Cochrane Collaboration
The Cochrane Collaboration is an international organization that aims to promote evidence-based decision-making in healthcare by producing high-quality, systematic reviews of the best available evidence on the effects of healthcare interventions. The organization was founded in 1993 and is named after Sir Archibald Cochrane, a British physician and pioneer of evidence-based medicine.
The Cochrane Collaboration is made up of over 11,000 members from more than 130 countries around the world, including healthcare professionals, researchers, and patients. The organization operates through a network of review groups, each of which focuses on a particular area of healthcare, such as cancer, pregnancy, and childbirth, or mental health.
The core activity of the Cochrane Collaboration is the production of Cochrane Reviews, which are systematic reviews of the best available evidence on the effectiveness of healthcare interventions. Cochrane Reviews are conducted using rigorous methods and are considered to be the gold standard in evidence-based healthcare. The reviews are updated regularly to ensure that they reflect the most current evidence.
The Cochrane Collaboration is a highly respected and influential organization in the field of healthcare research and policy. Its work has had a significant impact on the practice of evidence-based medicine and has helped to improve the quality of healthcare around the world.
Cochrane is a British international charitable organization formed to organize medical research findings to facilitate evidence-based choices about health interventions involving health professionals, patients, and policymakers. It includes 53 review groups that are based at research institutions worldwide.
Tools
The Cochrane Collaboration also develops and maintains a range of other resources and tools to support evidence-based decision-making, such as the Cochrane Library, which provides access to Cochrane Reviews, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, which is a database of clinical trials.
http://www.cochranelibrary.com/about/central-landing-page.html
Review Manager (RevMan) is the software used for preparing and maintaining Cochrane Reviews.