Equator News http://www.equator-network.org/index.aspx?o=1029 Latest news from Equator en-gb 14 May 2013 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss EQUATOR workshop registration now open http://www.equator-network.org/index.aspx?o=1029&newsitem=1337 Register now for the EQUATOR workshop on "Reporting guidelines: a tool to increase the quality of health research published in your journal" that will be held at the Peer Review Congress in Chicago on 7 September 2013. http://www.equator-network.org/index.aspx?o=1029&newsitem=1337 14 May 2013 Declaration of Helsinki update http://www.equator-network.org/index.aspx?o=1029&newsitem=1336 The draft of a revised version of the Declaration of Helsinki is now open for public consultation. http://www.equator-network.org/index.aspx?o=1029&newsitem=1336 18 April 2013 PRISMA for Abstracts published on 9 April 2013 http://www.equator-network.org/index.aspx?o=1029&newsitem=1335 PRISMA for Abstracts provides guidance on reporting systematic reviews in journal and conference abstracts. http://www.equator-network.org/index.aspx?o=1029&newsitem=1335 12 April 2013 SAMPL guidelines for statistical reporting http://www.equator-network.org/index.aspx?o=1029&newsitem=1334 Basic Statistical Reporting for Articles Published in Biomedical Journals: The “Statistical Analyses and Methods in the Published Literature” or The SAMPL Guidelines” prepared by T. A. Lang and D.G. Altman has just been published. http://www.equator-network.org/index.aspx?o=1029&newsitem=1334 11 March 2013 New UK guidance on good research conduct http://www.equator-network.org/index.aspx?o=1029&newsitem=1333 Research Councils UK published new policy and guidelines on governance of good research conduct. http://www.equator-network.org/index.aspx?o=1029&newsitem=1333 28 February 2013 SPIRIT 2013 Statement just published http://www.equator-network.org/index.aspx?o=1029&newsitem=1332 The SPIRIT (Standard Protocol Items:Recommendations for Interventional Trials) 2013 Statement provides guidelines for the minimum content of a clinical trial protocol. http://www.equator-network.org/index.aspx?o=1029&newsitem=1332 08 January 2013 Update to CONSORT checklist for reporting noninferiority and equivalence trials http://www.equator-network.org/index.aspx?o=1029&newsitem=1331 An updated CONSORT checklist for reporting noninferiority and equivalence trials has recently been published in JAMA. http://www.equator-network.org/index.aspx?o=1029&newsitem=1331 04 January 2013 Ottawa statement on the ethical design and conduct of cluster randomized trials http://www.equator-network.org/index.aspx?o=1029&newsitem=1330 This recently published statement outlines fifteen recommendations for the ethical design and conduct of cluster randomised trials. http://www.equator-network.org/index.aspx?o=1029&newsitem=1330 10 December 2012 New guideline for reporting the synthesis of qualitative research http://www.equator-network.org/index.aspx?o=1029&newsitem=1329 The ENTREQ Statement (Enhancing transparency in reporting the synthesis of qualitative research) consists of a 21-item checklist. http://www.equator-network.org/index.aspx?o=1029&newsitem=1329 07 December 2012 Cochrane Canada Live webinar http://www.equator-network.org/index.aspx?o=1029&newsitem=1328 A free webinar on Reporting Guidelines for Equity-Focused Systematic Reviews - PRISMA-E 2012 will be held on Tuesday 11 December 2012, at 1200 Toronto time. http://www.equator-network.org/index.aspx?o=1029&newsitem=1328 07 December 2012