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Selection, Intellectual contributions, Luis Gabriel Cuervo, January 2013 A comprehensive list can be provided upon request. Most of my publications are available in Open Access.

CONTRIBUTIONS (Unpublished)  Various abstracts for workshop proposals and posters accepted for the XIX Cochrane Colloquium and VI International Conference on Patient Safety, Madrid, October 2011; and the XX Cochrane Colloquium in New Zeeland.  Wensing M, Grimshaw JM, Eccles MP. Does the world need a scientific society for research on how to improve healthcare? Implement Sci. 2012 Feb 29;7:10. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-7-10 (acknowledged contributions). http://www.implementationscience.com/content/7/1/10  Simera I, Reveiz L. Nueva alianza entre la Organización Panamericana de la Salud y la Red EQUATOR para mejorar la escritura y publicación de estudios de investigación de salud. Med Clin (Barc). 2010. doi:10.1016/j.medcli.2010.10.008 (acknowledged contributions). Available from http://www.elsevier.es/es/revistas/medicina-clinica-2/nueva-alianza-organizacionpanamericana-salud-red-equator-90024192-editoriales-2011

JOURNAL AND PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS (Research, opinion, editorials, comments) 

Villanueva EC., Abreu DR, Cuervo LG, Becerra-Posada F, Reveiz L, IJsselmuiden C. HRWeb Americas: a tool to facilitate better research governance in Latin America and the Caribbean. Cad. Saúde Pública. 2012 [cited 2013 Jan 10] ; 28(10): 2003-2008. Available from: http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102311X2012001000018&lng=en. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0102311X2012001000018.

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Welch V, Petticrew M, Tugwell P, Moher D, O'Neill J, et al. (2012) PRISMAEquity 2012 Extension: Reporting Guidelines for Systematic Reviews with a Focus on Health Equity. PLoS Med 9(10): e1001333. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001333 Available from: http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001333

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Reveiz L, Saenz C, Murasaki RT, Cuervo LG, Ramalho L. Avances y retos en el registro de ensayos clínicos en América Latina y el Caribe [Progress and challenges in clinical trial registration in Latin America and the Caribbean]. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica [serial on the Internet]. 2011 Dec [cited 2013 Jan 10] ; 28(4): 676-681. Available from: http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S172646342011000400017&lng=en. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S172646342011000400017

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Reveiz L, Gyte GML, Cuervo LG, Casasbuenas A. Treatments for iron-deficiency anaemia in pregnancy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 10.

Art. No.: CD003094. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003094.pub3.

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Reveiz L, Gyte GML, Cuervo LG, Casasbuenas A. Treatments for iron-deficiency anaemia in pregnancy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 10.

Art. No.: CD003094. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003094.pub3.

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White L, Ortiz Z, Cuervo LG, Reveiz L. Clinical trial regulation in Argentina: overview and analysis of regulatory framework, use of existing tools, and researchers’ perspectives to identify potential barriers. Rev Panam Salud Publica.

2011;30(5):445–52. Available at http://new.paho.org/journal/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download &gid=330&Itemid=

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Reveiz L, Saenz C, Murasaki RT, Cuervo LG, Ramalho L. Avances y retos en el registro de ensayos clínicos en América Latina y el Caribe [Progress and Challenges of Clinical Trials Registration in Latin America and the Caribbean].

Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2011;28(4):676-81. http://www.ins.gob.pe/rpmesp/revista_visita.asp?pubcod=98&artRevcod=17&pdf =rpmesp2011.v28.n4.a17.pdf.pdf

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Cuervo LG, Chapman E. La red de políticas informadas en evidencia en las Américas. Boletín PIE – Politicas Informadas en Evidencias. No. 5, Nov. 2011. http://new.paho.org/pie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Item id=1926

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Reveiz L, Chapman E, Ramon-Pardo P, Koehlmoos TP, Cuervo LG, et al. (2011) Chemoprophylaxis in Contacts of Patients with Cholera: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE 6(11): e27060. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0027060.

Available from http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.002706 0

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Reveiz L, Gyte GML, Cuervo LG, Casasbuenas A. Treatments for iron-deficiency anaemia in pregnancy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 10.

Art. No.: CD003094. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003094.pub3 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD003094.pub3/abstract;js essionid=209E090186C2FE97A81BD0CCD1DB553F.d01t04

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Krleža-Jeriç K, Lemmens T, Reveiz L, Cuervo LG, Bero LA. Prospective registration and results disclosure of clinical trials in the Americas: a roadmap toward transparency. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2011;30(1):87–96. Available from http://new.paho.org/journal/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download &gid=281&Itemid= Page 2 of 18

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Saenz C, Saxena A, Cuervo LG, Roses Periago M. Guatemala never again: progress and challenges in the protection of research subjects. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2011 May [cited 2011 Aug 25] ; 29(5): 380-381. Available from: http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S102049892011000500012&lng=en. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S102049892011000500012.

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Reveiz L, Tellez DR, Castillo JS, Mosquera PA, Torres M, Cuervo LG, Cardona AF, Pardo R. Prioritization strategies in clinical practice guidelines development: a pilot study. Health Research Policy and Systems 2010, 8:7 (6 March 2010) doi:10.1186/1478-4505-8-7. Available at http://www.health-policysystems.com/content/8/1/7 (highly accessed)

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Alger J, Gomez L, Jaramillo A, Saravia NG, Cuervo LG, Halpaap B. Meeting of the Inter- regional Network of Reference Centers for Effective Training in Planning and Evaluation Courses on Health Research Projects, April 2010. Rev Med Hon. http://new.paho.org/hq/index.php?gid=8124&option=com_docman&task=doc_do wnload

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Becerra F, Cuervo LG. Health Research in Latin America. The Lancet 2010; 375:120. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60045-1. Last accessed 9 Jan 2010. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(10)600451/fulltext

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Reveiz L, Gyte GML, Cuervo LG. Treatments for iron-deficiency anaemia in pregnancy (update). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 3.

