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International Journal of Nursing Practice 2014; 20: 562
EDITORIAL
Reflections on Professor Pearson, AM, Founding Chair of the Cochrane Nursing Care Field The Cochrane Nursing Care Field (CNCF) started as a Network in 2009 under the leadership of Professor Alan Pearson. A professor of Evidence-based Health Care, Professor Pearson saw that while Cochrane reviews had relevance and utility to those who deliver nursing care, uptake by nurses and even awareness of Cochrane were low. The missions established and reported at that first AGM in Singapore (2009) were: increasing the use of the Cochrane Library by nurses and others (such as formal and informal carers and other health professionals) involved in delivering, leading or research nursing care; engaging nurses and others involved in delivering, leading or research nursing care with the Cochrane Collaboration; and supporting the Cochrane Collaboration and its role in providing an evidence base for nursing care. Professor Pearson retired in 2013, leaving behind a Field with over 1200 members around the world, a strong
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programme of publications in more than 20 key national and international journals, an ambitious programme of linguistic translation, and a high level of activity for the traditional core functions of a Cochrane field. The vision to set up this Field was Professor Pearson’s, yet the first conceptualization was highly collaborative, with groups from England, Scotland, Spain, the USA, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, as well as members of the Australasian Cochrane Centre and the publisher, Wiley. This collaborative ethos has set up an entity that has the pragmatic outcomes focus nursing is often characterized by, while simultaneously promoting engagement with Cochrane entities with nurses from around the world. The CNCF is one expression of Professor Pearson’s list of achievements; like his others, the CNCF will continue to be a collaborative group seeking to engage with those willing to invest in the Cochrane mission and vision. Craig Lockwood, Chair, Cochrane Nursing Care Field
doi:10.1111/ijn.12381
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International Journal of Nursing Practice 2014; 20: 562
EDITORIAL
Reflections on Professor Pearson, AM, Founding Chair of the Cochrane Nursing Care Field The Cochrane Nursing Care Field (CNCF) started as a Network in 2009 under the leadership of Professor Alan Pearson. A professor of Evidence-based Health Care, Professor Pearson saw that while Cochrane reviews had relevance and utility to those who deliver nursing care, uptake by nurses and even awareness of Cochrane were low. The missions established and reported at that first AGM in Singapore (2009) were: increasing the use of the Cochrane Library by nurses and others (such as formal and informal carers and other health professionals) involved in delivering, leading or research nursing care; engaging nurses and others involved in delivering, leading or research nursing care with the Cochrane Collaboration; and supporting the Cochrane Collaboration and its role in providing an evidence base for nursing care. Professor Pearson retired in 2013, leaving behind a Field with over 1200 members around the world, a strong
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© 2014 Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd
programme of publications in more than 20 key national and international journals, an ambitious programme of linguistic translation, and a high level of activity for the traditional core functions of a Cochrane field. The vision to set up this Field was Professor Pearson’s, yet the first conceptualization was highly collaborative, with groups from England, Scotland, Spain, the USA, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, as well as members of the Australasian Cochrane Centre and the publisher, Wiley. This collaborative ethos has set up an entity that has the pragmatic outcomes focus nursing is often characterized by, while simultaneously promoting engagement with Cochrane entities with nurses from around the world. The CNCF is one expression of Professor Pearson’s list of achievements; like his others, the CNCF will continue to be a collaborative group seeking to engage with those willing to invest in the Cochrane mission and vision. Craig Lockwood, Chair, Cochrane Nursing Care Field
doi:10.1111/ijn.12381
Copyright of International Journal of Nursing Practice is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use.
