Accidents and emergencies happen anywhere and anytime. People can get injured at home or in the busy market. Same way someone can get a stroke or a heart attack at home or at work. Whenever any such event happens, the best outcome can be achieved if the care can be made available as soon as […]
We are living in the era of quality. We expect everything must be based on some defined value and should be developed with quality in mind. So, what is quality, and is it something that can only be felt or something that can be measured. And when we try to improve any system, we are […]
Healthcare delivery is a very diverse and complex topic all over the world and similarly in Pakistan. This is especially more complex yet very important when it comes to care provision in the emergency department, as generally speaking it is not up to the mark and patients are usually not satisfied with the care that […]
Writer: Husnain Mazhar, MBBS. PG Emergency Medicine Research and clinical studies are the founding stones of evidence-based medicine. Each year, new data emerges and becomes part of medical literature. The Internet created a global ease of access, and in turn resulted in more opportunities for physicians to access, analyze, and publish their findings. Since 1990, […]
Primary Care and emergency Medicine provide the necessary safety for patients and the whole society at large. Primary care is considered the backbone fee the health care of any country. The use of primary care results in implementing preventive medicine, vaccination, primary and secondary prevention and also to control the finances. The primary care drives the […]
The third year of Pandemic is upon us. The wave after wave and increasing number of affected people makes us worried about the future. Are we going to see any end to it? Or do we have to get ready to live with this virus. We have seen the whole saga unfold in front of […]
Emergency Medicine is the specialty concerned with the care of illnesses and injuries that require immediate medical attention. The corner stone of emergency care provision is Emergency Physician trained to care for the unscheduled and undifferentiated patients of all ages. These physicians are proficient is stabilizing all unstable patients and the ultimately disposing them safely. […]
Dr. Abdus Salam Khan, started his medical career and education from Dow Medical College, Karachi. He them moved to New York and got the training in Internal Medicine before settling in Florida as Internist and Urgent Care specialist. In 2009, his family made a combined decision to relocate to Pakistan, and serve the country. There […]
Pakistan society of EM has changed hands. My tenure ended and a new cabinet has sworn in. It reflects a very important step in the history of EM in Pakistan. This was the first change that occurred since the inception of the society. It shows that the journey we embarked on in 2018 started maturing. […]
Pakistan Society of Emergency Medicine had its elections in Aug 2021. The new cabinet has taken oath. It’s a process that in itself brings enthusiasm in the members and results in providing stability to the society. Participation of members was a big success. It felt like we have plenty of people now thinking about Emergency […]
