Cochrane London 2023: Forward together for trusted evidence4-6 September 2023Central London, UK

An evidence round-up, for nurses, on venous leg ulcers.

Hip fracture is a common injury, but do we have reliable evidence to guide care and rehabilitation?

We've published three new round-ups of evidence and resources relevant to each professional group.

On this page you can find our blogs about different aspects of preventing and living with dementia. Many of them include research evidence and also reflections from people affected by dementia themselves or in supportive roles as carers, family members or health professionals. There are also links to helpful resources.

  On 20th October 2022, in a free webinar for everyone, Brian, Heather and Sarah came together with Becky, a doctor and former GP to reflect on their experiences and talk about some important things to consider when making health decisions. You can watch a full recording of the webinar here:  

In this short blog, Selena Ryan-Vig looks at the evidence on using low-sodium salt substitutes instead of regular salt. Can salt substitutes reduce blood pressure and prevent heart attacks, and are there any risks?

Cochrane UK and Cochrane Ireland are hosting a free online workshop for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals based in the UK and Ireland. ** This workshop is now full. You can still register if you wish to join a waiting list **

In this blog, Sandra shares her experience of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and how treatment with EMDR (eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing) helped, and we include sources of information and support for people with PTSD, plus some recent Cochrane evidence on treatments for PTSD.

Sarah Chapman reflects on the text conversations she had with her Mum’s carer when her Mum was dying during lockdown. She also talks about recent evidence on effective communication between health professionals, those who are dying and their families and about our need for knowledge of ordinary dying.