Jan 92022 in review — top read papers, collections, journals and moreIt’s been a big year for Read by QxMD — adding preprints, congress abstracts, study summaries, journal clubs and much more. Equally, it’s been another big year for research and practice changing medicine with 1,611,741 new journal articles being added to Read, the most we’ve ever added in a…Healthcare3 min readHealthcare3 min read
Jan 3The dissemination and consumption of medical literature is evolving — so is QxMDTraditionally, new scientific data would be presented at specialist congresses, subsequently published in a peer-reviewed journal and finally referenced in guidelines (if deemed practicing changing). As with many things, this has been shaken up in the last decade.¹ Not only is there now a LOT more medical literature,²,³ but there…Medical4 min readMedical4 min read
Dec 5, 2022A story of #medlibs in stats#medlibs is a wonderful example of a small but global community using a hashtag to have conversations and debates, ask questions, make recommendations and help colleagues find solutions. …Medical2 min readMedical2 min read
Nov 9, 2022We’re thrilled to announce a new partnership with 2 Minute MedicineⓇ (2MM).We’re thrilled to announce a new partnership with 2 Minute MedicineⓇ (2MM). 2MM is an award winning study summary service that provides physician-authored summaries of the latest, high-impact, clinical trials. …Medical Research3 min readMedical Research3 min read
Published in QxMD·May 9, 2022Read by QxMD now includes preprints … but not just any preprintsPreprints aren’t new, but the COVID-19 pandemic quickly thrust them into the publishing mainstream. In the first 10 months of the pandemic, approximately 25% of COVID-19 research was initially shared as a preprint, compared to just 3 or 4% of research from other topics pre-pandemic.¹ …Healthcare3 min readHealthcare3 min read
Jan 12, 2022Calculate Spotlight — Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ)The MEQ is used to determine your morningness-eveningness or chronotype which influences our circadian rhythms. It’s regularly used with people with sleep disorders. We wanted to learn a little more from the man who helped us develop the new MEQ calculator, Tony Ho, MSW, RSW of Quadra Wellness and Counselling …Healthcare2 min readHealthcare2 min read
Published in QxMD·Jan 6, 2022Most Read Medical Publications in 2021 on Read by QxMDWow, what a year … again. For a second year, the medical world has been dominated by COVID-19. …20212 min read20212 min read
Dec 9, 2021Bonus article: Take a cognitive load off your mindEach article in this series has focused on a different barrier to clinician learning. We’ve delighted in diving deeper into each of the barriers, hopefully providing some unique insight and tips to overcome them. Despite exhausting the barriers identified by the MLA we aren’t done yet. As part of our…Technology4 min readTechnology4 min read
Published in QxMD·Nov 15, 2021Part 6: Perhaps the answer already existsFor the sixth article in the series, we’re going to look at the last two barriers identified in the MLA’s publication, which are awareness and resource scope.¹ According to MLA these refer to, firstly, the awareness of tools available to help doctors access clinical information. Secondly, the understanding of which…Health4 min readHealth4 min read
Published in QxMD·Oct 26, 2021Part 5: A seamless patient encounterThis article feels slightly different as we are zoning in on a barrier within a specific moment in healthcare, arguably the most important one, the patient encounter. The Medical Libary Association identified integration as a key barrier to using information resources within the patient encounter. However, it became apparent that…Patient Experience3 min readPatient Experience3 min read
