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Working together to create health evidence & transform biomedical discovery

Got a burning passion for health? Ready to make a difference? 

Join Cochrane Crowd, their partner Mark2Cure and the collective global volunteer network for an online MedLit Blitz, May 9th-12th.

Together they will create health evidence and transform biomedical discovery.

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Why a MedLit Blitz?

Cochrane Crowd has run a number of successful citation screening challenges and they’re upping the ante by running a bigger event, the MedLit Blitz, with their partner, Mark2Cure. And it just so happens to coincide with the anniversary of both platforms and with Citizen Science Day 2017. Get ready to celebrate!

What exactly is happening for the MedLit Blitz?

They’re running 2 x 24-hour online screening challenges.

When?

The Cochrane Crowd challenge begins on Tuesday 9th May at 10am GMT + 1 (UK time zone) and finishes at 10am on Wednesday 10th May.

The Mark2Cure challenge begins on Thursday 11th May at 7pm GMT + 1 (UK time zone) and finishes at 7pm on Friday 12th May.

Find out more about Cochrane Crowd and Mark2Cure below:

Cochrane Crowd: http://crowd.cochrane.org/index.html

Mark2Cure: https://mark2cure.org/