Norwegian satellite of the Cochrane EPOC group

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Simon Lewin, Andy Oxman

Website 

NsEPOC http://epocoslo.cochrane.org/

SUPPORT Summaries http://www.supportsummaries.org/

PDQ-Evidence http://www.pdq-evidence.org/

Main interests

Preparing, maintaining and ensuring the accessibility of systematic reviews of the effects of health system interventions that are relevant to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Consortium work areas

  • Cochrane systematic reviews in health systems relevant to LMICs.
  • Collaborative methodological work in evidence synthesis.

Current projects 

  • 44 systematic reviews.
  • 4 overviews of systematic reviews.
  • Over 100 SUPPORT Summaries of systematic reviews.
  • Stipends and training for review authors from LMICs.
  • Maintenance of PDQ-Evidence -  a database of systematic reviews, included studies and overviews of health system evidence.

Consortium staff 

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Andy Oxman,
Editor

Claire Glenton,
Editor (Plain language
summaries)

Elizabeth Paulsen,
Managing Editor

Gabriel Rada,
Editor

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Jan Odgaard-Jensen,
Editor (Statistical)

Kjetil Olsen,
Administrator

Marit Johansen,
Trials Search Coordinator

Newton Opiyo,
Editor