both Universitas Gadjah Mada and Universitas Indonesia.’

‘Since 2004, the team has been working to increase the role and impact of high quality health evidence in daily clinical practice, in education and training, and in public policy making – particularly in the critical area of maternal and child health. Today we recognize this work and look forward to increasing our shared efforts to ensure evidence is at the very centre of health research, care and policy in Indonesia.’  

Dr Nurdiati welcomed Mr Wilson’s comments and highlighted the increasing need for locally relevant and up-to-date health evidence to inform policy making and health care. ‘The successful implementation of Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional demands high quality evidence and skilled people with the capacity to gather, synthesize and use evidence. Within Cochrane Indonesia, we have the essential knowledge and expertise to meet this need,’ she said.

‘Cochrane produces gold standard health evidence that is free from commercial sponsorship and other conflicts of interest. It is used and trusted by individuals, governments, policy-makers and major organisations around the world, from the World Health Organization to Wikipedia. Doctors, nurses, researchers and health professionals in hospitals, universities and community health clinics here in Indonesia and around the world use Cochrane evidence to underpin health decisions, policies and clinical care guidelines for patients. This is the kind of information that is critical to contemporary medicine and public health.’

‘We know that relying on a single research study to guide clinical practice or health policy can be very misleading. Instead of looking selectively at single studies, Cochrane undertakes what are called systematic reviews –these are comprehensive reviews that consider evidence from research studies from around the world. We gather and analyze all this evidence and look at how it can best be used to develop policy and effective care in Indonesia.’

To date, Cochrane evidence has been used to improve care for pregnant women and their babies, with improved guidelines introduced for the treatment of pre-eclampsia, iron supplementation and education for breastfeeding mothers. Cochrane Indonesia aims to extend this evidence based approach to maternal and child health across all areas of health.

‘We will be working with the Ministry of Health to inform policy and practice and importantly, we will continue to train current and future generations of clinicians, midwives and other health professionals in evidence based medicine,’ Dr Nurdiati said. ‘This is part of an ambitious program to make trusted health evidence more accessible to all Indonesians. To that end, we will also be translating high quality Cochrane evidence into Bahasa, so that more of our clinicians, health workers, journalists and citizens can access the information they need to make health decisions. Together, we will contribute to better health care for people from around Indonesia, and ultimately around the world.’

• Visit the Cochrane Indonesia website

• Follow Cochrane Indonesia on Twitter

• Read 'Dr Detty Nurdiati reflects on the past, present and future work of Cochrane in Indonesia'

Press conference details for Monday 5 March 2018

Date: Monday 5 March 2018
Time: 12.00-12.30pm
Location: Executive Room, KPTU Building, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada

Panel:

• Mr Mark Wilson, Global CEO, Cochrane
• Dr Detty Nurdiati, Director of Cochrane Indonesia
• Prof Siti Setiati, Head of Afiliate Center of Cochrane Indonesia

Opportunities for journalists:

• Q & A session
• Photo opportunities

For all media inquiries about Cochrane Indonesia and the official launch, contact:

Dr Rima Mustafa
Phone: +62-274-560455 or +62 821 3421 6359
Email: rima.mustafa@ymail.com

Monday, March 5, 2018

New evidence published in the Cochrane Library shows that adding calorie labels to menus and next to food in restaurants, coffee shops, and cafeterias could reduce the calories that people consume, although the quality of evidence is low.

Eating too many calories contributes to people becoming overweight and increases the risks of heart disease, diabetes, and many cancers, which are among the leading causes of poor health and premature death.

Several studies have looked at whether putting nutritional labels on food and non-alcoholic drinks might have an impact on their purchasing or consumption, but their findings have been mixed. Now, a team of Cochrane researchers has brought together the results of studies evaluating the effects of nutritional labels on purchasing and consumption in a systematic review.

The team reviewed the evidence to establish whether, and by how much, nutritional labels on food or non-alcoholic drinks affect the amount of food or drink people choose, buy, eat, or drink. They considered studies in which the labels had to include information on the nutritional or calorie content of the food or drink. They excluded those including only logos (e.g. ticks or stars) or interpretative colours (e.g. ‘traffic light’ labelling) to indicate healthier and unhealthier foods. In total, the researchers included evidence from 28 studies, of which 11 assessed the impact of nutritional labelling on purchasing and 17 assessed the impact of labelling on consumption.

