Johns Hopkins is helping health care advocates understand medical research.
The U.S. Cochrane Center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health launched a new online course on evidence-based health care. The free course, “Understanding Evidence-Based Health Care: A Foundation for Action,” is open and available to anyone who wishes to enroll, though it was expressly designed for consumer advocates in all areas of health care.
The U.S. Cochrane Center is one of 12 centers worldwide participating in a program examining the benefits and risks of health care to help people make well-informed decisions about their health.
“We want consumer advocates to successfully navigate the world of medical information and be able to critically assess results from research studies. With the knowledge they gain from our course, they will positively influence responsible public health care policy and help the people they serve to make evidence-based health care choices,” Kay Dickersin, director of the U.S. Cochrane Center, said in a statement.
For information, visit www.cochrane.us.
