BACKGROUND An increasing number of falls result in an emergency call and the subsequent dispatch of paramedics. In the absence of physical injury, abnormal physiological parameters or change in usual functional status, it could be argued that routine conveyance by ambulance to the Emergency Department (ED) is not the most effective or efficient use of resources. Further, it is likely that non-c...

Introduction: Health improvement, control of communicable diseases and increase in life expectancy among the elderly of developed and developing countries has greatly increased. Since the health care and social needs of older adults differ from that of other adults, it is necessary to identify the needs of the elderly in order to make proper plans that will promote their health. The aim of this...

the science and technology health plan has defined the outline of health research to the national vision of iran by 2025. the aim of this study was to focus on the process of needs assessment of health research projects also health research priority setting in iran.the project management life cycle has four phases: initiation, planning, execution and closure. based on abovementioned points we c...

Student involvement in their own assessment can add reflection and metacognition to the learning process. Based on this idea, an assessment instrument was developed to self-assess college students’ mathematical problem solving tasks. The main objective of this exercise is to improve student learning. The assessment instrument contains three items: student opinion questionnaire, an analytic eval...

Objectives: Participation is defines as involvement within a life situation and the ultimate outcome for individuals with disabilities. One of the most common cause of chronic disability that restricts participation of individuals is Cerebral palsy (CP). The main goal of rehabilitation is empowering participation of their clients in different life areas. To achieve changes in participation, ass...

Twenty-five years ago, when I finished my surgical training and obtained certification by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, I felt relief and told myself that my education was finally finished. How wrong I was! I do know surgeons who, although my contemporaries, quite literally "finished" their education after residency, and I can see how dramatic...

introduction: continuing medical education (cme) is part of the process of lifelong learning that all physicians undertake. it has traditionally viewed by the medical profession in terms of updating their knowledge. nowadays, in order to practice effectively in the national health system, doctors need skills that extend their medical knowledge beyond updating. educational need assessment is the...

health care wastes, which produce in most hospitals, laboratories and clinics, causes spread of dangerous and contagious diseases and are a serious threat to human health and the environment due to contamination and the losses caused by the lack of health care waste management. now days there are 4 common technologies for the disposal of hospital waste which is taken into consideration by the m...