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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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Systematic reviews explained Cochrane Australia

WEBCochrane Reviews are systematic reviews of primary research in human health care and health policy, and are internationally recognised as the highest standard in evidence …

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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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New review highlights the benefits of exercise for

WEBNew evidence published in the Cochrane Library this month provides strong evidence that falls in people over 60 can be prevented by exercise programs. Falls are a …

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Professor Fran Baum explores the social determinants of health on …

WEBProfessor Fran Baum is a Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor of Public Health and the Director of the Southgate Institute of Health, Society and Equity …

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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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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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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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Dr Matthew Page Cochrane Australia

WEBDr Matthew Page. Matthew Page is a Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Head of the Methods in Evidence Synthesis Unit in the School of Public Health and Preventive …

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The ABC Health Report's Dr Norman Swan on the other side of the …

WEBA familiar voice to millions, Dr Norman Swan is Australia’s best known health reporter. Having presented the ABC’s Health Report for more than three decades, this …

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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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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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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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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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Cochrane announces new partnership with the Joanna Briggs …

WEBCochrane and the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI), a research and development centre within the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Adelaide, …

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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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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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Writing a systematic review following Cochrane methods

WEBThis three-day workshop (currently offered as six half-day sessions over six weeks) is designed for authors of intervention reviews who wish to follow Cochrane methods. The …

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