Art. No.: CD003094. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003094.pub2.

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Executive Committee. Follow up Meeting to the 1st Latin American Conference on Reserach and Innovation for Health: Final Report. [Informe final de la Reunión de Seguimiento a la 1a Conferencia Latinoamericana de Investigación e Innovación para la Salud] Havana, Cuba, November 2009. ISBN 978-92-7513103-9. Available in Spanish, English and Portuguese http://bit.ly/NHRS_PAHO

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Alger Jackeline, Becerra-Posada Francisco, Kennedy Andrew, Martinelli Elena, Cuervo Luis Gabriel. National health research systems in Latin America: a 14country review. Rev Panam Salud Publica [serial on the Internet]. 2009 Nov [cited 2010 Nov 01] ; 26(5): 447-457. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20107697

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EVIPNet Americas Secretariat. EVIPNet Americas: informing policies with evidence. The Lancet 2008; 372:1130-1131. DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(08)614592 Last accessed 24 Sept 2008 http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673608614592/fulltext Page 3 of 18

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Executive Committee, First Latin American Conference on Research and Innovation for Health 2008. Conference Report: 1st Latin American Conference on Research and Innovation for Health. (ISBN 978-92-75-13254-8). Available http://bit.ly/NHRS_PAHO http://www.cohred.org/main/healthresearchlatinamerica_spanish.php

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Alger J, Espinoza Salvadó I, Valenzuela R, de Haan S, Cuervo LG, Arana B, et al.

Primera Conferencia Latinoamericana sobre Investigación e Innovación para la Salud, Río de Janeiro, Brasil, abril 15-18 [First Latin American Conference on Research and Innovation for Health. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 15-18 April 2008].

Rev Med Hondur 2008;76:88-93. Available at: http://www.bvs.hn/RMH75/pdf/2008/pdf/Vol76-2-2008-11.pdf [Accessed 15 August 2010]

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Armstrong R, Waters E, Moore L, Riggs E, Cuervo LG, Lumbiganon P, Hawe P. Improving the reporting of public health intervention research: advancing TREND and CONSORT. J Public Health (Oxf). 2008 Jan 19. doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdm082 Available http://jpubhealth.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/fdm082v1

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McConnell H, Chathoth P, Pardy A, Boostrom C, Boostrom E, Louw K, Cuervo LG, Ogawa S. “Leapfrog technologies for health and development”. Global Forum Update on Research for Health. Fostering Innovations for Global Health, Vol 5, 2008, pp. 130-137. ISBN 978-2- 940401-12-3. http://www.globalforumhealth.org/content/download/1160/9329/file/Update5_Ful lDoc.pdf

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Reveiz L, Gaitan H, Cuervo LG. Enemas during labour. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Oct 17;(4):CD000330. PMID: 17943738 Available: http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD000330/fra me.html

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Reveiz L, Gyte GM, Cuervo LG. Treatments for iron-deficiency anaemia in pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Apr 18;(2):CD003094. PMID: 17443522 Available: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17443522

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Cuervo LG. Interventions for preventing or improving the outcome of delivery at or beyond term: RHL commentary. The WHO Reproductive Health Library, No 9, Update Software Ltd, Oxford, 2006. www.rhlibrary.com (kept in issues 10 and 11 of the RHL) http://www.rhlibrary.com/Commentaries/htm/lgccom.htm

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Cuervo LG, Bernal MP, Mendoza N. Effects of high volume saline enemas vs no enema during labour − The N-Ma Randomised Controlled Trial [ISRCTN 43153145]. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2006, 6:8. doi:10.1186/1471-2393-68. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/6/8 Page 4 of 18

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Cuervo LG, Valdés A, Clark ML. El registro internacional de ensayos clínicos.

Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2006;19(6):365-370. Available from http://journal.paho.org/index.php?a_ID=510

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Robinson, V, Tugwell, P, Petticrew, M, Kristjansson, E, Waters, E, Cuervo, LG and Volmink J. (2005) “What works at enhancing health equity? Cochrane and Campbell Collaboration Evidence Base”, Global Forum Update on Research for Health Volume 2, Poverty, Equity, and Health Research, Vol 2, 2005, pp. 64-67, Pro-Brook Publishing, United Kingdom http://www.globalforumhealth.org/filesupld/global_update2/2_achieving_equity_r evised.pdf

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Guest Editor for a BMJ Theme issue entitled "Balancing the benefits and harms of healthcare" http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/content/vol329/issue7456/

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Ruiz-Peláez JG, Charpak N, Cuervo LG. Kangaroo Mother Care, an example to follow from developing countries. BMJ, 2004; 329: 1179 - 1181. PMID 15539681. Available http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/329/7475/1179

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Cuervo LG, Aronson JK. The road to health care. BMJ. 2004 Jul 3;329(7456):1-2.

