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Default profile Pablo Roson Rodriguez
Needed 15 Jan '20
Acknowledgement
Schizophrenia
Mental health
Mental health services for serious mental illness: a map of randomized controlled trials
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Chinese to English, Peer Review - Clinical Content, Screening
We aim to produce a map of the available randomized evidence (RCTs) for mental health services interventions for serious mental illness and to identify areas where data synthesis may be beneficial. To get this map, we need to review and to screen ... show more
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Hdvhxxipns1w6eu5xq6v Emma Jackson
Needed 18 Nov '19
Acknowledgement
Airways
Lungs & airways
Do you have OSA (obstructive sleep apnoea)? We need consumer input on our protocol looking at weight loss interventions for OSA
Skills: Consumer Input, Peer Review - Consumer
Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of lifestyle modification or pharmacotherapy for weight loss for obstructive sleep apnoea in adults. Why it is important to do this review: From a public health perspective, OSA is a significant issue t... show more
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Iihuwlttmbvasldjocb0 Jonathan Livingstone-Banks
Needed 31 Mar '20
Tobacco Addiction
Tobacco, drugs & alcohol
Cochrane Tobacco Wikipedia update
Skills: Review Dissemination/Knowledge Translation: from to
Wikipedia is the first place a lot of people look for information, so it's incredibly important that it's content is up to date and based on the best evidence. We're looking for someone to ensure that Wikipedia pages relating to smoking and tobacc... show more
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Default profile Kusum Menon
Needed 30 Nov '19
Acknowledgement, Payment
Child health
To recruit individuals interested in screening citations for a systematic review on criteria to define pediatric sepsis.
Skills: Inclusion/Exclusion, Screening
Get involved in the October 2019 insightScope Crowdsourcing Event! The goal of this event is to help the Society of Critical Care Medicine Pediatric Sepsis Definition Task Force to rapidly complete a large systematic review. During this event,... show more
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Uosagb4ofk9otjetvjqn Peter Bates
Needed 23 Jan '20
Acknowledgement
Other
Find a name for this phenomenon
Skills: Searching
I’m sure there is a name for the phenomenon described below, but I can’t find it! Any ideas? I can use my mobile phone, but when I upgrade, I have a temporary loss of competence. The keypad feels a bit different, so my fingers don’t remember.... show more
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Bcd4unxclwivotyvdbqy Makalapua Motu’apuaka
Needed 31 Oct '19
Acknowledgement
Fertility Regulation
Gynaecology
Consumer input for a protocol on Perioperative antibiotics to prevent infection after surgical abortion at any gestational age
Skills: Consumer Input
Our group is looking for consumer input on our protocol. We would like to invite consumers to provide the patient/carer perspective when reading this protocol. There is a two week timeline for comments, you will be sent a formal invite and checkli... show more
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Default profile Ashley Fraser
Needed 30 Nov '19
Acknowledgement
Airways
Lungs & airways
Translation of a Polish Journal Article
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Polish to English
I am conducting a Systematic Review on Immunostimulants verus placebo for preventing exacerbations of COPD and/or chronic bronchitis. I am looking for someone who might be able to help with translation of a Polish journal article, to help clarify ... show more
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Default profile Ashley Fraser
Needed 30 Nov '19
Acknowledgement
Airways
Lungs & airways
Translation of Hungarian Journal Articles
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Hungarian to English
I am conducting a Systematic Review on Immunostimulants verus placebo for preventing exacerbations of COPD and/or chronic bronchitis. I am looking for someone who might be able to help with translation of a Hungarian journal article, to help clari... show more
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Default profile Ashley Fraser
Needed 30 Nov '19
Acknowledgement
Airways
Lungs & airways
Translation of Swiss German Journal Articles
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from German to English
I am conducting a Systematic Review on Immunostimulants verus placebo for preventing exacerbations of COPD and/or chronic bronchitis. I am looking for someone who might be able to help with translation of Swiss German abstracts and/or journal arti... show more
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Default profile Ashley Fraser
Needed 30 Nov '19
Acknowledgement
Airways
Lungs & airways
Translation of Spanish Journal Articles
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Spanish to English
I am conducting a Systematic Review on Immunostimulants verus placebo for preventing exacerbations of COPD and/or chronic bronchitis. I am looking for someone who might be able to help with translation of Spanish abstracts and/or journal articles,... show more
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Default profile Ashley Fraser
Needed 30 Nov '19
Acknowledgement
Airways
Lungs & airways
Translation of French Journal Articles
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from French to English
