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.
Tag: social media
Evidence to impact: reflections on the impact of sharing evidence in blogs
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.
Illustrating mental health topics: from the headclutcher to the hopeful
Sarah Chapman reflects on a tweetchat on how best to illustrate mental health topics when sharing evidence.
Picturing mental health: what sort of images are the right ones?
A blog about responsibility and challenges when using images to communicate mental health research.
Illustrating mental health topics: how can we do this well? A Cochrane tweetchat
Join @CochraneUK and @Cochrane_CCMD for a tweetchat on illustrating mental health topics, on Wednesday 12th February 2020
The power of the picture: opportunity and responsibility when illustrating health topics
Sarah Chapman reflects on conversations in Cochrane and beyond about images used to illustrate heath topics.
From #PatientsIncluded to Patient in 12 hours – my #BeyondTheRoom experience at the Cochrane Colloquium, 2018
Sally Crowe reflects on participating in our recent conference, the Cochrane Colloquium, as a member of the #BeyondTheRoom team.
Being Goldilocks: towards getting our Cochrane special series ‘just right’ through trial and error
Sarah Chapman and Selena Ryan-Vig from Cochrane UK share tips on how to put together a successful special series for social media
A great opportunity to join the #BeyondTheRoom team at the Cochrane Colloquium!
Announcing a great opportunity for some keen tweeters to come to the Cochrane Colloquium 2018 (with free registration, accommodation and a travel bursary) as part of the #BeyondTheRoom team.
Pineapples and stethoscopes. The problem with stock images
Sarah Chapman reflects on the challenges of using stock images to illustrate blogs and other social media products about health evidence.
Talking evidence-based practice
A blog about our Evidence for Everyday Allied Health tweetchat for allied health professionals on the what, why and how of evidence-based practice
Health professionals get active on Twitter!
Joining in the WeActiveChallenge is a great way for health professionals to get going on Twitter, as Sarah Chapman explains in this Evidently Cochrane blog