جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « خلاصه سیاستی » در نشریات گروه « پزشکی »

Knowledge translation is the sharing of knowledge obtained from research with knowledge users, including community members, organizations, and policymakers, to use it to improve systems and improve the provision of services and products. The implementation of the knowledge translation process in the health field is facing challenges in our country, which is partly because of insufficient knowledge about the concept of knowledge translation and how to implement the knowledge translation process. In the present study, the definition of knowledge translation, and how the process and tools of knowledge translation were discussed, and then, while reviewing the status of knowledge translation in Iranian universities of medical sciences, solutions for the implementation of knowledge translation were presented. Some of the mentioned knowledge translation tools in this study are podcasts, three-minute thesis presentations, webinars, infographics, research news from research results, press releases, journal clubs, policy briefs, and clinical guidelines. The situation of knowledge translation has been reported as inappropriate and incomplete in medical sciences universities of Iran. In these studies, the evaluation was done using the evaluation tool of knowledge translation, which included the four areas of audience needs assessment, knowledge production, knowledge transfer, and evidence application. According to the current situation of knowledge translation, the implementation solutions of knowledge translation in each field have been presented separately. Appropriate networking between knowledge producers and knowledge users, as well as holding regular meetings with representatives of executive organizations and industry owners to determine research priorities, are among the solutions presented in the audience needs assessment section. Creating the infrastructure to carry out research projects based on the needs of the audience, allocating the necessary resources for the implementation of research projects, active participation of representatives of executive organizations in the process of conducting research, creating an internal network between academic researchers to advance research priorities as much as possible, and also pay attention to the quality of knowledge production to gain the trust of the audience are the solutions provided in the knowledge production sector. Acquainting researchers with the field of knowledge transfer and its importance, allocating resources to implement the knowledge transfer process, using appropriate and up-to-date tools for knowledge transfer by researchers, and creating rules to support researchers who, before publishing their research findings in reputable journals, publish them through other means of knowledge transfer, institutionalizing the mechanisms of benefiting from the research achievements in the general education program, and also considering the incentive plans for the transfer of the produced knowledge are among the solutions presented in the knowledge transfer section. Producing valid and reliable evidence, placing produced evidence at the disposal of policymakers, building trust in the audience by researchers, policymakers, and relevant officials to use produced evidence, informing the audience about the need to use production evidence, creating appropriate communication between knowledge producers and knowledge users through the use of knowledge brokers, the existence of resources and financial support for the use of evidence by policymakers as well as target audiences are some of the solutions provided in the use of evidence section

Dear Editor,Health policy is course of actions developed by policy makers and senior managers in the areas of financing, resource generation and health service delivery to promote, restore, and maintain health of the community. In fact, health policies are guides for formulating health programs and actions by front-line managers. Research evidence should be used for health policy making. A policy brief is a short document that presents the findings and recommendations of a research project to policy makers and senior managers. It is a tool for providing policy advice to health policy makers, which includes a summary of the issue or problem, solutions to solve the problem and their advantages and disadvantages. The purpose of the policy brief is to help policy makers or people influencing the policy making process to make better and faster decisions. Therefore, the policy brief should include background information to fully understand the problem and its root causes, convince the policy maker of the necessity of solving the problem, provide the necessary information on the best options for solving the problem and encourage the policy maker to make the right decision. The main and mandatory components of a policy brief are the title, executive summary, introduction, policy problem, research method and findings, policy recommendations and policy implications. Optional components of a policy brief include columns, case studies, tables, figures, graphics, photographs, authors' names, acknowledgments, publication details, and references.

Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is the cause of toxoplasmosis, an infection with worldwide distribution. Considering the burden of congenital toxoplasmosis, opportunistic toxoplasmosis infection in immunocompromised patients, and the increasing of these patients, regarding the variety of weather conditions and social factors in Iran, evaluation and improvement of the methods of controlling and preventing toxoplasmosis is necessary in the country. The lack of a mandatory national program for the control and prevention of toxoplasmosis, the failure to implement a regular screening program during pregnancy, the lack of a national network for registering positive cases of congenital toxoplasmosis, and the need to improve the quality of educational programs are among the most important challenges in the future. In this regard, the researchers of the Toxoplasmosis Research Center have introduced and proposed new programs for the control and prevention of toxoplasmosis in Iran and presented solutions to the mentioned challenges to be given to the policymakers for the Ministry of Health and the universities of medical sciences in the current policy summary report. To develop a control and prevention program for toxoplasmosis in Iran, the following goals should be considered: prevention of congenital toxoplasmosis, regular screening during pregnancy and follow-up of seronegative cases, secondary prevention of congenital toxoplasmosis based on screening and treatment before the birth of the baby, follow-up of treatment in IgG and IgM positive infants to prevent ocular toxoplasmosis in the future, health education for women in reproductive age, examination of knowledge and awareness of pregnant women about toxoplasma and its transmission routes, prevention of toxoplasmosis in other patients, the establishment of a reference laboratory for toxoplasmosis diagnosis, prevention of infection in animals and disinfection in meat, reduction of environmental pollution and public education

The universal nature of science and increasing complexity of technological issues and developments in different sciences led to the growth of interdisciplinary cooperation. Some health issues such as addiction, population aging, emerging and re-emerging diseases, and environmental pollution are beyond the scope and capacity of a single-discipline expertise and require constructive dialogue and cooperation between different specialized fields. Currently in Iran, the development of interdisciplinary cooperation is not of much interest at medical sciences universities. The present policy brief aimed at addressing this issue by reviewing the upstream documents proposed by the Parliament Education/Research Commission, the development roadmap in the 9th and 10th governments, and interviewing elites in interdisciplinary fields.

