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Alongside @campbellreviews.bsky.social, @jbiebhc.bsky.social, and @envevidence.bsky.social we have published a position statement on the responsible use of #AI in #EvidenceSynthesis.
This collaborative effort is an important step.
Find out more: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
This collaborative effort is an important step.
Find out more: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Alongside @campbellreviews.bsky.social, @jbiebhc.bsky.social, and @envevidence.bsky.social we have published a position statement on the responsible use of #AI in #EvidenceSynthesis.
This collaborative effort is an important step.
Find out more: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
This collaborative effort is an important step.
Find out more: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
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Coming from mid-November 2025 for Cochrane reviews:
💥 A new AI disclosure section across all reviews
💥 Changes to all reviews types to reflect evolving methodological best practice & to align with recent changes to intervention reviews
💥 Changes to how rapid reviews are managed
💥 A new AI disclosure section across all reviews
💥 Changes to all reviews types to reflect evolving methodological best practice & to align with recent changes to intervention reviews
💥 Changes to how rapid reviews are managed
Clearer, more consistent Cochrane reviews are coming.
From mid-November, we’re updating reporting formats to make reviews easier to use, more accessible, and more impactful.
🔗 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
From mid-November, we’re updating reporting formats to make reviews easier to use, more accessible, and more impactful.
🔗 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
September 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Coming from mid-November 2025 for Cochrane reviews:
💥 A new AI disclosure section across all reviews
💥 Changes to all reviews types to reflect evolving methodological best practice & to align with recent changes to intervention reviews
💥 Changes to how rapid reviews are managed
💥 A new AI disclosure section across all reviews
💥 Changes to all reviews types to reflect evolving methodological best practice & to align with recent changes to intervention reviews
💥 Changes to how rapid reviews are managed
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The battle between supplementary search methods VS databases begins now. www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.... #Cochrane #Protocol #MethodologyReview @cochraneirmg.bsky.social @cochrane.org
Supplementary search methods versus bibliographic database searching to identify studies and study reports - Cooper, C - 2025 | Cochrane Library
Select your preferred language for Cochrane reviews and other content. Sections without translation will be in English.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The battle between supplementary search methods VS databases begins now. www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.... #Cochrane #Protocol #MethodologyReview @cochraneirmg.bsky.social @cochrane.org
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We are putting a spotlight on each Methods Group to share what they have been up to over the last year.
You can see the highlights from some Groups below, or view all the reports here: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
You can see the highlights from some Groups below, or view all the reports here: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
October 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
We are putting a spotlight on each Methods Group to share what they have been up to over the last year.
You can see the highlights from some Groups below, or view all the reports here: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
You can see the highlights from some Groups below, or view all the reports here: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
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📣 We’re proud to share the latest Cochrane Methods Report, showcasing the incredible work of our global methods community in advancing evidence synthesis.
Read the full report: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
#EvidenceSynthesis #InnovativeMethods
Read the full report: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
#EvidenceSynthesis #InnovativeMethods
October 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM
📣 We’re proud to share the latest Cochrane Methods Report, showcasing the incredible work of our global methods community in advancing evidence synthesis.
Read the full report: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
#EvidenceSynthesis #InnovativeMethods
Read the full report: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
#EvidenceSynthesis #InnovativeMethods
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Artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare research and practice, but what does this mean for evidence-based medicine?
Join experts from Cochrane and Wiley as they discuss the promise, pitfalls, and practical applications of AI in healthcare.
🔗 register.gotowebinar.com/register/908...
Join experts from Cochrane and Wiley as they discuss the promise, pitfalls, and practical applications of AI in healthcare.
🔗 register.gotowebinar.com/register/908...
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare research and practice, but what does this mean for evidence-based medicine?
Join experts from Cochrane and Wiley as they discuss the promise, pitfalls, and practical applications of AI in healthcare.
🔗 register.gotowebinar.com/register/908...
Join experts from Cochrane and Wiley as they discuss the promise, pitfalls, and practical applications of AI in healthcare.
🔗 register.gotowebinar.com/register/908...
