The task which the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group has undertaken is enormous and will only be achieved thanks to the good will of people (health care professionals, consumers and researchers) volunteering their skills and time. Many people around the world have become involved but there is always a need for continued assistance with the efforts of CMSG. We invite you to become involved in any of the following ways:

• Review Author: If you have expertise in some aspect of healthcare related to musculoskeletal health, consider joining the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group (CMSG). Being part of a Cochrane review group provides the support, resources and training to tackle a systematic review, and an international audience when your work is published in The Cochrane Library.  Help is now wanted to develop reviews for priority topics.
  
• Editor: CMSG has an editorial team that provides support for reviewers to ensure the highest quality in their work. Sometimes we need content/topic or methodological expertise. Other times we need expertise and an editor's eye for detail, consistency and clear expression.
  
• External Referee:   Critical evaluation is essential to ensure and maintain a high scientific standard throughout the process of making a systematic review and external referees are fundamental to achieving this standard. If you have methodological or content/topic expertise in any musculoskeletal condition, we invite you to join the CMSG external referee team.

Please let us know if you are interested in writing a review, becoming an editor or handsearching a medical journal in the Your Comments box below and send to the CMSG editorial base.

Or print and fax/return this form to:

Ms. Lara Maxwell or Elizabeth Ghogomu
Managing Editor
Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group
Institute of Population Health
1 Stewart Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5
TEL: 613-562-5800 ext. 1977
FAX: 613-562-5659
E-mail: cmsg@uottawa.ca