Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Among Students of Four Undergraduate Health Professions Education Programs.

Background: In interprofessional learning, students from different professions learn about, from, and with each other so that they can collaborate effectively, deliver high-quality healthcare, and achieve positive health outcomes. This study aimed to explore the readiness of students from four health professions education programs for interprofessional learning.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out on 339 students.

A guide for evaluation of online learning in medical education: a qualitative reflective analysis.

Background: With the strike of Covid-19, an unprecedented rapid shift to remote learning happened worldwide with a paradigm shift to online learning from an institutional adjuvant luxury package and learner choice into a forced solo choice. This raises the question of quality assurance. While some groups have already established standards for online courses, teaching and programs yet very little information is included on methodology of their development and very little emphasis is placed on the online learning experience.

Medical Community Perspectives Regarding the Egyptian Medical Licensing Exam: A Mixed-Method Study.

Background: Although national licensing examinations (NLEs) may be a costly process, they can predict performance of medical practitioners for many years following graduation. The current licensing requirements do not fulfill this function as there are no clear performance criteria for them. Therefore, new requirements should be developed and announced.

Use of Electronic Health (eHealth) Among Saudi Type 2 Diabetic Patients and Its Association With Their Diabetic Self-Management: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a prevalent, chronic, non-communicable disease that requires continuous multidisciplinary health care. Electronic health (eHealth) refers to "the transfer of health information resources and health care services using different electronic platforms." This may have an effect on diabetes self-management (DSM).

Challenges to Interprofessional Education: will e-Learning be the Magical Stick?

Purpose: In Egypt, the main challenges to interprofessional education (IPE) implementation are complexity of the required curricular design, the attitudinal barriers between professions, and the needed resources. Action research work was planned and implemented to identify alternative solutions to overcome barriers to IPE in the local Egyptian context.

Methods: -An 8-week e-learning elective course was developed, implemented, and evaluated.

Measuring the Patients' Satisfaction About Telemedicine Used in Saudi Arabia During COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background Many studies have found that telemedicine and telehealth services quality and patients' clinical outcomes, following telehealth visits, maybe comparable to those of traditional face-to-face office visits especially in a crisis like COVID-19 complete lockdown. Objective This study aimed to identify the patient's experience in using the telemedicine strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic and assess these patients' perception about their experience of using telemedicine in Saudi Arabia. Methods A cross-sectional survey study was done on 425 patients treated through telemedicine programs in Saudi Arabia from February to August 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.