aims: general practitioners have an essential role in patient care and are exposed to high levels of job stress. general practitioners’ mental health has effects on their functional abilities and medical managements. this study was carried out to evaluate the mental health of general practitioners in emergency wards in kashan university of medical sciences, iran. materials & methods: in this cr...

BACKGROUND Professional socialisation and identity arise from interactions occurring within university-based interprofessional education, and workplace-based interprofessional practice experience. However, it is unclear how closely language and concepts of academic learning situations align with workplace contexts for interprofessional learning. This paper reports on a study that brought togeth...

of higher education into focus in the past few years. they have tried to improve the quality of their own higher education. the studies show that iranian universities are not at an accepted level in terms of quality. they have encountered several problems which have diminished their quality level. this study aimed at assessing the quality of medical education program as viewed by general practi...

introduction: infectious endocarditis might occur by oral microbial flora subsequent to dental procedures leading to bleeding in the oral cavity. therefore, the dental practitioner should be able to prescribe appropriate antibiotics in the prophylactic measures against bacterial endocarditis during dental procedures. the aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of general dental practiti...

introduction: continuing medical education (cme) has been considered as a lifelong commitment for doctors to provide the optimal care for patients. despite a long history of creating cme programs, outcomes are far from ideal. the present qualitative study aims to clarify the barriers affecting effectiveness of the cme programs in iran based on the experiences of general practitioners. methods: ...

A group of 26 European ports was interviewed to understand their requirements for environmental information and to establish how widespread the use of Earth Observation (EO) data was amongst them. Aspects covered by the research included port profile characterisation, environmental management activities, environmental needs and current monitoring practices. The study reflected the diversity amo...