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Upskilling – The Urgent Requirement in Healthcare– Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1113 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1113 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com  for publishing your contributions here. Credit: MART Production Credit: Yusuf Timur Çelic Preamble The global healthcare sector is facing an acute labor shortage. Driven by an aging population, chronic disease burdens, and workforce burnout exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for healthcare services is far outpacing supply. One of the most urgent and viable strategies to bridge this gap is large-scale upskilling. Upskilling refers to equipping existing employees with new or enhanced skills to meet evolving job requirements. In healthcare, this can mean training nurses to use new technologies, educating care workers to handle more complex patient needs, or preparing...

How to Continuously Reinvent Yourself Throughout Your Career– Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1074 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1074 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com  for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Asia Culture Center Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko Preamble In today's rapidly evolving professional landscape, the ability to reinvent yourself is no longer optional—it's essential. Whether you’re navigating industry disruptions, shifting personal aspirations, or responding to technological advancements, continuous reinvention is the key to staying relevant and fulfilled. When I look at my own rather long career, I find that I was forced to reinvent myself in the middle years of career because of continuous changes in my assignments, each considerably different from the other. Understanding the value of reinvention, I...

Alert for Career and Profession Changes – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #888 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #888 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans  aims to share knowledge and wisdom from Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Anna Shvets Credit: Marily Torres Credit: Monstera Production Workers of all grades! You guys should consider doing these things, now.  One, learn and keep learning new skills while you are safely tucked in your present job. Learn skills related to your current profession, and also the professions which shall be in demand in the future. Two, do take pride in what you are doing and have been doing, but be mentally ready that you may have to do some other work. It may be an emotionally stressful event, and if it is, seek help to overcome it. Three, ...