رئیس دانشکده:

آقای دکتر شهرام یزدانی

Email :sh_yaz@yahoo.com

Curriculum Vitae

Updated 31/2/2010

Abbreviations:

MOHME: Ministry of Health and Medical Education

WHO: World Health Organization

TUMS: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

SBUMS: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

ATCGI: Avicenna The Great Cultural Institutes

VHDI: Vision of Health Development Institutes

NCDGTS: National Center for Development of Gifted and Talented Students

Personal Information

• Name: Shahram Yazdani
• Address (home): No5, 2^nd Close, Takbiri Street, Rahimi Asl Street, Sattarkhan Street,  1454836961 Tehran, Iran
• Address (work):
  • Educational Development Center; Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences: Tabnak Street, Shaheed Chamran Avenue, Evin, 1985717443 Tehran, Iran
• Telephone: +982122401021
• Fax: +982122414285
• E-mail (personal): sh_yaz@yahoo.com (preferred contact route )
• E-mail (work): edc@mail.sbmu.ac.ir
• Nationality: Islamic Republic of Iran
• Date of birth: 26/05/1966 (May 26, 1966)
• Current Position:
  • Director of (WHO Collaborating) Educational Development  Center of Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services  (2001- 2010 )
  • Chief Executive Officer of “Vision of Health Development Institutes” (VHDI)  (2006-2010)
• Linguistic Capacities: English (good at reading, writing, and speaking)

Education

• Elementary: Ahadi Elementary School (Tehran) 1972-1976
• Middle School: National Center for Development of Gifted and Talented Students  1977-1979
• High School: National Center for Development of Gifted and Talented Students  1980-1983
• Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services 1984-1989
• Internship:   Associate hospitals of Tehran University of medical sciences and Health Services (Mainly Imam Khomeini Hospital, Dr Shariati Hospital, and Sina Hospital) 1990-1991
• Orthopedic Surgery Residency: Imam Khomeini Hospital (Tehran University of medical sciences and Health Services) 1994-1998
• Orthopedic Surgery Electives: Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery (Amir kabir Hospital) 1998

Professional Background

• Academic Appointments:  Associate Professor, Medical Education Department, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services  
• Board Certification:    Iranian Board of Orthopedic Surgery (1998)

Academic Outreach

Mathematical works

• Simple Analytic Prove for Euiler Equation  (1980)
• Approximate Method for Inversion of Laplace Transformation (1981)
• Prove of Many Lemmas on Fermas Great problem  (1982)
• Designing a Prime Number Generator While Studying Goldbach Problem (1983)

Membership

• Honored Member of Iranian Association of Mathematicians  (1983-2003  )
• Member of Higher Council of Biomedical Centers of Excellence (Ministry of Health and Medical Education)  (2000- 2006 )
• Member of Higher Council of Gifted and Talented Medical Students (Ministry of Health and Medical Education)   (2002-2010  )
• Member of National Commission on Undergraduate Medical Education (Ministry of Health and Medical Education)   (2002- 2007 )
• Member of Higher Council of Health Sector Reform (Representative of Deputy Minister in Medical Education)  (2001- 2008 )
• Member of Association for Medical Education in Europe (2003-2006 )
• Member of National Board of Family Practice (2009-  )

Journals

• Khabarname Pezeshki (Military Medicine Journal in Farsi)  Chief Editor   (1992-1993)
• Novin Pezeshki Medical Journal  (Weekly in Farsi): Chief Editor (1999- 2010 )
• Journal of Medical Education   (in English): Member of Editorial Board  (2001- 2010 )
• Health and Medical Development Journal  (Monthly in Farsi):  Chief Editor (2002-205 )
• Peer Reviewer of many Medical Journals in Iran

