Cochrane Renal Group

Les Irwig

Les Irwig has joined the editorial team as the Diagnostic reviews editor. Les is Professor in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine at the University of Sydney. He teaches course on diagnostic test assessment, meta-analysis and guideline development, and advanced epidemiological methods. He is also heavily involved in the Faculty of Medicine's Graduate Medical Program, in particular the Evidence-based Medicine component.

Les is especially interested in the application of epidemiological methods to ptovide the evidence on which to base Public Health and Clinical decisions. His particular area of expertise is the assessment of screening and diagnostic tests through systematic review (meta-analysis) and the conduct of new studies.

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New protocols in
Cochrane Library
Issue 4 April 2008

Calcium channel blockers for ureteral stones
Dietary interventions for preventing complications in idiopathic hypercalciuria
Education programmes for people with diabetic kidney disease


17th Cochrane Colloquium
Singapore
11-14 Oct 2009

 

Systematic Review Workshops

2 workshops are planned for 2009 in July & December at the
Centre for Kidney Research
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
[Details]

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Help us with our Renal Trials Register

Do you have conference proceedings [books or cd-roms] that you no longer need or could lend to us for hadsearching? If so, email Ruth Mitchell for details

Handsearching

Are you interested in helping us handsearch journals or conference proceedings. To find out more about our handsearching activities, email Ruth Mitchell