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We're excited to be marking #WorldEBHCDay 🥳
Colleagues from around Cochrane have contributed lots of fantastic blogs, videos and visual media to this years. Discover more about our contributions, and let us know how you're celebrating!
www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
@worldebhcday.bsky.social
Colleagues from around Cochrane have contributed lots of fantastic blogs, videos and visual media to this years. Discover more about our contributions, and let us know how you're celebrating!
www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
@worldebhcday.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 9:31 AM
We're excited to be marking #WorldEBHCDay 🥳
Colleagues from around Cochrane have contributed lots of fantastic blogs, videos and visual media to this years. Discover more about our contributions, and let us know how you're celebrating!
www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
@worldebhcday.bsky.social
Colleagues from around Cochrane have contributed lots of fantastic blogs, videos and visual media to this years. Discover more about our contributions, and let us know how you're celebrating!
www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
@worldebhcday.bsky.social
We are delighted to announce that the Appendix of Resources to accompany the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions searching for and selecting studies chapter has now been released.
This represents a major revision of the previous version.
www.cochrane.org/authors/hand...
This represents a major revision of the previous version.
www.cochrane.org/authors/hand...
www.cochrane.org
October 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
We are delighted to announce that the Appendix of Resources to accompany the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions searching for and selecting studies chapter has now been released.
This represents a major revision of the previous version.
www.cochrane.org/authors/hand...
This represents a major revision of the previous version.
www.cochrane.org/authors/hand...
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Just a reminder that PubMed is affected by the government shutdown. For more information pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
PubMed
PubMed® comprises more than 39 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full text content from PubMed Central a...
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October 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Just a reminder that PubMed is affected by the government shutdown. For more information pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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Please remember that many databases and resources get their data or information from PubMed “Because of a lapse in government funding, the information on this website may not be up to date…”
October 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Please remember that many databases and resources get their data or information from PubMed “Because of a lapse in government funding, the information on this website may not be up to date…”
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🥳 Happy National Medical Librarians Month!
October is here to officially celebrate the unsung heroes of healthcare. This year’s theme says it best: Better Information. Better Decisions.
Learn how to join the celebration by visiting MLANET: https://bit.ly/4o2eFcp
#medlibs #healthinformation
October is here to officially celebrate the unsung heroes of healthcare. This year’s theme says it best: Better Information. Better Decisions.
Learn how to join the celebration by visiting MLANET: https://bit.ly/4o2eFcp
#medlibs #healthinformation
October 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🥳 Happy National Medical Librarians Month!
October is here to officially celebrate the unsung heroes of healthcare. This year’s theme says it best: Better Information. Better Decisions.
Learn how to join the celebration by visiting MLANET: https://bit.ly/4o2eFcp
#medlibs #healthinformation
October is here to officially celebrate the unsung heroes of healthcare. This year’s theme says it best: Better Information. Better Decisions.
Learn how to join the celebration by visiting MLANET: https://bit.ly/4o2eFcp
#medlibs #healthinformation
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For over 30 years, Cochrane has set the standard for high-quality systematic reviews in health research. Now, we’re taking a bold step forward reimagining evidence synthesis for a changing world.
Find out more: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
Find out more: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
September 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
For over 30 years, Cochrane has set the standard for high-quality systematic reviews in health research. Now, we’re taking a bold step forward reimagining evidence synthesis for a changing world.
Find out more: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
Find out more: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
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"Why physicians need the counsel of a skilled medical librarian in the era of artificial intelligence (AI)". Oct2025. British Columbia Medical Journal
By implementing interim measures, the CPSBC can mitigate Library’s closure & make a commitment to evidence-based care. bcmj.org/letters/why-...
By implementing interim measures, the CPSBC can mitigate Library’s closure & make a commitment to evidence-based care. bcmj.org/letters/why-...
Why physicians need the counsel of a skilled medical librarian in the era of artificial intelligence
As a biomedical librarian with over 30 years of experience supporting British Columbian physicians, I want to highlight the critical role of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC Library and ad...
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October 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
"Why physicians need the counsel of a skilled medical librarian in the era of artificial intelligence (AI)". Oct2025. British Columbia Medical Journal
By implementing interim measures, the CPSBC can mitigate Library’s closure & make a commitment to evidence-based care. bcmj.org/letters/why-...
By implementing interim measures, the CPSBC can mitigate Library’s closure & make a commitment to evidence-based care. bcmj.org/letters/why-...
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Join our colleagues at Tufts University for their upcoming upcoming Standard Author Systematic Review Training course!
📅 When: November 6, 13, & 20, 2025 (9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. EST)
💻 Where: Online via Zoom
👉 Register today: tinyurl.com/SysRevNov
(Seats limited – early registration encouraged!)
