Vasumathi Sriganesh, Author at QMed Knowledge Foundation

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Can patients / families help doctors with Internet researching?

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Some time back we had a blog post - When Patients Google We had mentioned about how concerned doctors were about the misinformation that they could pick up - and rightly so. But, there are times when Internet research by the patient (or family member) can make a huge difference. Here…

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The perceived bane of automation – can we map it to the absence of background knowledge?

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A few years ago a colleague told us a story. She and her relative had a joint bank account. Once when she went to deposit a cheque of her relative’s, the bank told her that the latter’s name did not exist in the account! Our colleague happened to have an…

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Background knowledge vs Foreground knowledge

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An Event: In 2010, I had conducted a PubMed workshop. At the end, a doctor asked me” “Can you do a half day program for practitioners, where they learn how to search all resources to actually treat a patient?" And I answered – “Doctor, would you ask for a change…

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Online Searching: Truncation & Filter Errors

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Can you believe that many people use truncation and filters wrongly while doing online searching? You may not. But it is happening all the time! From January 2022, QMed has been hosting mini webinars every Tuesday and Friday, with two objectives: Promoting awareness of our work and our e-learning courses…

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A doctor did not know how to cite and reference for an article he had written. Such a lacuna in training is scary

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An interesting experience: A few months back I got a request from a doctor who had studied in India. He is now working in another country. He had written an article and this was the first time he had attempted to write for a journal. He asked if I would…

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Can patients / families help doctors with Internet researching?

The perceived bane of automation – can we map it to the absence of background knowledge?

Background knowledge vs Foreground knowledge

Online Searching: Truncation & Filter Errors

A doctor did not know how to cite and reference for an article he had written. Such a lacuna in training is scary

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