School of Nursing, Dublin City University, Room HG23 January 31, 2008

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9:00am

Registration begins

9:45 am

Welcome
Professor Ferdinand von Prondzynski, President of Dublin City University

10:00am

“Spreading the word on The Cochrane Collaboration in Nursing and Midwifery”
Fiona Alderdice, Director of Nursing and Midwifery Research Units,
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast

10:45am

“A Cochrane review of the effectiveness of shared care across the primary-secondary care interface for chronic disease management”
Susan Smith, Senior Lecturer in Primary Care, Trinity College Dublin
Recipient of Health Research Board Cochrane Fellowship

11:30-12:00 Tea/Coffee

12:00 pm

“Combining qualitative and quantitative research in public health systematic reviews: going beyond the Cochrane methodology”
Janet Harris, Centre for Evidence Based Practice, Bergen University College, Norway
Member, Cochrane Qualitative Research Methods Group

12:45pm

Lunch (included in registration fee)

14:00pm

“What has the Cochrane Collaboration ever done for us? A view from stroke medicine”
Peter Langhorne, Professor of Stroke Care, University of Glasgow
Editor, Cochrane Stroke Group

14:45pm

“Ethical issues in conducting systematic reviews: Dealing with the unexpected”
Dónal O’Mathúna, Senior Lecturer in Ethics, Decision-Making & Evidence, School of Nursing, Dublin City University

15:30pm

‘Open mic time’
Have a review idea and need help? Have experience and want to build a review team? Need details on the 2008 Cochrane Fellowships? Looking for a Cochrane supervisor? An open time for questions and announcements regarding Cochrane in Ireland. 

16:00pm

Tea/Coffee and Time for Networking