medical toxicology is somehow a neglected field of medicine. support for this discipline is necessary as there are many competing interests within a nation's public health priorities (1). in the previous issue of the asia pacific journal of medical toxicology, the essentials of the empowerment of medical toxicology in the asia pacific region have been discussed (2). perhaps, there is now an urg...

background : managers’ communication skills are one of the most important topics in educational sector of universities of medical sciences and may have considerable effect on faculty members and employees. this study was performed to determine the level of communication skills (verbal, listening, feedback) of the heads of department of faculties and its relation with some demographic variables....

introduction nurse-patient communication is highly important especially when the patient is a child. one thing that has been overlooked in the nursing profession or less discussed is how to communicate with children. design and training courses for the development of communication skills is considered as an important step in this direction. this study investigated the effect of training communi...

  The study examined the role of information communication technologies in extension delivery of Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA) of Nigeria.  The objectives were to: examine the agricultural extension delivery of ATA; identify ICTs relevant in agricultural extension and application of ATA; examine roles of ICTs in extension of ATA and identify constraints to the use of ICTs in extensio...

background and purpose: clinical competence has four essential components: knowledge , physical exam , problem solving and communication skill .the communication skill isn’t an optional extra in medical training but it is a core clinical skill. this study is performed in order to determine whether communication skill training for internal medicine and infectious disease residents improves their...

study the performance of nurses communication with patients in special education and non- teaching hospital, urmia     hemmati maslakpak m [1] * , sheikhbaklu m [2] , baghaei r [3] , sheikhi n [4]     received: 21 dec, 2011 accepted: 4 feb, 2012     abstract   background & aims : acceptable communication performance is essential for safe, effective, and suitable care . proper communication is e...

how do english as a lingua franca (elf) speakers achieve multimodal cohesion on the basis of their specific interests and cultural backgrounds? from a dialogic and collaborative view of communication, this study focuses on how verbal and nonverbal modes cohere together during intercultural conversations. the data include approximately 160-minute transcribed video recordings of elf interactions ...

background: well-designed interventions can improve the communication skills of physicians. since the understanding of the current situation is essential for designing effective interventions, this study was performed to determine medical interns’ confidence and use of communication skills. m aterials and methods: this descriptive-analytical study was performed in spring 2013 within 3 branches ...

introduction: non-verbal communication skills, also called sign language or silent language, include all behaviors performed in the presence of others or perceived either consciously or unconsciously. the main aim of this review article was to determine the effect of the teachers’ non-verbal communication on success in teaching using the findings of the studies conducted on the relationship bet...