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PaPaS News
Professor Christopher Eccleston
Chris has stepped down as PaPaS Co-ordinating Editor after 10 years.
All of us here at PaPaS would like to offer our wholehearted thanks and wish Chris well with what comes next. Read more here.
New PaPaS Co-ordinating Editor: Dr Neil O'Connell
We are very excited to introduce our new Co-ordinating Editor, Dr Neil O’Connell, having been Joint Co-ordinating Editor since January 2020 and an active member of the PaPaS Editorial Board for several years.
Malignant pleural effusions (MPE): new evidence on management
Our colleagues at Evidently Cochrane have published a blog on our recently updated review Interventions for the management of malignant pleural effusions: a network meta-analysis. Read the blog post here.
Psychological therapies for the management of chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults
This updated review, published in August, generated a lot of interest. We coordinated a dissemination plan for this updated review with the author team and Cochrane’s KT team in order to disseminate the evidence as widely as possible. See some of the resources available here.
The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of hospital-based specialist palliative care for adults with advanced illness and their caregivers
This recently published review was accompanied by a press release from the author team's University and a blogshot created by us here at PaPaS. Link to the full review here.
Delivering transformative action in paediatric pain: a Lancet Child and Adolescent Health Commission
The commission sets out four important goals that, if achieved, will transform paediatric pain, making children's and adolescent's pain matter, understood, visible and better for future generations. PaPaS editors Chris Eccleston and Emma Fisher have played key roles in this commission, building on the excellent work carried out for the #timeforchange campaign in 2019. See the Commission in full here and link to an informative infographic here.
PaPaS has responded to theNICE draft guidance on Chronic pain: assessment and management. See here for further information.
Cochrane News
Review author training workshops
Cochrane UK is hosting virtual Review Author Training workshops on 3rd and 10th November. Two spaces have recently become available. If you are interested please see here for more details and registration.
Commencing Monday 2 November 2020, the conference will feature a week-long series of webinars, presentations and talks, showcasing some of the latest Marie Curie-funded research from their centres, Research Leads and Fellows, Research Grant Funding Scheme and the Marie Curie Research Voices Group. See here for more details and registration.
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