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Default profile Nyuk Jet Chong
Needed 30 Sep '19
Heart & circulation
Searching, Title/abstract screening, Full text screening, Data extraction, Risk of bias assessment
Skills: Data Extraction, Inclusion/Exclusion, Risk of Bias Assessment, Screening, Searching
We are looking for two volunteers who are experienced systematic reviewers to do Searching, Title/abstract screening, Full text screening, Data extraction, and Risk of bias assessment. Communication is Online and remote location is fine. However, ... show more
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Cwcsmefzy4o4viife078 Eleonora Uphoff
Needed 31 Jul '19
Acknowledgement
Common Mental Disorders
Mental health
Chinese to English translations - diabetes and global mental health
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Chinese to English
People with mental health problems are at higher risk of developing diabetes than people in the general population. We have some evidence on how to prevent diabetes for people with mental illness, but most of this is from high-income countries. ... show more
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Entry level - good for growing skills
Default profile Sadia Janjua
Needed 06 Sep '19
Acknowledgement
Airways
Lungs & airways
Data extraction and assessment of risk of bias of randomised trials for a review on telehealthcare in COPD
Skills: Data Extraction, Risk of Bias Assessment
This review is part of a programme grant from the NIHR awarded to the Cochrane Airways group over 3 years. We have included over 50 randomised trials, and are looking for people to help with extracting outcome data and doing the risk of bias asse... show more
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Cwcsmefzy4o4viife078 Eleonora Uphoff
Needed 30 Jul '19
Acknowledgement
Common Mental Disorders
Mental health
Translation Persian study - diabetes and mental health
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Persian to English
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Persian to English, Data Extraction Interventions for preventing type 2 diabetes in adults with mental disorders in low and middle income countries People with mental health problems are at higher risk of... show more
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Hdvhxxipns1w6eu5xq6v Emma Jackson
Needed 10 Jul '19
Acknowledgement
Airways
Lungs & airways
Consumer input for a protocol on Anti-IL5 therapies for COPD
Skills: Consumer Input, Review - Consumer
We want to assess the efficacy and safety of anti-IL5 therapies, compared with placebo, in the treatment of adults with chronic COPD. COPD is an irreversible disease. Its management is directed at slowing or halting the decline in lung function,... show more
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Ukonbuzk3ocl3sqzgrek Ahmed Younis
Needed 30 Jun '19
Orthopaedics & trauma
Methodology expert for a review on Teriparatide effect on fracture healing
Skills: Clinical Input, Review - Clinical Content, Review - Language and Copyedit, Review - Methods, Risk of Bias Assessment, Searching, Statistical Analysis, Summary of Findings Tables, PICO annotation
Methodology expert in systematic reviews and clinical expert in orthopaedic research for a non-cochrane review on Teriparatide effect on fracture healing which is an important clinical question
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Default profile Emma Axon
Needed 01 Jul '19
Acknowledgement
Skin
Skin disorders
Translating a Czech language paper into English
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Czech to English
We are conducting a Cochrane systematic review looking at different strategies of using topical corticosteroids in people with eczema. We have identified one paper in Czech which meets our inclusion criteria and needs translating into English so w... show more
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Default profile Emma Axon
Needed 01 Jul '19
Acknowledgement
Skin
Skin disorders
Checking our English translations of three Italian papers
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Italian to English
We are conducting a Cochrane systematic review looking at different strategies of using topical corticosteroids in people with eczema. We have identified three Italian papers which meets our inclusion criteria. These have been translated into Engl... show more
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Hdvhxxipns1w6eu5xq6v Emma Jackson
Needed 21 Jun '19
Acknowledgement
Airways
Lungs & airways
Consumer input for a protocol on the effectiveness of magnesium sulfate in acute exacerbations of COPD
Skills: Consumer Input, Review - Consumer
The potential clinical benefits of magnesium sulfate in acute exacerbations of COPD have been studied, however, published studies have revealed conflicting and inconclusive results for its effectiveness. Currently, magnesium sulfate is not recom... show more
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Default profile Emma Axon
Needed 12 Jul '19
Acknowledgement
Skin
Skin disorders
Translating a Korean paper into English
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Korean to English
