Cochrane Norway

Cochrane Norway is a part of Cochrane. The Norwegian branch is based at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. Cochrane is an international, non-profit, and independent organization. The organization was founded in 1993 and is named after the British epidemiologist Archie Cochrane. Cochrane creates and disseminates evidence synthesis and methods related to health and well-being topics. Its aim is to develop reliable and up-to-date research that addresses important questions for healthcare and welfare practice and make this summarized research accessible worldwide. As a Cochrane unit, we provide training and support to review authors in Norway and promote awareness and usage of Cochrane reviews. Additionally, we actively engage in various activities to enhance the quality, accessibility, and utilisation of Cochrane reviews. We have a particular interest in: • Developing methods to create even better Cochrane reviews, including systematic reviews of qualitative research. • Making evidence synthesis and evidence-based methods accessible and relevant for health and welfare services. • Creating summaries of select reviews from the Cochrane Library as news articles or "Plain Language Summaries." • Actively contributing to the Scandinavian GRADE Network (grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendations) Working Group, including GRADE-CERQual. • Collaborating with the World Health Organization (WHO) to increase the use of systematic reviews in WHO's recommendations. • Supporting users of the Cochrane Library.