20th October is World Evidence-Based Healthcare Day. Cochrane UK’s Knowledge Brokers, Sarah Chapman and Selena Ryan-Vig, take up its theme #EvidenceToImpact, with a reflection on the potential impact of sharing evidence in blogs and the challenges of capturing it.
Sarah Chapman
Sarah's work as a Knowledge Broker at Cochrane UK focuses on disseminating Cochrane evidence through social media, including Evidently Cochrane blogs and blogshots, with a particular interest in making evidence quick and easy for patients and others making health choices, and healthcare professionals, to understand and use. Before joining Cochrane she worked on systematic reviews for the University of Oxford and the Royal College of Nursing Institute, and obtained degrees in Modern History from the University of Oxford and in the history of women’s health and illness in early modern England (MPhil., University of Reading). She is also a former Registered General Nurse.
Author Archives: Sarah Chapman
Evidence for Nursing: new evidence and resources – Autumn 2020
The latest evidence and resources for nurses and clinical support workers.
Evidence for Allied Health: new evidence and resources – Autumn 2020
The latest evidence and resources for allied health professionals and clinical support staff.
Evidence for Maternity Care: new evidence and resources – Autumn 2020
The latest evidence and resources for midwives and clinical support staff, with content on COVID-19, antenatal care, labour and birth.
Evidence for maternity care, nursing and allied health from Cochrane UK
Cochrane UK’s Knowledge Brokers Sarah Chapman and Selena Ryan-Vig introduce three refreshed evidence series for health professionals and clinical...
Choosing images for sharing evidence: new guidance from Cochrane
Sarah Chapman and Selena Ryan-Vig, Cochrane UK's Knowledge Brokers, introduce new guidance for anyone who needs to choose images for a dissemination product based on any Cochrane Review, which may also be helpful for others interested in image selection, and reflect on what they’ve learned along the way.
Travel-related measures for controlling the spread of COVID-19: new Cochrane evidence
Sarah Chapman looks at a new Cochrane rapid review with evidence on the effectiveness of travel-related measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
Web accessibility and Evidently Cochrane: making our blog more accessible to all
Students at City University, London carried out an evaluation of Evidently Cochrane to assess how accessible the site is for people with various impairments. This blog explains the key changes we have since made to improve the blog's accessibility.
Cochrane evidence on COVID-19: a round-up
Sarah Chapman highlights Cochrane evidence on COVID-19 and other health effects of the pandemic, with links to reviews, blogs and other Cochrane resources.
Signs and symptoms of COVID-19: new Cochrane evidence
Sarah Chapman looks at a new Cochrane Review on how useful signs and symptoms are for diagnosing COVID-19.
Central venous catheter (CVC) management: evidence round-up
Cochrane evidence on central venous catheter (CVC) management in a blog for nurses.
Antibody tests for COVID-19: new evidence on test accuracy and some considerations
Sarah Chapman looks at the evidence from a new Cochrane rapid review on the accuracy of antibody tests for COVID-19.