The team combined results from three studies where calorie labels were added to menus or put next to food in restaurants, coffee shops, and cafeterias. For a typical lunch with an intake of 600 calories, such as a slice of pizza and a soft drink, labelling may reduce the energy content of food purchased by about 8% (48 calories). The authors judged the studies to have potential flaws that could have biased the results.

Combining results from eight studies carried out in artificial or laboratory settings could not show with certainty whether adding labels would have an impact on calories consumed. However, when the studies with potential flaws in their methods were removed, the three remaining studies showed that such labels could reduce calories consumed by about 12% per meal. The team noted that there was still some uncertainty around this effect and that further well-conducted studies are needed to establish the size of the effect with more precision.

The review’s lead author, Professor Theresa Marteau, Director of the Behaviour and Health Research Unit at the University of Cambridge (UK), says: “This evidence suggests that using nutritional labelling could help reduce calorie intake and make a useful impact as part of a wider set of measures aimed at tackling obesity.” She added, “There is no ‘magic bullet’ to solve the obesity problem, so while calorie labelling may help, other measures to reduce calorie intake are also needed.”

Fellow author Professor Susan Jebb from the University of Oxford commented: “Some outlets are already providing calorie information to help customers make informed choices about what to purchase. This review should provide policymakers with the confidence to introduce measures to encourage or even require calorie labelling on menus and next to food and non-alcoholic drinks in coffee shops, cafeterias, and restaurants.”

The researchers were unable to reach firm conclusions about the effect of labelling on calories purchased from grocery stores or vending machines because of the limited evidence available. They added that future research would also benefit from a more diverse consideration of the possible wider impacts of nutritional labelling, including impacts on those producing and selling food, as well as consumers.

Expert reactions to the Cochrane Review:

Professor Ian Caterson, President of the World Obesity Federation, commented: “Energy labelling has been shown to be effective: people see it and read it and there is a resulting decrease in calories purchased. This is very useful to know – combined with a suite of other interventions, such changes will help slow and eventually turn around the continuing rise in body weight.”

Responding to the new Cochrane Review evidence on nutritional labelling on menus in restaurants and cafes, Caroline Cerny, Obesity Health Alliance Lead, said: “Too often food in restaurants or cafes can be a large portion size and packed with hidden ingredients such as salt or sugar, so it’s very easy to eat more calories than you need. It makes sense that when we know the nutritional content of the food we’re eating, the more likely it is that we’ll make healthier choices. This important research shows that clear labelling of the food we eat out of home, as is increasingly on display on supermarket products, is an important step to empowering people to make informed choices when it comes to eating.”

Dr Amelia Lake, Associate Director of Fuse: the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, and Dietitian and Reader in Public Health Nutrition at Teesside University, said: “As a society we obtain a significant amount of food and drink outside of our home environment.  This out of home food environment is incredibly important in determining what we eat.  In general there is little evidence about what interventions may be effective in changing our behaviours in cafes, restaurants, takeaways, or even vending machines....[T]his intervention needs to be used alongside other interventions addressing both calorie intake and expenditure.  It is one piece of the intervention jigsaw that may help in addressing the obesity crisis.”

Prof Peymané Adab, Professor of Public Health, The University of Birmingham, said: “This is a high standard study which has considered the quality of the underlying research....The overview has shown that higher quality studies are needed to increase our confidence about the benefits of labelling.  In particular we don’t know whether those who alter their food purchasing or consumption are those that would most benefit, or whether such labelling could differentially benefit only subgroups of the population, thus widening inequalities.  We also don’t know whether nutritional labels could have other impacts, such as substitution with less healthy alternatives or on total calories consumed over a longer time period.  Information on calories alone does not tell us about the overall quality of the food (e.g. amount of salt, vitamins etc.) and we need more research to know whether or not choosing lower calorie foods at one point in the day could lead to compensatory overconsumption by choosing something more highly calorific later.  Finally, the effects of nutritional labelling on the reformulation of products by food manufacturers and menu choices offered by restauranteurs also need to be studied.”

