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We are delighted to announce the appointment of Ella Flemyng as the new Methods Implementation Co-ordinator.  Ella joins Cochrane from BMC (part of Springer Nature) where she was a publishing editor and journal manager working on a cluster of methodology journals, which included journals like Systematic Reviews and Trials. She also facilitated a workshop on involving consumers in editorial processes at the 2018 Colloquium in Edinburgh.

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Cochrane has committed funds to support the introduction of reviews of prognosis studies. Implementation is at an early stage whilst we develop tools, methods, guidance and training for authors and editors.You can find further information about the resources available using the links below.Cochrane Library Editorial

We congratulate Adriani Nikolakopoulou and Leonie van Grootel, winners of this year's Thomas C Chalmers awards for the best long and short presentations addressing methodological issues related to systematic reviews at the Edinburgh Colloquium. The awards were presented at the end of the Colloquium.

Cochrane has committed funds to support the introduction of reviews of prognosis studies. Implementation is at an early stage whilst we develop tools, methods, guidance and training for authors and editors.

A revised tool to assess the risk of bias in randomized trials (RoB 2.0) is now available.RoB 2.0