October 2026
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Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis: Reading a Forest Plot and Choosing the Right Study Design
Dr. Bushra Fatima announces a shortcut: a meta-analysis, no patients, top of the pyramid, done in a month. Then Dr. Yaqoob shows…
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Indicator 16: Who Wrote in This File? Only Authorized Persons Make Entries in the Record
Indicator 16 of MSDS Standard 6 (YELLOW) requires every entry in patient records to be made by an authorized person, identifiable by…
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Case Reports and Case Series: When One Patient Is Worth Publishing
Dr. Hammad Ali finds a gallbladder on the wrong side during a routine laparoscopic cholecystectomy and wants to write it up the…
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Indicator 15: Every Patient Gets a Number: The Unique Identifier in Your Clinical Record
Indicator 15 of MSDS Standard 6 (YELLOW) requires every patient record to carry one unique number and identifying particulars such as parentage,…
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Spill Management in Healthcare Establishments: Lessons from One Broken Bottle
A broken bottle of disinfectant at a small clinic, and what the Punjab Healthcare Commission advises on preventing, preparing for, responding to…
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Diagnostic Accuracy Studies: Sensitivity, Specificity, Predictive Values and the Gold Standard
Dr. Sumaira Talib’s supervisor hands her a classic CPSP title: diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound in acute appendicitis, taking histopathology as the gold…
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Indicator 14: Performance Reviews Are Not Optional: Evaluations Based on Job Descriptions
Indicator 14 of MSDS Standard 5 (YELLOW) requires periodic, written performance evaluations of every staff member, quarterly or yearly, based on their…
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Quasi-Experimental Studies: How to Evaluate an Intervention When You Cannot Randomise
The hospital is opening an adherence counselling desk in the medicine OPD, and the Medical Superintendent wants Dr. Junaid Rashid to tell…
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Indicator 13: Every Staff File Matters: The Personnel Records PHC Will Ask For
Indicator 13 of MSDS Standard 5 (RED) requires a personnel record for every person working in the clinic: qualifications, valid registration, experience,…
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Doctors running a pharmacy in Islamabad now need a Drug Sale Licence
A new ICT advisory requires doctors in Islamabad who run a pharmacy or medical store to obtain a Drug Sale Licence. Doctors…