A new Cochrane EPOC (Effective Practice and Organisation of Care) Review, led by Dr Susan Patterson, has examined "the ways that healthcare professionals can improve the use of suitable medicines for older people."

Where’s the Evidence? A Top Ten List of Cochrane ReviewsPresented by the Canadian Cochrane Centre and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research6. Cutting salt doesn’t decrease risk of dying

Where’s the Evidence? A Top Ten List of Cochrane ReviewsPresented by the Canadian Cochrane Centre and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research5. Drugs relieve labour pain, but little evidence on non-drug approaches

We will be posting the plenary, oral and workshop presentations from the 10th Annual Cochrane Canada Symposium on an ongoing basis, as recieved by those presenters willing to share their slides. To view the 2012 presentations, click here!

The Canadian Cochrane Centre (CCC) is pleased to welcome Krista Connell, CEO of the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF), as the new Chair of our Advisory Board. The Advisory Board provides a balance of high-level, strategic perspectives from across the Canadian healthcare landscape and has the capacity to strengthen the development of CCC activities, linkages and funding stability in Canada with their strategic advice and strong capacity for an advocacy role.

Where’s the Evidence? A Top Ten List of Cochrane ReviewsPresented by the Canadian Cochrane Centre and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research4. St John's Wort helps treat depressionSt. John’s Wort is a widely used herbal treatment for depression. A Cochrane Review showed that St. John's wort was as effective as standard antidepressants with fewer side effects.

Where’s the Evidence? A Top Ten List of Cochrane ReviewsPresented by the Canadian Cochrane Centre and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research3. Antioxidant supplements show no benefits

2. Cranberries prevent urinary tract infectionsCranberries have long been known to prevent urinary tract infections in women. A Cochrane Review confirmed that drinking cranberry juice prepared from extract helped prevent urinary tract infections in healthy females.

Health Evidence will be hosting a 90 minute webinar on obesity prevention interventions in children, presenting key messages and implications for practice on Wednesday, 23 May 2012 at 1:00pm EST. Maureen Dobbins, Scientific Director of Health Evidence, will be leading the webinar, which will include interactive discussion.