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Background and objective: In recent decades there has been a growing increase in the consumption of fast-foods. As a result of over-consumption of these high-calorie and fatty foods and the unbalance between the received and consumed energy, the chance of affliction with cardiovascular diseases and diabetes in individuals has rised. The present research sought to determine the effective factors related to the consumption of fast-foods in Bandar Abbas in 2013. Methods: The present research was descriptive/analytic and of a cross-sectional type. Research population was comprised of 600 fast-food consumers. The samples were selected using a combination of cluster sampling and convenient sampling. The instrument used for gathering data was a researcher-made questionnaire (RMQ) to measure the reasons for people's tendency toward consuming fast-foods. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by experts and its reliability was established in the pilot study. SPSS16 was used to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics (mean, SD, frequency and percentage) as well as analytical statistics (ANOVA and Chi-squared test) were used. Significance level was set at <0.05. Results: 52% of subjects were male and 303 (50.5%) of them preferred pizza among fast-foods. Fast-food consumption was most prevalent among individuals below 25 years of age. Subjects with university degrees consumed fast-food more than others. Conclusion: Consuming fast-foods was more prevalent among youngster and those with academic degrees. Place of residence, education and employment could be involved in the recurrent consumption of fast foods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome (OHSS) and its consequences, especially thromboembolic events, are of the most dangerous complications of assisted reproductive technologies (ART). It is unclear whether a thrombophilic predisposition or changes in blood components during clinical presentation of OHSS increase thrombotic risks. Testing for certain thrombophilias in selected high risk patients may help risk assessment and decision-making about prophylactic measures. Methods: In this study carried out in April 2010 to March 2011, 108 in vitro fertilization candidates with ≥20 follicles following ovarian stimulation were recruited. Protein S, protein C, antithrombin, lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin antibodies were measured. Blood tests were compared between severe and non-severe OHSS groups and their changes were traced after onset of clinical OHSS in 43 patients presenting with severe symptoms by repeating the tests at hospital admission. Results: Mean protein S activity was lower in severe OHSS group (101.7±16.3 vs. 118.4±17.0; P<0.001). After clinical presentation of severe OHSS, this level decreased to 91.6±20.1 (P<0.001). Antithrombin levels decreased 2.09% after the onset of symptoms in the group with severe OHSS, but this difference was not statistically significant (P=0.051). Protein C, lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin antibodies were not correlated to severe OHSS development. Conclusion: Patients with relatively lower protein S activity were at higher risk for the development of severe OHSS, and its dangerous consequences. During clinical OHSS presentation, protein S decreased even more, and patients were more vulnerable to hypercoagulability states. These points should be kept in mind in risk assessment and adoption of prophylactic strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Various studies show that Log book can be also used in evaluation of medical course curriculum in clinical level in addition to evaluation of students' achievement and their level of competencies. This article was to investigate the applicability of this new usage of Log book . Methods: Logbooks were designed by faculty members through various sessions in clinical departments in six sections of introduction, outcomes and essentials of learning, disease exposure case reports, communication skills evaluation, procedural skills learning in the morning and at the time of shift. Logbooks were filled by students and returned.Then, frequency of observed cases by students and the fields used by the departments were calculated. Results: The students had not observed 5 diseases (26%) in orthopedic Dept., 6 diseases (50%) in neurology Dept., 15diseases (68%) in infectious diseases Dept. and 1 disease (6%) in toxicology Dept. But, all diseases had been observed in ENT Dept by students. Log books in Dept. of internal medicine were so incomplete that their data were not usable. Departments of orthopedics and neurology from outpatient clinics, Department of infectious diseases from hospitalization ward, Department of toxicology from emergency had the highest usage. Discussion: If students, faculty members and residents in educational departments know well about the importance and role of logbook and observe its function results, logbook can be used for evaluation of educational curriculum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Curriculum assessment is part of educational systems. In the absence of an assessment of present situations, any intervention would be futile. This study was done to determine achievement rate of medical students in advanced clerkship (externship) courses through using logbooks. Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional descriptive study was done on medical students' logbooks between June and December 2010 in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. The students were passing their externship courses. Random sampling was done and 30 logbooks from departments of orthopedics, ENT, neurology, anesthesiology and toxicology, infectious diseases, and internal medicine were analyzed; descriptive statistics and SPSS were used for data analysis. Results: 180 logbook tables were analyzed. Average number of skill performances supervised once or more were found to be : 8 (out of 10) skills in anesthesiology and toxicology, 5(out of 11) skills in infectios diseases,7(out of 20)skills in internal medicine, 8 (out of 13) skills in orthopedics, 11 (out of 11) in ENT, and 10 (out of 10) in neurology. Conclusion: Findings showed that actual skills achievement is far from ideal in the studied departments. Therefore, interventional measures such as involving residents in instruction, more practical instructions in CSLC, using instructional films,arranging hospital shifts for interns, applying OSCEs, etc. should be taken. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Necessity for promotion of education quality in course of medicine forced the educational authorities including those of Isfahan school of Medicine to take actions towards promotion of education using an accreditation evaluation model in this course parallel to worldwide motion. This article emphasizes on a model by which this study was conducted and reported. Methods: This is a descriptive study conducted on seven domains of general medicine curriculum. In the model used in this study, in addition to the current condition, optimal condition was determined. If 70% of the indicators were appropriate in each domain, that domain was considered as appropriate, between 40-70% as semi appropriate and less than 40% was considered as inappropriate. The study was conducted in some steps including forming internal assessment committee, determining factors criteria and indicators, holding educational workshop, preparing data collection tool, data collection and analysis, report preparation and suggestions. Result: In domain of mission 70%, educational planning 80%, faculty members 74%, resources 54%, top and executive management 75%, student 34%, evaluation 61% and finally overall ratio 57% of the indicators were appropriate. Conclusion: Domains of student, resources and evaluation need continuous programming and working. Researchers have some suggestions including taking defined strategies for selecting education managers, using modern educational policies, reinforcing tests assessment system and increasing school authority in having clinical education resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]