1. TOBY LASSERSON SENIOR EDITOR The Cochrane Library and new developments for users Cochrane Editorial Unit

2. The Cochrane Collaboration  International organization supports production & maintenance of Cochrane systematic reviews  Charity & government funding for infrastructure  Activity supports global network of volunteer contributors Cochrane Editorial Unit

3. Society website Organizational structure News & events Policies Training Summaries & podcasts Library website Reviews Trials Editorials & collections Other databases

4. The Cochrane Library  Suite of databases  Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews  Register of controlled trials (CENTRAL)  Register of methodological research  Abstracts of effectiveness reviews (DARE)  HTA database  Economic Evaluations (NHS EED)  Information about Cochrane entities

5. The Cochrane Library  Cochrane Reviews evaluate  Effects of healthcare interventions  Diagnostic test accuracy & harms  Methods used in clinical trials or systematic reviews Cochrane Editorial Unit

6. The Cochrane Library  Cochrane Review attributes  Independent  Methodological rigour  Transparent  Current  Relevant  Full-text with structured abstract & plain language summary  Updated to reflect new evidence Cochrane Editorial Unit

7. How best to develop The Cochrane Library? Finding information Searching/Browsing Support dissemination Summary versions Derivative products Improve full-text look & navigation, article tools

9. Full reviews & editorials now organized by theme Specialty (heart, lungs, wound care etc) Age (child health) Diagnostics & Methodology Predictive text search & synonym search under development

10. Clinical questions  Answers to important healthcare questions need to be easy to locate  Benefits & harms  How much of a difference does an intervention make?  How confident are we in findings?

11. Does pre-operative washing with chlorhexidine reduce surgical site infections?

12. Reviews clustered by relevance

15. What do results mean?  Studies of good quality?  Excessive variation between results?  Precision of results?  Study populations/settings of interest to review question?  Publication bias?

23. www.cochranejournalclub.com

29. Cochrane Editorial Unit

30. Future directions  Cochrane PICO or Clinical Answers  Clinical question answering service?  Qualitative & prognostic reviews?  Cochrane for mobile web?

33. ‘I apologize that this letter is so long, I did not have the time to write a short one’ Blaise Pascal (1623-62)