Webinar Sagas – Coping with technological and pandemic challenges in 2020!

Webinar Sagas – Coping with technological and pandemic challenges in 2020!

With the advent of the lockdown, between May 2020 and today I have been invited to do a number of webinars. Six to be exact, till date. In the earlier days I had done about two or three over some years. They were sponsored by the industry and done with the involvement of professional camera people and settings. However in the pandemic times, the organizers in five out of six cases did not involve people who were adept in this area. I must commend the way institutions have taken to arranging webinars and that some of them have opened the…
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A New PubMed calls for New Online Courses

A New PubMed calls for New Online Courses

We once again needed a break - as we finalized our new online courses. But YES - here they are! Our brand new site for our courses - www.qmedcourses.in has been up for about three weeks. We have three courses: Introduction to Resources and Literature Searching:This one is targetted at students and new residents, but it is turning out to be useful to many more!. It helps one understand different types of information resources and the very basics of literature searching Mastering PubMedMost importantly - this one is based on the New PubMed - which has replaced the old as…
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After a break and more – Duplicates in Reference Managers

After a break and more – Duplicates in Reference Managers

Sorry folks! Our blogging activity was down for most of March and April 2020. We had to do a lot of planning for the lockdown and once we started working from home, there was a lot of adaptation to do as well. I hope everyone reading this is keeping well and safe. We have all the time been sending up prayers for all health professionals to be safe and strong. We are aware that burn out could be an issue, and we just hope that everyone emerges stronger. We have been working at completely revamping our online courses - do…
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