Professional Experience

• Teaching Different Courses on Mathematical Analysis, Engineering Mathematics, Differential Equations, Number Theory and Modern Physics in National Center for Development of Gifted and Talented Students (1979-1983)
• Collaborating with Compilation and Translation Office of Deputy Minister in Research (1990-1994)
• Establishment of Military Medicine Research Office (in Markaze Amoozeshe Behdari Artesh)  (1992-1993)
• Working as General Practitioner in Rural Areas  (kahare Village, Shirvan-Chardavol, Ilam)  (1994)
• Working as Orthopedic Surgeon in District Areas (Bandar Lenge, Hormozgan)  (1998)
• Member of Educational Development (WHO Collaborating) Center of Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services  (1999-2001)
• Teaching Topics Related to Health and Medical Development in Many Courses and Workshops (1999-  )
  • Evidence Based Medicine
  • Medical Education
  • Research Methodology
  • Health Policy and planning
  • Health System Management
  • Health Economics and Finance
  • Clinical Excellence
• Director of (WHO Collaborating) Educational Development  Center of Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services  (2001-  )
• Head of Educational Group and Lecturer in Master Degree & PhD Programs in Medical Education in Educational Development Center of Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services (2003- )

Academic Achievements and Awards

Awards

• 2^nd Rank in First National Mathematical Olympiad in IRI (1983)
• 4^th Rank in National University Entrance Exam  (1984)
• 1^st  Rank in National Orthopedic Surgery Residency Entrance Exam (1994)
• Honored as Best Faculty Member of SBUMS (2003)
• Honored Medal of Academic Competency (Fifth faculty member in the history of SBUMS that achieve this medal ) (2003)
• Elected as the Most Prominent Educational Innovator by MOHME – Shaheed Mottahari Jashnvareh (2008)
• Elected as the Best Curriculum Developer of Year by Iranian Curriculum Study Association (ICSA) (2009)
• Elected as Most Prominent Curriculum Innovator by MOHME – Shaheed Mottahari Jashnvareh (2010)

Medical Researches

• Immunotherapy of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis with Antigen of Leishmania Mexicana (1990-1991 with Dr. Mortezavi)
• Resurfacing of Femoral Head with Skull of Aborted Fetuses (with Dr. Taghi Baghdadi, 1997-1999)
• Allograft Reconstruction after Wide Margin Excision of Malignant Tumors of Lower Limb (1996-1998 with Dr. Faezipoor)

Projects:

• Role Definition, Task Analysis and Clinical Educational Needs Assessment of General Practitioners in IRI:

Project Manager (SBUMS 2003 – 2006)

• Reform in UME Curriculum in SBUMS:

Project Manager (SBUMS 2003 - 2010)

• Mission Based Gifted and Talented Support Program in Universities of Medical Sciences:

 Project Manager (SBUMS 2004 -2008 )

• Establishment of "Center for Clinical Excellence" and "Knowledge Management Units" in  SBUMS:

 Project Manager (SBUMS 2006 -2009 )

• Reform in Dental Education:

Project Manager (SBUMS 2007 -2010 )

• Establishment of "Distance Web-based Program" of Master Degree in Medical Education:

Project Manager (SBUMS 2007 -2009 )

• Development of Training Packages for Health Managers

Project Manager (VHDI 2007 -2010 )

• Standards of Functional Integration In Health System

Project Manager, Ordered by MOHME  Deputy in Education (VHDI 2008 -2009)

• Standards of Clinical Training in Teaching Hospitals

Project Manager, Ordered by MOHME  Deputy in Education (VHDI 2008 -2009)

• Family Physicians Training Packages

Project Manager, Ordered by MOHME  Deputy in Health (VHDI 2009 -   )

• Training Packages for Trainers of Community Nurses

Project Manager, Ordered by MOHME  Deputy in Health (VHDI 2010-   )

• National Academic Development Plan

Project Manager, Ordered by MOHME Supreme Council of Accreditation (VHDI 2010-  )

International Seminar Presentations:

• Estimating the probability of successful implementation of proposed WFME standards for basic medical education in Shaheed Beheshti university of Medical Sciences and Health Services

Masoud Mardani, Shahram Yazdani, Ramin Homayouni Zand, M Janahmadi

Global Standards in Medical education for Better Health Care: World Federation for Medical Education Copenhagen Denmark  15-19 March 2003

Oral Presentation

• WFME international standards in Shaheed Beheshti faculty of medicine, IRAN

Habibollah Peyrovi, Bahram Einollahi, Shahram Yazdani, Fakhrolsadat Hoseini, Ramin Homayooni Zand

Global Standards in Medical education for Better Health Care: World Federation for Medical Education Copenhagen Denmark  15-19 March 2003

