1. Asbjørn Hróbjartsson Co-convenor
BMG report 2016
Asbjørn Hróbjartsson
Co-convenor

2. Co-convenors Doug Altman, UK Isabelle Boutron, France
Asbjørn Hróbjartsson, Denmark
David Moher, Canada

3. Research activities ROBINS-I (BMJ 2016) Revised RoB tool for RCT
Work on tool to assess funding and conflict of interest
Work on tool to assess reporting biases

4. Administration Move of secretariat from Canada to Odense, Denmark
Thanks to Al Mayhew, our previous research coordinator!
Welcome to Camilla Hansen, our research coordinator!
Website updated
Activities normalised

5. Colloquium Workshops and Meetings
Workshop: Introduction to the ROBINS-I tool (Risk of Bias In Non-randomized Studies of Interventions). Sunday 23 October, Location: Grand Ballroom A.
Workshop: Introducing a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomized trials. Sunday 23 October, Location: Grand Ballroom A.
Meeting: Announcement of revised tools to assess risk of bias in randomized trials and in non-randomized studies. Tuesday 25 October, Location: Emerald A.

6. New Cochrane structure and BMG
Methods groups centralised into a ”Methods Hub”?
Co-convenors feedback
Unclear administrative and financial consequences
Acknowledge need for improved coordination
Concerned about the balance between methods vs. other activities

7. Plans for 2016-17 Research Administrative
Tool for assessing conflict of interest and funding
Tool for assessing risk of publication bias
Administrative
Cochrane structural reshuffle
Explore more coordinated research activities by BMG

8. Questions, feedback, comments?