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"The Knowledgeable Patient is for anyone hoping to gain a greater understanding of the ways in which communication and participation in health is shaping our health care experiences and outcomes." - Sophie Hill discusses her new book in this video: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=1MqDkTXI1qA.  

February is Wise Consumer Health Month. In an effort to help members of CCNet become better health care consumers, the Consumer Blog is running weekly 'Consumer Stories' written by CCNet members. For the entire month of February, all blog postings will be in honour of CCNet's dedicated consumers.

Cochrane Summaries Receives Award

The Campaign for Plain English helps organisations make their public information as clear as possible to their audience. This year, the Cochrane Summaries website (http://summaries.cochrane.org) received the runner-up award for its use of plain language summaries to explain medical research.