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Update of Cochrane's Conflict of Interest policy
Cochrane is planning for the revised policy to come into effect on October 1, 2020. While implementation was originally planned for July, the Governing Board and Project Team has decided to delay policy launch until October. Before the policy comes into effect, there will be opportunities for Cochrane Review Group (CRG) editorial team members, authors and other Cochrane members to learn about the policy and how it may affect their Cochrane activities.
The review question looked at whether a transcatheter approach compared to open‐heart surgery for aortic valve replacement improved outcomes in people with severe aortic stenosis, concluding that there was little or no difference in the risk of death, stroke or heart attack in the short term.
Interested in writing a Cochrane review and an expert in cardiology? - Consider these vacant titles:
Proposals closing on 31 May 2020:
Prophylactic corticosteroids for cardiopulmonary bypass in adults (update)
Percutaneous vs surgical repair of mitral valve disease (new title)
Antiplatelets for the prevention of graft occlussion following CABG (new title)
Continuous infusion versus bolus injection of loop diuretics in congestive heart failure (new title, supersedes exisiting review to incorporate latest methods)
Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation - (new title, supersedes two exisiting reviews to broaden the scope)
De-escalation of dual antiplatelet therapy for patients with acute coronary syndrome after percutaneous coronary intervention (new title)
Proposals closing on 30 June 2020:
Association of aspirin and Anticoagulants for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (new title)
Remote monitoring of Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators for prevention of cardiovascular outcomes (new title)
Cerebral Embolic Protection Devices During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (new title)
Alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease (new title)
We are currently advertising for a Cochrane Complex Systematic Review Fellow to support us in activities and provide support to complex systematic reviews across the 5 groups of the Cochrane Circulation and Breathing Network.
The closing date is 26th May and more information can be found here.
Wiley Top Author Campaign
We were delighted to find three of our reviews included in the Wiley Top Author campagin which has this year been extended to include Cochrane Library authors. The campaign celebrates the top 10% of each Cochrane Review Group’s most downloaded reviews, limited to the last two years.
