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.   Learn more about Cochrane: https://us.cochrane.org/cochrane-us-network   Read more: http://beyondthemaskpodcast.com    Get the CE certificate here: https://beyondthemaskpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Beyond-the-Mask-CE-Cert-FILLABLE.pdf   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