August 2021

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Welcome to the August edition of Cochrane Community

2021 Cochrane Awards and Prizes - Nominations now open!

Submissions for Bill Silverman and Kenneth Warren Prizes are now open! The winners of the 2021 Cochrane Awards will be announced in a virtual presentation later this year.

Please submit your nominations by 31 October 2021

Remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19

In this recently published Cochrane review, authors explored the effects of treating COVID-19 with remdesivir, an antiviral medication.

• Podcast: Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID-19
• Are corticosteroids given orally or by injection an effective treatment for people with COVID-19?

Interview: Cochrane and NICE collaborate to improve health guidelines 

Cochrane are signing a collaboration licence agreement with NICE, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, the UK government’s guideline organization.

• Cochrane Convenes: interview with Jeremy Grimshaw
• Cochrane’s Editor in Chief, Karla Soares-Weiser, introduces Cochrane Convenes

• Editor in Chief & Interim CEO update
• Council Author Representative – candidates standing for election
• New appointment to the Cochrane Council: Jack Nunn
• Catherine Marshall re-appointed Co-Chair of the Governing Board
• Join the Conversation Webinar Series: September 2021: Editorial and organizational updates

• Stay connected with the Cochrane Methods Network! Sign up for the brand-new newsletter
• ‘A day with…’: New virtual events to connect and learn from Cochrane Methods Groups
• 2021 Cochrane Methods Symposium: free interactive webinars
• Sign up now open for methods surgery aimed at Cochrane staff and editors 

Download the free Cochrane Library App on your iPhone, iPad, or Android 

New annual report: 2020 analytics for Cochrane Training's learning resources Access the report 

Upcoming events

• Guidance for systematic review authors on how to consider the individual and the population perspective – 30th September 2021  More info and sign up

• Upcoming Cochrane events and conferences

• Cochrane Strategy to 2020

• Editorial and Publishing Policy Resource

• Handbook for Systematic Reviews

• Cochrane jobs and opportunities

• Current surveys for the Cochrane Community