The Basics We Are Never Taught

The Basics We Are Never Taught

A “They Don’t Know What They Don’t Know” Problem in Medical Search Literacy When 1005 Wasn’t One Thousand and Five This happened just a few days back. Our domestic help—educated only till primary school but otherwise very intelligent—once wrote down an expense as ₹1005. That surprised us. Whenever she spends money on our behalf and we later reimburse the same, it is usually a small amount, almost always under ₹300. So we asked her, - “What did you spend one thousand and five rupees on?” She immediately replied in Marathi,“Nahin — ek she paanch.”(No — one hundred and five.) She…
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Maharashtra Medical Council Accredits QMed for CPD Webinars: A Recognition of Information Skills in Medical Practice

Maharashtra Medical Council Accredits QMed for CPD Webinars: A Recognition of Information Skills in Medical Practice

Accreditation by the Maharashtra Medical Council We are pleased to share that the Maharashtra Medical Council - MMC Accredits QMed Webinars. for CPD - (Continuous Professional Development) programs! Medical professionals participating in these webinars will be eligible to receive CPD credit hours as recognized by the Council. Focused Education in Core Information Skills What makes this accreditation particularly significant is the nature of the education being recognized. QMed’s work focuses on structured teaching in medical literature searching and reference management—core competencies that underpin evidence-based medicine, yet remain underrepresented in formal medical training. These skills extend beyond research and are essential…
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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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