Why it is necessary to improve the emergency care, and how can we do it


Abdus Salam Khan, MD FACP – September, 2018 Since the change in power has taken place in Pakistan, every concerned citizen has hope that a change in government will bring more possibilities for the improvement. We as the torchbearers of emergency care in Pakistan also are hopeful for the change. We feel that improving emergency […]

Improving delivery of our patient care


Abdus Salam Khan, MD FACPAugust, 2018  When patients present to the emergency department, they put their trust in the hands of the treating physicians and expect better care delivery and eventually outcome of the treatment. Ethically physicians are expected to do no harm and go good to the patients. The emergency department care delivery is […]

A New ERA in Emergency Medicine in Pakistan


Abdus Salam Khan, MD FACP – April, 2018  Pakistan has turned another corner in its journey of Emergency Medicine. Our collective efforts to bring Emergency Medicine to forefront got a boost with creation of society to represent the Emergency Medicine in Pakistan. When we talk about the efforts done in the field of Emergency Medicine, […]

Emergency Medicine Conference


Abdus Salam Khan, MD FACP – September, 2017  With great effort and continuous struggle, Pakistan is fortunate to have developed a small team of Emergency Physicians well geared towards improving emergency care in Pakistan. The efforts that started more then two decades ago are slowly bearing fruit. The background work was done through public awareness, […]

Better patient satisfaction through communication


Abdus Salam Khan, MD FACP – June, 2017  We live in an age of information. Depending upon circumstances, some people will see benefit in it, but otherwise, this information load creates confusion in most of our decisions. We also live in an age where communication is very important. We will believe things based on the […]