PMID: 15231586. Available http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/329/7456/1

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Cuervo LG, Clarke M. Balancing benefits and harms in health care. BMJ. 2003;327(7406):65-66. Available http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/327/7406/65

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Cuervo LG. Interventions for preventing or improving the outcome of delivery at or beyond term: RHL practical aspects. WHO Reproductive Health Library, No 6, Geneva, World Health Organization, 2003 (WHO/RHR/03.5) http://apps.who.int/rhl/authors/lgcinfo/en/index.html

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Cuervo LG. Interventions for preventing or improving the outcome of delivery at or beyond term: RHL commentary. WHO Reproductive Health Library, No 6, Geneva, World Health Organization, 2003 (WHO/RHR/03.5). http://apps.who.int/rhl/authors/lgcinfo/en/index.html

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The Magpie Trial Collaborative Group. Do women with pre-eclampsia, and their babies, benefit from magnesium sulphate? The Magpie Trial: a randomised placebo-controlled trial. Lancet 2002; 359(9321):1877-1890. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12057549

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Cuervo LG, Mahomed K. Treatments for iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy (Cochrane Review). Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2001;CD003094. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11406073 Page 5 of 18

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Cuervo LG. Incidencia de infecciones en neonatos atendidos en el Hospital Universitario San Ignacio de Bogotá - estudio de cohorte descriptivo [Infection rates in newborns from the San Ignacio University Hospital - descriptive cohort study] Universitas Médica 1999; 40(3):83-88. http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/regional/resources/lil-346875

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Cuervo LG, Roca S, Rodriguez MN, Stein J, Izquierdo J, Trujillo A et al.

Evaluation of institutional cancer registries in Colombia. Rev Panam Salud Publica 1999; 6(3):202-206. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10517098

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Cuervo LG, Rodríguez MN, Delgado MB. Routine enema for labor (Cochrane Review Update). Issue 4, 1999. Oxford, Update Software. The Cochrane Library. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10796195

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Cuervo LG. Creación del Plan de Desarrollo Municipal en Guatavita (Cund); un trabajo de proyección comunitaria de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana [Creation of a development plan for the county of Guatavita (Cund.); work at the Javeriana University projecting into the community. Universitas Médica. 1991; 32(2-3): 83-91.

TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS  Novillo Ortiz D, Cuervo LG (Coordinators), Abdala V, Caló L, Castro R, Chambliss A, Chapman E, et al. Chapter 6. Knowledge, Technology, Information, and Resource Management. In: Health in the Americas. Washington DC. Pan American Health Organization 2012. Scientific and Technical Publication No. 636. ISBN 9789275116913 / 9789275316917 / Available English, Spanish and a Portuguese Summary from: http://new.paho.org/saludenlasamericas/index.php?option=com_content&view=ar ticle&id=9&Itemid=14&lang=en 

Finkelman J (Coordinator). Aldighieri S, Ault SK, Almeida G, Alonso González M, Bernardini D, et al. Chapter 7. Synthesis and Prospects. In: Health in the Americas. Washington DC. Pan American Health Organization 2012. Scientific and Technical Publication No. 636. ISBN 9789275116913 / 9789275316917 / Available English, Spanish and a Portuguese Summary from: http://new.paho.org/saludenlasamericas/index.php?option=com_content&view=ar ticle&id=9&Itemid=14&lang=en

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PAHO/WHO. Redes de Relacionamiento Estratégico y las competencias de asesores y gerentes de OPS/OMS [Networks for strategic positioning and the competences for PAHO/WHO managers and consultants]. Editors: Diego Victoria, Diego González, Enrique Gil, Luciana Chagas. Book Chapter: Cuervo LG, Finkelman J, Samayoa C, Cassanha Galvão LA. Research Promotion & Development at the Pan American Health Organization. 2011. Available from http://issuu.com/researchforhealth/docs/redes_estrategicas Page 6 of 18

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Salim A, Rengifo-Pardo M, Vincent S, Cuervo-Amore LG. Melasma. In: Williams H, Bigby M, Diepgen T, Herxheimer A, Naldi L, Rzany B, editors.

Evidence-based Dermatology. 2nd edition 2008. Blackwell Publishing. [50], 497510. 2008. Oxford. ISBN 978-1-4051-4518-3 http://www.evidbasedderm.com

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March 7-11, 2005. XIV Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines, World Health Organization, Geneva. http://www.who.int/medicines/organization/par/edl/expcom14/expertcomm14.sht ml

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Cuervo LG, Ruiz A. Búsqueda de la literatura médica [Searches in medical literature]. In: Ruiz A, Morillo LE, editors. Epidemiología clínica: investigación clínica aplicada [Clinical Epidemiology: applied clinical research]. [3], 51-64.

2004. Bogotá, Editorial Medica Internacional. ISBN 9589181759.

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Lozano JM, Cuervo LG. Revisiones sistemáticas y metaanálisis de la literature [Systematic reviews and meta-analysis of the literature]. In: Ruiz A, Morillo LE, editors. Epidemiología clínica: investigación clínica aplicada [Clinical Epidemiology: applied clinical research] . [20], 340-361. 2004. Bogotá, Editorial Medica Internacional. ISBN 9589181759.

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Lozano JM, Cuervo LG. Desarrollo de guías de práctica clínica [Development of clinical practice guidelines]. In: Ruiz A, Morillo LE, editors. Epidemiología clínica: investigación clínica aplicada [Clinical Epidemiology: applied clinical research]. [22], 373-392. 2004. Bogotá, Editorial Medica Internacional. ISBN 9589181759.

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Ruiz A, Cuervo LG. Autoría [Authorship]. In: Ruiz A, Morillo LE, editors.

Epidemiología clínica: investigación clínica aplicada [Clinical Epidemiology: applied clinical research]. [25], 435-452. 2004. Bogotá, Editorial Medica Internacional. ISBN 9589181759.

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Salim A, Rengifo-Pardo M, Vincent S, Cuervo-Amore LG. Melasma. In: Williams H, Bigby M, Diepgen T, Herxheimer A, Naldi L, Rzany B, editors.

