On Wednesday, 2 April 2008, the Germany Cochrane Centre hosted a Symposium to celebrate its 10 anniversary. Below are selected presentations from the event.

Clinical Trials before Archie Cochrane
Speaker, Iain Chalmers, James Lind Alliance Oxford

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A very short history of Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) with a special look at surgery
Speaker, Ulrich Tröhler, Universität Bern

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The past, present and future of the German Cochrane Centre - perspectives from abroad
Speaker, Jos Kleijnen, Kleijnen Systematic Reviews, York

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Systematic reviews and randomised trials: influencing public policy
Speaker, Mike Clarke, UK Cochrane Centre, Oxford

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St. John's wort for depression - the history of a Cochrane review from 1996 to 2008
Speaker, Klaus Linde, LMU, München

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The perspective of a Cochrane Review Group Editor
Speaker, Bernd Richter, Universitätsklinikum, Düsseldorf

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Evidence in a way that patients can understand?
Speaker, Nancy Santesso, IFO Italian National Cancer Institute Regina Elena

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Network meta-analyses: potential and pitfalls
Speaker, Peter Jüni, Universität Bern

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Systematic reviews of adverse effects and other topics not – yet – covered by the Cochrane Collaboration
Speaker, Gerald Gartlehner, LBI, Wien

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Qualität und Wirtschaftlichkeit im Gesundheitswesen – was kann Cochrane beitragen?
Speaker, Peter Sawicki, IQWiG, Köln
This presentation in German only

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Die Ideen Archie Cochranes – wo stehen wir heute aus der Sicht des Klinikers
Speaker, Johannes Forster, St. Josefskrankenhaus, Freiburg
This presentation in German only

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Cochrane und die deutschen Medien
Speaker, Klaus Koch, IQWiG, Köln

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Closing remarks
Speaker, Gerd Antes, Director of the German Cochrane Centre
This presentation in German only

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