September 2021

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Welcome to the September edition of Cochrane Connect

Join world leaders of evidence synthesis to learn lessons from COVID-19 and shape responses to future health emergencies. 

Cochrane Convenes is an online event hosted by Cochrane, sponsored by WHO, and co-organised with COVID-END (COVID-19 Evidence Network to support Decision-making).

Free registrations are open now for the public plenary session. Everyone welcome to join! 14th October 2021, 09:30 UTC

• Cochrane Convenes Plenary Session: register now!
• Cochrane Convenes: interview with John Lavis

• Are laboratory-made, COVID-19-specific monoclonal antibodies an effective treatment for COVID-19?
• Ivermectin: Cochrane’s most talked about review so far, ever. Why?
• Can non-pharmacological measures prevent or reduce Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in long term care facilities?
• Resource prioritization in the COVID-19 pandemic era: Special Collection and Editorial
• Cochrane COVID-19 Podcasts
• Cochrane Clinical Answers related to COVID-19

• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Awareness Month
• Illustrating Cochrane evidence in a more gentle way: Interview with Jen Ma
• Cochrane Library Editorial - Anticholinergic drugs and dementia: time for transparency in the face of uncertainty

Featured Reviews:

• Is exercise an effective therapy to treat long‐lasting low back pain?

Podcasts

• Are laboratory-made, COVID-19-specific monoclonal antibodies an effective treatment for COVID-19?

Deadline extended: the 2021 Cochrane-REWARD prize for reducing waste in research

Nominations are open for the 2021 Cochrane-REWARD prize, which recognizes initiatives that have potential to reduce research waste. 

Extended deadline for submissions: 11 October

• Watch Co-Chair Tracey Howe present at launch of the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing Platform
• Be a Cochrane Citizen Scientist and contribute to health evidence

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