Evidence-based Dermatology. London: BMJ Books, 2003: 552-567.

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Cuervo-Amore LG, Lozano-León JM, Pérez-Medina A. Revisiones sistemáticas de la literatura y metanálisis [Systemic reviews of literature and meta-analysis].

In: Ruiz-Morales A, Gómez-Restrepo C, Londoño-Trujillo D, eds. Investigación clínica: epidemiología clínica aplicada [Clinical research: applied clinical epidemiology]. Bogotá D.C.: Centro Editorial Javeriano - CEJA, 2001;245-267.

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Lozano-León JM, Cuervo-Amore LG. Desarrollo de guías de práctica clínica basadas en la evidencia [Development of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines]. In: Ruiz-Morales A, Gómez-Restrepo C, Londoño-Trujillo D, eds.

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Selection, Intellectual contributions, Luis Gabriel Cuervo, January 2013 Investigación clínica: epidemiología clínica aplicada [Clinical research: applied clinical epidemiology]. Bogotá D.C.: Centro Editorial Javeriano - CEJA, 2001;379-409.

EDITOR/CLINICAL EDITOR  World Health Report 2012 (unpublished). Contributed to 2 editions of this unpublished document produced by WHO. See call for papers at http://www.ploscollections.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.

1001008; Editorial about the non-publication of this report: http://www.ploscollections.org/article/browse/issue/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2F issue.pcol.v01.i09;jsessionid=07A6CCB8246EFA022B242933EA8CF53D 

Global Forum for Health Research. Ghener M, Jupp S, Matlin SA. (Editors).

Global Forum Update on Research for Health. Fostering Innovations for Global Health, Vol 5, 2008, pp. 130-137. ISBN 978-2- 940401-12-3. Editorial Advisory Board. http://www.globalforumhealth.org/content/download/1160/9329/file/Update5_Ful lDoc.pdf

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Global Forum for Health Research. Ghener M, Jupp S, Penea O. (Editors) Global Forum Update on Research for Health Volume 4: Equitable access: research challenges for health in developing countries. Editorial Advisory Board. Ed ProBook Publishing. London. 2007. ISBN 978-2-940401-01-7 Available at http://announcementsfiles.cohred.org/gfhr_pub/assoc/s14812e/s14812e.pdf

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Clinical Evidence, Issue 13.* Tovey D, Bedford M, Brunnhuber K, CuervoAmore LG, Oates-Whitehead R, Patel A, Bazian Ltd, editors. June 2005. London, BMJ Publishing Group. http://www.clinicalevidence.com

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Clinical Evidence, Issue 12*. Godlee F, Tovey D, Bedford M, Cuervo-Amore LG, Patel A. editors. December 2004. London, BMJ Publishing Group.

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Clinical Evidence, Issue 11.* Godlee F, Tovey D, Bedford M, Cuervo-Amore LG, Patel A. editors. June 2004. London, BMJ Publishing Group.

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Clinical Evidence, Issue 10.* Godlee F, Tovey D, Bedford M, Cuervo-Amore LG, Patel A. editors. December 2003. London, BMJ Publishing Group.

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Cuervo LG. "Curso de medicina basada en la evidencia: la biblioteca Cochrane" [The Cochrane Library in: Evidence-based medicine course]. Programa de Actualización Médica Permanente 44, 11-23. 1999. Santafé de Bogotá D.C., ASCOFAME. Programa de Actualización Permanente. Available in Internet: http:// www.ascofame.org.co/Fedicion.htm

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Cuervo LG, Castellanos F, Benavides J. "Cartilla educativa del Primer Mes de Posparto [educational booklet for month following delivery]. Printed by Salud Colmena. 1995 (10,000 prints).

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Gomez C, Ruiz A, Santacruz C, et al. "Impacto de las medidas de restriccion de alcohol y polvora en Santafé de Bogotá [Impact of the restrictive measures for alcohol and fireworks in Bogota]. Manuscript at Bogota's Health State office.

1996.

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Gomez C, Pinto D, Cuervo LG. Linking research to action: evaluation of political measures on fireworks and alcohol in Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia. Inclen News.

1996; 16(1): 28.

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Cuervo LG, Cardona C, Escobar R, et al. Modelo de extensión familiar para un CAB del ISS. [Family service extension of a modelled primary care social security centre]. Manuscript at the Advanced Health Administration Program (PROADSA) of the Universidad del Valle School of Medicine, Cali, 1993.

Translations of biomedical publications

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TRANSLATIONS AND ADAPTATIONS  2010: Coordinated the translation of SUPPORT Tools for Evidence Informed Policy Making (English, Spanish, French, Portuguese) http://bit.ly/SUPPORT_Tools 

2010: EQUATOR Network website and tools: http://www.espanol.equatornetwork.org/

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2010: Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development.

Coordinated the series print and the print and translation in Spanish. http://www.health-policy-systems.com/content/4/1/28

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2008-2010: Testing Treatments and James Lind Library Essays translations to Spanish, Portuguese and French. Available from http://www.jameslindlibrary.org The James Lind Library: explaining and illustrating the evoluation of fair tests of medical treatments. J R Coll Physicians Edinb. 2008; 38:259-264. Accessed 27 Sep 2008 from http://www.rcpe.ac.uk/publications/articles/journal_38_3/james_lind.pdf

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 2009: Pan American Health Organization. Ethics Review Committee Standard Operating Procedures for submitting research proposals. http://bit.ly/PAHOERC_SOP 

2008 Effective project planning and evaluation in biomedical research (EPPE).

Translation and adaptation of materials with TDR/CIDEIM. http://bit.ly/TDR_PAHO_CIDEIM Page 9 of 18

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2002, 2003 and 2004 Spanish translations of Clinical Evidence which are jointly produced by the IberoAmerican Cochrane Centre and MediLegis. These have been delivered to family practitioners in Spain, and distributed throughout Latin America. http://www.evidenciaclinica.com

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2000. Cochrane Library Plus, in collaboration with the IberoAmerican Cochrane Centre.

