Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) is the oldest medical institute higher education in Iran and largest university sciences country. Presently about 12,000 students (8 percent international) are studying different fields at this university. The Schools Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Rehabilitation, Allied Sciences, Public Health, Nursing Midwifery together with 1800 faculty members Sc...

assessing the preparedness rate againest earthquake risk in hospitals affiliated to urmia university of medical sciences 2011     hekmatkhah a [1] , rahimi h [2] , kamali aghdam m [3] , taghavi shahri sm [4] , sadeghifar j [5] , hamouzadeh p [6] *     received: 22 nov, 2011 accepted: 15 jan, 2012     abstract   background & aims : the necessity for providing appropriate services in hospitals du...

around 1977 to monitor the management of diabetes, although its noassay test became available, and HbA1c manual immunoassay analyzer has been in use since 1992.2 Importantly, the test is now standardized and used world-over and, more recently, for the diagnosis of diabetes.3 Samuel Rahbar was born in Hamadan, Iran in 1929. He enrolled in the Tehran University Medical School and graduated in 195...

AIM To define the sub site distribution of upper gastrointestinal cancers in three provinces of Iran. METHODS The study was carried out in three provinces in Iran: Ardabil, Golestan, and Tehran. In Arbabil and Golestan, the data was collected from the sole referral center for gastrointestinal cancers and the local cancer registry. For Tehran province, data from two major private hospitals wer...

BACKGROUND The goal of this study was to describe the hospital-based incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury in Tehran, Iran. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the hospital records of traumatic spinal cord injury patients, admitted between March 2010 and July 2011 in 61/68 hospitals of Tehran. RESULTS Overall, 138 cases of traumatic spinal cord injury were identified. The majority of pa...

BACKGROUND Acinetobacter baumannii, is an opportunistic pathogen and is responsible for numerous nosocomial infections. In recent years, this microorganism has been resistant to a wide range of antibiotics. One of the most important mechanisms of resistance in this microorganism is production of metallo-beta-lactamases (MBLs). OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to detect VIM- and IMP-type m...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between preterm birth and domestic violence against pregnant women in Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was carried out on 600 women who were hospitalized for giving birth in one of hospitals affiliated to Tehran Medical Science University in Iran, between September 9, 2010 and December 30, 2010. This study was approved by the Resea...

CLINICAL RISK MANAGEMENT IN HOSPITALS Jamileh Farokhzadian, Batool Poorchangizi, Fariba Borhani. Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran; MSc student of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery and surgical ward nurse in Shahid Bahonar Hospital, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran; Department of...

Disasters are severe disruptions occurring at a specific time, causing widespread human, material, economic or environmental loss that exceeds the affected society community's ability to endure using its resources. The occurrence of pandemics like COVID-19 demonstrates lack proper preparation in hospitals. This study aims evaluate hospitals' operational readiness levels disaster management emph...