Posted by Froeks Kamminga (Methods Liaison Officer) on 15 December 2020

Each year, all 17 Cochrane Methods Groups prepare an Annual Report to record their main developments and achievements. This year, we are putting the Methods Groups and their contributions in the spotlight. 

Today, it's Rapid Reviews. The aim of the Rapid Reviews Methods Group is to better inform ‘rapid review’ methodology which may influence the way in which a subset of reviews or other products by Cochrane are undertaken to accommodate condensed timelines for urgent decision-making. This has really come to the fore during the Covid-19 pandemic. The group provides guidance on the conduct of rapid reviews and research to provide empirical evidence to support Cochrane groups to make more informed choices about their methods and possible processes to undertake abbreviated Cochrane reviews making them more streamlined, timely, and relevant to end-users.

This year, the Group's highlight is: 

To find out more, click on the below, which will take you to the Group's summary report:

Interested in learning more about the Rapid Reviews Methods Group, or any of the other Methods Groups? Join Cochrane!

(even if you're already a member of a Methods Group, please sign up to the Methods Network to update your interests)

A full overview of the outputs in methods research and development, best practice and guidance, methods implementation, as well as publications and other achievements from each of our 17 Methods Groups can be found via the links in the box below.  

Lastly, you can read the full narrative report for a summary of the key methodological developments in Cochrane over the past year.