We are pleased to announce the launch of the new Cochrane interactive learning tool. This is an online, introductory course on how to conduct a systematic review of interventions. This represents a major advance in our online learning approach, bringing together the world-leading expertise of Cochrane’s methodologist community with best practice in modern interactive learning design and pedagogy.

The writing is on the wall. Living evidence is the way of the future. And whether for systematic reviews or guidelines, tools, systems and structures are now available to help us attain the goal of having continually updated evidence to inform decision-making.

The Global evidence summit was a great success with more than 1300 people from 75 countries gathered together. The Global Evidence Summit was the first time that Cochrane, 

Just 60 seconds a day can make a differenceIn the last 20 years research output has grown exponentially making it really difficult to keep up with the evidence. As a Cochrane citizen scientist you would be helping us to identify and describe the research that may be very important in helping us to determine whether a treatment works, or whether a diagnostic test is accurate.

The Choosing Wisely campaign was successfully launched on December 7th www.choosingwisely.org.nzChoosing Wisely is a new campaign for New Zealand that encourages health professionals to talk to patients/consumers about unnecessary tests, treatments and procedures.It is health professional-led and is about providing the best quality of care for the patient/consumer.

Thank you to all who attended the Cochrane Colloquium Seoul.

In latest figures received by Wiley, the publishers of the Cochrane Library, New Zealand has been shown to be the 4th most prolific country in downloads of full text reviews from the Cochrane library per capita. New Zealanders downloaded just over 82,000 Cochrane reviews in 2014 which is around 225 downloads per day.

Cochrane New Zealand is pleased to announce that it has secured funding from the Ministry of Health until 2017. This means New Zealanders involved with Cochrane will be able to continue to attend training and receving assisstance from the staff at New Zealand Cochrane. This renewal of funding also encompasses funding for the production of PEARLS and for the running of Cochrane Gynaecology and Fertility. These Cochrane groups are also based in New Zealand and play and integral part in providing Cochrane evidence for all. 

The annual Cochrane Colloquium took place on the 3rd of October 2015. 

Help to screen health research records with the EMBASE projectThe EMBASE project provides an opportunity for new and potential contributors to get involved with Cochrane work