Cochrane Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine: A New Field to Bridge Between Best Evidence and the Specific Needs of Our Field.

We wish to announce to the readers of your journal, as well as all those of the other journals relevant to Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM), the launch of Cochrane PRM, that will have its Official Exploratory Meeting in Brescia (Italy), 19-20 September 2016. The results will drive to complete the business plan under development and submit it for approval to Cochrane by October 2016. Cochrane does not need any presentation to your readers, due to the recognized role as leader of Evidence Based Medicine in all fields of Medicine. Cochrane exists to improve healthcare decisions and during the past 20 years, has helped to transform the health sector. In fact, Cochrane gathers and summarizes the best evidence from research to help people make informed choices about treatment. Cochrane is organized in groups that include: