Pandemic-Era Uncertainty

The challenges of "continuing medical education" in a pandemic era.

Closure of medical schools or the barring of "live patient" contact during an epidemic or pandemic is potentially disruptive to medical education. During the SARS epidemic, the use of web-based learning, role play, video vignettes and both live and mannequin-based simulated patients minimised disruptions to medical education. This article examines the pedagogical innovations that allow clinical...

Managing and reducing uncertainty in an emerging influenza pandemic.

Physician resource planning in an era of uncertainty and change.

ON A ACCORDÉ BEAUCOUP D’ATTENTION ces dernières années à l’établissement de la meilleure méthode d’estimation des effectifs médicaux nécessaires. La stratégie fondée sur les besoins décrite dans ce numéro par le Dr Noralou P. Roos et ses collègues (page 1215) représente une amélioration importante par rapport aux évaluations subjectives. Il se peut toutefois que les stratégies fondées sur les b...

Designing, implementing, and evaluating an introductory course on virtual learning in the Covid-19 pandemic era

Background & Objective: The sudden outbreak of Covid-19 affected the educational systems worldwide and highlighted the necessity of students' virtual education. Therefore, the present study aimed to compile, implement, and evaluate an introductory course on virtual learning for medical students. Materials & Methods: The present scholarly research was conducted in four stages: 1) needs assessme...

Health Tourism System Development within Entrepreneurial Management Approach in Corona Pandemic Era

Background: Health tourism uses a set of services that promote the health and spirit of individuals through weather, nature, or medical care. Entrepreneurship is a process of exploring and using value creation opportunities in the economic, cultural, social, and health sectors. The present study aimed to investigate the development of Iran’s health tourism system based on Stevensonchr('39')s en...