International Conference «Trusted Evidence for Better Health: Achievements and Barriers» (QiQUM 2025): Second announcement

International Conference "Trusted Evidence for Better Health: Achievements and Barriers" (QiQUM 2025) QiQUM – Quality information for Quality Use of Medicines: Moscow, Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education (RMANPO), 4-5 December 2025

Master class "Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for multimorbidity: is there a paradigm shift?»: Moscow, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba, December 2, 2025

Cochrane School of Evidence-Based Medicine: Kazan, Kazan State Medical University, December 6, 2025

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, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba, Kazan State Medical University, Coalition for Rational and Safe Use of Medicines (CoRSUM), the Association of Clinical Pharmacologists of the Russian Federation, Russian Society of Medical Education Specialists and the Higher School of Healthcare Organization and Management, and with the participation of the World Health Organization, presents a series of events dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Cochrane Russia:

International Conference "Trusted Evidence for Better Health: Achievements and Barriers" (QiQUM 2025) – 4–5 December 2025 (Moscow, Russia)
Master class "Evidence-based clinical guidelines for managing multimorbidity: is a paradigm shift happening?" – 2 December 2025 (Moscow, Russia)
Cochrane School of Evidence-Based Medicine – 6 December 2025 (Kazan, Russia)

These special events celebrate the 10th anniversary of Cochrane Russia and serve 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.

The conference will focus on issues of regulation, use of medicines and medical technologies; clinical guidelines/recommendations, methodology of their development and quality assessment; capabilities of new intelligent computer systems; ethical and legal aspects; research devoted to assessing the impact of misleading information and pervasive conflicts of interest on these processes and 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 benefits 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.
Cochrane evidence for public education.
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: link

Submission requirements are available on the journal's website (Submission Guidelines)

The deadline for submission is extended until 1 August 2025.

On December 2, 2025, as part of the planned regular series of Cochrane Russia master classes "Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines", the first master class with international participation "Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for multimorbidity: is there a paradigm shift?" will be held at the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba.

The Cochrane School of Evidence-Based Medicine is scheduled to take place at the Kazan State Medical University (Kazan) on December 6, 2025. The event is intended for young scientists and healthcare professionals, researchers, teachers, decision-makers in healthcare and healthcare research, and anyone wishing to take part in the activities of the Cochrane Collaboration in Russia.

The School schedule will include the following topics:

The Cochrane Collaboration: information about the organization, areas of activity
The Cochrane Library
Cochrane Systematic Reviews
The Role of Cochrane Systematic Reviews in Decision Making and guideline development
Key Steps (Stages) in Developing a Cochrane Review
Cochrane Evidence: Development and Presentation Formats
Cochrane Information and Training Resources
Cochrane Priority Projects

Detailed programs of the International Conference, Master Class and Cochrane School will be presented in the next information messages.

Registration links:

Contacts: qiqum2025@gmail.com