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2024	Parent management training A systematic review found low-strength evidence suggesting that parent support programs can improve ADHD symptoms and disruptive behaviors in children.
2023	Science-Based Medicine Harriet Hall passed away, having been one of three editors of Science-Based Medicine alongside Steven Novella and David Gorski.
2023	Choosing Wisely By this year, more than 80 specialty societies had participated in Choosing Wisely by highlighting examples of potentially unnecessary medical procedures and tests.
2021	Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine The journal received an impact factor of 6.224, ranking 33rd out of 172 journals in the 'Medicine, General & Internal' category according to the Journal Citation Reports.
June 15 2021	Science-Based Medicine Science-Based Medicine published a book review by founding editor Harriet Hall of Abigail Shrier's book 'Irreversible Damage', which discussed scientific concerns about drug treatments for gender dysphoria in children.
March 2021	Guidelines International Network Guidelines International Network reported having 115 organizational members and approximately 130 individual expert members, representing about 47 countries across all continents.
February 2021	Ken Harvey Harvey accepted an appointment as Honorary Adjunct Associate Professor in the Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare at Bond University.
2020	Ken Harvey Resigned from the TGA advertising consultative committee due to frustration with how the organization handled complaints about complementary medicine promotions.
2020	Science-Based Medicine The Society for Science-Based Medicine (SfSBM) was dissolved, with its funds donated to the Center for Inquiry.
2020	Science-Based Medicine During the COVID-19 pandemic, Science-Based Medicine actively collected and debunked misinformation spreading through social media, including false claims about COVID-19 vaccine effects such as infertility.
2019	Collaborative Group on Hormonal Factors in Breast Cancer Released a meta-analysis of menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer risk, focusing on the type and timing of therapy.
2019	Ken Harvey Ken Harvey became the president of Friends of Science in Medicine, succeeding the founding president Professor John Dwyer AO and continuing the organization's mission of challenging unsubstantiated health claims.
2019	Guidelines International Network GIN Conference held in Adelaide, Australia.
2019	FinnProstate Group The FinnProstate Group published their latest scientific research publication, concluding a long-running series of clinical trials on prostate cancer treatments.
2018	Ken Harvey Harvey criticized the TGA for insufficient penalties against misleading complementary medicine advertisements during this year.
2018	Ken Harvey Appointed by federal Health Minister Greg Hunt to represent CHOICE on the TGA's advertising consultative committee.
2018	Guidelines International Network GIN Conference held in Manchester, United Kingdom.
2018	Science-Based Medicine Medical education researcher Annie Chen includes Science-Based Medicine in a systematic survey of websites providing material on complementary and alternative medicine, listing it alongside WebMD as an 'information service'.
2018	Choosing Wisely Norway launched a national healthcare initiative modeled on the Choosing Wisely program.
2018	Cochrane Cochrane launched a project involving people in helping identify research priorities to inform future Cochrane Reviews, addressing criticisms about review prioritization.
2018	Cochrane During the annual meeting, the Cochrane board expelled Peter C. Gøtzsche from the organization, leading to the resignation of four elected board members and subsequent board restructuring.
2018	Systems medicine A dedicated scientific journal, Systems Medicine, was established to support research in the field of systems medicine and systems biomedicine.
February 7 2018	Cochrane US Network The United States Cochrane Center (USCC) was discontinued, ending its role as a reference center for 50 US states, US territories, and multiple international countries.
2017	Guidelines International Network GIN was one of five organizing partners of the first Global Evidence Summit.
2017	Science-Based Medicine Wallace Sampson, an editor and regular contributor to SBM, passed away.
2017	Cochrane Published an editorial discussing the history of Cochrane's methodological approaches, including challenges of adopting evidence in practice.
2016	Ken Harvey Ken Harvey joined Friends of Science in Medicine as an executive member, becoming actively involved in the organization's efforts to promote scientifically sound healthcare practices.
2016	Ken Harvey Harvey highlighted that Chemmart's consumer DNA testing was misleading and breached the TGA's Advertising Code due to inability to deliver on its health claims.
2016	Guidelines International Network GIN Conference held in Philadelphia, United States.
2015	Guidelines International Network GIN Conference held in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2015	Choosing Wisely International expansion of Choosing Wisely began, with doctors in multiple countries including Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland, and Wales exploring adoption of the program's concepts.
2014	Parent management training Pfiffner and Haack published research confirming PMT as a well-established treatment for school-age children with ADHD, while also highlighting ongoing questions about the optimal methods of PMT delivery.
2014	Ken Harvey Ken Harvey quit his job at La Trobe University after the university accepted $15 million from Swisse Wellness to fund a new complementary medicine centre, citing concerns about the partnership's potential impact on the university's reputation.
2014	Guidelines International Network GIN Conference held in Melbourne, Australia.
2014	Science-Based Medicine Society for Science-Based Medicine (SfSBM) registered as a Florida nonprofit corporation, led by Mark Crislip.
June 2014	Cochrane US Network The San Francisco Branch of the US Cochrane Center changed its name to the West Coast Branch. Mark Helfand from Oregon Health and Science University was announced as the new Branch Director following Lisa Bero's emigration to Australia.
April 2014	Choosing Wisely Choosing Wisely Canada was launched, organized by the Canadian Medical Association and the University of Toronto, and chaired by Dr. Wendy Levinson.
2013	Parent management training Furlong et al. concluded that group-based PMT is cost-effective in reducing conduct problems and improving parental health and parenting skills, though evidence was insufficient for addressing child emotional problems and educational abilities.
2013	Guidelines International Network GIN Conference held in San Francisco, United States.
2013	Cochrane The organization published an editorial describing its efforts to train researchers in developing nations to perform Cochrane reviews.
2012	Collaborative Group on Hormonal Factors in Breast Cancer Published a meta-analysis of 117 studies concluding that breast cancer incidence increases with each year younger at menarche and each year older at menopause.
2012	Guidelines International Network GIN Conference held in Berlin, Germany.
2012	Choosing Wisely Choosing Wisely initiative began organizing the creation and distribution of 'lists of five' to physicians and patients, with specialty societies identifying potentially overused medical practices.
2011	Parent management training A Cochrane review examined PMT for ADHD, finding some evidence of improvement in general child behavior and parental stress, but noting limited effects on ADHD-specific behaviors and insufficient data to establish clear clinical guidelines.
2011	Ken Harvey Friends of Science in Medicine (FSM) was founded, an organization dedicated to promoting evidence-based healthcare and challenging unscientific health practices in Australia.
2011	Guidelines International Network GIN Conference held in Seoul, South Korea.
2011	Science-Based Medicine David Freedman from The Atlantic describes Science-Based Medicine as an 'influential blog that has tirelessly gone after alternative medicine'.
2011	Choosing Wisely National Physicians Alliance tested a project by organizing the creation of initial 'top 5 lists' targeting medical practices and potential cost savings.
2010	Guidelines International Network GIN Conference held in Chicago, United States.
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