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ACT now: Accuracy, Completeness, and Transparency in health research reporting 11 - 12 October 2012; Freiburg, Germany We are pleased to announce that the registration and call for abstracts for the 2012 scientific symposium and 4th EQUATOR Annual Lecture organised by the EQUATOR Network and the German Cochrane Centre is now open. Registration For registration details please visit: http://www.equator-network.org/courses-events/equator-scientific-symposium-2012/registration/ Call for abstracts For details of the call for abstracts and submission information please visit: http://www.equator-network.org/courses-events/equator-scientific-symposium-2012/call-for-abstracts/ The symposium will be of great interest to health research scientists and clinicians, journal editors and peer reviewers, reporting guideline developers, publishers, research funders and other professionals involved in research education, research governance and the publication of medical research. The focus of the meeting is to: Highlight critical issues in health research reporting and its wider consequences Present key findings from relevant scientific research; topics include: Reporting quality of research studies in all areas of medicine Common problems in research reporting (e.g. publication bias, selective reporting, inconsistencies between protocol and publication, misinterpretation of research findings) Impact and consequences of poor reporting on systematic reviews and clinical guidelines, clinical practice, and patients’ care Development of robust reporting guidelines Implementation of reporting guidelines in journals, and by research and funding organisations Initiatives to improve the transparency of the research literature (e.g. data sharing, registration of research projects, publication of protocols) Development and delivery of educational and training programmes on rigorous research reporting and available guidelines Discuss potential solutions for improvement of health research literature and share experiences More information is available on the EQUATOR Network website http://www.equator-network.org/courses-events/equator-scientific-symposium-2012/equator-scientific-symposium-2012/ With best wishes, sent on behalf of the organising committee: Gerd Antes, Britta Lang and Brigitte Weber (Freiburg) Doug Altman, Shona Kirtley, Iveta Simera (Oxford) and The team of 'kongress & kommunikation' (Freiburg) __________________________________________________ Shona Kirtley Research Information Specialist EQUATOR Network Centre for Statistics in Medicine University of Oxford Wolfson College Annexe Linton Road Oxford OX2 6UD Tel: 01865 284410 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Web: http://www.equator-network.org/ Spanish website: http://www.espanol.equator-network.org/ Web: http://www.csm-oxford.org.uk/ __________________________________________________ EQUATOR Network - resources for reporting research Website: http://www.equator-network.org/ __________________________________________________