Punctuality & Responsibility In Conferences & Webinars

Punctuality & Responsibility In Conferences & Webinars

“Indian punctuality” is a well-known phrase—unfortunately, not in a flattering sense. We often joke about “Indian Stretchable Time (IST)”, but the humour hides a persistent problem: punctuality (or the lack of it) in conferences and webinars, especially in professional and academic settings. When Time Truly Matters Broadly, two kinds of situations shape how seriously people treat time. In the first, arriving late means missing the event altogether—catching a bus, train, or flight, or appearing for an examination. Most people make every effort to be on time here. Some arrive well in advance; others prefer to cut it close and arrive…
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Why Systematic Review Searches Need Proper Budgets

Why Systematic Review Searches Need Proper Budgets

We often are asked: “Can you help us with our systematic review search strategy?”Sometimes it is “Could you please guide us?” and at other times it is “Could you do the whole search for us?” At QMed, we are happy that people recognize the importance of a proper search strategy—but the bigger concern is this: many still assume that carrying out a search strategy is quick, intuitive and best of all a free or nearly free activity The Foundation of a Systematic Review Isn’t the Software — It’s the Search On our eLearning platform, we offer a complete course titled…
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Why full search strategies matter — lessons from a recent Letter to the Editor

Why full search strategies matter — lessons from a recent Letter to the Editor

A recent letter to the editor published in Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas draws attention to an important omission in a systematic review: the lack of a full search strategy. González Aroca J . Literature searches report in systematic reviews. Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2025;117:618-619.doi: 10.17235/reed.2024.10848/2024. PMID: 39446109. The letter praises the authors for their overall work, but underscores that without the exact search strings, databases, dates, and filters used in the review, the study cannot be properly reproduced or updated in the future. The systematic review in question is: Tian Z et al. Immunogenicity and risk factors for poor humoral…
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