We are conducting a Cochrane systematic review looking at different strategies of using topical corticosteroids in people with eczema. We have identified one Korean paper which meets our inclusion criteria and needs translating into English so we ... show more
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Default profile Anna Gavine
Needed 28 Jun '19
Acknowledgement
Neonatal
Neonatal care
Help needed to translate a paper from Korean to English
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Korean to English
We are updating a Systematic Review on massage for promoting growth and development in preterm and low birthweight babies. We need help translating a paper from Korean into English for data extraction and risk of bias assessment using a standard t... show more
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Default profile Anna Gavine
Needed 28 Jun '19
Acknowledgement
Neonatal
Neonatal care
Help needed to translate a paper from Persian to English
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Persian to English
We are updating a Systematic Review on massage for promoting growth and development in preterm and low birthweight babies. We need help translating two papers from Persian into English for data extraction and risk of bias assessment using a standa... show more
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Hdvhxxipns1w6eu5xq6v Emma Jackson
Needed 11 Jun '19
Acknowledgement
Airways
Lungs & airways
Consumer input for review on the safety of formoterol for people with asthma
Skills: Consumer Input, Review - Consumer
When asthma is not controlled by daily low-dose inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), many asthma guidelines recommend additional daily medication, such as formoterol. We are confident that this addition improves lung function, symptoms, quality of life, ... show more
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B7wpdlvq9c7vhx52lqtm Junqiao Chen
Needed 09 Jun '19
Acknowledgement
Methodology
Korean to English translation for a systematic review on simulation modeling
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Korean to English
Help is needed to screen the full-text of an article (in Korean) for a systematic review on agent-based modeling in healthcare operation. It requires answering couple questions to see whether the article meets inclusion criterion. It will take 0.5... show more
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Default profile Maria Clarke
Needed 18 Jun '19
Acknowledgement
Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma
Orthopaedics & trauma
Translation of a Chinese article for a review on fractures of the patella
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Chinese to English, Data Extraction
We are looking for someone to translate a Chinese article into English for a review on fractures of the patella. The task involves answering a series of questions on a template form.
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Hdvhxxipns1w6eu5xq6v Emma Jackson
Needed 03 Jun '19
Acknowledgement
Airways
Lungs & airways
Consumer input for review on sleep apnoea and CPAP machines
Skills: Consumer Input, Review - Consumer
This review aims to find out whether changing the pressure in continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines increases their usage by adults with sleep apnoea. Key messages: People who use CPAP devices that automatically vary treatment p... show more
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Cvrgx7sfxsw9vax1xdso Michael Wong
Needed 30 Jun '19
Acknowledgement
Pain & anaesthesia
Japanese -> English translation
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Japanese to English
I am writing a review about anesthesia management for a rare disease called dyskeratosis congenita. There are very few case reports. I have one article in Japanese to be translated into English. The entire article is only 2 pages long, but I o... show more
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Hdvhxxipns1w6eu5xq6v Emma Jackson
Needed 04 Jun '19
Acknowledgement
Airways
Lungs & airways
Consumer input for protocol on asthma in children and psychological interventions
Skills: Consumer Input, Review - Consumer
We would like carers of children/young people with asthma to comment on our protocol 'Psychological interventions for asthma in children and adolescents'. We would particularly welcome comments from children/young people. Despite evidence that... show more
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Hdvhxxipns1w6eu5xq6v Emma Jackson
Needed 04 Jun '19
Acknowledgement
Airways
Lungs & airways
Consumer peer review for a protocol on air pollution and respiratory disease
Skills: Consumer Input, Review - Consumer
If you have a chronic respiratory condition or you care for someone with a chronic respiratory condition then we’d like your input on one of our protocols for a review. The protocol is called ‘Interventions to reduce personal health risk from air... show more
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Hjs9dedlbxad5u2eavue Jennifer Dawson
Needed 10 May '20
Acknowledgement
Other
Cochrane-Wikipedia Project
Skills: Review Dissemination/Knowledge Translation: from to
Help improve the quality of health-related evidence online by participating in the Cochrane-Wikipedia Project! Cochrane and Wikipedia are working together to share high-quality health-related evidence with a broad audience. -There are over 32... show more
