1. Cochrane Injuries Group

2. About the Cochrane Injuries Group What does the CIG do? Who makes up the CIG? What injury prevention research does the CIG do? Is the CIG good at what it does? How can I get involved? What help can the CIG offer to review authors?

3. “What is the CIG?” One of 50 Review Groups in the Cochrane Collaboration Prepare, maintain and promote the accessibility of systematic reviews in the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of traumatic injury Systematic reviews are peer refereed and published on the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

4. “Who makes up the CIG?” People who prepare, maintain and update Cochrane Reviews, and people who support them in this process 600+ authors From 50+ countries (HIC & LMICS)

5. People who prepare, maintain and update Cochrane Reviews, and people who support them in this process Editorial team Co-ordinating Editors (x2) Managing Editor Trials Search Co-ordinator Editors (x8) Expert contributors Peer referees Translators Consumers “Who makes up the CIG?” Editorial base - London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

6. Support from editorial team Training face-to-face, online – Cochrane Centres annual short course at LSHTM Support available throughout review process technical, methodological, information science Not just an ‘editorial board’

7. Injury prevention research? Prepare, maintain and promote the accessibility of systematic reviews in the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of traumatic injury

8. Injury prevention research? ~35 reviews assessing the effects of injury prevention interventions Road safety Occupational injury Alcohol-related injury Violence

12. “Is the CIG good at what it does?” Prepare, maintain systematic reviews 104 published reviews, 30 more in progress Impact factor (2009) = 6.273 CDSR = 5.653 Injury = 2.383 Injury Prevention = 1.453 Accident, Analysis & Prevention = 1.647

13. “Is the CIG good at what it does?” Promoting the accessibility of systematic reviews Uptake of evidence e.g. NICE, WHO reports Cochrane Corner in Injury Prevention Capacity building e.g. training Instigating new research (e.g. CRASH, CRASH2 trials)

14. “How can I get involved?” Everyone is welcome! Author Write a review Update an existing review which is out-of-date Referee: draft reviews Consumer: comment on drafts; write plain language summary Translators: translate trial abstracts, screen titles for relevance, extract trial data, write editorial to publish in home country Especially Chinese language translators (2 hours twice a year) Let us know how you would like to be involved! Register interest via the CIG’s website (http://injuries.cochrane.org)http://injuries.cochrane.org or email Emma.Sydenham@Lshtm.ac.ukEmma.Sydenham@Lshtm.ac.uk No obligation!

15. “ What help can the CIG offer to review authors? ” Search strategy development Identifying trials Review methodology Statistical support English language editing Data extraction If you have questions or need assistance, just get in touch and we will try to help.

16. Unanswered questions…? The Cochrane Collaboration - www.cochrane.orgwww.cochrane.org The Cochrane Injuries Group - http://injuries.cochrane.orghttp://injuries.cochrane.org The Cochrane Library – www.thecochranelibrary.comwww.thecochranelibrary.com