OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to identify the causes of visual impairment in children attending schools for students with visual impairment and to identify children suitable for treatment and rehabilitation. MATERIALS AND METHODS All students were examined in our department by a pediatric ophthalmologist and an ophthalmologist experienced in low vision and visual rehabilitation. The ch...

Norwegian Artikkelen rapporterer fra et forskningsog evalueringsprosjekt om nettbasert individuell fjernundervisning for kompetanseutvikling i forbindelse med yrkesmessig attføring. Studentene i undersøkelsen er voksne med ulike helsemessige problemer som er inne i et attføringsløp med sikte på å komme tilbake i arbeid. Som gruppe har deltakerne ulike personlige problemer, vanskeigheter og diag...

introduction: one of the objectives of the social medicine education is to train health workers who can manage the changing needs of the society. (zoladi et al. 1377). modern medicine mainly cares for the welfare of the society but it can not account for the treatment of the chronic diseases such as tuberculosis, typhoid fever, malaria, etc (pejvak periodical. 1378). social medicine acts as a g...

BACKGROUND Clinical training in low-income countries has become increasingly popular among pre-licensure trainees from high-income countries. The Working Group on Ethics Guidelines for Global Health Training ("WEIGHT Guidelines") were designed to identify and inform the complex and contentious field of international clinical education. The purpose of this study was to use the WEIGHT Guidelines ...

objectives: the aim of present study was to investigate the effect of cognitive rehabilitation, a new and non-pharmacological approach to reduce memory and other cognitive deficits in alzheimer's disease. methods & materials: this study was a quasi-experimental research, in singlesubject study-with control group- and based on an a-b design. that was conducted in two groups of control and e...