Providing Cochrane evidence in easy-to-digest formats to everyone, including laypeople, has remained an important task for us in 2022. In addition, we have developed a new strategic plan for the upcoming 3 years, while navigating the uncertainty of the long-term strategic direction and organisational structure of Cochrane.

Together with our initiator, the Centre for Evidence-Based Practice of Belgian Red Cross, we have published a protocol for a Cochrane systematic review on the effectiveness of first aid training for laypeople in The Cochrane Library.

The team of Cochrane First Aid wishes you Happy Holidays and all the best for 2023!

At our launch in April 2019, we published our first strategic plan, outlining our mission and vision, and containing goals that would guide us through our first 3,5 years (2019-2022).

On 22 October, the Belgian Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine celebrated its 20th anniversary with a day of inspiring workshops and presentations by international speakers.

The second Saturday in September marks World First Aid Day. Our collaborating centre, the Global First Aid Reference Centre (GFARC) of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, is in charge to coordinate this event and provide resources to national Red Cross Societies. The theme of this year's awareness day, on September 10, is: "Lifelong First Aid".

20 October marks World Evidence-Based Healthcare (EBHC) Day, a global initiative raising awareness for better evidence to inform healthcare policy, practice and decision making. 

During the latest conference of the European Resuscitation Council past June, Global First Aid Reference Centre (GFARC) of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), our collaborating centre, hosted a live webinar titled “Remote and hazardous: first aid adaptation in challenging contexts”.

We have published a new Cochrane Corner, accompanied by a visual abstract that highlights the key findings, in the International Journal of First Aid Education.

After another year of hard work, the Cochrane First Aid team will take some summer breaks during the following periods: 1-11 July 15-24 July 26 August – 6 September If you want to contact us meanwhile, send us an email (cochrane.firstaid@gmail.com) and we will answer your message as soon as we are back in the office.