Patricia Aluko has written a blog that explores the updated Cochrane learning modules. As part of the newly-updated training resources, Patricia, Luke Vale and Ian Shemilt have co-developed and compiled the ninth module, which centres on the use of health economics in Cochrane reviews. The module is designed for review authors and individuals interested in incorporating economic evidence into systematic reviews.

The latest Chairman's Update Report - for March 2018 - is now available to read.To see the full report, click here.A full list of Chairman's Update Reports can be found here. 

Patricia Aluko has written a new blog surrounding how she helped in the process of adding brief economic commentaries (BECs) into eight reviews by Cochrane Incontinence. The blog discusses how the reviews - which all centre around surgery for stress urinary incontinence - were chosen, and the methods used in undertaking the BECs.

The latest edition of the Chairman's Update Report, for October 2017, is now avialable to read.To see the full report, click here. 

Jacqueline Mallender and co-author Rory Tierney have written a new blog.As crime-fighting requires resources, their piece examines how we decide on how best to spend resources tackling crime. This includes how economic analysis is becoming increasingly popular in measuring the impact of resource use, looks at government-sponsored projects and systematic reviews in the process.

The June 2016 edition of the Chairman's Update Report is now available to view.To see the full report, click here. 

The January 2016 Chairman's Update Report for the Economics Methods Group is now available to read.To read the full report, click here. 

The latest Chairman's Update Report for the Economics Methods Group is now available to read.To read the full report for August 2015, click here.

The latest Chairman's Update Report has now been published, covering April 2015.To read the full report, click here.