This blog summarises a conversation hosted on Twitter by Cochrane UK, inviting views on the use and misuse of language when talking about long-term conditions.
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. Sarah has hearing loss and is awaiting a cochlear implant. In June 2021, she took on the role of Patient Ambassador for the COACH trial, a randomised trial to compare cochlear implants and hearing aids for people who hear slightly more than the current eligibility threshold for a cochlear implant. 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
Living with long-term conditions: a Cochrane UK special series
Throughout June, we are shining a spotlight on living with long-term conditions, sharing blogs that include relevant evidence and personal reflections. The series will also include a discussion on Twitter about the impact language can have on people with long-term conditions.
Experiencing Evidently Cochrane blogs: uncertainty, suffering and solidarity
Recently, Cochrane UK undertook some qualitative work to explore what the comments posted on Evidently Cochrane blogs might tell us about what readers get from our blogs. In this blog, the Editors of Evidently Cochrane, Sarah Chapman and Selena Ryan-Vig, and qualitative researcher Fran Toye, talk about the methods they used, the insights they gained, and the subsequent changes made to the blogs to make them more useful to readers.
Evidence for Nursing: new evidence and resources – Quarter 2 2021
The latest evidence and resources for nurses and clinical support staff.
Evidence for Allied Health: new evidence and resources – Quarter 2 2021
The latest evidence and resources for allied health professionals and clinical support staff.
Evidence for Maternity Care: new evidence and resources – Quarter 2 2021
The latest evidence and resources for midwives and clinical support staff.
Endometriosis: #MyEndometriosisQuestion – a special series
March is #EndometriosisAwarenessMonth. This month, we are running a special series of blogs on diagnosing and treating endometriosis. There will also be live Q&As and you can submit questions to experts on social media using the hashtag #MyEndometriosisQuestion.
Health awareness events as opportunities for sharing health evidence: choose with care
This blog explores the pros and cons of health awareness events as opportunities for sharing evidence, and how to choose and use them wisely.
Evidence for Maternity Care: new evidence and resources – Quarter 1 2021
The latest evidence and resources for midwives and clinical support staff.
Evidence for Allied Health: new evidence and resources – Quarter 1 2021
The latest evidence and resources for allied health professionals and clinical support staff.
Evidence for Nursing: new evidence and resources – Quarter 1 2021
The latest evidence and resources for nurses and clinical support workers.
Evidently Cochrane: Reflections on a different year, and looking ahead
In the final Evidently Cochrane blog of the year, Sarah Chapman and Selena Ryan-Vig, Cochrane UK's Knowledge Brokers, take a look back at some highlights on the blog in 2020.