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Systematic reviews explained Cochrane Australia

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Udpated rapid review: how effective is quarantine to control

WEBThe updated review summarizes evidence available from studies that show how quarantine affects the spread of COVID-19. The studies included in the review consistently …

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New clinical guidelines for COVID-19 help Australian

WEBTASKFORCE MEDIA RELEASE - 4 April 2020 A large coalition of peak Australian health professional groups has come together to develop new “living …

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Research Cochrane Australia

WEBCochrane Australia has a program of research exploring effective ways to inform healthcare decisions through the uptake of evidence. This includes projects investigating the …

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Get up, stand up: new review looks at reducing sedentary

WEBThe ABC’s recent documentary series Old people’s home for 4 year olds surprised many by becoming a runaway ratings success. It attracted more viewers than Masterchef and …

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The Cochrane Library Cochrane Australia

WEBThe Cochrane Library. The Cochrane Library is an online resource containing a regularly updated collection of evidence-based databases, including over 7,500 Cochrane …

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A very HANDI resource: putting evidence into practice

WEBThe RACGP’s Handbook of Non-Drug interventions, or HANDI for short, was launched in 2013 with the aim of making ‘prescribing’ a non-drug therapy almost as easy as writing a …

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Heath White Cochrane Australia

WEBHe is a member of the Guidelines International Network GINAHTA Steering Committee, focused on strengthening synergy between HTA and guideline developers, and is an …

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Assoc Professor Julian Elliott Cochrane Australia

WEBProf Elliott was the founding Chair of the Australian Living Evidence Consortium and established the Australian National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce, both based …

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Substantiating health claims on food: systematic reviews and …

WEBFood labelling has long been a prominent and contentious health policy area in Australia, with the merits of star rating systems and country of origin labelling dominating recent …

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Our work Cochrane Australia

WEBOur work. Cochrane is an independent, not-for-profit organisation made up of 37,000 contributors from 130 countries. We work together to make the vast amounts of …

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Leading US psychiatrist Dr Allen Frances warned of the

WEBOn episode 2 of The Recommended Dose, leading US psychiatrist Dr Allen Frances warned of the increasing dangers of over-medicalisation and overdiagnosis in …

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A closer look at the long-term effects of drinking (and the …

WEBAsk most people how much alcohol they drank last week, month or year and chances are they’ll have trouble giving you an exact answer – or possibly would prefer …

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Acute Low-back pain Implementing Guidelines into practice (ALIGN)

WEBIt is a two stage project with the following aims: to identify the barriers and enablers to implementing an evidence-based clinical practice guideline for acute low-back pain in …

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Cochrane Australia's response to 'fake science' fish oil claims

WEBDr Lee Hooper, lead author of the Omega 3 Review, has compiled a detailed response to each of the claims made in the Blackmores article, as follows: Blackmores’ claim: …

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National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Guidelines Update

WEBIn the first week of April 2020, the National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce launched new 'living guidelines' to provide world-first, continually updated …

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TRD Norman Swan interview transcript Cochrane Australia

WEBNorman joins Ray to talk frankly about medicine and the media. He shares some of the joys and challenges of his work inside and outside of the ABC - including his stint as resident …

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