Ep 178: How Cochrane Collaborates to Promote Evidence-Based Decision Making

The healthcare industry has always depended on collaboration to advance medicine and improve care for patients. Much of that collaboration comes in the form of sharing findings from studies and research, which is what the Cochrane Network tries to compile into thorough and systemic reviews. By working with clinicians, policymakers, providers, and even CRNAs like Dru Riddle, PhD, DNP, CRNA, FAAN, Cochrane promotes evidence-based decision making across healthcare, and today we’ll learn more about the US Network and the role it plays for CRNAs.

 

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What we discuss in this episode: 

3:28 – Introducing our guests

4:30 – Introducing our topic

8:05 – Who is involved

10:16 – Financial support

12:19 – Building credibility

13:42 – Reviews in US and UK 

15:37 – Why he got involved 

18:56 – Reviewing anesthesiologists efficiency

21:33 – Cochrane’s new strategy  

23:16 – Why isn’t this research being applied to CRNAs?

25:40 – Generating a topic review

29:52 – How Cochrane worked for Sharon recently 

34:42 – Why they need CRNA influence

36:23 – Micro-volunteerism 

38:13 – Final thoughts