Prof Brian Ratcliffe, Emeritus Professor of Nutrition, Robert Gordon University, said: "...The evidence is not strong that nutritional labelling, especially of energy (calories), has a significant impact on consumer choice.  It is imperative, however, that as much information is given at point of selection so that consumers can make informed comparative choices.  If you are watching your weight and one dessert is flagged as 100 kcal (sorbet) while others are around 300 kcal (sticky toffee pudding), then the right choice is clear.  Even modest reductions of up to 10% in energy intake when eating out could help individuals who are trying to control their calories.”

Prof Judith Buttriss, Director General, British Nutrition Foundation, said: “It is good news that efforts already being taken by some high street chains to influence calorie intake through provision of information on menus and at the point of sale may have a positive effect.  Hopefully this will encourage others to adopt this approach as part of a suite of ‘nudges’ designed to encourage healthier choices."

• Read the full qoutes from the experts and their declared interests

Full citation: Crockett RA, King SE, Marteau TM, Prevost AT, Bignardi G, Roberts NW, Stubbs B, Hollands GJ, Jebb SA. Nutritional labelling for healthier food or non-alcoholic drink purchasing and consumption. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2018, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD009315. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD009315.pub2

For further information, please contact:
Jo Anthony
Senior Media and Communications Officer, Cochrane
M +44(0) 7582 726 634 E janthony@cochrane.org or pressoffice@cochrane.org

Craig Brierley
Head of Research Communications
University of Cambridge
Tel: +44 (0)1223 766205
Mob: +44 (0)7957 468218
Email: craig.brierley@admin.cam.ac.uk 

About Cochrane
Cochrane is a global independent network of researchers, professionals, patients, carers, and people interested in health.

Cochrane produces reviews which study all of the best available evidence generated through research and make it easier to inform decisions about health. These are called systematic reviews.

Cochrane is a not-for-profit organization with collaborators from more than 130 countries working together to produce credible, accessible health information that is free from commercial sponsorship and other conflicts of interest. Our work is recognized as representing an international gold standard for high quality, trusted information.

If you are a journalist or member of the press and wish to receive news alerts before their online publication or if you wish to arrange an interview with an author, please contact the Cochrane press office: pressoffice@cochrane.org

About the University of Cambridge
The mission of the University of Cambridge is to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence. To date, 98 affiliates of the University have won the Nobel Prize.

Founded in 1209, the University comprises 31 autonomous Colleges, which admit undergraduates and provide small-group tuition, and 150 departments, faculties and institutions. Cambridge is a global university. Its 19,000 student body includes 3,700 international students from 120 countries. Cambridge researchers collaborate with colleagues worldwide, and the University has established larger-scale partnerships in Asia, Africa and America.

The University sits at the heart of the ‘Cambridge cluster’, which employs 60,000 people and has in excess of £12 billion in turnover generated annually by the 4,700 knowledge-intensive firms in and around the city. The city publishes 341 patents per 100,000 residents.

www.cam.ac.uk

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Specifications: Full Time
Salary: Up to £40,000 DOE
Location: London
Application Closing Date: 16th March 2018

This role is an exciting opportunity to use your experience in Membership CRM Management to make a difference in the field of health care research. 

In 2017 Cochrane launched a new contribution-based membership scheme underpinned by the deployment of a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system (SugarCRM). This is a significant step forward in developing our engagement strategy with current and potential contributors through which we hope to provide a great experience for everyone involved in Cochrane.

As part of the new Membership, Learning and Support Services team within Cochrane’s Central Executive, the Membership CRM Manager will be responsible with the Head of Department for management and development of Cochrane’s membership scheme; and use her/his expertise in SugarCRM to continuously improve our member experience and develop the role of the CRM in providing insights for organisational decision-making.  The post holder will also manage Cochrane’s Learning Record Store system.