Poster Presentation

·         Problems and impediments of implementing Best Evidence Medical Education (BEME) strategy in Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBUMS)

            Shahram Yazdani*

Relevance in Medical Education: Association for Medical Education in Europe

Bern Swiss: 31 August to 3 September 2003

Poster Presentation

·         Role definition, task analysis and educational needs assessment of general practitioners in I.R. Iran

Shirin Niromanesh; Habibollah Peirovi; Shahram Yazdani*

Relevance in Medical Education: Association for Medical Education in Europe

Bern Swiss: 31 August to 3 September 2003

Oral Presentation

• Educational Innovations: The Role of Educational Development Centers

Shahram Yazdani*

World Health Organization; East Mediterranean Regional Office

Cairo Egypt: 11-16 October 2003

Oral Presentation

Articles:

• Resurfacing of Femoral Head with Pre-immune Fetal Tissue

Taghi Baghdadi,  Shahram Yazdani

Journal of Iranian Orthopedic Association Vol. 1, No. 1

• Clinical Skills Center: A Review of the Present Situation and the Importance in Medical Education

Haleh Talai, Monireh Sayyar, Shahram Yazdani

Journal of Medical Education Vol. 1, No. 4; 173-176 Summer 2002

• GT Identification Measures : A Double – Edged Sword

Shahram Yazdani, R. Gholami

Journal of Medical Education Vol 3, No.2, Summer 2003

• Recertification: New procedures, New Benefits

Shahram Yazdani, M. Hoseesinzadeh

            Journal of Medical Education Vol 5, No.1, Spring 2004

• Students viewpoints on the Educational Methods Used in Shaheed Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences

B. Moghadam, M. Ehnampoush, Sh. Yazdani, Sh. Fazelpour

Journal of Medical Education  Vol 5, No.1, Spring 2004

• A Mission – based Gifted and Talented Program

Shahram Yazdani, R. Gholami, D. Babaie, S. Rezaei

Journal of Medical Education  Vol 5, No.1, Spring 2004

• Academic Journal Use: An Inquiry for Efficiency and Effectiveness

Shahram Yazdani, M. Hosseinzadeh

Journal of Medical Education  Vol 4, No.2, Winter  2004

• Physicians for the Third Millennium

Shahram Yazdani

Minerva   Vol 1, No.3, Summer 2004

• Structural Analysis in Health System

Shahram Yazdani

Minerva   Vol 3, No.9, Summer  2005

• Reform in Medical Education: The I.R.Iran Case

Shahram Yazdani

Minerva   Vol 3, No.10 , Fall  2005

• Innovation Society and Knowledge-Based Economy

Shahram Yazdani

Minerva   Vol 2, No.8, Spring  2005

• Validation of the Ottawa Ankle Rules

Shahram Yazdani, MD; Hesam Jahandideh, MD

Journal of Iranian Orthopedic Association Vol. 3, No. 2  Winter 2005

·         Validation of the Ottawa Ankle Rules in Iran: A prospective Survey

Shahram Yazdani, Hesam Jahandideh and Hossein Ghofrani

BMC Emergency Medicine, Vol 6, No.3   (16 Feb 2006)

·         Qualitative Assessment of Dimensions and Degree of Autonomy Granting to University Hospitals

Jafari Sirizi M,; Rashidian A, ; Abolhasani F, ; Mohammad K, ; Yazdani Sh,; Parkerton P, ; Yunesian M, ; Akbari F,; Arab M, .

Hakim Research Journal 2008; 11(2): 59- 71.

• Comparing the Knowledge, Attitude, and Performance of Last Year Nursing Students with Professional Nurses

Banaderakhshan H, Mehrabi Y, Yazdani Sh, Mortazavi F, Saedi N, Azizi F.

