conclusions knowledge and attitude of young physicians were more based on ebm compare to old physicians. a significant difference in knowledge mean score of physician shows that the ebm is still new in iran, the future physician’s critical need to learn ebm and necessity of entering emb at all medical levels. results of the 120 questionnaires we have sent, 94 (78.3%) were answered. 56.6% were u...

Primary care physicians who work with children must deal with a great variety of behavioral and emotional problems. The system described in this article provides low-cost, standardized assessment and documentation of such problems and requires little effort by the physician. Primary care physicians are under increasing pressure to obtain standardized documentation for the conditions they encoun...

Medical books bristle with difficult-looking terminology such as epistaxis and osteomyelitis. Why are the words so difficult to understand? Why does a physician take the effort to write “epistaxis” on a chart rather than “a bloody nose,” which is the more common term? Medical personnel learn and use special language, not to make communication harder, but to make it easier. The terms of this lan...

A diagnosis of cancer typically results in patients experiencing uncertainty about and loss of control over their situation, which in turn has a negative influence on their health outcomes. Cancer treatment further disrupts patients' quality of life. Throughout their cancer journey patients often rely on their physicians to provide them with social/interpersonal, informational, and decisional s...

Physician-scientists are catalysts of translational research. With one foot in the practice of medicine and the other in research and discovery, they are uniquely positioned to bridge the gap between laboratory and bedside. In so doing, they enhance patient care, improve medical education, and increase the prosperity of the biomedical enterprise. Although, science has never been more accessible...

Now, we come to offer you the right catalogues of book to open. mental retardation a handbook for the primary physician is one of the literary work in this world in suitable to be reading material. That's not only this book gives reference, but also it will show you the amazing benefits of reading a book. Developing your countless minds is needed; moreover you are kind of people with great curi...

Background: In patients undergoing Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), obtaining written Informed Consent (IC) must be the standard measure before the procedure. The patient must be informed about the risks and benefits of the treatment and alternatives. Objectives: We aimed to investigate the quality of IC obtaining before the ECT course in an academic hospital in the North of Iran. Material...

This article, which examines contemporaries? personal experience of illness in Renaissance Italy, is part a growing literature concentrates on the patient rather than practitioner. The basis this study correspondence Pietro Bembo, well-known humanist, papal secretary and latterly Cardinal, with his cousin Gian Matteo Bembo long-standing friend, Cola Bruno. These letters are revealing how non-me...

background: the patient decision aids (pdas), which can facilitate the decision-making process when choosing the optimal method of treatment, are a challenge to patients. this study tried to determine the attitude of physicians on the barriers of using pdas in the way of prioritizing and proposing solutions to them. methods: this study was a cross-sectional research carried out on 150 clinical ...

background: training medical students in tobacco prevention and cessation skills is critical to have competent physicians who are prepared to address the grave levels of morbidity and mortality associated with tobacco use. medical students should possess adequate knowledge of the risks of tobacco use and acquire appropriate skills for helping their patients in smoking prevention and cessation. ...