Structured Abstracts – Some Interesting Learning

Structured abstracts are abstracts that have clear sections, and not just a full paragraph (as abstracts of the past used to be). These kind of abstracts first evolved in 1987. The IMRAD format is the most common structure for a structured abstract, but other formats are also used. Why did structured abstracts emerge? It made reading an abstract easier. It possibly made the writing of structured abstracts better, because the authors had a basis on which they would summarize their research article's contents. This also made it better for health professionals searching the literature in selecting clinically relevant and methodologically…
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Workshop on Diagnostic and Screening test Evaluation–Imperfect Gold Standard, Meta Analyses and Application of Latent Class Models – October 9-11, 2017

This course’s main purpose is to impart basic knowledge in understanding the principles and practice of Diagnostic and Screening testing, specifically to assess the reliability and validity of those tests. It is tailored to medical, allied health professionals, non-medical faculty, and/or researchers who are interested in learning more about diagnostic test research (validity and reliability studies), or teaching institution members interested in furthering their knowledge and skills in methodology. More details 
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All non profit organizations are not about charity. Some like QMed are “change makers”.

All non profit organizations are not about charity. Some like QMed are “change makers”.

I am often asked why QMed is a not-for-profit organization. And I think it is time I answered this in a blog post. Non-profit organizations work for overall societal benefit. Many work at making major changes in specific areas.  Some non-profits work for environmental preservation whilst non-profit Educational institutions create educated individuals. Libraries support the work of educational institutions. And yet, many people assume that non-profits mainly work for the underprivileged section of society. I felt that it is time to make some clarifications, and explain non-profits in the context of QMed. All non-profit organizations are first change makers. Their…
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