I am conducting a Systematic Review on Immunostimulants verus placebo for preventing exacerbations of COPD and/or chronic bronchitis. I am looking for someone who might be able to help with translation of French abstracts and/or journal articles, ... show more
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Default profile Ashley Fraser
Needed 30 Nov '19
Acknowledgement
Airways
Lungs & airways
Translation of Italian Journal Articles
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Italian to English
I am conducting a Systematic Review on Immunostimulants verus placebo for preventing exacerbations of COPD and/or chronic bronchitis. I am looking for someone who might be able to help with translation of Italian abstracts and/or journal articles,... show more
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Wihluoelzbwboogouphh Israel Junior Borges do Nascimento
Needed 22 Oct '19
Authorship
Skin
Skin disorders
Oral Minoxidil Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Skills: Data Extraction, Inclusion/Exclusion, Qualitative Analysis, Risk of Bias Assessment, Statistical Analysis, GRADE
My research group and I are looking for researchers, medical students or any other type of health-provider who is interested in Dermatology and Trichology. We are currently developing a systematic review and meta-analysis regarding the use of oral... show more
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Default profile Barbara Nussbaumer-Streit
Needed 30 Jun '20
Acknowledgement
Other
Cochrane Austria - International Mobility Programme
Skills: Data Extraction, Inclusion/Exclusion, Question Formulation, Risk of Bias Assessment, Searching
We participate in the Cochrane International Mobility Programme and are happy to host one person for 4-8 weeks at Cochrane Austria. The focus of exchange would be on participating in the production of systematic reviews on diverse topics (e.g.... show more
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Default profile Frédérique Thonon
Needed 30 Nov '19
Authorship, Acknowledgement
Public health
Help needed on a systematic review on the use of electronic tools facilitating communication between migrants and health professionals
Skills: Data Extraction
We are conducting a systematic review of electronic tools designed to help health care providers communicate with migrants having a low proficiency in the language of the country of origin and/or a low level of health literacy. Our team needs a co... show more
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Ycnvh1rvmjl5zadzb9ht Matteo Bruschettini
Needed 13 Sep '20
Centres, Associate Centres, Affiliates and Geographic Networks
Neonatal care
Cochrane Sweden International Mobility Programme
Skills: Data Extraction, Inclusion/Exclusion, Risk of Bias Assessment, Screening, Summary of Findings Tables, GRADE
GENERAL INFO: https://training.cochrane.org/cochrane-international-mobility Host Cochrane Group: Cochrane Sweden (Lund University, Sweden). Primary contact for host Group: Dina Muscat Meng, Communications Consultant at Cochrane Sweden; dmm@c... show more
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Dnhb8blizunqjhjcfle6 Lyubov Lytvyn
Needed 22 Nov '19
Making Grade the Irresistible Choice (MAGIC)
Consumer & communication strategies
Seeking patient partner with Type 2 Diabetes as co-author for guideline panel – October 2019-January 2020, approx 10-15 hours total
Skills: Consumer Input, Protocol Development, Question Formulation, Report Writing, Summary of Findings Tables, Guideline development, GRADE
We're looking for patient partners to join our international guideline panel team to update recommendations on a new anti-diabetes drugs for patients with Type 2 Diabetes. We want people who have experience managing diabetes (any type of treatment... show more
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Default profile Jia Xi Han
Needed 01 Nov '19
Acknowledgement
Musculoskeletal
Rheumatology
Translation and data extraction of Turkish clinical trial article
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Turkish to English
We have a Turkish clinical trial article (~6 pages in pdf format) included in our Cochrane review, 'Glucocorticoid injections for adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)'. We will send a blank data extraction form for details of the study to be extr... show more
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Default profile souheila karbia
Needed 18 Aug '20
Consumer & communication strategies
Post-édition de résumés de revues Cochrane de l'anglais vers le français
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from English to French
L’équipe Traduction de Cochrane France traduit chaque mois plus d’une soixantaine de résumés des revues Cochrane nouvellement publiées ou mises à jour. Cochrane produit deux résumés pour chaque revue publiée : un résumé en « langage simplifié » (... show more
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Default profile Louis-Charles Desbiens
Needed 30 Nov '19
Heart & circulation
Translation of articles in Hebrew
Skills: Translation - Linguistic: from Hebrew to English
Thiazide diuretics and fracture risk: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials In the conduct of a systematic review evaluating the effect of thiazide diuretics on fracture in randomized clinical trials, we are looking fo... 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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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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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, Peer 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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