📌 September Newsletter Highlights

As the seasons change, many of us find ourselves spending more time indoors. Why not use that extra time to make a difference? Cochrane Engage offers consumer volunteer opportunities that fit into any schedule, no matter where you are in the world!

🇨🇿 Cochrane Consumers at the Global Evidence Summit 2024, Prague

🇮🇳 Announcing: Cochrane Colloquium 2026, India

🌱 Browse the latest Cochrane Engage consumer tasks

✨ Webinar series: Cochrane Learning Live x International Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Network

📄 Tip of the month - Stay updated with Cochrane's latest evidence

🔎 New Cochrane evidence

💬 Consumer Voices

🇨🇿 Cochrane Consumers at the Global Evidence Summit 2024, Prague

Last month, the Cochrane Consumer Network Executive and Cochrane Consumers met in Prague, at the Global Evidence Summit. The group hosted their September Consumer Executive meeting, presented and supported workshops and poster sessions, and connected with consumers across the world.

Check out the Executive's poster on engaging and involving consumers in health evidence!

🇮🇳 Announcing: Cochrane Colloquium 2026, India

Cochrane is excited to announce that its flagship event, the Cochrane Colloquium, will be hosted in India in October 2026! Interested in joining as a consumer at the next event? Sign up for the 2026 Colloquium newsletter to stay informed.

🌱 Opportunity Spotlight

Browse the latest Cochrane Engage consumer tasks

Cochrane Engage is an online platform that connects people who need help with their health evidence projects, with people who have the time and expertise to help. 

Find a task that matches your expertise and availability!

• Have you or a loved one been affected by major lower limb amputation? Your input is needed on a protocol considering prosthetic ankle-foot mechanisms.
  
• Have you or a loved one been affected by malnutrition? Your input is needed on a review considering nutritional interventions for older people with malnutrition.
• Have you or a loved one experienced acute ischaemic stroke? Your input is needed on a review considering endovascular thrombectomy for people with acute ischaemic stroke.
• Have you or a loved one been affected by schizophrenia? Your input is needed on a review considering interventions for people with schizophrenia.
• Have you or a loved one experienced multiple sclerosis? Your input is needed on a review considering Cladribine for people with multiple sclerosis.
• Have you or a loved one experienced traumatic brain injury? Your input is needed on a protocol considering sedation.
  
• Have you or a loved one experienced pre-eclampsia or eclampsia? Your input is needed on a review considering prevention and management of pre-eclampsia or eclampsia.
  
• Have you or a loved one experienced a caesarean section? Your input is needed on a protocol considering a Fetal Pillow® for people who have had a caesarean section.
  

✨ Learning Spotlight

Webinar series: Cochrane Learning Live x International Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Network

Learn more about Patient and Public Involvement in health and social care research, happening across the world!

Register for a free webinar:

• HEAlth caRe needs of the Deaf (HEARD): Using community-based participatory research to address the healthcare access challenges of the Deaf community in Malaysia: 10 October 2024
• Storytelling for impact: Creating a storytelling program for patient partners in research: 26 November 2024
  
• Engaging indigenous patient partners in patient-oriented research in Canada: 4 December 2024

📄 Health Evidence Spotlight

Tip of the month - Stay updated with Cochrane's latest evidence

Want to stay on top of the latest health research? Browse Cochrane’s newest issue to find the most recent reviews and findings. 

Or, perhaps you're interested in a particular topic area? Set up email alerts for new publications in the topic area of your choice!

Both are a quick way to discover up-to-date insights on important health topics, helping you make informed decisions with the freshest evidence available.

New Cochrane evidence

• What are the benefits and harms of interventions to increase eating of fruit and vegetables among children aged five years and under?
• Vitamin D to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (chronic inflammatory lung disease)
  
• Which exercise is better for reducing fatigue caused by cancer: cardiovascular or resistance training?
• What are the benefits and harms of lubricating eye drops for contact lens discomfort?
• Psychedelic-assisted therapy for treating anxiety, depression and existential distress in people with life-threatening diseases
• Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for people with atrial fibrillation
• What are the benefits and risks of different treatments that could delay or slow the progression of progressive multiple sclerosis?
• 🎙️ Podcast: Which approaches help with recovery after a broken ankle in adults?

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