We are looking for a self-motivated and highly organised individual who is able to work effectively and collaboratively with a diverse range of contacts across the world.  The successful candidate will also have:

• Extensive knowledge of CRM, including experience of using SugarCRM, preferably in a membership setting.
• Experience of managing a membership scheme.
• Experience in advanced CRM system administration skills and experience of developing CRM reporting to meet business needs.
• Experience with software and systems related to customer service (e.g., Jira, Fogbugz); email marketing (e.g., Mailchimp); website content management systems (e.g., Drupal).
• Knowledge of data protection requirements related to a CRM system; in particular, how that affects communications.
• Experience in providing excellent customer service, training and support to others, including good attention to detail to ensure that users are always receiving accurate information.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written), including experience in communicating technical content, and working with people from a variety of cultural and linguistic backgrounds and being able to tailor communications accordingly.
• Project management skills and experience of managing external suppliers.
• Ability to solve creatively problems based on prior experience and knowledge of the systems and products.
• Self-motivated and results-oriented, with excellent organisation and time management skills, including the ability to work to deadlines under limited supervision.
• Familiarity with and commitment to Cochrane’s mission and values.

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.

This role would ideally be located in our Cochrane Central Executive Team office in London, UK; however a flexible location would be possible for the right candidate.

If you would like to apply for this position, please send a CV along with a supporting statement to recruitment@cochrane.org with “Membership CRM Manager” in the subject line.  The supporting statement should indicate why you are applying for the post, and how far you meet the requirements for the post outlined in the job description using specific examples.  List your experience, achievements, knowledge, personal qualities, and skills which you feel are relevant to the post.

For further information, please download the full job description.

Deadline for applications: 16th March 2018(12 midnight GMT)

Interviews to be held on: w/c 26th March 2018

Friday, February 23, 2018 Category: Jobs

Job Reference: 918-RX2446

Employer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT)

Department:  Clinical Directorate

Location:   Oxford

Salary: £30,605 to £48,123 pa

Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Research Fellow in Cardiology or Anaesthetics. This post is funded by NHSBT, and will be based in the Oxford Blood Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. It is a fixed term post for 2 years or 3 years part time.

This post will see you work alongside teams carrying out a programme of clinical research to assess alternatives and adjuncts to transfusion to prevent and treat bleeding in people who are at risk of serious or life-threatening bleeding.

This work will build on the work of an established research group, who plan to perform four complex (network meta-analysis) systematic reviews on use of alternatives to transfusion in cardiac, vascular, and orthopaedic surgery, and trauma.

You will co-ordinate half of the project (research on cardiac and vascular surgery) under the direct supervision of Dr Lise Estcourt and Ms Susan Brunskill as well as support from other clinicians, scientists and managers within NHSBT. Support for conducting systematic reviews, national and local audits of practice and laboratory work will be provided by NHSBT clinical and laboratory research groups.

Along with demonstration of skills and knowledge appropriate to the level of training in haematology, it is vital you have an interest in clinical research and effective health care. You should have the ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team. Additional essential expertise expected will include organisational ability, computer literacy and fluent writing skills.

Training in clinical research and systematic review methodology will be provided. It is expected that you will register and submit this work for a higher degree.

The post would suit an established Specialist Trainee in Cardiology or Anaesthetics looking to undertake clinical research. The post requires a high calibre individual, motivated to succeed and the necessary inter-personal skills to manage a large collaborative, cross-disciplinary national project. A demonstrable interest in clinical research and an ability to work within a team are essential. It is expected that the output of this work would lead to high impact publications, national and international oral presentations and the necessary skills to develop a careers as a clinical researcher. Salary according to qualifications and experience based on the NHSBT Clinical Research Fellow local payscale.

Informal Enquiries about this post are encouraged and should be directed to Dr Lise Estcourt (lise.estcourt@nhsbt.nhs.uk).

Closing Date: 07/03/2018. Interviews will be held in late March.

 

Applications should be made through www.jobs.nhs.uk, using job reference Job Reference: 918-RX2446

 

Friday, February 23, 2018 Category: Jobs

NHS seeks Clinical Research Fellow in Anaesthetics or Orthopaedics
Job Reference: 918-RX2435

Employer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT)

Department:  Clinical Directorate

Location:   Oxford

Salary: £30,605 to £48,123 pa

Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Research Fellow in Orthopaedics or Anaesthetics. This post is funded by NHSBT, and will be based in the Oxford Blood Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. It is a fixed term post for 2 years full-time or 3 years part-time.

This post will see you work alongside teams carrying out a programme of clinical research to assess alternatives and adjuncts to transfusion to prevent and treat bleeding in people who are at risk of serious or life-threatening bleeding.

This work will build on the work of an established research group, who plan to perform four complex (network meta-analysis) systematic reviews on use of alternatives to transfusion in cardiac, vascular, and orthopaedic surgery, and trauma.

