Research groups
Samantha Cox
BSc (ECON)
Information Specialist and Assistant Managing Editor
Currently on maternity leave
As the Information Specialist, I provide advice and support to systematic review authors on all aspects of search methodology. I prepare the search section in review protocols, including designing and testing search strategies, and conducting the searches for all new reviews and review updates. In addition, I am responsible for maintaining and regularly updating a Specialised Register of clinical trials relating to ear, nose and throat disorders and head and neck cancers. These are managed within a specialist information management tool and published in the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) on The Cochrane Library.
As Assistant Managing Editor, I support the Managing Editor Jenny Bellorini in coordinating the activities of the Cochrane ENT Group. I also maintains in-house information resources and help obtain medical articles and trial reports. I manage the groups budgets and financial reporting, and act as project manager when necessary.
Recent publications
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Cochrane ENT in the Covid-19 pandemic: using our expertise and collaborating effectively
Journal article
BURTON M. et al, (2020), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
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Cochrane Centralised Search Service showed high sensitivity identifying randomised controlled trials: A retrospective analysis
Journal article
COX S., (2020), Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
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A process for prioritising systematic reviews in tinnitus
Journal article
COX S., (2020), International Journal of Audiology
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Antibiotics for otitis media with effusion in children.
Journal article
van Zon A. et al, (2012), Cochrane Database Syst Rev