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Y1rr6va0jzffdaaav2hq Giok Ong
Needed 15 Aug '19
Acknowledgement
Heart
Heart & circulation
Help needed to translate a scientific paper from Czech into English (as part of in this large global systematic review and network meta-analysis)
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Czech to English
Dr Anair Beverly (systematic reviewer and anaesthetist in Oxford) and I (Dr Giok Ong, systematic reviewer) work at the NHS Blood and Transplant Systematic Review Initiative at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, and also have associations with ... show more
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Y1rr6va0jzffdaaav2hq Giok Ong
Needed 15 Aug '19
Acknowledgement
Heart
Heart & circulation
Help needed to translate scientific papers from Japanese into English (as part of in this large global systematic review and network meta-analysis)
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Japanese to English, Inclusion/Exclusion
Dr Anair Beverly (systematic reviewer and anaesthetist in Oxford) and I (Dr Giok Ong, systematic reviewer) work at the NHS Blood and Transplant Systematic Review Initiative at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, and also have associations with ... show more
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Entry level - good for growing skills
Y1rr6va0jzffdaaav2hq Giok Ong
Needed 15 Aug '19
Acknowledgement
Heart
Heart & circulation
Help needed to translate scientific papers from Chinese into English (as part of in this large global systematic review and network meta-analysis)
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Chinese to English, Inclusion/Exclusion
Dr Anair Beverly (systematic reviewer and anaesthetist in Oxford) and I (Dr Giok Ong, systematic reviewer) work at the NHS Blood and Transplant Systematic Review Initiative at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, and also have associations with ... show more
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Entry level - good for growing skills
Y1rr6va0jzffdaaav2hq Giok Ong
Needed 15 Aug '19
Acknowledgement
Heart
Heart & circulation
Help needed to translate scientific papers from Korean into English (as part of in this large global systematic review and network meta-analysis)
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Korean to English, Inclusion/Exclusion
Dr Anair Beverly (systematic reviewer and anaesthetist in Oxford) and I (Dr Giok Ong, systematic reviewer) work at the NHS Blood and Transplant Systematic Review Initiative at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, and also have associations with ... show more
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Entry level - good for growing skills
Default profile Maria Clarke
Needed 25 Jun '19
Acknowledgement
Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma
Orthopaedics & trauma
Translation of Chinese article for a review on fractures of the patella
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Chinese to English, Data Extraction
We are looking for someone to translate a Chinese article into English for a review on fractures of the patella. The task involves answering a series of questions on a template form.
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Default profile Luís Eduardo Fontes
Needed 15 Jun '19
Acknowledgement
Airways
Other
Translation from Chinese into English
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Chinese to English
Dear volunteers, we are working on a Cochrane Review entitled "Non‐invasive positive airway pressure therapy for improving erectile dysfunction in men with obstructive sleep apnoea (CD013169)". One of the potential articles to be included in t... show more
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Default profile Rita Champaneria
Needed 30 Jul '19
Acknowledgement
Injuries
Orthopaedics & trauma
Help needed to translate a paper from Japanese to English
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Japanese to English, Inclusion/Exclusion
We have been funded through an NIHR Programme grant to produce a set of Cochrane reviews. The literature searches done for one of the reviews identified a Japanese paper. I can send a pdf of the paper that need translating once I've received it... show more
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Default profile Rita Champaneria
Needed 30 Jul '19
Acknowledgement
Injuries
Orthopaedics & trauma
Help needed to translate a paper from Czech to English
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Czech to English, Inclusion/Exclusion
We have been funded through an NIHR Programme grant to produce a set of Cochrane reviews. The literature searches done for one of the reviews identified a Czech paper. I can send a pdf of the paper that need translating once I've received it (... show more
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Default profile Rita Champaneria
Needed 30 Jul '19
Acknowledgement
Injuries
Orthopaedics & trauma
Help needed to translate papers from Chinese to English
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Chinese to English, Inclusion/Exclusion
We have been funded through an NIHR Programme grant to produce a set of Cochrane reviews. The literature searches done for one of the reviews have identified at least 15 Chinese papers. I can send pdfs of the papers that need translating. We w... show more