Ideologue and coordinator of the Art for Research initiative: images that illustrate the returns of research. Documentary Photographer: Jane Dempster; Artistic photographer: Theo Chalmers. www.paho.org/artforresearch https://picasaweb.google.com/paho.photography/HealthResearchADocumentary# Exhibitions: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.221382144592401.55902.10000161850920 7&type=1&l=a91c05edc3

VIDEOS (Production, edition and uploading of a collection of >100 research relevant videos, including the collection of >45 Webinars by the Canadian Cochrane Centre & Network).

These are collated under the Playlists for Research Promotion, Research Ethics, Cochrane Canada, Research registration. http://www.youtube.com/user/pahopin#grid/user/453DD53E93169678 SELECTED POLICY DOCUMENTS (to which I made significant contributions / coordination) *63rd World Health Assembly. WHO Strategy on Research for Health. Document A63/22 approved on May 21, 2010 with resolution A63.r21 http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA63/A63_R21-en.pdf *Pan American Health Organization, 49th Directing Council and 61st Session of the Regional Committee. Resolution CD49.R10 and Working Document CD49/10 ““Policy on Research for Health””. Available from: http://www.paho.org/ResearchPortal/Policy Led the development and consultations of the Policy leading to its approval by the 49th Directing Council on September 30, 2009. * Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization. Ethics Review Committee Standard Operating Procedures. Approved on 1 May 2009 by the Director and included in PAHO’’s eManaul (Chapter X Section 6). ISBN 9789275 130537 (English) ISBN 9789275 330531 (Spanish), ISBN 9789275 730539 (Portuguese).

Coordinated the development of the document. The document can be downloaded from http://www.paho.org/Researchportal

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Selection, Intellectual contributions, Luis Gabriel Cuervo, January 2013 *Bamako Call to Action on Research for Health: Strengthening research for health, development and equity. Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health. Bamako, Mali, 17-19 November 2008. Available at http://new.paho.org/Bamako2008eng (accessed 17 December 2008). Coordinated the development of regional contributions and reviewed drafted versions. *48th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization. Working Document CD48/17. Regional Contribution to the Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health.

Available at http://www.paho.org/english/gov/cd/cd48index-e.htm (Coordinated the consultations and development of the document) * WHO’s Roles and Responsibilities in Health Research. Document WHA 60/23.

Available at http://www.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA60/A60_23-en.pdf. Reviewer and contributor. * Draft WHO strategy on research for health. Document EB124/12. Available at http://www.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB124/B124_12-en.pdf (Reviewer and contributor) * Cochrane Collaboration. Policy for the Stipends Committee for Developing Countries, developed by Luis Gabriel Cuervo and Claire Glenton in 2002.

SELECTED INTERNATIONAL EVENTS 2012, November 1219. XVI Latin American Congress of Pediatrics. Cartagena, Colombia. Speaker: http://www.congresosalape.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57&I temid=74 Curator for the Art for Research exhibit http://www.congresosalape.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=116 &Itemid=106 2012, November 68. 8th National Health Technology Assessment Forum, CENETEC. Mexico. http://www.cenetec.gob.mx/foro/LuisGabriel.html 2012, October 2224 9th Regional Congress of Health Information Sciences. Scientific Advisory Committee and Moderator for Plenary Session 3: Integrating Scientific Evidence in Health Decisions http://programa.crics9.org/en/category/23102012/ 2012 September 6. Keynote speaker at the XIII Pan American Nursing Research Colloquium. University of Miami. http://umpanamconference2012.com/speakers.php 2012 September 2428. Meeting Statement: “Complex Systems Analysis: Advancing Health Systems Policy Design and Planning” Rockefeller Foundation. Bellagio, Italy. http://dmm.med.ubc.ca/kt/bellagio/ Page 11 of 18

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2012, 2531 Aug. Evidence-informed Health Policy in Low and Middle Income Countries: an international forum. Organized by EVIPNet and IDRC (Canada). http://www.who.int/evidence/sure/internationalforum/en/index.html 2012, July 2331. VI Biennial Meeting Netropica. Honduras MSc Program in Infections and Zoonotic Diseases, Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research. Speaker: Research to policy http://www.brocku.ca/globalhealth/mediadocs/PROGRAMABSTRACTS.pdf.

2012, July 2331. Establishment of the Commission on Research for Health for Central America and the Dominican Republic. COMISCA. http://www.sicasalud.net/node/612 2012 June 2729. Grant Writing and Scientific Peer Review Workshop, Bogotá, Colombia. Sponsored by U.S. National Institutes of Health (led by NCI and with the participation of 8 Centers), Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social República de Colombia, and the Pan American Health Organization (coordinated by Luis Gabriel Cuervo and Eleana Villanueva). Training offered to 60 experts (30 from Colombia, 30 from Central America and the Andean Region) selected by competition. http://issuu.com/researchforhealth/docs/grant_writing_and_scientific_peer_review_works hop_ 2012 April. Global Forum 2012. Cape Town, South Africa. Using virtual space for research and innovation. Chairperson and speaker. 24 April 2012. Cape Town International Convention Centre. http://www.forum2012.org/ http://www.forum2012.org/key-contributors/ 2012 April. Global Forum 2012. Cape Town, South Africa. Research and Innovation Systems for Health: a regional approach for strengthening national capacity. 25 April 2012. Cape Town International Convention Centre. http://www.forum2012.org/ http://www.forum2012.org/key-contributors/ 2011 Nov 2325 . Second Latin American Conference on Research and Innovation for Health. Panama City. http://www.cohred.org/2nd-latin-american-conference-on-researchand-innovation-for-health/ 2011 October 19-22. XIX Cochrane Colloquium. Scientific Committee. Madrid. http://colloquium.cochrane.org/es 2010 Nov. First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research. Montreux, Switzerland.