Research in Medicine (Pajoohesh dar Pezeshki) 2006; 29(1): 37-43

• Clinical Decision Rule for Estimation of Mineral Bone Density

Yazdani Sh, Iranpoor A, Sohrabi MR, Kolahi AA, Sarbakhsh P

Iranian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2009; 10(5) : 511-518

Books:

• Modern Calculus and Analytic Geometry, R. A. Silverman  (Translation into Farsi; NCDGTS 1982)

• Fundamentals of Physics, Yavorsky (Translation into Farsi; NCDGTS 1983)

• HLA and Diseases (in Farsi) Under Supervision of Professor Manochehr Shariati (TUMS 1987)

• Immunology, Ivan Roit  (Translation into Farsi) Under Supervision of Dr. Masood (MOHME 1990)

• Physician Payment Methods in  Healthcare System (Translation into Farsi; ATGCI 2002)

• The World Health Report 2002: Reducing Risks, Promoting Healthy Life

(Translating into Farsi and Editing; ATGCI 2003)

• The World Health Report 2001: Mental Health: New Understanding, New Hope

(Translating into Farsi and Editing; ATGCI 2003)

• The World Health Report 2000: Health Systems: Improving Performance

(Translating into Farsi and Editing; ATGCI 2003)

• The World Health Report 2003 (Translating into Farsi and Editing; ATGCI 2004)

• Gifted and Talented Medical Students: A Guide Book 

Shahram Yazdani,  Reza Gholami (SBUMS 2003)

• Reform in Undergraduate Medical Education: A Guide Book 

Shahram Yazdani ,  Fakhrolsadat Hoseini (SBUMS 2003)

• Role Definition, Task Analysis and Educational Needs Assessment of General Practitioners

Shahram Yazdani. Saeed Hatami (SBUMS 2003)

• General Practitioners in I.R.Iran: Tasks and Educational Needs (in 21 volumes)

Shahram Yazdani. Saeed Hatami (SBUMS 2006)

• General Practitioners in I.R.Iran: Educational Needs in Physical Examination

Shahram Yazdani. Ramin Homayooni (SBUMS 2007)

• Introduction to Clinical Excellence

Shahram Yazdani, Saeed Hatami, Hadi Beihaghi, Armin Shirvani (SBUMS 2007)

• Finding Clinical Evidence

Shahram Yazdani, Saeed Hatami, Hadi Beihaghi (SBUMS 2007)

• Critical Appraisal of Clinical Evidence

Shahram Yazdani, Saeed Hatami, Armin Shirvani, Hadi Beihaghi, Elnaz Ehteshami Afshar,  Soroosh Hasani, Zahra Rahmani (SBUMS 2007)

• Systematic Review of Literature

Shahram Yazdani, Saeed Hatami, Armin Shirvani, Maryam Rajabinejad, Shahab Khazanedari (SBUMS 2007)

• Health Technology Assessment

Shahram Yazdani, Saeed Hatami, Armin Shirvani, Maesoome Hatami, Vahid Tabatabaei (SBUMS 2007)

• Clinical Practice Guidelines

Shahram Yazdani, Armin Shirvani, Leila Nasehi, Maesoome Hatami (SBUMS 2008)

• Clinical Audit

Shahram Yazdani, Maryam Rajabnejad Saeed Hatami, Armin Shirvani, Pejman Janbaz, Mohammad Noori (SBUMS 2008)

• Reform in Undergraduate Medical Education: Theoretical Basis and Practical Recommendations

Shahram Yazdani, Fakhrosadat Hoseini, Ramin Homayooni (SBUMS 2008)

• Science & Technology Development Guidebook

Shahram Yazdani, Reza Gholami, Soha Rezaei (ATGCI 2006)

Presentations:

• PowerPoint slides of all presentations are available online from http://www.atgci.org
• Most of these topics are presented in Educational Development Center of Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services and Avicenna the Great Cultural Institutes between 1999 and 2003

