Dissemination of 18th Annual Cochrane Colloquium Proceedings

描述(由申请者提供)：这笔小额会议赠款将资助2010年10月18日至22日在科罗拉多州Keystone举行的第18届Cochrane年会的内容传播，主题为“将循证决策提高到新的高度”。资金将用于支付会议范围内的wifi、开放获取的演讲稿播客以及摘要处理和出版。会议内容将侧重于系统审查方法和比较有效性研究中的信息技术。这次为期五天的会议将探讨在系统审查、评估以及在卫生保健决策中使用这些证据方面的最新进展。完成后，参与者将显示出更好的能力：(1)制定可通过循证技术回答的医疗保健问题；(2)确定回答这些问题的最佳证据；(3)对证据进行批判性评估；以及(4)使用最佳证据做出明智的医疗保健决策。这笔小额会议赠款将为2010年10月18日至22日在科罗拉多州Keystone举行的第18届Cochrane Colloquium年会的内容传播提供资金，主题为“将循证决策提高到新的高度”。资金将用于支付会议范围内的wifi、开放获取的演讲稿播客以及摘要处理和出版。会议内容将侧重于系统审查方法和比较有效性研究中的信息技术。 公共卫生相关性：本次会议将集中讨论系统审查方法和信息技术在比较有效性研究中的作用。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This small conference grant will fund content dissemination from the 18th Annual Cochrane Colloquium, Keystone Colorado Oct 18-22, 2010 with the theme "Raising Evidence-Based Decision Making to New Heights." Funds will pay for conference wide wifi, open access podcasts of presentations and abstract processing and publication. Meeting content will focus on systematic review methodology and information technology in comparative effectiveness research. This five-day conference will explore the latest advances in systematic reviews appraise and the use of this evidence in decisions about health care. Upon completion participants will show improved ability to: (1) formulate healthcare questions that can be answered via evidence- based techniques; (2) identify best evidence to answer these questions; (3) critically appraise the evidence; and (4) use the best evidence to make well-informed health care decisions. This small conference grant will fund content dissemination from the 18th Annual Cochrane Colloquium, Keystone Colorado Oct 18-22, 2010 with the theme "Raising Evidence-Based Decision Making to New Heights." Funds will pay for conference-wide wifi, open access podcasts of presentations and abstract processing and publication. Meeting content will focus on systematic review methodology and information technology in comparative effectiveness research. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: This conference will focus on systematic review methodology and information technology in comparative effectiveness research.