i know, all of us are talking about the stages of development in which EM is but amazingly very few of us are discussing an important and vital element of development - research.
i know theres a lot of research in EM that the academic institutes are doing... as i witnessed at the INTEM 2006, but still how many of these papers are actually getting published? Are we matching upto the standards of research that have been set, raised, reset and validated in the WEST.
I know its a cliche to say " dont ape the west" but can we actually match upto them?
there might be a lot of reasons cited for our research being limited... well firstly its limited in other established faculties... so obviously its limited in EM too.
secondly funding is a problem... i know it is and i agree.
but i think the most important problem is within us... our mindset... the blockade we have created in our heads towards research.
So what kind of research should we be doing to help establish EM as a speciality in india?
we had a glimpse of the 70 research projects at the INTEM
got any fresh ideas anyone???
love to share.
Funding is not required for good studies to be conducted in EM in India at the present moment. There's a whole lot of baseline data to be collected in our ERs and EDs first.
hey guys,
i just thought id write down something on ongoing research here in the US now that i am very very close to this system.
so any ideas you guys have...
1. ED overcrowding.
2. HIV, AIDS patients in the ED.
3. disposal of non critical patients from ED.
4. clinical decision making rules for chest pain, cough, syncope, tia.
5. accuracy of documentation
6. triage accuracy
7. USG in all its forms espescially in its contribution to clinical judgement.
8. markers for different diseases, including inflammation, sepsis, stroke, etc.
dear colleagues,
i am looking for people genuinely interested in research to start an ambitious project on stroke.
please let me know if you are interested.
