The EQUATOR Network, an international initiative that aims to improve the reliability of scientific publications by promoting transparent and accurate reporting of health research, has announced that it will hold its launch meeting on June 26, 2008, in London, UK.
The conference, 'Achieving transparency in reporting health research,' will focus on better understanding of problems associated with health research reporting and use of reporting guidelines. Also, it will discuss potential solutions that can lead to the improvement of the health research literature. The meeting will be of interest to publishers and editors of medical journals, peer reviewers, researchers, medical writers, representatives of research funding bodies, developers of reporting guidelines, and individuals involved in research education from universities, professional societies and associations.
The meeting contributors include Professor Doug Altman (University of Oxford), a key member of the CONSORT group and co-Editor-in-Chief of BioMed Central's journal Trials; Sir Muir Gray, National Knowledge Service, Oxford; Dr David Moher, Chalmers Research Group, Ottawa, Canada; Dr Paul Ayris, University College London; Dr Kenneth Schulz, Family Health International, North Carolina, USA; Dr John Hoey, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada; and Dr Iveta Simera, EQUATOR Network Project Manager.
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