Cochrane

2013 Cochrane Scholars
September 19-23, 2013
Quebec City, Canada
Sponsored by

 

The AAO-HNS/F leadership and SAGE, publisher of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, have identified a need to train otolaryngologists in the conduct and publication of systematic literature reviews. Systematic reviews have a high citation impact, and serve as the foundation for evidence-based practice guidelines, clinical performance measures, and maintenance of specialty certification.

Four travel grants of up to $2,500 will be offered for the 2013 Colloquium in Quebec City, Canada, September 19 – 23, 2013.  The Colloquium features a full scientific program plus about 60 training and discussion workshops related to systematic review. In return for a travel grant to attend the meeting, the attendees must agree, in writing, to initiate and submit a systematic review to the Journal for publication consideration within 12-months (by September 23, 2014).

Attendees will be introduced to the Cochrane Collaboration, the world leader in evidence summaries of healthcare interventions, and will learn state-of-the-art techniques for producing systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The AAO-HNS/F has partnered with the Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders Group of Cochrane to create this unique educational opportunity, which features personal interaction with Martin Burton, Director of the UK Cochrane Center, and with the staff and editors of the Cochrane ENT Disorders Group.

Attendees will be selected based on their prior experience, statement of interest, and proposed topic. We seek to achieve a balance of subject areas.

Requirements:

• Residents are not eligible
• Applicants must be members of the AAO-HNS

Applicants must submit the following information in a Word attachment:

• Name, address (including e-mail), and AAO-HNS member number
• An up-to-date list of your peer-reviewed publications
• What prior experience do you have with systematic reviews?
• What prior experience do you have with statistics and evidence-based medicine?
• Why are you interested in attending the Cochrane meeting (be specific, please)
• What subject areas or topics are you interested in reviewing if awarded a travel grant?

• Do you understand (and agree to) the obligation to submit a properly conducted systematic review to Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery within 12 months of attending the meeting?

Deadline: March 1, 2013
Please send the above information in a Word attachment, along with your current CV, via e-mail to Eileen Cavanagh, Managing Editor, Journal at ecavanagh@entnet.org no later than March 1, 2013. Hard-copy submissions will not be accepted. 

Past Scholars
2012 Auckland, New Zealand
2011 Madrid, Spain
2010 Keystone, Colorado
2009 Freiburg, Germany - No Grantees
2008 Singapore
2007 Sao Paulo, Brazil - No Grantees
2006 Dublin, Ireland