Browsing by Author "Heydari, Gholamreza"
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- ItemA comparative study on tobacco cessation methods: a quantitative systematic review.(2014-07-11) Heydari, Gholamreza; Masjedi, Mohammadreza; Ahmady, Arezoo Ebn; Leischow, Scott J; Lando, Harry A; Shadmehr, Mohammad Behgam; Fadaizadeh, LidaDuring recent years there have been many advances in different types of pharmacological and non pharmacological tobacco control treatments In this study we aimed to identify the most effective smoking cessation methods used in quit based upon a review of the literature
- ItemRole of Telemedicine in Pace of Consultation and Physicians' Satisfaction in Thoracic Surgery ICU.(0000-00-00) Fadaizadeh, Lida; Shajareh, Elham; Taheri, Mohammad Jafar; Heydari, Gholamreza; Fazanegan, Behrooz; Sistani, MarjanBackground Despite various applications of tele ICU there are still many questions about its costs and advantages in ICU Some of its advantages are accelerating consultations and bringing physicians satisfaction from tele consultation outcomes The aim of this study is to discuss these advantages Materials and Methods Initially a telemedicine network was implemented and in the case of having no related specialist the physicians used telemedicine network to perform specialized tele consultation to thoracic surgery ICU patients ICU patient s documents during a year before tele consultation were studied and delay time in consultation was recorded and compared between the two phases Finally the physicians satisfaction with tele consultation was evaluated Results Fifty eight tele consultations in various medical fields were carried out of which 27 were neurology cases From the time of receiving a consultation request to its performance the mean time was 1 3 days in tele consultation Tele consultations were given 2 5 times faster than face to face method In evaluation of physicians satisfaction 82 75 of them were fully satisfied from tele consultation 12 06 were partly satisfied and 5 17 were not satisfied Conclusion Since the length of hospitalization in ICU is crucial due to heavy costs of treatment high risk of contamination and limited beds performing timely consultation is a key factor in reducing hospitalization period Tele consultation in thoracic surgery ICU not only accelerates patient care but also results in higher physician satisfaction
- ItemThe second study on WHO MPOWER tobacco control scores in Eastern Mediterranean Countries based on the 2013 report: improvements over two years.(2014-09-10) Heydari, Gholamreza; Ebn Ahmady, Arezoo; Lando, Harry A; Shadmehr, Mohammad B; Fadaizadeh, LidaFollowing MPOWER s 2011 report a study was conducted to quantify the implementation of MPOWER tobacco control policies in the Eastern Mediterranean Region EMR in 2013 to assess any possible change during the last two years