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Cochrane Special Collections are thematic compilations of evidence, based on Cochrane Reviews and provide a useful overview on important healthcare topics.

Finding and Using Research Evidence: Workshop for Policymakers, Stakeholders and Researchers WHEN:   Tuesday, February 16 – Saturday February 20, 2016WHERE: McMaster Health Forum, Hamilton Ontario

Alongside the thousands of Cochrane Reviews of the effects of treatments, there are some which investigate interventions intended to reduce the side effects of these treatments. One such review, updated in December 2015, looks at the levonorgestrel intrauterine system for endometrial protection in women with breast cancer who are taking tamoxifen.

Force2016 Conference Dates: Preconference: April 17, 201; Main conference: April 18-19, 2016 Venue: Portland, Oregon Hashtag: #Force2016 Site: www.force2016.org Chair: Melissa Haendel Program Chairs: Susanna Sansone and Nicole Vasilevsky  

The Center for Evidence-based Medicine at Brown University's School of Public Health invites applications from post-doctoral level candidates with interest to participate in a unique interdisciplinary training opportunity that prepares scholars to become independent investigators in Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR).  

Reducing the size of large food portions, packaging and tableware could help to tackle obesity, argue experts in The BMJ this week.

The Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS) is a research-to-action center focused on transforming research practices to improve the quality of scientific studies in biomedicine and beyond. METRICS fosters multi-disciplinary research collaborations to help produce solutions that increase the effectiveness and value of scientific investigation. By creating multidisciplinary working groups that bring together researchers, practitioners and policymakers, METRICS aims to develop a policy-relevant research agenda to improve research quality.

Where can one find short evidence-based summaries about clinical questions? Cochrane P.E.A.R.L.S. is the answer. P.E.A.R.L.S. is an acronym for Practical Evidence About Real Life Situations, produced by Cochrane Primary Care and identifies Cochrane Reviews useful to those who work in primary care, as well as consumers looking for evidence about primary healthcare treatments. 

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