Consumption of thousands of tons of industrial chemicals in agriculture, such as chemical fertilizers and pesticides, has created significant environmental problems. The regulations for the import, production, formulation, and utilization of chemical, biological and organic fertilizers and pesticides are not completely implemented in Iran. According to the latest notification of the Jihad Agriculture Minister entitled "Instructions for monitoring the production and health promotion of plant products" (1095/020-06/04/2022), the Ministry of Health is the body responsible for investigating and monitoring the remaining of chemical compounds (pesticides, fertilizers, growth regulators, plant hormones, nitrates, and heavy metals). Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences Food and Drug Deputy in collaboration with Research and Technology Deputy, The Health of Plant and Livestock Products Research Center, Babol University of Medical Sciences Food and Drug Organization, Provincial Agricultural Jihad Organization, Provincial Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center, Agricultural and Natural Resources Engineering Organization of Iran, Iran National Standards Organization, and Environment Protection Agency aim at regulating the utilization of chemical pesticides in agricultural products (strategic products) in Mazandaran province to control the consumption of pesticides in agricultural products and minimize their potential risk to human health and the environment. The main solutions include generating QR Code in the integrated electronic services system of the Organization of Agricultural Engineering and Natural Resources and issuing certificates for product improvement in the Electronic Agricultural Permits System in order to register plant products in production units.

Pregnancy is a critical period. A healthy lifestyle during pregnancy has profound direct and indirect effects on the long-term health of the mother, the fetus and the newborn. According to studies, healthy lifestyle education for pregnant mothers in Iran, including at the level of primary health care, is not in a favorable condition. Lack of training program updates for midwives and lack of documented comprehensive educational content are among the reasons. The present policy brief aimed at dealing with this health problem by implementing the best evidence in practice. We propose "delivering healthy lifestyle education to pregnant women by midwives according to the best evidence-based criteria" to the health policymakers in Iran Ministry of Health and medical sciences universities. In this regard, it is recommended to systematically train midwives in healthcare settings, integration of healthy lifestyle education to mothers and primary health care programs, including that in the electronic health records of pregnant women, and continuous monitoring of these activities could be of great benefit.

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Deaths from non-communicable diseases have become a major concern worldwide. Functional foods such as probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics are effective nutritional factors in controlling non-communicable diseases. The purpose of this study was to review and organize the existing situation and design the future roadmap.

The present study was a qualitative study that conducted by the Society of Probiotic and Functional Foods in collaboration with the National Institute of Health Research of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2015. The policy brief was used in design and was formulated in three parts: cognition, orientation, and establishment of system. The information was collected through three methods of scientific resource review, stakeholder focus group discussion and written questionnaire. Data were analyzed using content analysis method.

The number of probiotic factories was 85 and 163 probiotic products had received production licenses in the country. The annual growth of the probiotic market from 2009 to 2014 was negative (54%). The policy focus areas for the development of probiotics and functional foods were distributed in three areas: legal policy, behavioral culture and operational structure and the development of this industry depends on planning and implementation in all three areas.

To develop the probiotic industry it is necessary to increase the knowledge of policy makers and consumer groups about probiotic products. Indeed, investment security in this area be provided and a system be deployed to monitor the development of the industry and solve its problems.

The residual pesticides in agricultural crop have a negative impact on human health and lead to an increase in various diseases such as cancer. All aspects of the management process of pesticides control in the country requires intervention and quality improvement, according to Iran current situation of pesticide overuse and incorrect usage for various reasons, including lack of awareness among farmers, using cheap and low quality pesticides, existence of unauthorized pesticide shops. This study aimed to develop evidence-based programs to reduce and refine the usage of pesticides in the national level.
To draft this policy document, we searched related upstream documents and studies and after assessing their validation with critical appraisal, used them to identify the problem. Then prioritized the factors affecting the problem, and extracted a conceptual model. Panel members also performed a focus group discussion on this model with content analysis method. Based on their scores of check lists, a primary draft of evidence-based policy options was prepared and after considering the feasibility and effectiveness of policy options, decisions were taken by Consensus on final version.
In this study six different intervention are introduced as policy options including: development of organic agriculture, increasing supervision on pesticides import to country, equipping the laboratories with private sector accompany, information provision to farmers, revising related legislations and coding the products.
In case policy makers adhere all recommended policy options simultaneously, their effectiveness increases and pesticides problem will hopefully solve in the country.