The perspective of a Cochrane Review Group Editor

Slide 1: Symposium anlässlich des 10-jährigen Bestehens des Deutschen Cochrane Zentrums “The perspective of a Cochrane Review Group Editor” Bernd Richter richterb@uni-duesseldorf.de

Slide 3: www.cochrane.org

Slide 4: Cochrane Collaboration: structure

Slide 5: Infrastructure of a Cochrane Review Group  Co-ordinating Editor  Review Group Coordinator (RGC)  Assistant RGC  Trial Search Coordinator  Research Associates  Feedback Editor  Editorial Board  External Peer Referees (content, methods, consumer …)

Slide 6: Cochrane Review Groups

Slide 7: Cochrane title

Slide 9: Cochrane protocol/review/update

Slide 10: Old and new challenges  New horizons

Slide 11: Review Manager 5

Slide 12: Old and new challenges  New horizons  New software

Slide 13: Review Manager 5

Slide 14: Review Manager 5

Slide 15: GRADEprofiler

Slide 16: Old and new challenges  New horizons  New software  Editorial issues

Slide 17: Cochrane information management system (IMS)

Slide 18: Time tracking / Editorial management systems

Slide 19: Time tracking / Editorial management systems

Slide 21: Old and new challenges  New horizons  New software  Editorial issues  Quality assurance

Slide 22: Review Manager 5: room for improvement

Slide 23: Review Manager 5: room for improvement

Slide 24: Quality assurance issues  Patient-oriented/reported outcomes (PRO)  Good structured reviews with mandatory features: - report on PRO in plain language summary & abstract - standard data in abstract & plain language summary - standard ‘characteristics of included studies’ table - standard ‘risk of bias’ table - study population data  Provide data extraction forms (appendices) - standard: baseline characteristics, adverse events …  Check of search strategies The Editorial Board Initiative • Implement decisions to improve quality of reviews • Long-term strategic vision for developing the CLIB • Support for authors, editors and bases • Improve and increase communication

Slide 25: Old and new challenges  New horizons  New software  Editorial issues  Quality assurance  Updates of Cochrane reviews

Slide 26: Updates of Cochrane reviews  Support by CRGs (Trial Search Coordinators)  Improvement of Review Manger 5 software …  Focus on patient-oriented outcomes  Focus on longer-term studies  Focus on key study data  Special CRG funding

Slide 28: Summary  10 years German Cochrane Centre: ‘achievements & shortfalls’ (collective liability) and beyond …  Initiation of the Cochrane movement  Networking with EbM activities  Constant support for contributors  Steady workshop activities  Still not enough German authors  Infrastructural funding of Cochrane activities in Germany  Academic anchorage?  Low in staff and haunted by work intensification: How about quality?  Are our reviews really patient-oriented?