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Caption: A #patientsincluded conference Cochrane for all
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Caption: And we’re off! Last week we held meetings in Oxford and Edinburgh to hear ideas from patients and carers about how we can make Cochrane’s global conference in 2018 an event that is interesting and accessible to all.
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Caption: Our first group met in Oxford
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Caption: Not quite so lovely - the home of Cochrane UK, in the former Oliver & Gurden bakery, where Cochrane first began in 1992
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Caption: Sally steered us through the discussions about what would make our conference interesting and inclusive
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Caption: A wealth of experience was shared
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Caption: There were brilliant practical suggestions and ideas about themes and ways of working together
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Caption: We discussed what people like at conferences - and what they don’t!
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Caption: Round two! Next, Edinburgh
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Caption: Another ten people with a wonderful range of perspectives as patients, carers and patient advocates came together with three of the Cochrane team and facilitator Douglas
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Caption: Time to talk...
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Caption: ...and to listen
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Caption: There was a lot of energy in the room!
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Caption: Lots to think about...
“Patients are experts by experience”
“If I felt I could actively contribute, I would want to attend”
“We need genuine accessibility for vulnerable people”
...and much more
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Caption: A report will follow, and the ideas shared will help shape the conference
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Caption: Martin Burton, Cochrane UK’s Director, and all the team here, want to get this right
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Caption: Find out more at uk.cochrane.org