International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day

8th March - International Women's Day The 8th of March is important for mankind all over the world. We celebrate women on this day, life-bringers, warriors, and care-givers. QMed celebrates women in all of their glory and hopes that the time will come when the medical profession will recognize them in their fullest potentials. This, in the interest of the profession and the people it serves selflessly. On April 4, 2020, The Catalyst brought out an article reporting that women counted for 70% of the global healthcare work-industry. They also reported that women health-workers face a disproportionate ratio of being…
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World Glaucoma Day

World Glaucoma Day

6th March-Glaucoma is a chronic and irreversible condition, and the second cause of blindness the world over. The global prevalence is rising! In this current era of technology and innovations, there are remarkable advancements in the ophthalmology sector as well. Well-designed, minuscule, and connected applications and instruments now make it possible to conduct eye examinations from anywhere in the world. This means that for an ophthalmologist, the scope and area of work are far more expansive, and the ability to reach out to underprivileged sections of society is enhanced. Remote approaches will also enable ophthalmologists to tackle emergencies when time…
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Health Sciences Librarians – II. Involvement in teaching students about EBM

Health Sciences Librarians – II. Involvement in teaching students about EBM

This is my second post about elevating Health Sciences Libraries and Librarians in India.  Here I would like to share an example from an article in the Journal of the Medical Library Association (USA) - about a study by a librarian and his medical colleagues.  (Read my first post here) This article discusses how a health sciences librarian conducted an introductory course on EBM for first year medical students and how he specifically did an intervention to improve their ability to "formulate an answerable question". Asking an answerable question is an art that one learns with practice and of course…
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