Implementing Best Practices for Nurses in Detecting and Reporting Adverse Drug Reactions in a Tertiary Hospital in Tabriz, Iran: A Mixed-Method Study.

Background And Aims: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) is defined as "a response to a drug which is noxious and unintended, and which occurs at doses normally used in humans for the prophylaxis, diagnosis, or therapy of disease, or for the modification of physiological function." The aim of this research was to evaluate the current practice and implement the best practices for detecting and reporting ADR in a tertiary hospital in Tabriz, Iran.

Methods: We used a mixed-methods sequential explanatory design in the current study.

Challenges and Weaknesses of Leadership and Governance-related Health Policies in Iran: A Systematic Review.

Background: A better understanding of health system performance requires evaluating achievements and challenges, thereby providing a basis for effective reforms. This systematic review aims to investigate the challenges and weaknesses of leadership and governance-related health policies in Iran.

Methods: In this qualitative systematic review, we followed the instructions of the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI).

Essential core competencies for health policy graduates: a multi-method consensus type study.

Background: In light of the multi-faceted challenges confronting health systems worldwide and the imperative to advance towards development goals, the contribution of health policy graduates is of paramount importance, facilitating the attainment of health and well-being objectives. This paper delineates a set of core skills and competencies that are requisite for health policy graduates, with the objective of preparing these graduates for a spectrum of future roles, including both academic and non-academic positions.

Methods: The study was conducted in three phases: a scoping review, qualitative interviews and the validation of identified competencies through brainstorming with experts.

The Global Trends of Thyroid Cancer Research: A Scientometric Study.

Cancer of the thyroid has become the fastest-growing cancer among women in the past several decades. This study is aimed at using scientometric methods to identify research frontiers and development trends in the field of thyroid cancer (TC) research. We used the Scopus database to collect articles and reviews related to TC in November 2022.

Basic life support training for intensive care unit nurses at a general hospital in Tabriz, Iran: a best practice implementation project.

Introduction And Objectives: Basic life support (BLS) is foundational to the care delivered to cardiac arrest victims. This study evaluated current practices and implemented best practices related to BLS training for intensive care unit (ICU) nurses in a general hospital in Tabriz, Iran.

Methods: This interventional before-after study was informed by the JBI Evidence Implementation Framework.

Health care providers' communication with pediatric patients and carers: a best practice implementation project.

Introduction And Objectives: Health care providers need a high level of communication skills in dealing with pediatric patients and their carers. The objective of this project was to evaluate current practice and implement best practices promoting health care provider communication with pediatric patients and carers in a children's hospital in Tabriz, Iran.

Methods: This project used the JBI Model of Evidence-Based Healthcare, which guided the conceptualization of evidence implementation, context analysis, project implementation, and evaluation of outcomes using evidence-based quality indicators.

The Impact of The COVID-19 Pandemic on Hospital Admissions Due to Road Traffic Crashes; a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Introduction: During the unprecedented COVID-19 lockdowns, road traffic was limited, and a change in the traumatic emergency admission pattern was anticipated. We conducted the current systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admissions due to road traffic crashes.

Methods: This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted based on the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) instructions.

Promoting post discharge telephone follow-up of patients with transurethral resection for bladder cancer: a best practice implementation project.

Introduction And Objectives: Telephone follow-up (TFU) is a method that can be recommended for patients with chronic disease, including patients with nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) after transurethral resection of the bladder (TURB). This project aimed to improve postdischarge TFU of patients with TURB in a tertiary care system and referral system in Tabriz, Iran.

Methods: This evidence implementation project used the JBI evidence implementation framework.

A systematic synthesis of expert opinion on effective policies to tackle bacterial resistance worldwide.

Actions that are taken to preserve effective antibacterial agents and eliminate transmission of resistant organisms are crucial to prevent a catastrophic postantibiotic era. In this systematic review, we searched and appraised relevant texts and expert opinions to determine effective strategies to tackle bacterial resistance worldwide. We considered expert opinions, consensus, current discourses, comments, assumptions or assertions and discussion papers published in English.

Main actors in the new population policy with a growing trend in Iran: a stakeholder analysis.

The total fertility rate in Iran has declined to below replacement level recently, and a new approach has been taken to tackle this issue. Thus, this study aimed to identify the involved stakeholders and their characteristics in the new population policy change in Iran. We employed a qualitative approach using the purposive sampling of key informants and the identification of relevant documents.

