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Strategies for coping with information overload

Strategies for coping with information overload

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Smith R. Strategies for coping with information overload BMJ 2010; 341:c7126 Richard Smith, the former editor of BMJ discusses how doctors cope with "Information Overload". He discusses various approaches that doctors take. He highlights Cochrane Reviews, UpToDate, BMJ Point of Evidence and other sources - where experts summarize evidence and make them available. However as he rightly says - quoting Muir Gray - we have an information paradox - there is far too much, and yet we don't find answers! Our Founder has responded with some comments in the Indian context. Do read her note: Isn't it time to recognize…
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Medical library facilities in the Madras State; a historical note, with a reference to the All-India Medical Institute Library.

Medical library facilities in the Madras State; a historical note, with a reference to the All-India Medical Institute Library.

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Neelameghan A. Medical library facilities in the Madras State; a historical note, with a reference to the All-India Medical Institute Library. Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1954 Jul;42(3):341-56. This article is historical. And I would urge every reader to ask - "how much has changed since then"? Are we in India not doing enough for developing our medical libraries? Can we wake up and ensure some rapid changes? I am hoping some readers will at least write in. Appeared in QMedCONNECT Vol 3, Issue 11, Nov 2010
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Training in clinical research in India.

Training in clinical research in India.

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Aggarwal S, Singh H, Bansal P, Goyal A, Saminder Singh K. Training in clinical research in India.  Indian J Community Med. 2010 Jul;35(3):446. This is a "Letter to the Editor" commenting on an earlier article in the same journal on Clinical Research Institutes and the lack of training in clinical research in the regular medical curriculum. The letter is written by four medical students (who would probably be voicing the views of the majority of the student community), who make an earnest plea for the introduction of a research based medical education curriculum. They mention the admission criteria for the…
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