of higher education into focus in the past few years. they have tried to improve the quality of their own higher education. the studies show that iranian universities are not at an accepted level in terms of quality. they have encountered several problems which have diminished their quality level. this study aimed at assessing the quality of medical education program as viewed by general practi...

Background & Aims: Excessive stress in addition to causing physical and psychological problems in General Practitioners (GPs), can lead to decreased quality of patient care. This research aimed to find the frequency of burnout in general practitioners of Kerman city. Methods: This descriptive analytic study was carried out on 150 GPS in Kerman city in 2009. Data gathering was done by Maslach qu...

aims: general practitioners have an essential role in patient care and are exposed to high levels of job stress. general practitioners’ mental health has effects on their functional abilities and medical managements. this study was carried out to evaluate the mental health of general practitioners in emergency wards in kashan university of medical sciences, iran. materials & methods: in this cr...

introduction: continuing medical education (cme) has been considered as a lifelong commitment for doctors to provide the optimal care for patients. despite a long history of creating cme programs, outcomes are far from ideal. the present qualitative study aims to clarify the barriers affecting effectiveness of the cme programs in iran based on the experiences of general practitioners. methods: ...

results there were minor differences in treatment preferences for graves’ disease in pregnancy and tests to monitor antithyroid drugs between endocrinologists and generalists; the major difference being targeted free thyroxin, and also thyroxin, depicted in the upper end of normal range, by the majority of endocrinologist and within the normal range, by generalists. compared to generalists, end...

introduction: diseases of the dental pulp and periapical tissues are chiefly caused by microorganisms. antibiotics are used in some endodontic cases; however, successful cases can predominantly be achieved by mechanical and chemical cleaning of the canal or surgical intervention. materials & methods: the aim of this study was to determine the knowledge of general dental practitioners (gdps) in ...

conclusions this study revealed a low level of knowledge and practice regarding post-exposure prophylaxis, with the mean score of some respondents being below 50%. objectives this study was conducted with the aim of demonstrating the level of knowledge and practice amongst general dental practitioners in hamadan city, iran in 2013 - 14, in terms of prevention after dealing with blood-borne path...

â  background this study aims to elucidate the knowledge and practice of general practitioners (gp) and internists regarding diagnosis and treatment of helicobacter pylori ( h. pylori ) infection in a high prevalent area, with the intent to assist with future educational strategies for h. pylori inâ­fection. methods in this cross-sectional study in guilan, a northern province of iran, all gps a...

materials and methods this cross-sectional descriptive analytical study was carried out in hamadan in 2011. ninety gdps participated in this study and filled out a questionnaire. one-way anova andchi-squared test were used for statistical analysis of data. results the knowledge levels of gdps about cardiac diseases, dental procedures requiring prophylaxis and endocarditis prophylaxis regimens w...

conclusions the conjoint analysis results show that gps concerned about various factors of family physician contracts. these results can be helpful for policy-makers as they complete the process of creating family physician plans, which can help increase the motivation of gps to participate in the plan. results the results show that “quotas for admission to specialized courses” is the strongest...