Cochrane Consumer Network

⭐️January Consumer Newsletter is live! Join our @cochranecollab consumer community, read @CochraneLibrary evidence, learn from Euphrasia: 💬 "My greatest motivation was Cochrane's vision of helping people make informed health care decisions." 💌Sign up: bit.ly/3CMAuui

If you missed our final webinar of 2024, watch the recording on @cochranetrain website 👇

Did you miss last week's webinar on "Engaging indigenous patient partners in patient-oriented research in Canada"? Catch up on the @cochranetrain website👇 training.cochrane.org/resource/engag…

🎥 Missed our #cochranelearninglive & @GlobalPPINet webinar last week? Here's a clip from the session👇 🎬: youtube.com/shorts/it0XSum… For anyone interested in patient and public involvement & community engagement.🌏 🔗 Full recording open to all! 🔓👉 training.cochrane.org/resource/story…

At the Cochrane Collaboration, we are reviewing our use of X as a communications platform. In the meantime, we are pausing our engagement with the platform. Please see cochrane.org or follow us on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/cochra…) for the latest news and updates.

👥 2025 marks three years since Cochrane pledged to strengthen Public Involvement in Health & Social Care Research! From ensuring voices are heard in reviews to growing our Consumer Network, we are committed to engagement. Read about our progress: buff.ly/V1sSXS4

Need a bursary to attend the Cochrane Africa Indaba? See the details and deadlines below.

Celebrating our volunteer translators in 2024! 💬 730+ volunteers contributed 🌎 48.6% from LMICs 📚 6,056+ new translations added—totaling 54,272! Their dedication helps break language barriers & bring trusted health info to more people. Join us! 👉 buff.ly/2DpARLi

Do you want an introduction to evidence-based medicine & systematic reviews? #CochraneEvidenceEssentials offers FREE online learning modules for everyone! 📚🌍 🤓Start learning today! 💻👉 buff.ly/2JHkEDf Available in English, Spanish, German & Russian @CochraneConsumr

We're delighted to share a new translation into Spanish of Cochrane Evidence Essentials module 5: Consumer involvement in Cochrane! 💻🌎 Freely available on the @cochranetrain website! 🔓 Start learning at ➡️ training.cochrane.org/es/essentials @cochranecollab @cochraneconsumr

How effective are antidepressants in treating generalised anxiety disorder? A #CochraneReview of 37 studies (12,226 adults) found: 🔹 More effective than placebo 🔹 Similar acceptability to placebo 🔹 More dropouts due to side effects 📖 Read more: buff.ly/3PV2hMk

Is volunteering one of your New Year's resolutions? 🙋 #Volunteer with #CochraneCrowd - Easy, fun, and even 5 minutes can make a difference to #Healthcare 🤓 Join today: buff.ly/3dN9vNt

We've updated and refreshed the English-language Cochrane Interactive Learning modules! Dive into the latest methods, processes, and tools for conducting #Cochrane #SystematicReviews of interventions! 👉 Start learning today: buff.ly/4an4xoT

🎉 Cochrane Consumer Network welcomes three new members to the Consumer Network Executive! 🎉 🤝 Want to get involved? Find out how here: buff.ly/4jcffTm 📖 Learn more about Cochrane's consumer engagement and involvement here: buff.ly/3mNHIGy

Sign up for our February webinar on Patient Partner Perspectives on Barriers & Facilitators to Patient Engagement in Research. 📅Date: February 5, 2025 ⏰ Time: 2:30 PM PT / 5:30 PM ET / 10:30 PM UTC 🔗zoom.us/webinar/regist… #PatientEngagement #PPI #ConsumerInvolvement

🤰 Do #calcium supplements during #pregnancy improve the health of babies and mothers? 👶 📚 🔍 This updated #SystematicReview looks at the evidence from 19 studies, which involved 16,625 mothers and their babies. buff.ly/3CLvdTx

🥦 Increasing eating of fruit & vegetables in young children 🍎 What does the evidence from 53 studies say? 🎧 #CochranePodcast Listen to the lead author explain in under 5 mins buff.ly/4fklq5B 🤓 Read the #CochraneReview & #PlainLanguage summary buff.ly/4gx4Tw9

Does galantamine help with #dementia due to #Alzheimer's & mild cognitive impairment? 💊 🧠 📚 🔍 Cochrane #SystematicReview authors included evidence from 21 studies w 10,990 people. 🤓 Read the full #CochraneReview and the #PlainLanguage summary: buff.ly/4eg8oEL

🤓 Set up weekly email notifications so that you are alerted when a relevant @cochranelibrary Review is published. buff.ly/3RgFSII

A reminder: our Cochrane Interactive Learning suite of 12 modules on conducting an intervention review, are free to access for Cochrane contributors living and working in HINARI A & B countries. buff.ly/3UAQIgX