International Cochrane Symposium
 

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) and Cochrane reviews: challenges and opportunities

April 22, 2009, Rigshospitalet, Auditorium 1

9.00 – 17.00, including coffee and lunch breaks. Each session will be followed by discussion.

Registration is not necessary, all are welcome. Detailed information on www.cochrane.dk

09.00 - 09.10     Introduction

                           Peter Gøtzsche, director of The Nordic Cochrane
                           Centre

09.10 – 10.30     Role of Cochrane reviews for EBM
                           Co-chairs:
                           Ebba Holme Hansen, professor of pharmacy,
                           University of Copenhagen
                           Mike Clarke, director, The UK Cochrane Centre

09.10 – 09.25     The Cochrane Collaboration
                            Lorne Becker, co-chair, Cochrane Steering Group

09.25 – 09.40      Standards of Cochrane reviews
David Tovey, editor-in-chief, The Cochrane Collaboration 

09.40- 09.55         Reviews of diagnostic tests
                             Rob Scholten, director, The Dutch Cochrane
                             Centre

09.55 – 10.10       Availability, impact and impact factor of
                             Cochrane reviews
                              Deborah Pentesco-Gilbert, associate editorial
                              director, John Wiley & Sons

10.10 – 10.30       Discussion

10.30 - 11.00        Coffee

11.00 - 12.45        Dissemination of EBM
                             Co-chairs:
                             Peter Qvortrup Geisling, physician and journalist,
                             Denmark's Radio
                             Gert Antes, director, The German Cochrane
                             Centre

11.00 – 11.15       EBM and continuous medical education
                             Lorenzo Moja, MD, The Italian Cochrane Centre

11.15 – 11.30       EBM, Cochrane reviews and academia
                             Christian Gluud, editor, Cochrane Hepato-Biliary
                             Group

11.30 – 11.45       Guidelines in Denmark for neonatal
                              interventions
                             Jesper Brok, PhD, Copenhagen Trial Unit

11.45 – 12.00       Information to patients
Margrethe Nielsen, PhD student, The Nordic Cochrane Centre

12.00 – 12.15       Cochrane reviews in national journals
                             Jacob Rosenberg, editor, Ugeskrift for Læger

12.15 – 12.45       Discussion                          

12.45 – 13.15       Lunch

13.15 - 14.45        EBM in low- and middle income countries
                             Co-chairs:
                             Galina Perfilieva, Regional Adviser, Human
                             Resources for Health, WHO Europe
                             Yuping Li, director, The Chinese Cochrane Centre

13.15– 13.30        WHO and EBM
                             Andy Oxman, director, Norwegian Branch of The
                             Nordic Cochrane Centre

13.30 – 13.45       EBM in India
                             Prathap Tharyan, director, The South Asian
                             Cochrane Centre

13.45 – 14.00      Reproductive and child health in South East
                            Asia
                            Steve McDonald, co-director, The Australasian
                            Cochrane Centre

14.00 – 14.15      Food security and nutrition in sub-Saharan
                            Africa
                            Jimmy Volmink, director, The South African
                            Cochrane Centre

14.15 – 14.45      Discussion

14.45 – 15.15      Coffee

15.15 – 17.15      Challenges for EBM
                            Co-chairs:
                             Finn Børlum Kristensen, director, Danish Institute
                             for Health Technology Assessment
                             Marjukka  Mäkelä, director, Finnish Institute for
                             Health Technology Assessment

15.15 – 15.30       Selective reporting of trials and outcomes
                             Kay Dickersin, director, The US Cochrane Center

15.30 – 15.45       Tainted evidence on drugs
                              Lisa Bero, director, The US Cochrane Center,
                              San Francisco Branch

15.45 – 16.00        Conflicts of interest
                               Drummond Rennie, editor, JAMA

16.00 – 16.15         Improving professional practice: an overview
                               of reviews
                               Jeremy Grimshaw, director, The Canadian
                               Cochrane Center

16.15 – 16.30         Managing non-EBM practices
                               Jannik Hilsted, medical director, Rigshospitalet

16.30 – 17.00          Discussion