📅 When: November 6, 13, & 20, 2025 (9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. EST)
💻 Where: Online via Zoom
👉 Register today: tinyurl.com/SysRevNov
(Seats limited – early registration encouraged!)
September 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Join our colleagues at Tufts University for their upcoming upcoming Standard Author Systematic Review Training course!
📅 When: November 6, 13, & 20, 2025 (9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. EST)
💻 Where: Online via Zoom
👉 Register today: tinyurl.com/SysRevNov
(Seats limited – early registration encouraged!)
📅 When: November 6, 13, & 20, 2025 (9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. EST)
💻 Where: Online via Zoom
👉 Register today: tinyurl.com/SysRevNov
(Seats limited – early registration encouraged!)
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👀 New tool detects problematic trials before they distort evidence
🎊A new tool has been developed to help researchers detect problematic clinical trials before including them in systematic reviews.🤔
🖇️ www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
🎊A new tool has been developed to help researchers detect problematic clinical trials before including them in systematic reviews.🤔
🖇️ www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
New tool detects problematic trials before they distort evidence | Cochrane
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September 8, 2025 at 8:04 AM
👀 New tool detects problematic trials before they distort evidence
🎊A new tool has been developed to help researchers detect problematic clinical trials before including them in systematic reviews.🤔
🖇️ www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
🎊A new tool has been developed to help researchers detect problematic clinical trials before including them in systematic reviews.🤔
🖇️ www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
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Exploring the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Evidence Synthesis: Insights From the CORE Information Retrieval Forum 2025
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Exploring the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Evidence Synthesis: Insights From the CORE Information Retrieval Forum 2025
Introduction Information retrieval is essential for evidence synthesis, but developing search strategies can be labor-intensive and time-consuming. Automating these processes would be of benefit and...
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September 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Exploring the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Evidence Synthesis: Insights From the CORE Information Retrieval Forum 2025
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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INSPECT-SR has launched today — a new tool for researchers to detect problematic randomized controlled trials.
🔗 Find out more here: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
#INSPECTSR #ClinicalTrials #EvidenceBasedMedicine #SystematicReviews #ResearchIntegrity
🔗 Find out more here: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
#INSPECTSR #ClinicalTrials #EvidenceBasedMedicine #SystematicReviews #ResearchIntegrity
September 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
INSPECT-SR has launched today — a new tool for researchers to detect problematic randomized controlled trials.
🔗 Find out more here: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
#INSPECTSR #ClinicalTrials #EvidenceBasedMedicine #SystematicReviews #ResearchIntegrity
🔗 Find out more here: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
#INSPECTSR #ClinicalTrials #EvidenceBasedMedicine #SystematicReviews #ResearchIntegrity
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Step by step guidance for how to conduct a scoping review:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R87F...
For detailed guidance, go to the JBI Manual for #EvidenceSynthesis at jbi-global-wiki.refined.site/space/MANUAL...
For a list of resources, go to: jbi-global-wiki.refined.site/space/MANUAL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R87F...
For detailed guidance, go to the JBI Manual for #EvidenceSynthesis at jbi-global-wiki.refined.site/space/MANUAL...
For a list of resources, go to: jbi-global-wiki.refined.site/space/MANUAL...
Steps for scoping reviews
YouTube video by JBI
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September 8, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Step by step guidance for how to conduct a scoping review:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R87F...
For detailed guidance, go to the JBI Manual for #EvidenceSynthesis at jbi-global-wiki.refined.site/space/MANUAL...
For a list of resources, go to: jbi-global-wiki.refined.site/space/MANUAL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R87F...
For detailed guidance, go to the JBI Manual for #EvidenceSynthesis at jbi-global-wiki.refined.site/space/MANUAL...
For a list of resources, go to: jbi-global-wiki.refined.site/space/MANUAL...