Equity, Health Systems, and Research in the Americas (Gisele Almeida and Luis Gabriel Cuervo). Royal Plaza Hotel.

March 7-9, 2007. XII Congreso de Investigación en Salud Pública: investigación para el desarrollo de políticas. Session: El liderazgo en los sistemas nacionales de investigación en salud en México, chaired by Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Block. Presentation “Opciones Page 12 of 18

Selection, Intellectual contributions, Luis Gabriel Cuervo, January 2013 para el desarrollo de sistemas nacionales de salud en América Latina”. Mexican Institute of Public Health. Cuernavaca, México. http://www.insp.mx/congreso/programa/detalle.php?idtema=46 November 25 – 27, 2006: International Workshop of PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centers and Institutions of Excellence. Havana, Cuba. [Program hyperlink] Advisor to the Organizers, and plenary speaker “Los Centros Colaboradores OMS: Desarrollo y fortalecimiento de capacidades institucionales que aporten resultados a las políticas regionales y nacionales de salud.”.

October 30 – November 3, 2006. Global Forum for Health Research. Invited panelist to the Closing session. Cairo, Egypt.

October 24, 2006. XIV Cochrane Colloquium, Elizabeth Waters, Rebecca Armstrong, Jimmy Volmink, Luis Gabriel Cuervo-Amore, America Valdés, Peter Tugwell, Lara Maxwell, Vivian Robinson. Cochrane Colloquium Workshop “Strengthening collaboration between policy makers and evidence providers, and facilitating cooperation”. Dublin, Ireland. http://espacio.bvsalud.org/boletim.php?newsletter=20061124&newsLang=en&newsNam e=Newsletter%20VHL%20066%2024/november/2006&articleId=11112320200607 August 19 – 26. XI World Congress of Public Health and VIII Brazilian Congress of Collective Health. Coordinated with Dr. José DaRocha Carvalheiro (Fiocruz) three activities: [Newsletter hyperlink]. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ·One day workshop on clinical trial registration (Organizer and coordinator) ·Panel “Clinical Trials Registry: a tool to strengthen access to, and confidence in clinical research” (Chair). ·Plenary session on Trial Registration “Registration of Clinical Trials: background and implementation” (organizer) http://espacio.bvsalud.org/boletim.php?newsletter=20060901&newsLang=en&newsNam e=Newsletter%20VHL%20059%2001/september/2006&articleId=08113027200603 August 15 – 18, 2006. Health research systems development in Latin America. COHRED Think-tank. Antigua, Guatemala. http://www.cohred.org/sites/default/files/rp6.pdf July 13, 2006: North American Conference on Systematic Reviews. Chair of the plenary “Encompassing diversity in systematic reviews”. Baltimore, USA. October 2005. Cochrane Colloquium http://www.colloquium.info/?pageID=90&ItemID=101 · Chaired Plenary Session 3 (Oct 25), Growing partnerships: how do we enable wide participation and access? · Panelist in the Special Plenary Session (Oct 26) “Hypothetical” · Workshop coordinator (Oct 24): Peer reviewing systematic reviews. With Tony DelaMothe, senior editor of the BMJ. http://www.cochrane.org/colloquia/abstracts/melbourne/W-30.htm Page 13 of 18

Selection, Intellectual contributions, Luis Gabriel Cuervo, January 2013 · Workshop coordinator (Oct 25): Addressing dilemmas and conflicting interests faced by Cochrane review authors. With Mike Clarke, from the UK Cochrane Centre. · Poster 1: Thomas A, McNeil A, Cuervo LG, Clarke M, Tovey D, Mojar K (BMJ Knowledge, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, London, UK; UK Cochrane Centre, Oxford, UK). Authorship and Readership: An evaluation of Clinical Evidence and The Cochrane Library. http://www.imbi.uni-freiburg.de/OJS/cca/index.php/cca/article/view/1368 · Poster 2: Clarke M, Cuervo LG, McNeil A, Mojar K, Thomas A, Tovey D. UK Cochrane Centre, Oxford, UK; BMJ Knowledge, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, London, UK. Country of filiation for authors of evidence-based publications: An evaluation of Clinical Evidence and The Cochrane Library http://www.imbi.unifreiburg.de/OJS/cca/index.php/cca/article/view/1369 · Participant at the special meeting of Evidence and Policy Making, organized by VicHealth.

September 23, 2005. WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform. Speaker on behalf of the World Health Organization, invited by Pharmaceutical Education Associates.

September 2005. International Congress of Medical Libraries ICML 9; 4th Regional Coordination Meeting of the Virtual Health Libraries, working group on science & health. CRICS 7. 2nd Meeting of the Network of Indicators of Science and Technology in Health. Salvador de Bahía, Brazil.” Salvador de Bahía, Brazil.

October 6, 2004. Luis Gabriel Cuervo, Phil Wiffen, Fiona Godlee. Advanced training workshop: Peer reviewing systematic reviews. 12th Cochrane Colloquium "Bridging the Gaps". Westin Ottawa Hotel, Ottawa, Canada.

