Cochrane, a global independent network of researchers, professionals, patients, carers and people interested in health, is proud to announce its newest Associate Centre, Cochrane Czech Republic, at the Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno.
Cochrane Czech Republic will promote evidence-based decision making in healthcare in the Czech Republic by supporting and training authors of Cochrane Reviews, as well as working with clinicians, professional associations, policy-makers, patients, and the media to encourage the dissemination and use of Cochrane evidence.
Cochrane works with collaborators from more than 130 countries to produce credible, accessible health information that is free from commercial sponsorship and other conflicts of interest. Cochrane’s work is recognized as representing an international gold standard for high quality, trusted information.
Cochrane Czech Republic will be coordinated and led by its new Associate Director, Professor Dr. Miloslav Klugar: “The launch of Cochrane Czech Republic is very important. Producing and increasing the dissemination of the best available information on healthcare is critical for clinicians and patients everywhere in the world, including the Czech Republic. Cochrane Czech Republic is one of three important pillars of the Czech National Centre for Evidence-Based Healthcare and Knowledge Translation as an umbrella centre."
Cochrane’s Chief Executive Officer, Mark Wilson, warmly welcomed today’s news: “I am delighted we are announcing the launch of Cochrane Czech Republic, which I’m confident will deepen and expand the reach and impact of Cochrane activities on health and healthcare decision-making across the Czech Republic and therefore improve health outcomes for its 10.5 million citizens. This is why the establishment of Cochrane Czech Republic is so important. We hope that it will also promote health research in the Czech Republic and Central European region and its application into policy and clinical practice across the country and the world.”
Jitka Klugarová, Associate Professor and Deputy Director for evidence syntheses and implementation, added: “This is an innovation for our region and we intend to collaborate in the dissemination of Cochrane Reviews and to continue supporting Cochrane to reach its 2020 strategic objectives.”
Andrea Pokorná, Associate Professor and Deputy Director for education activities also commented: “This is an excellent opportunity for scientific growth and gives us the chance to train students and
a future generation of health workers that will develop high-quality research. Our chance to support health professionals in improving their decision-making based on the best available Cochrane evidence will support patient care.”
Cochrane Czech Republic is an Associate Centre of Cochrane Germany. This means it will be supported by Cochrane Germany who will offer methodological support, mentoring, and supervision.
For more information on the work of the Cochrane Czech Republic, please visit the website: https://czechrepublic.cochrane.org
Facebook: @CochraneCzechRepublic
Twitter: @czcochrane
About Cochrane
Cochrane is a global independent network of researchers, professionals, patients, carers and people interested in health.
Cochrane produces reviews which study all of the best available evidence generated through research and make it easier to inform decisions about health. These are called systematic reviews.
Cochrane is a not-for profit organization with collaborators from more than 130 countries working together to produce credible, accessible health information that is free from commercial sponsorship and other conflicts of interest. Our work is recognized as representing an international gold standard for high quality, trusted information.
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