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 […]
Pakistan Society of Emergency Medicine is holding its second elections. It is creating the required momentum slowly yet surely. The people who started the emergency medicine in Pakistan had worked hard to make emergency medicine a relevant discipline in health care in Pakistan. Part of that goal was to establish a society of emergency medicine […]
The nightmare of COVID-19 seems never ending. After the first few waves everyone thought we are over it, the vaccines offered by government seem to divide the public opinion with both sides showing strong conviction to their opinion. Now with the fourth wave, it seems the magnitude of disease positivity has reached unprecedented levels. The […]
Pakistan Society of Emergency Medicine is holding its election. Its a great moment for all of us. The struggle to establish EM in Pakistan will be strengthened due to this historic event. COVID has called down most of the activities yet it brought out and highlighted the role of Emergency Departments and trained doctors and […]
We all know about EBM or evidence based medicine. Past decade has seen a steady rise in the use of EBM when doctors make decision about patients. The EBM and through its use, the care provision is supposed to be more appropriate as well as research based and scientific. The three pillars of the EBM […]
Pakistan Society of emergency Medicine has formed to provide a platform to all those doctors and nurses who work to provide care to patients in emergency department. This platform is needed to discuss and promote emergency medicine in a coordinated and combined fashion. Professional societies are an essential part of any specialty and, so rightfully […]
The history of Emergency Medicine in Pakistan is about to enter its next phase. We can simply call it as entering into the second decade of organized Emergency Medicine in Pakistan. This was in fact the result of a struggle that started so many years ago and now bearing fruits. The struggle of EM in […]