October 5, 2004. Mike Clarke and Luis Gabriel Cuervo. Advanced discussion workshop: Minimising your own biases: a workshop for EBM enthusiasts. 12th Cochrane Colloquium "Bridging the Gaps". Chateau Laurier Hotel, Ottawa, Canada.

October 5, 2004. Developing Countries Initiative for The Cochrane Collaboration, Chair.

12th Cochrane Colloquium "Bridging the Gaps". Ottawa Congress Centre, Ottawa, Canada. Also participated in the Global Review Meeting.

October 3, 2004. Luis Gabriel Cuervo and Giselle Jones. Introductory training workshop: Improving your chances of getting a systematic review published in an indexed journal.

12th Cochrane Colloquium "Bridging the Gaps". Ottawa Congress Centre, Ottawa.

August 6, 2004. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Argentina, Pan American Health Organization, Universidad Abierta Interamericana , Asociación de Entidades de Medicina Prepaga (ADEMP). II International Conference. Guest speaker "El futuro de la información en salud" [The future of health information]. National Academy of Medicine of Argentina. Buenos Aires. http://www.epidemiologia.anm.edu.ar/pdf/boletines/Boletin62.pdf

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Selection, Intellectual contributions, Luis Gabriel Cuervo, January 2013 http://www.errorenmedicina.anm.edu.ar/cochrane/pdf/Programa1_cuervo.pdf http://infoleg.mecon.gov.ar/scripts1/busquedas/norma.asp?num=97384 August 4, 2004. Andres Bello University. Invited speaker "The future of health information". Santiago, Chile.

July 30, 2004. MediLegis. "El futuro de la informaci贸n en salud". Four Season's Hotel.

Mexico City.

July 26, 2004. IHCAI-Central American Cochrane Centre. Invited speaker "Challenges of health care information" (3 conferences, delivered to information specialists, policy makers, and officials from the governments of Costa Rica (including the Minister of Health), Nicaragua, Peru and Argentina.

July 22, 2004. II Foro de Investigaci贸n "Controversias en Medicina Basada en la Evidencia". [II Research Forum "Controversies in Evidence-based Medicine] Universidad del Rosario, Quinta de Mutis. Bogot谩, Colombia. Invited speaker. http://medicina.urosario.edu.co/Estudiantes/Eventos/eventosdetalle.asp?Id=161 April 21-24, 2004. WHO: Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy (convenor), Reproductive Health and Research, HIV/AIDS and Essential Health Technologies; UN: UNFPA, UNICEF, UNAIDS; World Bank; USAID; DFID; GTZ; KFW; MSF, PATH, JSI, The Supply Initiative, IPPF, FHI. Interagency Consultation On The Selection And Delivery Of Essential Medicines And Commodities For Reproductive Health. Main speaker presenting evidence-based reports on the discrepancies of the UN lists for reproductive health medicines and finalisation of the list. WHO headquarters, Geneva.

December 10, 2003 International Council for Science, the Third World Academy of Sciences, and UNESCO, CERN - World Summit of The Information Society; The role of the information society; contributions to health. Invited speaker for the opening presentation and delegated representative on behalf of The Cochrane Collaboration and BMJ Knowledge. http://rsis.web.cern.ch/rsis/03Programme/Programme.html Press release: http://rsis.web.cern.ch/rsis/00Themes/01Health/Health.html. The conference produced a declaration and an action plan, which was presented to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), and than submitted to the General Assembly of the United Nations. The Summit comprised the participation of more than 70 heads of State and influential policy makers from all over the world.

October 26 - 31, 2003 XI Cochrane Colloquium. Member of the organising board, chair of the Stipends Committee for Developing Countries and Co-ordinator of the following three workshops: (1) Evidence and the Information Society: The Interactive Health Network approach to evidence based medicine and the Cochrane Collaboration. Coconvenors: Harry McConnell and Mike Clarke. (2) Clinical Evidence and The Cochrane Collaboration: working side by side. Co-convenor: Mike Clarke. (3) Ethical dilemmas faced by Cochrane reviewers authoring for Clinical Evidence. Co-convenors: Mike Clarke and Fiona Godlee (cancelled).

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2003 BMJ Knowledge The Cochrane Collaboration. International Harms & Rare Events Workshop. Sundridge Park Corporate Conference Centre. Principal Organiser (Other organising team members: Dr. Mike Clarke, Professor Jan P. Vandenbrouke and Professor Stephen Evans) and chair of a session. June 16 - 17 2003.

2000 INCLEN XVII. Invited plenary speaker. "Inclen in the XXI century: challenges and opportunities improving the evidence for decision-making in health care". Thailand.

October 18, 2000.

1998 INCLEN XV. Global meeting. Invited panelist. Querétaro, Mexico. February 1998.

1996 Third national and first International congress of Family Medicine and Family Health [Tercer congreso nacional y primero internacional de medicina y Salud Familiar].

March 26-29, 1996. Invited speaker and President of a Seminar on Preventive Health Care.

INTERNATIONAL VIDEOCONFERENCES AND DISCUSSION GROUPS 2011-2012 PRISMA Equity Extension group. Consensus meeting sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation at the Sfrondrata Conference Centre in Bellagio, Italy, Feb 2012. http://equity.cochrane.org/equity-extension-prisma Ministerio de Salud, Consejo Nacional de Salud del Ecuador. X Foro Nacional de Investigación en Salud – FORNISA. Contexto Mundial para la Investigación. 2011.

