enGINe December 2012
The newsletter is available both as a pdf as well as readable online (via the below links).
Important dates
| 2012 |
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| Conference, co-sponsored by G-I-N North America, on "Evidence-based Guidelines Affecting Policy, Practice and Stakeholders" |
10-11 December |
| Abstract Submission Opens | 10 December |
| 2013 | |
| Registration for G-I-N 2013 conference opens | 14 January |
| Deadline for Abstract Submissions | Midnight (PST), 15 February |
| Notification of Acceptance of Abstracts | 15 April |
| Early Bird registration ends | 19 April |
| G-I-N Conference 2013 | 18-21 August |
Editorial
Dear Colleagues, Match-making ! I recently had the very pleasant experience of being a participant in a meeting with the Dutch G-I-N Network (see more info later in this newsletter). The meeting offered good opportunities to discuss important issues regarding Guideline development, like the use of open source WIKI tools to reflect patient perspectives. The WIKI tool might be a good solution to have a more open democratic say from patients in guideline development, but who should take the responsibility for conflicting recommendations in such instances? [...]
Introducing a new Board Member
At the Board meeting of 11th October 2012, Dr Lubna Al-Ansary was formally coopted to the Board of Trustees to represent an under-represented geographical area. [...]
Introducing New Members
We are delighted to welcome some new members, who have joined since the G-I-N conference in Berlin. [...]
Publications
The paper "Towards International Standards for Clinical Practice Guidelines" written by the 2010–11 G-I-N Board of Trustees and published in April 2012 in the Annals of Internal Medicine has now been translated into Italian and published in the Italian journal "Evidence". [...]
Committee Focus
In each edition of enGINe, we take the opportunity to introduce some of our Board sub-committees, task forces and groups and tell you a bit more about them and what they are doing to serve the members and the organisation. [...]
G-I-N North America: The Making of a Regional Community
Richard M. Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, Steering Group Chair. As the Guidelines International Network (G-I-N )North America concludes its second year of existence, I thought it might be useful to reflect on where we came from, what we have accomplished, and how it might influence regional initiatives for G-I-N in other parts of the world. [...]
Collaboration opportunity / Calls for Interest
Diagnostic Imaging Pathways (DIP) is an online education and decision support resource for health service professionals, patients and carers. [...]
Update from ISQua
Diagnostic Imaging Pathways (DIP) is an online education and decision support resource for health service professionals, patients and carers. [...]
News from Members
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Dutch G-I-N members rejoiced with Genever
On November 30th, the Dutch G-I-N members– and special guest Frode Forland(G-I-N Vice Chair) - shared their achievements of the past six months and ideas for the future. [...]
G-I-N 2013 update
Preparations for G-I-N 2013 are now well underway, with the Scientific Committee having now agreed the five themes for the abstracts and the plenary sessions. Details will be shared soon on the conference website and the call for abstracts will open on 10th December. [...]
G-I-N library update
New Publications published in the International Guideline Library – June 25th to September 17th 2012. [...]
Editor’s Picks
The following literature has been added to our library recently. For a good read, see the following Editors Picks [...]
External Events 2013
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Watch for the next issue
The next issue of enGINe is planned to be published in March 2013.
As always the enGINe would like to know more about you!
Please get in touch to tell us about you, your organisation, your work programme, your ambitions. Perhaps even your problems – the G-I-N community could have the answers you are looking for!
If you wish to include some information in the next issue please send your pieces by Wednesday 20 February 2013 to office@g-i-n.net.