You will co-ordinate half of the project (research on trauma and orthopaedic surgery) under the direct supervision of Dr Lise Estcourt and Ms Susan Brunskill[WJ1] as well as support from other clinicians, scientists and managers within NHSBT. Support for conducting systematic reviews, national and local audits of practice and laboratory work will be provided by NHSBT clinical and laboratory research groups.

Along with demonstration of skills and knowledge appropriate to the level of training in haematology, it is vital you have an interest in clinical research and effective health care. You should have the ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team. Additional essential expertise expected will include organisational ability, computer literacy and fluent writing skills.

Training in clinical research and systematic review methodology will be provided. It is expected that you will register and submit this work for a higher degree.

The post would suit an established Specialist Trainee in Cardiology or Anaesthetics looking to undertake clinical research. The post requires a high calibre individual, motivated to succeed and the necessary inter-personal skills to manage a large collaborative, cross-disciplinary national project. A demonstrable interest in clinical research and an ability to work within a team are essential. It is expected that the output of this work would lead to high impact publications, national and international oral presentations and the necessary skills to develop a careers as a clinical researcher. Salary according to qualifications and experience based on the NHSBT Clinical Research Fellows local payscale

Informal Enquiries about this post are encouraged and should be directed to Dr Lise Estcourt (lise.estcourt@nhsbt.nhs.uk).

Closing Date:

07/03/2018

Interviews will be held late March

Applications should be made through www.jobs.nhs.uk, using job reference Job reference 918-RX2435

Friday, February 23, 2018 Category: Jobs

Bringing you Cochrane evidence in 14 different languages
 
Making Cochrane evidence accessible to non-English speakers is a priority for us. More than 5,000 translations of Cochrane Review plain language summaries/abstracts were published in 2017. Translation activities are led by local Cochrane groups and their translator communities, the majority of which are volunteer based. Due to the length of Cochrane Reviews, our teams focus on the abstract and or the Plain Language Summary.
 
Find Cochrane evidence in different languages: Cochrane evidence is currently translated into 14 languages: Croatian, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Tamil, Thai, and Traditional Chinese. Each language has its own version of cochrane.org; you can view translations by clicking on the languages that appear across the top of each page.

Cochrane Podcasts in different languages: Cochrane podcasts offer a short summary of a recent Cochrane review and have been recorded in 33 languages.

 Cochrane Blogshots in different languages: Cochrane blogshots, first developed by Cochrane UK, have been translated into a variety of languages. Check out our  Cochrane Tumblr accounts in English, Russian, and Spanish t to view some of them - also !

Most translated Reviews: The links below will take you to the English language version of our most translated Reviews. Languages these Reviews have been translated into are listed across the top of the page. To read the Review in another language, simply click on the language and it will take you to the translation.

• Pilates for low back pain in 12 languages
• Yoga treatment for chronic non-specific low back pain in 12 languages
• Acupuncture and related interventions for smoking cessation in 11 languages
• Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation in 11 languages

Our translation achievements in an infographic (see larger version in new tab):

• Read the 2017 Annual translation report: A summary of our translation activities, languages, achievements, and progress in 2017.
• Learn how you can get involved in translation at Cochrane.

Friday, July 27, 2018

The US Cochrane Center, based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, has closed. Director Professor Kay Dickersin, and Associate Directors Tianjing Li and Roberta Scherer have stepped down from their positions, but will continue to work with Cochrane in other capacities. Cochrane’s Governing Board Co-Chairs Martin Burton and Cindy Farquhar thanked them for their commitment to Cochrane’s work over many years: “Professor Kay Dickersin has led the US Cochrane Center since it was founded, and has been at the heart of Cochrane’s work in the United States for over 20 years,” Cindy said. “On behalf of the entire Cochrane community, including the many people she has so generously and graciously supported as Director of the Center, we would like to thank her and all of her team at the Johns Hopkins School.” In their letter to the Governing Board and the Centre Directors’ Executive, Professor Dickersin, Dr Li and Dr Scherer wrote: “Over the years, we have thoroughly enjoyed working with you, other Centre Directors, and our colleagues at US Cochrane West and Cochrane Caribbean. We wish you all the best and lots of success in growing Cochrane.”

