introduction: since users have a critical role in the success of a hospital information system, and also considering software companies as information system service providers-not only product sellers, this study was conducted to evaluate the hospital information system (his) software based on user requirements in iran. methods: through a descriptive study, 5 vendors, which had the best selling...

abstract background: ethics was discussed for many years in medical ethics through rules, theories, hypothesis and religious. there are some organs in iran that working on ethics. department of medical science is one of them that has his own instructions on ethics. this study aims to review some of the challengeable issues in medicine. conclusion: department of ethics in iranian academy of medi...

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introduction: reflection is considered as a critical characteristic in professional competitions. despite propagation of reflection as an important educational issue and existence of several helpful patterns, instructions conducted by teachers to explaining and expanding of it, are very little. studies related to this topic were mainly performed in the field of nursing. therefore, we decided to...

telemedicine is an indispensable tool in the hands of doctors to accelerate and facilitate the process of data interchange. to publicize and distribute the culture of utilizing this technology and providing the necessary equipment for this purpose and also to commence some useful activities in this field of science in iran, the researchers group have designed and performed a telemedicine intern...

there is a shortage of quantitative measures for assessing the concept of responsibility as a fundamental construct in medical education, ethics and professionalism in existing literature. this study aimed to develop an instrument for measuring responsibility in both undergraduate and graduate medical students during clinical training. instrument content was based on literature review and mainl...

abstract empathy is a cognitive but not emotional trait that consists of understanding (and not sensing), experiences, concerns and  views ofpatients and the capacity to share this understanding. some medical educationists believe that clinical education may have a negative effect on medical students and residents'empathy and steps should be taken for teaching empathy to medical students.our ma...

background: medical professionalism is a set of attitudes and behaviors that cause the physicians to prioritize the advantages of patients to theirs . the primary objective of this study was to assess the attitudes and behaviors of medicalprofessionalism among residentsof guilan university of medical sciences, in the educational year of 2011-2012. methods:  this descriptive study was conducted ...

INTRODUCTION Malaria is a major public health problem in Sub-Saharan Africa where it kills a child under the age of five every 30 seconds. In Cameroon, malaria accounts for 40-45% of medical consultations, 57% of hospitalization days and 40% of mortality among children below 5 years. Community knowledge and practices can enhance the fight against this disease. The aim of the study was to make a...