Cochrane Thematic Groups
Cochrane's Thematic Groups play a vital role in helping to ensure that Cochrane continues to evolve as a leader in health evidence synthesis, and that we are adapting to meet the most pressing global health challenges. Cochrane has an amazing volunteer community, and we want to harness people’s skills and expertise and preserve our extraordinary network of content and methods experts.
What are Thematic Groups?
Cochrane Thematic Groups are topic-based collectives with specialist knowledge and expertise. They work to identify what evidence will have the greatest impact within their topic areas, engage with stakeholders, maintain the enthusiasm of Cochrane’s extraordinary volunteer network, and support the development and dissemination of high-quality Cochrane evidence.
Cochrane’s current Thematic Groups:
We currently have twelve Thematic Groups, each led by experts in their respective fields:
Acute and Emergency Care: Providing strategic leadership and expertise in acute and emergency care to enhance services in prehospital and hospital environments.
Functioning, Disability and Rehabilitation: Enhancing practices in functioning, disability, and rehabilitation through global collaboration to improve outcomes and support inclusive health policies.
Global Ageing: Promoting healthy ageing for older adults through well-being strategies, tackling global aging challenges, and improving quality of life.
Health Equity: Strengthening connections with policymakers, funders, healthcare providers, and consumers, to tackle health disparities ethically.
Heart, Stroke and Circulation: Addressing the complex global burden of cardiovascular diseases.
Musculoskeletal Health and Pain: Tackling the global burden of musculoskeletal conditions and pain to reduce disability and enhance quality of life worldwide
Maternal Newborn Child Health: Improving maternal and newborn health outcomes to improve care for mothers and infants worldwide.
Nutrition and Physical Activity: Promoting global solutions to malnutrition and physical inactivity to improve public health and attain sustainable development goals.
Planetary Health: Fostering interdisciplinary research to tackle environmental and human well-being-related global health challenges.
People, Health Systems and Public Health: Enhancing person-centered health systems and public interventions.
Sexual and Reproductive Health: Building a knowledge base to address women’s health globally.
Work, Health and Social Security: Ensuring safe work environments and supporting health-impaired workers.
Each group draws on the expertise of a wider team and is committed to delivering high-quality outputs that advance Cochrane’s mission to provide accessible, credible information to support informed decision-making.