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دانشیار سم شناسی بالینی، مرکز تحقیقات اعتیاد، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی مشهد، ایران

[ 1 ] - بررسی نیازهای درمانی دهان و دندان مبتلایان به سوء مصرف مواد مخدر

مقدمه:اعتیاد یکی از مهمترین مشکلات اجتماعی در جامعه است که با مسایل زیادی در حوزه‏های پزشکی، روانپزشکی، خانوادگی، شغلی، قانونی، مالی و معنوی همراه است.مشکلات گسترده دهان و دندان مبتلایان به سوء مصرف مواد می‏تواند موجب انزوا و عدم موفقیت درمان ترک اعتیاد گردد. هدف از این مطالعه نیازسنجی خدمات دندانپزشکی در جمعیت مبتلا به سوء مصرف مواد مخدر در مراکز ترک اعتیاد یاکاهش آسیب درمشهد می‏باشد. مواد و ر...

[ 2 ] - بررسی ارتباط اقدام به خودکشی و دوره های مختلف سیکل ماهیانه در زنان

مقدمه: اقدام به خودکشی عملی است آگاهانه و هدفمند که به منظور آسیب رساندن به خود انجام می شود. از جمله عوامل اقدام به خودکشی می توان به اختلالات روانپزشکی، عوامل اجتماعی، روانشناختی و عوامل بیولوژیک اشاره کرد. به علت ارتباط بین تغییرات هورمونی و رفتارهای پرخاشگرانه، توجه به متغیرهایی نظیر سیکل ماهیانه با اقدام به خودکشی اهمیت دارد. وجود نتایج متناقض در این زمینه و با توجه به قابل پیش بینی بودن آ...

[ 5 ] - Alteration of Abused Drugs Should be Added to the Medical Curricula

Drug abuse is prevalent in all countries across the world and  induces variety of adverse effects (1). Health problems arising from drug abuse commonly cause significant health challenges in the affected population and deteriorate many aspects of the patients’ performance and quality of life. Comorbidities are discovered in 60 to 75% of addict patients, suffering from various drug-related disor...

[ 6 ] - Incorporation of Medical Research and Education in Asia Pacific Region

The goal of medicine is to prevent harm as Hippocrates pointed out; “primum non nocere; first do no harm”. Has this fact been taken into account in developing Medical Education curricula in Asia? Frequency of diseases in Asia is different from high income countries (1, 2) and funds for research are lacking.  It is therefore important to allocate available funds to the most applicable issues to...

[ 7 ] - Evaluation of E-learning System to the Performance of Family Medicine MPH (Master of Public Health) Students

Background:Electronically -Learning has created a new horizon in the world of education. The purpose of this is improving the quality of education and conserving (saving) time for teachers and students; this training can facilitate and strengthen the process of review. Since Mashhad University of Medical Sciences trains the applicants for family medicine as MPH virtually, we decided to study th...

[ 8 ] - How to Improve the Quality of Morning Report; Department of Internal Medicine, An action research

Background: Morning reports (MRs) are commonly used as an efficient technique in Medical Education. This study was intended to assess the developmental process following Iranian definable standards in the Internal Medicine Department, Imam Reza General Hospital, Mashhad, Iran. Methods: Following an initial one-month assessment through direct observation of morning reports held in Imam Reza Hosp...

[ 9 ] - Disaster Triage System and Educational Strategies

Background: One of the medical team’s responsibilities is to teach the methods of rescue and aid necessary for casualties who have been injured in disasters. They must be taken away of the place of disaster, transferred, categorized and cured. Methods: Delphi technique was used in this research. Firstly, a number of questions were framed and sent to a number of experts of different majors. They...

[ 10 ] - Knowledge of Social Accountability in Medical Education among Faculty Members at Medical Sciences of Mashhad University

Background: Medial educations' models should train physicians with competencies and commitment to meet health needs in the community. This social accountability in medical education is not a new concept but provides equity, quality, relevance and cost-effectiveness in health care system. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of faculty members towards the situation and activities in...

[ 12 ] - Epidemiology of Snake, Spider and Scorpion Envenomation in Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi, Iran (2004-2011)

Backgrounds: Envenomation is common in Asia including Iran that induces morbidity and mortality. This study investigated the epidemiological characteristics of cases with snake, spider and scorpion bites. Methods: In this cross-sectional design, epidemiologic data of admitted cases to the Toxicology Department of Imam Reza Hospital of Mashhad, Iran were analyzed across a 7-yr period, from 2004...

[ 14 ] - Use of Chemical Warfare Agents in Ancient History. A Case of Persians and Romans in Dura-Europos, Modern Syria in 256 C.E.

Background: Chemical warfare agents (CWA) were most notably used during the First World War in Europe, against Iranians and Kurdish citizens of Iraq at the hands of Saddam Hossein’s regime in 1980s and more recently in Syria. The use of CWA is banned under the international law. Methods: Ancient uses of CWA are not well studied. Recently, their use during the Persian siege of the Roman-held Dur...

[ 15 ] - ارزیابی غلظت جیوه ادرار دندانپزشکان عمومی و متخصصین ترمیمی شهر مشهد در سال 1389

Background and Aim: Amalgam is used in dentistry cautiously, due to the toxicity of mercury in dental amalgam. Dentists are exposed to mercury vapor in their routine occupational practice, which can be harmful to their health. The aim of the present study was to measure urinary mercury concentrations in general dentists and restorative specialists in Mashhad in 2010. Materials and Methods: This...

[ 16 ] - طغیان بوتولیسم به دنبال مراسم عروسی در حومه مشهد

  Background and Aim: Botulism is an uncommon disease which induces symmetrical cranial nerve palsies followed by descending, symmetric flaccid paralysis of voluntary muscles, which may end in respiratory failure and death. In September 2006, following a wedding ceremony, which was held at a distance of 80 km southeast of Mashhad, a group of guests used a wide variety of home-made canned food. ...