Around 20 years ago, the "Indian Express" had a special publication called "Web Vision". In the January 1998 issue, they had featured me in a column called "Web Spirit", in an article - "Internet throws up new job definitions". I had a copy of this issue, but it had at some time got misplaced in office. In our quest to find something else, it unexpectedly surfaced. I read the article again and I share my observations and feelings. The article described how as an independent consultant (that was what I was then), I helped doctors and companies search Medline. (At…

Hello friends! A Very Happy New Year to all.This year, I hope to write more regularly and share QMed's developments and also my own thoughts and ideas for all of you. I am happy to start the year, with an announcement. QMed's vision is to see that Evidence Based Practice is in every health professional's DNA. And as we always insist, unless people learn how to search for evidence, this will not happen. Systematic searching is a hugely important component of every systematic review. QMed has been working to support Cochrane authors and Cochrane activity in the last few years.…

I am often asked why QMed is a not-for-profit organization. And I think it is time I answered this in a blog post. Non-profit organizations work for overall societal benefit. Many work at making major changes in specific areas.  Some non-profits work for environmental preservation whilst non-profit Educational institutions create educated individuals. Libraries support the work of educational institutions. And yet, many people assume that non-profits mainly work for the underprivileged section of society. I felt that it is time to make some clarifications, and explain non-profits in the context of QMed. All non-profit organizations are first change makers. Their…