Medical Education

Curriculum Development

Planned Learning Experience

General Needs Assessment

Needs Assessment of Targeted Learners

Curriculum Goals and Objectives

Curriculum Strategies

Curriculum Implantation

Curriculum Evaluation

Quality Improvement Strategies in Medical Education

Quality in Medical Education

Student Centered Strategy

Problem Based Strategy

Integration Strategy

Community Orientation

Educating for Capability

Electiveness Strategy

Systematic Approach to medical Education

Teaching Methodology

Small Group Teaching

Teaching through Research Supervision

Self Directed Learning

Ward Teaching and Educational Rounds

Ambulatory Teaching and Learning

Journal Club

Morning Report

Mortality and Morbidity Conference

Assessment and Evaluation

Choosing Assessment Instruments

A Holistic Approach to Evaluation

Validity of Assessment

Reliability of Assessment

Portfolio Assessment

Tutor Report

Objective structured Clinical Examination

Accreditation in Medical Education

Gifted and Talented Medical Students

Philosophy and Rationale

Terminology and Definitions

Identification Procedures

Gifted and Talented Programs

Differentiated Curriculum for Gifted and Talented Students

Support and Counseling System for Gifted and Talented Students

Assessment of Gifted and Talented Students

Future Career for Gifted and Talented Students

Teachers of Gifted and Talented Students

Brain Drain and Brain Waste

Computer Assisted Instruction and Web Based Learning

Introduction to Computer Assisted Instruction

History of Computer Assisted Instruction

Educational Perspective of Web Based Learning

Typology of CAI and WBL

Structure and Navigation in CAI

Stages of Competence in Online Learning

Stages in Integrating Web Technology into a Traditional Curriculum

Online Tutor

Cost Estimation in Medical Education

Outcome Based Medical Education

Instructional Objectives in Medical Education

Learning Theories

Evidence Based Medicine

The Need for Evidence

Asking Answerable Clinical Questions

Usefulness of the Evidence

Medical Journals

Medical Databases

Internet search Tools

Internet Search Strategies

Evidence Based Internet Resources

Evidence Based Journals

Evidence Based Textbooks

Evidence Based Databases

Diagnostic Reasoning

Test Characteristics

Bayes Theorem

Normality

Biases in Human decision Making

Risk Attitude in Decision Making

Expected Value Decision Analysis

Utility Theory

Sensitivity Analysis

Markov Chain

Multi Criteria Decision Making

Combining Diagnostic Tests

Screening

Decision Making under Constrained resources

Introduction to Economic Analysis

Cost of Illness Analysis

Cost Minimization Analysis

Cost Effectiveness Analysis

Cost Benefit Analysis

Cost Utility Analysis

Cost Value Analysis

Introduction to Critical Appraisal

Critical Appraisal of Articles about Diagnosis

Critical Appraisal of Articles about Treatment

Critical Appraisal of Articles about Harm

Critical Appraisal of Articles about Prognosis

Systematic Review

Meta-analysis

From Evidence to Practice

Clinical Prediction Rules

Clinical Pathways

Clinical Practice Guidelines

Level of Evidence and Grade of Recommendation

Evidence Based Management

Evidence Based Policy Making

Evidence Based Purchasing

Evidence Based Healthcare Centers

Health System Management

Leadership in Health Related Organizations

Strategic Planning

Health Policy and Planning

General Concepts about Healthcare Systems

Health System Classification

Health System Goals and Functions

Selection of Health Services

Organization of Health Services

Stewardship in Health System

Structural Analysis of Healthcare Operations

Health Workforce Planning

Complexity Theory and Decision Making in Health System

Healthcare Information Management

Consumer Health Informatics

Hospital Autonomy

Theoretical Basis for Health Sector Reform

Integration of Academic and Clinical Enterprises

Rational Drug Use

The Health Reform Cycle

Ethical Theories in Health Reform

Regulation in Health System

Goals for Evaluating Health System

Assessing Health System Performance

Diagnosing Problems of Health System

Political Analysis and Political Strategies

Health Economics and Finance

Health System Financing

Healthcare Budgeting

Provider Payment Models

Healthcare Rationing

Clinical Excellence

Guideline Development

Introduction to Clinical Practice Guidelines

Assessing the Evidence

Applying the Evidence

Guideline Development

Guideline Dissemination and Implementation

Guideline Evaluation and Revision

System Approach to medical Errors

Introduction to Human Errors

Terminology of Human Errors

Epidemiology of Human Errors

Pathology of Human Errors

Different Approaches to Human Errors

Recommendations for Preventing Human Errors

Root Cause Analysis

Clinical Governance

Research Methodology

Causality and Causal Inference

Theories and Hypothesis

Research Design

Internal Validity

Sampling

External Validity

Measurement

Scaling

Reliability

Construct Validity

Descriptive Statistics

Inferential Statistics

General Linear Model in Analysis

Conclusion Validity