An intervention to increase hepatitis C virus diagnosis and treatment uptake among people in custody in Iran.

Background: Iran is among countries with high opioid agonist therapy (OAT) coverage in prisons, which provides an infrastructure to increase feasibility of HCV programs. We aimed to evaluate the impact of an intervention to improve HCV screening, diagnosis, and treatment, including alongside the provision of OAT, in an Iranian prison.

Methods: During July-December 2018, in the Gorgan prison, all incarcerated adults (>18 years) received HCV antibody rapid testing and, if positive, provided a venepuncture sample for HCV RNA testing.

Contextualization and validation of the interprofessional collaborator assessment rubric (ICAR) through simulation: Pilot investigation.

Background: Simulation can be used for educating, evaluating and assessing psychometric properties of an instrument. The aim of this study was to contextualize and assess the validity and reliability of the Interprofessional Collaborative Assessment tool (ICAR) in an Iranian context using simulation.

Methods: In this descriptive study, contextualization of the ICAR was assessed through several steps.

Halothane hepatitis in Iran: a review of 59 cases.

Aim: To study halothane hepatitis (HH) in Iran and its associated risk factors.

Methods: We retrospectively studied files of all cases diagnosed with HH referred to three referral hospitals and four private centers in Iran from April 1994 to September 2006. Information on age at surgery, gender, medications history, obesity, history of previous exposure, previous reaction to halothane, familial history, type of surgery, perioperative hypoxia or sepsis, morbidity and mortality were recorded and analyzed.

Prospective Acid Reflux Study of Iran (PARSI): methodology and study design.

Background: Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a common and chronic disorder but long term, prospective studies of the fate of patients seeking medical advice are scarce. This is especially prominent when looking at non-erosive reflux disease (NERD) patients.

Methods: We designed a prospective cohort to assess the long term outcome of GERD patients referring to gastroenterologists.

Lower esophagus in dyspeptic Iranian patients: a prospective study.

Background: Gastroesophageal junction cancer has increased over time in Western countries. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is considered to be a major risk factor. We prospectively studied the prevalence of clinical, histological and endoscopic GERD, and premalignant changes among dyspeptic Iranian patients referred for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGIE).