Cochrane Scholars Program

21st Annual Cochrane Colloquium
September 19-23, 2013
Quebec City, Canada
Sponsored by

 

The AAO-HNS/F leadership and SAGE, publisher of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, have identified a need to train otolaryngologists in the conduct and publication of systematic literature reviews. Systematic reviews have a high citation impact, and serve as the foundation for evidence-based practice guidelines, clinical performance measures, and maintenance of specialty certification.

Four travel grants are offered each year for the annual Cochrane Colloquium. This year, the Colloquium will be held in Quebec City, Canada, September 19 – 23, 2013.  The Colloquium features a full scientific program and nearly 60 training and discussion workshops related to systematic review. In return for a travel grant to attend the meeting, the attendees must agree, in writing, to initiate and submit a systematic review to the Journal for publication consideration within 12 months.

Learn more about the 2013 Cochrane Colloquium

Attendees will be introduced to the Cochrane Collaboration, the world leader in evidence summaries of healthcare interventions, and will learn state-of-the-art techniques for producing systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The AAO-HNS/F has partnered with the Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders Group of Cochrane to create this unique educational opportunity, which features personal interaction with Martin Burton, Director of the UK Cochrane Center, and with the staff and editors of the Cochrane ENT Disorders Group.

Grantees will be selected based on their prior experience, statement of interest, and proposed topic. We seek to achieve a balance of subject areas.

Cochrane Scholar Application Requirements:

• Residents and previous G-I-N Scholars or Cochrane Scholars are not eligible
• Applicants must be members of the AAO-HNS

Applicants must submit the following information in a Word attachment:

• An up-to-date list of your peer-reviewed publications
• What prior experience do you have with systematic reviews?
• What prior experience do you have with statistics and evidence-based medicine?
• Why are you interested in attending the Cochrane meeting (be specific, please)
• What subject areas or topics are you interested in reviewing if awarded a travel grant?

The Cochrane Scholar application submission process is paperless. All application submissions must be submitted electronically. 

Important Dates
August 1: Application submission opens

January 1: Deadline for applications

February 1: Applicants are notified of selection

Have questions?
Please contact Caitlin Drumheller at cdrumheller@entnet.org.

Past Scholars
2012 Auckland, New Zealand
2011 Madrid, Spain
2010 Keystone, Colorado
2009 Freiburg, Germany - No Grantees
2008 Singapore
2007 Sao Paulo, Brazil - No Grantees
2006 Dublin, Ireland