Top Achievements

  • 86 organisational members
  • Berlin conference ‘Global Evidence – International Diversity’ (577 attendees including those at a German Language Symposium)
  • First  Najoua Mlika Cabanne award  presented to Marcia Kelson from NICE
  • Publication Survey of preferred guideline attributes: what helps to make guidelines more useful for emergency health practitioners? Aboulsoud S, Huckson S, Wyer P, Lang E Int J Emerg Med 2012;5(1):42
  • Publication  – Qaseem A, Forland F, Macbeth F, Ollenschläger G, Phillips S, van der Wees P, for the Board of Trustees of the Guidelines International Network. Guidelines International Network: Toward International Standards for Clinical Practice Guidelines. Ann Intern Med. 2012; 156:525-531.
  • Publication – van der Wees P, Qaseem A, Kaila M, Ollenschlaeger G, Rosenfeld R, and the Board of Trustees of GIN. Prospective systematic review registration: Perspective from the Guidelines International Network (GIN). Systematic Reviews 9 February 2012; 1:3
  • Partnership with International Federation of Emergency Medicine (IFEM)
  • Monthly GIN North America webinars established
  • Launch of the GIN Public toolkit
  • GIN NA co-sponsored a 2 day conference ‘Evidence-based Guidelines Affecting Policy, Practice and Stakeholders’ with the New York Academy of Medicine
  • Publication – Guidelines should reflect all knowledge, not just clinical trials. Zuiderent-Jerak T, Forland F, Macbeth F. BMJ. 2012 Oct 5;345.
  • 2012 Amir Qaseem elected as first person of colour to chair the GIN Board
  • Elaine Harrow appointed as interim Executive Officer