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'The Art of #Adaptation: Implementing with #Fidelity in Real-World Settings'
Full program www.eisummit.org
#SystematicReview #ImpSci #EIS2025 #Antenatal #HealthySchools #Ethiopia #France #CancerScreening
@ishca-25.bsky.social @dietitianchai.bsky.social @ncoisaustralia.bsky.social
Full program www.eisummit.org
#SystematicReview #ImpSci #EIS2025 #Antenatal #HealthySchools #Ethiopia #France #CancerScreening
@ishca-25.bsky.social @dietitianchai.bsky.social @ncoisaustralia.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
'The Art of #Adaptation: Implementing with #Fidelity in Real-World Settings'
Full program www.eisummit.org
#SystematicReview #ImpSci #EIS2025 #Antenatal #HealthySchools #Ethiopia #France #CancerScreening
@ishca-25.bsky.social @dietitianchai.bsky.social @ncoisaustralia.bsky.social
Full program www.eisummit.org
#SystematicReview #ImpSci #EIS2025 #Antenatal #HealthySchools #Ethiopia #France #CancerScreening
@ishca-25.bsky.social @dietitianchai.bsky.social @ncoisaustralia.bsky.social
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Today global leaders in #EBHC are excited to launch the #WorldEBHCDay 2025 campaign, ‘Collaborative Knowledge Communication’ – because how we share knowledge matters as much as the knowledge itself
https://ids.pulse.ly/roftjus4ht
https://ids.pulse.ly/roftjus4ht
August 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Today global leaders in #EBHC are excited to launch the #WorldEBHCDay 2025 campaign, ‘Collaborative Knowledge Communication’ – because how we share knowledge matters as much as the knowledge itself
https://ids.pulse.ly/roftjus4ht
https://ids.pulse.ly/roftjus4ht
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Got the bug 🐜 for health research? Want to learn more about randomsied trials 🎲 ?
Well, our friends over the HRB-TMRN have developed a free online course about how trials work, why they matter, and how they impact health decisions
👉 buff.ly/jTcccQC
Well, our friends over the HRB-TMRN have developed a free online course about how trials work, why they matter, and how they impact health decisions
👉 buff.ly/jTcccQC
August 8, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Got the bug 🐜 for health research? Want to learn more about randomsied trials 🎲 ?
Well, our friends over the HRB-TMRN have developed a free online course about how trials work, why they matter, and how they impact health decisions
👉 buff.ly/jTcccQC
Well, our friends over the HRB-TMRN have developed a free online course about how trials work, why they matter, and how they impact health decisions
👉 buff.ly/jTcccQC
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There is a new #searchfilter in the latest issue of the JMLA @medlibassn.bsky.social "Mueller M, Askin N. Acute mental health concerns in emergency settings: development and validation of an Ovid #MEDLINE search filter" jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/art...
Shortly on the ISSG website as well :-)
Shortly on the ISSG website as well :-)
https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/2081
August 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
There is a new #searchfilter in the latest issue of the JMLA @medlibassn.bsky.social "Mueller M, Askin N. Acute mental health concerns in emergency settings: development and validation of an Ovid #MEDLINE search filter" jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/art...
Shortly on the ISSG website as well :-)
Shortly on the ISSG website as well :-)
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We are now on Bluesky! Follow us for:
The latest insights from Cochrane reviews 📖
Training and support for researchers 👩🏫
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The latest insights from Cochrane reviews 📖
Training and support for researchers 👩🏫
Information on research integrity, innovative methods and our global community 🌏
August 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
We are now on Bluesky! Follow us for:
The latest insights from Cochrane reviews 📖
Training and support for researchers 👩🏫
Information on research integrity, innovative methods and our global community 🌏
The latest insights from Cochrane reviews 📖
Training and support for researchers 👩🏫
Information on research integrity, innovative methods and our global community 🌏
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ECIR 2026, the European Conference on Information Retrieval, will take place in Delft next year. Check out their CfP!
📢 The website for ECIR 2026 is live – and so is our first call for papers!
🔗 ecir2026.eu
📍 Delft, The Netherlands
🗓️ March 30 – April 1, 2026 (main conference)
🎓 Tutorials: March 29
🛠 Workshops: April 2
🔗 ecir2026.eu
📍 Delft, The Netherlands
🗓️ March 30 – April 1, 2026 (main conference)
🎓 Tutorials: March 29
🛠 Workshops: April 2
ECIR2026
The 48th European Conference on Information Retrieval (ECIR 2026) is Europe's premier forum for cutting-edge research in
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August 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
ECIR 2026, the European Conference on Information Retrieval, will take place in Delft next year. Check out their CfP!
Cochrane has launched a new interactive learning module on rapid reviews www.cochrane.org/about-us/new... #evidencesynthesis
Cochrane launches new interactive learning module on rapid reviews | Cochrane
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July 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Cochrane has launched a new interactive learning module on rapid reviews www.cochrane.org/about-us/new... #evidencesynthesis