International Conference
«Trusted Evidence for Better Health: Achievements and Barriers» (QiQUM 2025)
QiQUM – Quality information for Quality Use of Medicines
4-5 December 2025
Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education (RMANPO), Moscow
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
Cochrane Russia, based in the Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education (RMANPO), jointly with other members of the Cochrane Collaboration, the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine, Coalition for Rational and Safe Use of Medicines (CoRSUM), the Association of Clinical Pharmacologists of the Russian Federation, and with the participation of the World Health Organization, presents the International Conference “Trusted Evidence for Better Health: Achievements and Barriers” (QiQUM 2025).
This special event celebrates the 10th anniversary of Cochrane Russia and serves as a platform to discuss progress, challenges, and future directions in evidence-based healthcare.
We warmly invite you to join us in this milestone event and contribute to shaping the future of trusted health evidence.
Participants will engage in discussions on critical issues related to the quality of medical care, the importance of reliable evidence in informed decision-making, and health policy. The conference will highlight the role of Cochrane systematic reviews and other contributions from The Cochrane Collaboration in developing and implementing healthcare tools.
Key topics include:
- Regulation and use of medicines and health technology
- Development and quality assessment of clinical practice guidelines
- Evidence, clinical studies: registration, and reporting
- Potential and risks of new intelligent computer systems (AI)
- Research on the impact of misleading information and conflicts of interest
- Ethical and legal aspects
These discussions will emphasize the need of rigorous evidence while evaluating the significance of medicines and medical technologies on public health, as well as the dissemination of Cochrane evidence within the professional healthcare community and the public.
Priority topics and issues of the conference:
- Development of National Essential Medicines Lists, clinical guidelines/recommendations, other healthcare tools, and addressing misleading medical information in the context of knowledge engineering development within the ethical and legal frameworks.
- The role of Cochrane evidence in informed decision-making, medical and pharmaceutical education, and public awareness.
- The impact of scientific evidence and conflicts of interest on public health, clinical practice, research agendas (experimental and clinical medicine), pharmaceutical management and healthcare management.
For a detailed list of topics, please refer to the invitation to publish in the International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine (IJRSM)
The scientific program will feature presentations by Russian and International scientists in the field of methodology and practice of evidence-based medicine, representatives from the Cochrane Collaboration and Cochrane Groups, the World Health Organization, the International Society of Medicines Bulletins and more.
The organizing committee invites you to submit your conference papers for publication in a special issue of the International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine.
Submission requirements are available on the journal's website.
The deadline for submission is June 1, 2025.
Further information about the event and registration links will be provided in subsequent communications.
Contact: qiqum2025@gmail.com