BACKGROUND Written correspondence is one of the most important forms of communication between health care providers, yet there is little feedback provided to specialists. The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility and satisfaction of a peer assessment program on consultation letters and to determine inter-rater reliability between family physicians and specialists. METHODS A...

BACKGROUND The role of residency program director is unique in medicine and medical education. Most program directors learn the job through trial and error, with a fortunate few benefiting from the wisdom and experience of their predecessors and mentors. In 1994, the Association of Family Practice Residency Directors (AFPRD) made the development of training and support resources for program dir...

background: mood disorders related behaviors are imposed on family members and infl uence the family’s mental atmosphereand level of quality of life. therefore, the researchers decided to study the effect of group psycho-educational program on thequality of life in families of patients with mood disorders. materials and methods: this is a two-group interventional study conducted on 32 members o...

background: bipolar mood disorder type 1 is one of the most serious psychiatric disorders. we aimed to assess the efficacy of a short-term family–focused treatment for patients with bipolar mood disorder type 1 in a one-year follow-up period.   methods: sixty patients with bipolar mood disorder and acute mania episodes who referred to ibn-e-sina psychiatric hospital in mashhad were recruited. h...

the study was conducted to determine the effective factors in nutritional management knowledge and design a proper educational plan for broiler farmers in garmsar township. the used methodological approach was descriptive-correlation. eighty-eight questionnaires were collected and analyzed of 98broiler farmers active in garmsar. the content and face validity of the questionnaires and reliabilit...

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of an educational program for improving medical event reporting attitude and behavior in the ambulatory care setting among graduate medical trainees. Design: One group preand post-test study. Setting: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Family Medicine Residency Program. Participants: All family practice residents (n = 30). Int...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of an educational program for improving medical event reporting attitude and behavior in the ambulatory care setting among graduate medical trainees. DESIGN One group pre- and post-test study. SETTING The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Family Medicine Residency Program. PARTICIPANTS All family practice residents (n = 30)....