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Parvaneh Abazari, Masoud Amini, Parvaneh Amini, Fakhri Sabouhi, Ahmadreza Yazdannik,
Volume 10, Issue 5 (2-2011)
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Introduction:The first short term special course was held named as “diabetes educator nurse”. This article brifely reavealed the process of designing, performing and executive challenges of the course. Methods: Due to lack of previous history of courses for training diabetes nurse educator in Iran, wide literature review was done on credible sources. Mission, goals, course content, and training methods was determined based on obtained information from literature review, several meetings with endocrinology and metabolism specialists and faculty members of school of nursing and midwifery and considering the job description specified for the diabetes nurse in the Ministry of Health and Medical Education. Course was designed as a six-month course (280 hours including 100 hours theoretical issues, 180 hours practical issues). Accepting 30 volunteers were estimated in each course. A registration criterion was at least holding BSc in nursing. Passing criteria was gaining at least 16 score in theoretical and practical exam. Prepared core curriculum was send to department of continuing education in the Ministry of Health and Medical Education. Results: Department of continuing education assessed prepared core curriculum, and then experts’ recommendations was done. Finally, curriculum was approved and allowed to be implemented. Considering challenges that First specialized course would be faced, course was hold by eight participants. The best teachers of endocrinology and metabolism specialists and best teachers of school of nursing and midwifery (Isfahan University of Medical Sciences) were used in teaching theoretical and practical topics. All learners could successfully finish the course. Conclusion: The successful holding of specialized training course in diabetes nurse educator increased motivation to hold this course again. However, holding this course again requires more support of health authorities in the province and country. In addition, there is need to revise executive principle of course in order to facilitate and attract more learner.
Mohammad Javad Liaghatdar, Vahid Ashoorion,
Volume 10, Issue 5 (2-2011)
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Introduction: Learning and performance of different people is influenced by an intrinsic clock and they can be classified into three groups: morningness, eveningness and non morningness-non eveningness. Cognitive performance of people is congruent with such rules and it approach maximum at different times of day. In higher education curriculum planning it is accepted to arrange difficult courses be presented early morning to seek better learning. This study is aimed at investigating the relationship of medical students’ academic merits with their morningness-eveningness schedule with regard to difficult and easy courses. Methods: this research is a retrograde descriptive –analytic study. Fifth semester medical students involved in this study. Their morningness-eveningness schedule was defined by the use of a 19 items questionnaire and they were asked to determine difficulty of different courses. The critical threshold for difficulty of each course was considered by 50%. Students’ manuscripts extracted from medical school educational officials. SPSS software (ver 11.5) was used for data analysis through “t”, ANOVA and multiple regression. Results: 63(67% female and 33% male) students participate in the study. Physiology, pathology and parasitology were considered as difficult courses and Islamic ethics, nutrition, analytical history of islam, practical parasitology and physiology considered as easy courses. 11%, 60% and 29% of students were considered morningness, nonmorningness-noneveningness and eveningness, respectively. As a result, eveningness females have a considerable decrease in difficult courses (Pvalue of physiology=0.009, pathology=0.005 and parasitology=0.059). Such decrease in males was not significant. Discussion: Although, it is believed that difficult courses should be presented in early morning for better learning this study shows that eveningness students’ performance may decline significantly and it is recommended to arrange for difficult courses to be presented in special times for better performance of all students categories
Alireza Irajpour, Mousa Alavi, Akram Izadikhah,
Volume 14, Issue 12 (3-2015)
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Introduction: Comprehensive palliative care of cancer patients could be achieved by developing interprofessional collaboration through which professionals from a variety of professions come together to meet the clients’ complexity of health care needs. Health professionals are supposed to get ready to perform such an important responsibility. Therefore an interprofessional curriculum for palliative care of cancer patients was designed in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: This study employed a mixed method design based on the curriculum development steps. The study population consisted of health professionals (including professionals from medicine, nursing, psychology, nutritionist, social working and rehabilitation) from health centers affiliated with Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Islamic studies experts who collaborate with the health system and cancer patients. Data were collected through review of literature (electronic and library resources) and conducting interview with participants, and were analyzed through conventional qualitative content analysis and were revised and completed through expert panels.
Results:In the first step, 50 articles and reports and 6 related books were selected and reviewed as preliminary sources of data. Moreover 17 participants were interviewed. In order to revise and complete the qualitative data, in the second step, 8 panels were assembled with participation of 30 specialists. Finally, 10 learning subtopics were identified within two general topics of interprofessional education/collaboration and palliative care related methods of teaching and evaluation were also delineated.
Conclusion:Various aspects of health professionals’ training needs in palliative care for cancer patients are covered in the proposed curriculum. Moreover a specific attention has been paid to interprofessional aspects of the palliative care. Therefore it could be considered as a guide for preparing health professionals in order to offer appropriate palliative care for cancer patients in the form of interprofessional teams.
