On 26 October 2011, the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) signed an agreement with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) allowing PAHO to translate Rx for Change into Spanish. This will make it available to Spanish regions, increasing the database’s potential to improve the prescribing, practice and use of health technologies in those areas. The agreement also proposes that the two organizations collaborate in training activities to increase regional capabilities for the use of research evidence, health technologies management and other instruments. The agreement will remain in effect until 31 December 2013.

Rx for Change, which was developed by the Effective Practice and Organisation of Care (EPOC) Review Group and the Cochrane Consumer and Communication Review Group, is a searchable database containing scientific research evidence that aims to help inform the choice and use of practical, evidence-based interventions.

The Rx for Change team (Ottawa) includes:

• Dr Jeremy Grimshaw, MBChB, PhD, FCAHS
  Coordinating Editor, Cochrane Effective Practices and Organisation of Care Group
• Alain Mayhew, RPT, MSc
  Managing Editor, Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Group
• Julia Worswick, BA, MA
  Project Leader, Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Group
• Michelle Fiander, MA, MLIS
  Trials Search Coordinator/Information Specialist, Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Group
• S Carolyn Wayne, MSc
  Project Assistant, Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Group
• Katrina Sullivan, BSc, MSc
  Project Assistant, Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Group

To learn more about the Rx for Change database, visit its website.