Recorded and print interview (Pgs. 21–27). Available from http://www.conasa.gob.ec/XFORNISA/xfornisa.pdf March 2012. EU-LAC Health. Defining a Roadmap for Cooperative Health Research between the European Union and Latin America & The Caribbean countries: a policy oriented approach. Member of the Advisory Board to the project funded by the 7th Framework Programme of the European Community. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

March 2012. RIMAIS Ministerial Network for Research and Learning. Invited as advisor.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

October 22. 2009. First Regional Webinar on Dual Use of Research. Dual Use Concerns In Life Sciences Research: An International Dialogue. Sponsored by the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH), US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB). http://videocast.nih.gov/Summary.asp?File=15383&bhcp=1 November 30, 2004. Royal College of General Practitioners and Pastest Conferences.

"Reducing the burden of adverse drug reactions". London. Chairman for this one day event. http://www.pastest.co.uk/Conferences/Pages/ADRConference.pdf

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Selection, Intellectual contributions, Luis Gabriel Cuervo, January 2013 July 8, 2004. Invited editor to the Webchat following the theme issue on "Balancing the benefits and harms of Health Care. http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/329/7457/DC1?ehom April 21-24, 2004. WHO: Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy (convenor), Reproductive Health and Research, HIV/AIDS and Essential Health Technologies; UN: UNFPA, UNICEF, UNAIDS; World Bank; USAID; DFID; GTZ; KFW; MSF, PATH, JSI, The Supply Initiative, IPPF, FHI. Interagency Consultation On The Selection And Delivery Of Essential Medicines And Commodities For Reproductive Health. Main speaker presenting evidence-based reports on the discrepancies of the UN lists for reproductive health medicines and finalisation of the list. WHO headquarters, Geneva.

March 25 - 26, 2004 10th Annual Meeting for UK Contributors to The Cochrane Collaboration 'Effectiveness and beyond: What should we review?' Edinburgh.

January 27, 2004 Health Information Forum, Speaker. 'Getting research into practice in Developing Countries'. Speakers: Jean Shaw, Paul Chinnok and Luis Gabriel Cuervo.

Royal College of Physicians, London.

2003. Guidelines International Network -GIN & Appraisal of Guidelines Research and Evaluation -AGREE. International meeting. Edinburgh. Delegate representing BMJ Knowledge.

October 16 - 17, 2003 eHealth 2003. Invited speaker and chair. Evidence based medicine and eHealth. Invited speakers: Muir Gray, Anna Donald, Fiona Godlee and Joseph Britto. http://www.ehealthexpo.co.uk/ September 20 - 24, 2003 5th International Conference of the scientific basis of health services: global evidence for local decisions. Representative for BMJ Knowledge.

Washington D.C. September 20 2003 Evidence Based Practice Centers International Workgroup Meeting.

BMJ Knowledge delegate. Washington D.C. Interactive Health Network - University of Oxford - WorldSpace Digital Radio. The World Forum on Health and Development, Clinical Malaria Case Review. Global Broadcast by the internet and broadcast via satellite to Europe, Middle East and Africa, discussing the evidence based approach to a clinical malaria case. 12 August 2003.

Visiting expert on evidence-based medicine. Available http://www.ihn.info/ African Union International Videoconference on HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis.

Conference with the Heads of State of Africa. Chairpersons Graรงa Machel & Harry McConnell. Invited discussant and co-chair of the London venue at DFID.; African Summit on HIV-AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis. In: The World Forum on Health and Development, 10 July 2003. London Chair/Coordinator: Andrew Chetley, executive director, Exchange, Co-Chair/Coordinator: Luis Gabriel Cuervo, Interactive Health Page 17 of 18

Selection, Intellectual contributions, Luis Gabriel Cuervo, January 2013 Network, BMJ, The Cochrane Collaboration Available: http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=921 Health Information Forum - INASP - International eHealth Association. 2nd Annual Conference eHealth 2002. Invited expert witness to the discussion "The HIF Debate: On trial - Access to essential health information". London, September 18, 2002. Broadcast live through WorldSpace radio and the Internet http://lists.ieha.info/.

WHO - World Bank - IHN. Invited speaker: "Evidence-based medicine in developing countries: issues in reproductive health". September 27, 2000. Speakers: Harry McConnell - Director, Luis G. Cuervo, Anna Donald - Journal of Evidence-based Healthcare, S. Arulkumaran - Save the mothers World Federation of Obstetrics and Gyneocology, Jose Villar - WHO, Jerker Liljestrand - World Bank, representatives from Dominican Republic, Egypt, Ghana, Mexico, Thailand and Uganda.

National Institutes of Health (USA). Invited discussant: "The science of placebo".

November 21, 2000. Main Speakers: Harry Guess, Arthur Kleinman, Fiona Godlee, James Woodcock, Anna Wald, Harry McConnell, Luis Gabriel Cuervo.

Global Health Council - WHO - UNICEF - World Bank - IHN. Healthy women, healthy world. Chair, London, 2 videoconference sessions. May 31, June 2, 2001. Cochairs (DC).

Graca Machel, Nils Dulaire, Eugene Boostrom, Metin G端lmezoglu.

World Bank - George Washington University Medical School - BMJ - DFID Exchange IHN. "Universal access to health information". Invited panelist. 18th July 2001. Cochairs: Richard Smith, Andy Haines, Harry McConnell, Eugene Boostrom, Abel Packer.

Support for Africa, Reaching out for Africa. House of the Commons, hosts David Ammess MP and Patty Boulaye. The Terrace Pavillion, House of the Commons, November 30, 2001. London. Interactive Health Network.

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