OBJECTIVES

Evidence based health care for all
1. To introduce the Cochrane Collaboration and its achievements to those interested in using the best available evidence to inform healthcare decision making;
2. To provide members of the collaboration with opportunities to hold meetings and to advance their knowledge and skills;
3. To encourage partnerships among clinicians, researchers, consumers, policy makers and funders committed to advancing evidence-based practice;
4. To provide opportunities for members of the collaboration to get together at social cultural and recreational events;
5. To provide a forum where members of the Collaboration can contribute to the future directions of the organizations;
6. To provide a forum for discussion of health technology assessment, evidence-based health care and the role of the Cochrane Collaboration in supporting these activities