Medical education during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: an umbrella review.

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic affected many aspects of lifestyle and medical education during the recent years. We aimed to determine the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on medical education to provide an overview of systematic reviews on it.

Methods: We searched PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane library, Google Scholar, and medRxiv, with the following keywords: "SARS-CoV-2," "COVID-19," "Medical Education," "E-learning," "Distance Education," "Online Learning," "Virtual Education," "systematic review," and "meta-analysis," up to 15 April 2023.

Development of higher-order thinking in health profession education: A comprehensive toolkit for medical educators.

Background: Higher-order thinking (HOT) is widely recognized as an essential objective of health profession education (HPE). Based on Lipman's three-dimensional model of thinking, we investigated strategies for the development of HOT including critical thinking (CT), creative thinking, and caring thinking in HPE in three consecutive studies. Fostering students' CT is regarded as an outcome of HPE.

Assessment of the Educational Environment of Plastic Surgery Training Programs in Iran using the PHEEM Questionnaire: A Cross-sectional Study.

Background: Clinical educational environments play a substantial role in the teaching of medical residents and fellows. In order to improve the quality of clinical education, its status should be evaluated. Therefore, we aimed to inquire about the educational environment of Plastic Surgery fellows in two teaching hospitals in Tehran, Iran using the Postgraduate Hospital Educational Environment Measure (PHEEM).

Identifying dimensions and components of student support system in virtual learning: A scoping review.

A student support system (SSS) has a crucial role in the absorption, retention, and success of students in virtual learning. The purpose of this scoping review was to identify and map the available evidence regarding the dimensions and components of the SSS in virtual learning. This study was conducted in accordance with the methodology of the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) for scoping reviews.

Translation and psychometric evaluation of the reflective capacity scale in Iranian medical education.

Background: Examining the reflective capacity in medical students is a principal step for the development of effective educational strategies to improve it. Reflection scales available in Iran are inadequate due to the lack of focus on students' willingness and tendency to participate in reflection. This study aimed at translation and psychometric evaluation of "Reflective Capacity Scale" in Iranian medical education.

Medical students' reflective capacity and its role in their critical thinking disposition.

Background: Developing reflective capacity and critical thinking is one of the prerequisites of education in health professions, especially medicine. This study aimed to determine the reflective capacity of medical students and its role in their critical thinking disposition.

Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive research, conducted in 2022, a total of 240 medical intern students were selected using the convenient sampling method.

Medical students’ satisfaction level with e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and its related factors: a systematic review.

Purpose: This review investigated medical students’ satisfaction level with e-learning during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its related factors.

Methods: A comprehensive systematic search was performed of international literature databases, including Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, and Persian databases such as Iranmedex and Scientific Information Database using keywords extracted from Medical Subject Headings such as “Distance learning,” “Distance education,” “Online learning,” “Online education,” and “COVID-19” from the earliest date to July 10, 2022. The quality of the studies included in this review was evaluated using the appraisal tool for cross-sectional studies (AXIS tool).

Impact of educational interventions on the prevention of influenza: A systematic review.

Introduction: Seasonal influenza, a contagious viral disease affecting the upper respiratory tract, circulates annually, causing considerable morbidity and mortality. The present study investigates the effectiveness of educational interventions to prevent influenza.

Methods: We searched PubMed/Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Controlled Register of Trials (CENTRAL) for relevant clinical studies up to March 1 2022.

Medical education in cyberspace: critical considerations in the health system.

Introduction: Over the past few decades, two revolutionary approaches have emerged as a new form of medical education: Electronic Medical Education and Web-based Medical Education. A number of well-known medical institutions, such as Harvard and Johns Hopkins used a wide range of cyberspace capabilities to increase their competitiveness. Researchers have expressed that cyberspace will change health system's main objective of training physicians and medical education.

Discharge against Medical Advice among Inpatients with Heart Disease in Iran.

Background: Discharge against medical advice (DAMA) is a relatively common problem worldwide. We sought to determine the prevalence of and reasons for DAMA among inpatients of our cardiac center.

Methods: From a total of 20289 discharges from our cardiac teaching hospital, 992 (4.

Study of patient complaints reported over 30 months at a large heart centre in Tehran.

Objectives: To determine the rate and nature of complaints and the outcomes of the complaint management at a large heart centre in Tehran.

Design: A retrospective review of all verbal and written complaints recorded over 30 months.

Setting: A large heart centre in Tehran, Iran.

Comparison of compression stocking with elastic bandage in reducing postoperative edema in coronary artery bypass graft patient.

The removal of the saphenous veins in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery may cause leg edema. Compression therapy is often used to prevent postoperative edema. The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of medical compression stocking (TED) and elastic bandage-type on donor limbs after CABG.