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Default profile Elizabeth Kaganov
Needed 31 May '19
Acknowledgement
Rheumatology
French translation of article for review in Cochrane Study
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from French to English, Inclusion/Exclusion
Vasodilators in Raynaud Phenomenon Need a screening translation to see if the following article fulfils the criteria for inclusion. Will need full translation if fulfils the inclusion criteria. Criteria as follows Inclusion 1. Primary... show more
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Default profile Kevin Su
Needed 30 May '19
Acknowledgement
Vascular
Rheumatology
Japanese Translation of article for review in Cochrane study
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Japanese to English, Inclusion/Exclusion
Need a screening translation to see if the following article fulfills the criteria for inclusion. Will need full translation if fufills the inclusion criteria. Criteria as follows Inclusion 1. Primary Raynaud phenomenon 2. Randomised ... show more
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N71fycqgtq3cnj3loxne Ahmad Mirza
Needed 30 Jun '19
Authorship
Ear, nose & throat
Microdebrider assisted -turbinoplasty Versus Radiofrequency assisted-turbinoplasty: A Systematic review and Meta-analysis of RCTs
Skills: Data Extraction, Inclusion/Exclusion, Report Writing, Risk of Bias Assessment, Screening, Searching, GRADE
Rhinology surgeons has a current debate for the treatment of inferior turbinate hypertrophy resistant to medical therapies. Therefore, we aim to make an alignment to reach consensus. we are comparing two approaches in turpinoplasty, i.e. Microdebr... show more
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Am247lyhaxowehnbl20v Jennifer Hanratty
Needed 01 Aug '19
Authorship, Acknowledgement, Payment
Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning Problems
Developmental, psychosocial & learning problems
Data extraction for review on psychosocial interventions for anger and aggression in young children
Skills: Data Extraction, Risk of Bias Assessment
We have a very large number of included studies and need support with data extraction. Those contributing to data extraction will receive an acknowledgment in the review. Anyone willing to commit to a substantial contribution to data extraction ... show more
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Uosagb4ofk9otjetvjqn Peter Bates
Needed 31 Jul '19
Consumers and Communication
Consumer & communication strategies
Contrast two approaches to consumer involvement in classroom training for healthcare professionals - simulated patients and experts.
Skills: Consumer Input
Many medical schools and schools of health sciences engage simulated patients in formative learning and summative assessment. Meanwhile, the consumer movement promotes the merits of lived experience of illness, diagnosis and treatment, or caring f... show more
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Default profile Kevin Su
Needed 30 May '19
Acknowledgement
Vascular
Rheumatology
Hebrew Translations for Article Screening for Cochrane Review
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Hebrew to English, Inclusion/Exclusion, Screening
Need a screening translation to see if the following article fulfills the criteria for inclusion. Will need full translation if fufills the inclusion criteria. Criteria as follows Inclusion 1. Primary Raynaud phenomenon 2. Randomised ... show more
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Default profile Ian Light
Needed 11 Dec '20
Acknowledgement
Acute Respiratory Infections
Infectious disease
Reducing antibiotic Use for Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Skills: Clinical Input
A continuing learning and prescribing project for prescribers and patients to recognise what is a viral infection that does not require antibiotics eg Runny nose mild sore throat and some coughing in a healthy twenty year old person versus bacter... show more
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Default profile Nicole Pitcher
Needed 31 Dec '19
Consumer & communication strategies
Proof-reading of Cochrane review abstracts in French
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from English to French
Cochrane is looking for enthusiastic Francophones to help us reach our latest goal: translate all the abstracts of newly published or updated Cochrane reviews into French! If you want to help us and join our worldwide network of translators, w... show more
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V2qeyoio9bd5w5i5bg93 Laura Downie
Needed 30 Oct '19
Eyes and Vision
Other
Contribute to crowdsourcing critical appraisal of research studies using an exciting, free online platform (CrowdCARE: crowdcare.unimelb.edu.au)
Skills: Consumer Input, Review - Consumer, Risk of Bias Assessment
Dear Cochrane TaskExchangers, We have developed a free, online tool that teaches research critical appraisal and facilitates the sharing of appraisals amongst a global community (CrowdCARE, Crowdsourcing Critical Appraisal of Research Evidence:... show more
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