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COCHRANE IECS
About us
The Argentine Cochrane Center of the Institute of Clinical and Health Effectiveness (IECS) is part of the Cochrane Collaboration and the Ibero-American Cochrane Network (RCIB), both non-profit organizations and in collaboration with the Rosarino Center for Perinatal Studies (CREP) and the Italian Hospital University Institute (IUHI), we lead Cochrane Argentina.
Mission
Our mission is to facilitate clinical and healthcare decision-making based on the best scientific evidence available.
How do we do it?
We conduct systematic reviews of medical literature and meta-analyses, produce methodological research on systematic reviews and topics related to evidence-based medicine, and provide assistance to relevant projects and research.
we carry out work at the request of international organizations, governments, health systems and scientific societies, disseminating crucial research for our region.
Contributions to Global Health
We are leading key research about COVID-19, including testing recommendations, false negatives PCR results, post-COVID multisystem inflammatory syndrome in Latin America, and incidence and transmission of asymptomatic infections.
With 138 systematic reviews and 40 Cochrane and Non-Cochrane protocols since our founding in 2017, we are committed to excellence in research and the dissemination of knowledge that transforms healthcare.
