Learning

Cochrane has put together a collection of learning modules for Cochrane consumers and those who want to involve consumers in the production of Cochrane Reviews. These include online learning, a range of webinars and other information. Explore the Consumer involvement collection.

Two key co-produced and free learning modules include: 

Evidence Essentials, a free online resource offering an introduction to health evidence, and how to use it to make informed health choices. 

Involving People, online learning for author teams about involving consumers in reviews.

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), Learning for Involvement, also includes resources and training about public involvement in health and social care research, such as Cochrane's learning modules.

Resources

Cochrane continues to develop resources that support consumer engagement and involvement.

Key resources include:

Involving patients and the public in your Cochrane review - a brief guide for authors

Learning and resources for consumer peer reviewers

Consumer involvement - a guide for funding applications

Co-Production Methods Group

The Co-Production Methods Group supports the co-production of evidence syntheses by spearheading methods research to establish best practices in this field, by identifying and disseminating best practices in the involvement of stakeholders in producing, reporting, evaluating and disseminating Cochrane evidence. 

This Group provides a list of general resources on how to involve people in reviews.

International Patient and Public Involvement Network

The International Patient and Public Involvement Network in health and social care research was launched in 2017 and involves a network of over 260 organisations. 

The Network collaborated with Cochrane's Learning Live programme and produced many webinars on the subject of engagement and involvement. These cover a basic introduction to the topic, involvement in evidence synthesis, core outcome sets, impact measurement and much more. 

Watch the recordings of previous sessions

COVID-19 Consumer Rapid Response Group

During the COVID-19 pandemic, health decision-makers needed trustworthy evidence to help answer many questions, and they needed it quickly. During 2020, the Cochrane community worked with partners to find ways to respond to this situation and meet the needs of evidence users. This Supplement to the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews collected initiatives involving Cochrane groups, in the form of short reports. You can read the report here. 

A team of consumers, authors and others developed comprehensive resources for the COVID-19 Consumer rapid response group, both for consumers and for Cochrane author teams.

Explore the learning and resources

Explore the knowledge translation collection