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Hedayatalah Asgari, Maryam Kheirmand,
Volume 2, Issue 3 (12-2017)
Abstract
Background: Needs assessment is an essential prerequisite for any planning and management. This plan is designed to determine the priorities of research management and health economics.
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study has been used in collecting and describing data using qualitative and quantitative methods (comprehensive needs assessment model) which was done in 2017. The study population was consisted of senior managers and headmasters of the health department (14 people) and senior managers and headmasters of Isfahan health care networks (23 people). Sampling was done by census method. An essay typed questionnaire was used as the data instrument and its validity was verified by data collection method through multiple sources and for reliability or accuracy, the technique of 2 parallel researcher and specialized need committee were used. It was completed using a model of the needing comprehensive plan and a combination of scientific harmonization techniques (Delphi technique, Fischer Bowl, Tele Starr). Analyzing and prioritizing needs were done in the Excel and SPSS 16 software.
Results: Research priorities were respectively: the developmental plan in the health system (3.40 ± 0.934), accidents and disasters (3.14 ± 0.907), health economics (3.06 ± 1.00), management and efficiency in the health system (3.00 ± 0.824), educational needs (2.60 ± 1.12), environment and sustainable development (2.56 ± 1.16).
Conclusion: This research, by extracting the research priorities of health economics management, provides guidance to policy makers and health managers to guide and fund health system research.
Maryam Kheirmand , Reza Khadivi , Zahra Dana Siadat , Hamed Asgari ,
Volume 2, Issue 4 (2018 2018)
Abstract
Background: One of the main concerns of policy makers and planners in the field of education and health has been to measure achievement of goals. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a one-month course of social medicine internship on knowledge, attitude and acquiring management, educational and individual skills after attending health centers and community.
Methods: This applied cross-sectional study was conducted in Isfahan Medical School in 2014. The research community consisted of 96 medical students introduced to the social medicine internship course that were selected by the census method. The research instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire that its validity and reliability were assessed and confirmed. Data were described by frequency, mean and descriptive standard deviation and analyzed by Chi-Square test (χ 2) in SPSS 16 software.
Results: After passing the course, the improving period of management skills, communication and strengthen confidence with the frequency of 78 (81.3 %), 74 (77.1 %) and 70 (72.9 %) were more acceptable among the students. Less than 50 % of participants believed that this course was effective in the depth of previous trainings, determination of future educational path and facilitates an opportunity to share ideas with graduated doctors.
Conclusion: The results of the study showed that the new lesson plan of the social medicine course is effective in changing the attitude, management and communication skills of students; however, it cannot enhance the previous learning depth and determine the future educational path through participation of job ideas with graduated doctors. Therefore, it needs to be redefined.