Protecting healthcare workers against coronavirus disease 2019 in emergency departments at a teaching hospital in Tabriz, Iran: a best practice implementation project.

Introduction: The first case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Iran was officially announced on February 19, 2020, in Qom city. The prevalence of COVID-19 is higher among frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) due to their occupational exposure.

Objective: The aim of this evidence implementation project was to improve the protection of nurses against COVID-19 in the emergency department of a teaching hospital in Tabriz, Iran.

Experiences of patients and providers while using telemedicine in cancer care during COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative literature.

Purpose: The objective of this meta-synthesis was to identify, appraise, and synthesize patients and provider's experiences while using telemedicine in cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: The databases Medline, Embase, Cinahl, PsycInfo, Web of Science, and other related databases were searched. Reviewers followed the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) meta-aggregation method to identify categories and synthesized findings and to assign a level of confidence to synthesized findings.

Bisphosphonates and Prevention of the Perimenopausal Breast Cancer Recurrence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Purpose: Bisphosphonates (BPs) have a powerful effect on reducing bone resorption and improving the survival of patients with breast cancer. We aimed to investigate the impact of BP treatment on the prevention of recurrence, metastasis, and death of breast cancer survivors in the perimenopausal period.

Methods: The search strategy aimed to identify both published and unpublished studies in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Embase, ProQuest, and Google Scholar in March 2021.

Gastrointestinal Cancer Prevention Policies: A Qualitative Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis.

This qualitative systematic review was conducted to summarize the policies for prevention of common gastrointestinal cancers worldwide. This study was conducted using PubMed, Web of Science, SCOPUS, and ProQuest databases. Two independent reviewers assessed included studies for methodological quality and extracted data by using standardized tools from Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI).

Adherence to the new policy framework of the World Cancer Research Fund International in developing a policy package for the prevention of gastrointestinal cancers in Iran: a Delphi study.

Background: Gastrointestinal cancers in Iran are among the major non-communicable diseases with a considerable burden on the health system. Changes in lifestyles as well as environmental factors have resulted in the emergence of these cancers.

Objective: To elicit and quantitatively verify experts' opinions regarding the potential public health impact, feasibility, economic impact, and budgetary impact of gastrointestinal cancer prevention policies in Iran.

Promoting parental education of infants hospitalized in a children's hospital in Tabriz, Iran: a best practice implementation project.

Introduction: Parents of infants admitted to hospital have high information needs. A good educational program will improve the outcomes and communication needs of these parents. Results from some studies have shown that patient education in Iran is inappropriate and should be improved.

Gastrointestinal cancer prevention policies in Iran: A policy analysis of agenda-setting using Kingdon's multiple streams.

Background: Gastrointestinal cancers continue to claim the lives of thousands of individuals. Fortunately, primary prevention, which focuses on interventions to change unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, can lessen the negative effects and decrease the economic burden of these cancers. The purpose of this paper is to assess the likelihood of adopting gastrointestinal cancer prevention policies through the lens of Kingdon's theory of agenda setting.

COVID-19 outbreak and the impact on renal disorders: A rapid review.

In this rapid review, we aimed to evaluate the effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on renal functions and mortality of patients with kidney diseases. We searched MEDLINE, The Cochrane Library, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, UpToDate, and TRIP databases using the following keywords: COVID-19, COVID19, 2019-nCoV, 2019-CoV, coronavirus, SARS-nCoV-2, urology, cancer, bladder, prostate, kidney, trauma, stone, neurogenic, and reconstructive. The initial search resulted in 495 records.

Promoting informed consent in a children's hospital in Tabriz, Iran: a best practice implementation project.

Introduction: Informed consent is a continuous and dynamic process. It is a crucial part of healthcare procedures that becomes more complex in a pediatric clinical practice, where parents must make decisions for their children.

Objectives: The aim of this implementation project was to evaluate the current practice and implement the best practice related to obtaining informed consent in a children's hospital in Tabriz, Iran.

Comprehensive analysis of the HIV/AIDS policy-making process in Iran.

Background: A huge number of people living with HIV/AIDS lives in developing countries. Thus, strengthening health systems in these countries is a prerequisite for improving disease prevention and care. After three decades of HIV/AIDS policy-making in Iran, conducting a comprehensive analysis on the policy process seems to be essential.