Several studies stressed that the introduction of CPOE applications deteriorates the doctor-nurse communication. But there are many factors that might influence communication behaviors, as for example the way these communications are organized. The present study aims at showing that the impact of a CPOE system on the cooperative activities can be controlled given that a good understanding of th...

the human knowledge on orthopedics traces back to dawn of the medical history. during the history of medicine, several scholars including persian scientists investigated orthopedics and contributed to its flowering. abu ali al-hussain ibn abdullah ibn-sina is a great persian physician whose opinions on various aspects of medicine, including the science of orthopedics, are so remarkable. in this...

Antimicrobial resistance is an important patient safety issue related to inappropriate antibiotic use. As part of the Infobutton project, we examined antibiotic prescribing-related information needs of clinicians using CPOE. During 3 hours of observation, 20 information needs were observed, 74% were met. Understanding the information needs of clinicians related to antibiotic prescribing may hel...

Teaching Assistants (TAs) play an important role in supporting research-based instructional environments, yet the connection between TAs' pedagogical beliefs and instructional practices is not well understood. We build upon a broad foundation of research on the nature of pedagogical content knowledge to develop an analytic framework for characterizing how physics TAs both describe and enact the...

imam ali (peace be upon him) told that physicians must have pietism and don’t abstain from guidance, advice and diligence. islam religion recognizes medicine as an allowable and necessary profession.  prophet mohammad (pbuh) and imams (pbuh) tell that sage physician status in their science, art and tasks like jurisconsult scientist status. more than one thousand years ago, abubakr rabei ebne ah...

Physician and alchemist Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim was born in Switzerland one year after Columbus set out for, and discovered, the New World. The son of a physician, he adopted the nom de plume Paracelsus on completion of his own medical doctorate to imply that he was at least the equal of past great physicians, such as Galen and Celsus, and is credited as the foun...

a better understanding of factors influencing quality of medical service can pinpoint better strategies for quality assurance in medical services. this study aimed to identify factors affecting the quality of medical services provided by iranian physicians.exploratory in-depth individual interviews were conducted with sixty-four physicians working in various medical institutions in iran.individ...

On his return from U.S.A. he was appointed pathologist to Birmingham Children's Hospital where he quickly established himself as a popular teacher and became very knowledgeable on medico-legal problemsSubsequent appointments as Honorary Physician in Birmingham to the General Hospital and the Children's Hospital enabled him to practise as a general Consultant Physician for adults and children wi...

The foundations for a Department of Dermatology were, however, laid earlier. Addison came to London in 1815 having graduated M.D. at Edinburgh, to become first a pupil of Thomas Bateman and later Physician at the Public Dispensary in Carey Street where Willan had done most of his work. In 1820 he entered Guy's Hospital as a pupil and in 1824, against vigorous opposition in the Court of Committe...

As an academic physician primarily involved in basic science, I have often taken issue with EBM. It sometimes seems that the ultimate goal of EBM is to strictly codify illness so that treatment can be readily looked up online by PAs [physician assistants] or nurse practitioners. Such an outcome would be great for reimbursement coding and tort defense, but would be detrimental to patient care an...