Cochrane plans to establish a new US Network and will issue an invitation soon for expressions of interest from institutions and organizations in the United States to join the Network and host a new Cochrane US Center, which will manage the Network including the two existing US Associate Centers: Cochrane US West, which opened in 2015 based at the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon; and Cochrane Caribbean, launched in June 2013 at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica.

Monday, February 19, 2018

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new recommendations to establish global care standards for healthy pregnant women and reduce unnecessary medical interventions.

Worldwide, an estimated 140 million births take place every year. Most of these occur without complications for women and their babies. Yet, over the past 20 years, practitioners have increased the use of interventions that were previously only used to avoid risks or treat complications, such as oxytocin infusion to speed up labour or caesarean sections.

“We want women to give birth in a safe environment with skilled birth attendants in well-equipped facilities. However, the increasing medicalization of normal childbirth processes are undermining a woman’s own capability to give birth and negatively impacting her birth experience,” says Dr Princess Nothemba Simelela, WHO Assistant Director-General for Family, Women, Children and Adolescents. “If labour is progressing normally, and the woman and her baby are in good condition, they do not need to receive additional interventions to accelerate labour,” she says.

The new WHO guideline includes evidence from 17 Cochrane Reviews and has 56 evidence-based recommendations on what care is needed throughout labour and immediately after for the woman and her baby. These include having a companion of choice during labour and childbirth; ensuring respectful care and good communication between women and health providers; maintaining privacy and confidentiality; and allowing women to make decisions about their pain management, labour and birth positions and natural urge to push, among others.

• Read the WHO Press Release
• Read the WHO guideline
• Read the blog post 'A “good birth” goes beyond having a healthy baby'
• Visit the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth website

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Registration has now opened for the 25th annual Cochrane Colloquium. Register before the 15 June 2018 to get the reduced early bird rate!

The Cochrane Colloquium is an annual event, bringing people together from around the world to discuss research into important global health questions and promote evidence-informed health care. 

The Colloquium will be held at the International Convention Centre in Edinburgh from 16-18 September 2018 and is expected to attract up to 1200 delegates.

The Colloquium will be a ‘Patients Included’ event; co-designed, co-produced and co-presented with patients and other healthcare consumers. The theme is ‘Cochrane for all - better evidence for better health decisions’, focusing on:

• Producing evidence
• Making evidence accessible
• Advocating for evidence

Register today:

• Registration fees
• Registration guidelines and policies

Further information:

• Website: colloquium.cochrane.org
• Twitter: @CochraneUK #cochraneforall
• Facebook: facebook.com/CochraneUK
• Sign up for the newsletter

Monday, February 19, 2018

Throughout March the Cochrane UK team will be looking at the theme of 'life after stroke.' This will include Cochrane evidence, ongoing research and the perspectives of stroke survivors, researchers and health professionals on life after stroke from the acute phase to rehabilitation and long-term effects and adjustments.

See below for a round-up of materials or follow along on Twitter with the hastag #LifeAfterStroke

Blogposts

• Life after stroke: a special series from Cochrane UK

Cochrane Evidence

• Life After Stroke: a round up of Cochrane evidence

• All of the Cochrane Reviews on stroke can be found here, in the Cochrane Library.

• Find answers to various questions about stroke on Cochrane Clinical Answers.

Learn more about Cochrane Uk, the Cochrane Stroke group, and the Cochrane Rehabilitation field. Thursday, March 1, 2018

Cochrane Sweden is delighted to announce the official launch of a new online learning course specifically designed to support medical students training in evidence-based health care at Lund University.

Cochrane Interactive Learning (CIL) consists of a self-directed e-learning package which takes students through the processes involved in completing a systematic review, including framing a question; searching for relevant studies; assessing risk of bias; undertaking meta-analysis; implementing GRADE processes; and other key processes to support students understanding the complete systematic review process.

CIL’s online modules have been developed by world-leading experts in systematic review methods. The course is designed to promote evidence-based decision making in health care globally by supporting and training authors of Cochrane Reviews and other systematic reviews of healthcare interventions.

New learners of this online course will have the chance to embark on modular, interactive training on how to produce systematic reviews, and experienced authors can refresh their skills with the latest guidance and best practice.

