Of the 52 currently registered review groups that make up the Cochrane Collaboration, CMSG is one of the largest review groups with over 700 active health care professionals, researchers and consumer representatives from 26 countries. This impressive international collection of CSMG members help to create and edit completed reviews so that they may be added to The Cochrane Library. In addition, over 500 other Canadian and international researchers and clinicians are active supporters of the CMSG.  These other researchers and clinicians use Cochrane in health science curricula, invite Cochrane members to present at conferences, and work with fellows and trainees who conduct Cochrane reviews.

The editorial team is made up of 20 experts who are international leaders in their fields corresponding to the subgroups of CMSG. The CMSG is under two coordinating offices. The first is located at the Institute for Population Health of the University of Ottawa, Canada. It is under the direction of the coordinating editor, Dr. Peter Tugwell and coordinated by the managing editor, Lara Maxwell. The second is at the Cabrini hospital in Melbourne. It is under the direction of the coordinating editor, Rachelle Buchbinder and is coordinated by the Australian editorial base managing editor, Renea Johnston. Our editorial team is listed here, while our consumer representative team is listed here . With this diverse linkage of expertise, the CMSG is able not only to produce high-quality systematic reviews but also be active in promoting change in clinical practice and consumer health behavior.
 
The CMSG receives support from the Canadian Cochrane Centre that assists CMSG members in their efforts, as well as the many other Canadians working on different projects for the Cochrane Collaboration.

We welcome participation from those interested in contributing to the group's work - whether as authors of systematic reviews, consumers, external referees or handsearchers of health care journals.

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