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  1. Gould, Kathleen Ahern PhD, MSN, RN

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COCHRANE

In these difficult times, it is always helpful to remind our readers of high-quality resources for health information. Cochrane is a not-for-profit global independent network of researchers, professionals, patients, and people working toward health improvement for over 28 years. The goal of Cochrane's work is to produce high-quality, credible, accessible health evidence. This media review highlights a few segments and welcomes readers to review Cochrane's many resources.

  
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UNDERSTANDING HEALTH EVIDENCE IN COVID-19 TIMES

https://www.cochrane.org/our-evidence/coronavirus-covid-19-resources

 

This section is part of the coronavirus (COVID-19) resources provided by the staff at the Cochrane Collaboration. Cochrane is a trusted, well-vetted, valuable resource for professionals.

 

The organization provides information, systematic reviews, and online learning that is freely available to anyone who is interested in an introduction to evidence-based health care, Cochrane evidence, and how to use it.

 

THE COCHRANE LIBRARY

The Cochrane library (https://www.cochranelibrary.com) is a collection of databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform health care decision-making through reviews, clinical trial reports, and most recently clinical answers, a section that introduces a clinical question, provides a short answer, and presents data for the outcomes from the Cochrane Review deemed most relevant to practicing health care professionals.

 

WHAT FACTORS INFLUENCE PARENTS' VIEWS AND PRACTICES AROUND ROUTINE CHILDHOOD VACCINES?

https://www.cochrane.org/CD013265/EPOC_what-factors-influence-parents-views-and-

 

This review is a synthesis of qualitative evidence that helps interpret the context of these complex decisions. The evidence is up to date as of July 2020 but serves as a template for how we can approach families about vaccinations for COVID-19.