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Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · 16h

Even if you can't attend in person, you can join the 3rd World Congress on Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine online! Register at wctcim.cabsin.org.br/new/ and join world leaders in Rio, 15-18 October 2025
#CAIM #IntegrativeMedicine #ComplementaryMedicine

Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · 2d

🧠 Can #acupuncture help newborns with #braininjury from lack of oxygen at #birth?

📸 Get the current #healthevidence picture in this Cochrane #systematicreview:

www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....

Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · 5d

From our colleagues at the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health: 📅 Two weeks left! Submit an abstract, session, or wellness activity to the 2026 International Congress on Integrative Medicine & Health! Deadline: October 17th https://
ow.ly/ajNg50WZGW2

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The Cochrane Collaboration @cochrane.org · 14d

For over 30 years, Cochrane has set the standard for high-quality systematic reviews in health research. Now, we’re taking a bold step forward reimagining evidence synthesis for a changing world.

Find out more: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...

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Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · 9d

September 29 is #WorldHeartDay and Cochrane Complementary Medicine is supporting research relevant to management and treatment of #cardiovascular conditions. Learn more about how we're contributing to building the #healthevidence base for #CAIM: cam.cochrane.org/knowledge-tr...

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Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · 12d

It’s not too late! Register today for the 3rd World Congress on Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine at wctcim.cabsin.org.br/new/ and and don’t miss the opportunity to join world leaders in Rio, 15-18 October 2025. #CAIM #IntegrativeMedicine #ComplementaryMedicine

3rd WCTCIM ❘ 3rd World Congress on TCIM

Discover the 3rd WCTCIM in Rio de Janeiro, 2025. Join global experts to advance health, diversity, and well-being.

wctcim.cabsin.org.br

Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · 14d

ICYMI: Our quarterly newsletter is now available!

Get updates on:

🏡 A new home for Cochrane Complementary Medicine

🌎 International collaborations and events

...plus a selection of our latest blogshots and more!

tinyurl.com/5xdv979u

Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · 16d

🤱 Can #breastfeeding support interventions prevent the development of #depression after #childbirth?

📸 Get the current #healthevidence picture in this Cochrane #systematicreview:

www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....

Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · 19d

Call for Applications | The Health & Heritage Innovations Open Call | An initiative of the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre | Closing date: October 20, 2025 | More information: www.who.int/news-room/ar...

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Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · 21d

Join our colleagues at Georgetown University’s Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences Graduate Program on September 18 for a webinar on “Developing an Integrative Program in Palliative Care”. More information and registration available at: lnkd.in/evHSVCTZ

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Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · 23d

Join our colleagues at Tufts University for their upcoming upcoming Standard Author Systematic Review Training course!

📅 When: November 6, 13, & 20, 2025 (9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. EST)
💻 Where: Online via Zoom
👉 Register today: tinyurl.com/SysRevNov
(Seats limited – early registration encouraged!)

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Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · 26d

Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field is pleased to announce that we are now based at Georgetown University! Read more here: cam.cochrane.org/news/announc...

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Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · 28d

Join our colleagues at Georgetown University’s Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences Graduate Program on September 11 for a webinar on “Developing an Integrative Program in Palliative Care”. More information and registration available at: tinyurl.com/db8vbuhj

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Cochrane_US @cochraneus.bsky.social · Sep 8

👀 New tool detects problematic trials before they distort evidence
🎊A new tool has been developed to help researchers detect problematic clinical trials before including them in systematic reviews.🤔
🖇️ www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...

New tool detects problematic trials before they distort evidence | Cochrane

www.cochrane.org

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Trials Change Lives @trialschangelives.bsky.social · Sep 5

#CochraneDaily Just published! Study of 50 Cochrane reviews found that only one quarter (109 of 423) of the included trials which examined the primary outcome had been pre-registered www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
#Cochrane
#RCT #RandomizedTrials
@jclinepi.bsky.social

Patterns of pre-registration and publication of trials in Cochrane systematic reviews of interventions

It is widely recognised that selective reporting clinical trial results based on their outcomes, in the forms of publication bias, outcome reporting bias, or p-hacking, has detrimental effects on the ...

www.jclinepi.com

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Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · Sep 3

Scoping your next #clinicaltrial or #systematicreview? PRO EDI is a tool to help systematic reviewers think about equity, diversity and inclusion in reviews, and to help trialists think about inclusion when designing trials. Learn more here: www.trialforge.org/trial-divers...

PRO EDI: improving how equity, diversity and inclusion are handled in evidence synthesis • Trial Forge

Equity, diversity and inclusion in evidence synthesis Few single randomised trials change practice, and this is how it should be. Instead, bodies of evidence from several trials are collated through ...

www.trialforge.org

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Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · Aug 29

Our quarterly newsletter is now available!

Get updates on:

🏡 A new home for Cochrane Complementary Medicine

🌎 International collaborations and events

...plus a selection of our latest blogshots and more!

mailchi.mp/8bb036d2add7...
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Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · Aug 27

It’s not too late! Register today for the 3rd World Congress on Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine at wctcim.cabsin.org.br/new/ and and don’t miss the opportunity to join world leaders in Rio, 15-18 October 2025.

#CAIM #IntegrativeMedicine #ComplementaryMedicine

Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · Aug 25

🛌 Can #melatonin improve #sleep and quality of life during treatment for #cancer?

📸 Get the current #healthevidence picture in this Cochrane #systematicreview:

www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....

Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · Aug 22

What is #GRADE and how can it help you to find more reliable #healthevidence (or better #pizza 🍕)? Learn more in this edition of our "Evidence for Everyone" video series!

youtu.be/HDTrAwEo4KA?...

Introduction to GRADE

YouTube video by Cochrane Complementary Medicine

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Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · Aug 20

It’s not too late! Register today for the 3rd World Congress on Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine at wctcim.cabsin.org.br/new/ and and don’t miss the opportunity to join world leaders in Rio, 15-18 October 2025.

#CAIM #IntegrativeMedicine #ComplementaryMedicine

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Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · Aug 18

New resources from Cochrane Iberoamérica (in Spanish):

🚨🦈"Fatal shark attacks have increased by 50% last year"🦈

If only percentages are mentioned... 💡Activate your critical thinking!‼️

💡 New video🕵️❗‍https://youtu.be/OE-a82DWlLo

You can check the full key here: es.cochrane.org/es/divulgaci...

Los porcentajes o efectos relativos de un tratamiento pueden ser engañosos

YouTube video by Cochrane Iberoamérica

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Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · Aug 14

August 14 is #GlobalYogaTherapyDay and Cochrane Complementary Medicine is supporting research relevant to #yoga and its role in #IntegrativeHealth. Learn more about how we're contributing to building the #healthevidence base for #yogatherapy: cam.cochrane.org/knowledge-tr...

#GYTD2025

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Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · Aug 13

🧘🏽 Can yoga relieve cancer-related fatigue in people with cancer?

📸 Get the current #healthevidence picture in this Cochrane #systematicreview:

www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....

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The Cochrane Collaboration @cochrane.org · Aug 5

How are we advancing responsible AI for evidence synthesis?

From developing guidance to engaging with developers, we're ensuring AI enhances – not replaces – human judgment in systematic reviews.

🔗 www.cochrane.org/about-us/news/how-cochrane-advancing-responsible-ai-evidence-synthesis

How is Cochrane advancing responsible AI for evidence synthesis?

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