At Lund University, the nine modules will be harmonized with educational goals set for the clinical stage at the Medical Degree Programme. In February 2018, Professor Martin Garwicz, who coordinates students’ training towards Scientific Scholarship at the Medical Degree Programme, introduced CIL to medical students beginning the sixth academic term. The Medical Faculty Library has contributed significantly to this project, with Maria Björklund promoting awareness and implementation of Cochrane resources.

Matteo Bruschettini, Director of Cochrane Sweden, says this is an inspiring opportunity: “I’m looking forward to listening to students’ feedback on CIL; this is really a top-quality educational resource! Everyone connected to Lund University, a huge audience including different academic levels, now has access to CIL. We aim to offer the same opportunities in the rest of the country.”

The initiative is co-financed by the Medical Degree Programme and the Medical Faculty Library. In addition, Professor Stefan Hansson, former Vice Dean for research education at Lund University, contributed with a successful grant application.

Chris Champion, Cochrane’s Head of Membership, Learning and Support Services, said, “We’re delighted by the news that Lund University is integrating CIL into their Medical Degree Programme curriculum. In developing CIL, Cochrane’s aim is to make Cochrane training resources available to anyone who is interested in developing their understanding of recognized and rigorous methods to assess evidence and make evidence-informed decisions, and this is an excellent opportunity to bring this information to a key group of stakeholders.”

To find out more:
Interactive Learning website
E: interactivelearning@cochrane.org
Cochrane Sweden website in English and in Swedish

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For further information, please contact:
Matteo Bruschettini
Director of Cochrane Sweden
M +46(0) 72 595 1356
E matteo.bruschettini@med.lu.se

Jo Anthony
Senior Media and Communications Manager, Cochrane
M +44(0) 7582 726 634
E janthony@cochrane.org or pressoffice@cochrane.org

If you are a journalist or member of the press and wish to receive news alerts before their online publication or if you wish to arrange an interview with an author, please contact the Cochrane press office: pressoffice@cochrane.org

Monday, February 12, 2018

Specifications: Full Time
Salary:  Competitive
Location: Flexible
Application Closing Date: 5 March 2018

Cochrane is a global independent network of health practitioners, researchers, patient advocates and others, responding to the challenge of making the vast amounts of evidence generated through research useful for informing decisions about health. We do this by identifying, appraising and synthesizing individual research findings to produce the best available evidence on what can work, what might harm and where more research is needed.

Our work is recognized as the international gold standard for high quality, trusted information. We want to be the leading advocate for evidence-informed health care across the world.

This new role, as part of Cochrane’s Knowledge Translation (KT) department, will be responsible for the co-ordination and project management of Cochrane’s KT activities; to develop and support the implementation of Cochrane’s KT strategy involving multiple projects and groups across the organization globally.

Key Tasks:

• To co-ordinate the implementation of Cochrane’s Knowledge Translation work, including co-ordination of the KT Community working group project plans. Ensuring the work groups meet their project deadlines, you will be responsible for developing and managing workflows and ensuring that the wider Cochrane community is regularly updated.
• Working with all members of our KT Department to ensure smooth day-to-day running of our KT operational systems and processes.
• To contribute to the Knowledge Translation Framework to ensure it meets the aims and operational activities of the organization.
• To work alongside Cochrane’s Central Executive Team and community Groups worldwide to assist them in building their KT activities and dissemination strategies.
• To work with our multi-lingual teams to assist them in building their KT activities and dissemination strategies.
• To work with Cochrane Groups within our community of contributors to train and support them in their content and dissemination activities to meet the needs of their stakeholders. This would include understanding their local contexts, target audiences and providing reliable, useable resources to embed KT practices and processes.

If you would like to apply for this position, please send a CV along with a supporting statement with “Knowledge Translation Project Manager” in the subject line to recuitment@cochrane.org.  The supporting statement should indicate why you are applying for the post, and how far you meet the requirements for the post outlined in the job description using specific examples.  List your experience, achievements, knowledge, personal qualities and skills which you feel are relevant to the post. Please apply before 5 March, 2018.

 For further information, please see the full job description.

Deadline for applications: 5 March 2018 (12 midnight GMT)
Interviews to be held on: (TBC)

Monday, February 12, 2018 Category: Jobs