Evidence-based Medicine

David-Sackett-Award 2025 goes to Barbara Nußbaumer-Streit and the Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group

Award for innovative method development in evidence-based medicine presented to team from the University for Continuing Education Krems

Gerald Gartlehner remains one of the world's most cited researchers

The publications of the medical scientist and epidemiologist are significant and influential in his field

Gartlehner once again among the most cited researchers worldwide

The specialist in evidence-based medicine and evaluation has a significant influence in his field

Cooperation with WHO extends until 2026

The Department for Evidence-based Medicine and Evaluation is a center collaborating with the World Health Organization

Lawsuits against health fact checking platform dismissed

Two companies have unsuccessfully sued the research platform, Medizin Transparent, located at Danube University Krems

Workshops & On-site training

The Department and its individual units offer a wide range of courses and workshops. Cochrane Austria organizes a series of workshops that annually take place either in Krems or Vienna and impart important evidence-based medicine competences. In addition, workshops are held in cooperation with Cochrane Germany and Cochrane Switzerland and annually offered in one of these countries. Most courses are conducted in German.

Evaluation

The Centre for Evaluation supports decision-makers in identifying and developing the most effective health-promoting and preventive measures, thus enabling evidence-based decisions in prevention and health promotion.

WHO Collaborating Centre for Evidence-based Medicine

Evidence-based Health Services Research

The Centre for Evidence-Based Health Services Research examines how inpatient healthcare is organised and delivered and develops practical improvement proposals.

Evidence-Based Health Research

The University for Continuing Education Krems supports societal health by delivering thorough analysis and processing medical data in an independent manner. The presentation of this health information is objective, fact-based and comprehensible for policy makers, physicians, nurses and laypersons.