Our researcher Minna Johannson talked to Cochrane Podcasts recently about her latest review about the benefits and harms of malignant melanoma (a type of skin cancer) screening. Listen to the full podcast in English and Spanish here. The full review can be found under our news items. 

Cochrane Workshop: Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies Workshop - Lund, 21-22 January 2020This 2-day workshop is targeted at people who need to make decisions about diagnostic tests. It forms a coherent basis for systematically reviewing, analysing and interpreting diagnostic evidence. 

The Cochrane Review Screening for reducing morbidity and mortality in malignant melanoma has been recently updated. Researchers from Cochrane Sweden and The Nordic Cochrane Centre are behind this recent review.

Today, we are celebrating our second anniversary as a Cochrane centre.  Our Centre was established on the 16th May 2017 and is located in the city of Lund. It is affiliated with the Department of Research & Development / Section for HTA Analysis, Skåne University Hospital, in collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University and with the Nordic Cochrane Centre in Copenhagen led by Karsten Juhl Jørgensen.

Cochrane består av 13 000 medlemmar och över 50 000 supportrar som kommer från mer än 130 länder världen över. Våra volontärer och medarbetare är forskare, vårdpersonal, patienter, vårdgivare och människor som är passionerade för att förbättra hälsa för alla, överallt. 

In 2017 Cochrane Sweden started the Cochrane International Mobility Programme to promote training periods at Cochrane Centre’s in oth

Everyone is welcome to join the Cochrane collaboration. Cochrane is a global network with 13,000 members and over 50,000 supporters. If you would like to be a part of Cochrane, you can find more information at Join Cochrane.

Vi från Cochrane Sverige har skrivit en debattartikel i Läkartidningen där vi argumenterar för att det är dags för Svenska Universitet och Vetenskapsrådet att ge systematiska översikter akademiskt erkännande. Du kan läsa artikeln med titeln "Dags att höja statusen för systematiska översikter i Sverige" online på Läkartidningens hemsida.

We recently reported the dramatic increase of Cochrane accounts by people based in Sweden (link).What about the Cochrane Members?A few Swedes have become authors of Cochrane reviews. Others contributed in different ways. To find out how, follow the Twitter hashtag "CochraneMember". 

Shape the future of CochraneOver the next few weeks, four new members will be elected to Cochrane’s Governing Board.