What’s New in CUE

Nancy Fitton, MHSCUE Annual Membership Meeting

June 8, 2012

National coalition of 38 health advocacy organizations

Formed in 2003 Member organizations must not be

dominated by commercial interests Monthly Steering Committee meetings Nancy Fitton CUE Coordinator

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What is CUE?

CUE website

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Online Resources - Videos

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•CUE

•Cochrane Collaboration

•Cochrane Consumer Network

•Other relevant

Online Resources - Courses

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Our flagship course, Understanding Evidence-based

Healthcare (6 hours)

Our newest course! 1 hour module on how

the FDA works

A version of our course specifically adapted for doctors

(tell your doctor about it!)

An 8-hour course on how to be a peer

reviewer for journal articles. Learn how to

critically appraise different types of

studies

Online resources to help you be an effective consumer advocate

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Online Resources - Slidecasts

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48 slidecasts on our

website

Online Resources – CUE Facebook Group

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•New information and resources

•Discussion among members

•Interaction with non-CUE members

CUE Facebook – Recent post (NYT 6-5-2012)

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CLEO – New feature focusing on audiovisual experiences

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New Members

CABCO – California Breast Cancer OrganizationsRepresentative: Sandy Walsh

Children with Diabetes FoundationRepresentative: Ellen Ullman

Mothers Against Medical ErrorRepresentative: Helen Haskell

National Alliance for CaregivingRepresentative: Gail Hunt

National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare

Representative: Bill Vaughan