The Telephone Helpline of Persian Medicine: Social Accountability During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Social accountability serves as an essential factor in improving the quality, efficiency, and responsiveness of health systems (1). Health and medical education policy-makers emphasize social accountability as a measure of medical universities’ commitment with regard to community health priorities (...

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Autores principales: Fatemeh Eghbalian, Somayeh Delavari, Hoorieh Mohammadi Kenari
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:5f51ade2e26247bd8abe97f01ccd62ab2021-12-01T09:45:51ZThe Telephone Helpline of Persian Medicine: Social Accountability During the COVID-19 Pandemic2476-72632476-727110.30476/ijvlms.2021.89741.1079https://doaj.org/article/5f51ade2e26247bd8abe97f01ccd62ab2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ijvlms.sums.ac.ir/article_47885_e4eb1ed0bb8b6c0740cb437e55030f46.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2476-7263https://doaj.org/toc/2476-7271Social accountability serves as an essential factor in improving the quality, efficiency, and responsiveness of health systems (1). Health and medical education policy-makers emphasize social accountability as a measure of medical universities’ commitment with regard to community health priorities (2). In 1995 the World Health Organization (WHO) defined social accountability as: “The obligation of the medical schools to direct their education, research and/or service activities towards addressing the priority health concerns of the community, region, and/or nation they have the mandate to serve. Priority health concerns are to be jointly identified by governments, health care organisations, health professionals, and the public”(3). Social accountability principles oblige education policy-makers to consider costeffectiveness, quality, equity, and relevance in planning, delivering, and evaluation of educational programs, services and research activities (2). Social accountability in medical curriculums would fulfill the target community’s requirements in the health system (4). The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) and the Global Consensus for Social Accountability of Medical Schools (GCSA) have emphasized that every medical university’s mission should be based on linking medical education systems with community health requirements.Fatemeh EghbalianSomayeh DelavariHoorieh Mohammadi KenariShiraz University of Medical Sciencesarticletelephone counselinghelplinesocial accountabilitycovid-19 pandemicComputer applications to medicine. Medical informaticsR858-859.7ENInterdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences, Vol 12, Iss 4, Pp 293-296 (2021)
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topic telephone counseling
helpline
social accountability
covid-19 pandemic
Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics
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helpline
social accountability
covid-19 pandemic
Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics
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Fatemeh Eghbalian
Somayeh Delavari
Hoorieh Mohammadi Kenari
The Telephone Helpline of Persian Medicine: Social Accountability During the COVID-19 Pandemic
description Social accountability serves as an essential factor in improving the quality, efficiency, and responsiveness of health systems (1). Health and medical education policy-makers emphasize social accountability as a measure of medical universities’ commitment with regard to community health priorities (2). In 1995 the World Health Organization (WHO) defined social accountability as: “The obligation of the medical schools to direct their education, research and/or service activities towards addressing the priority health concerns of the community, region, and/or nation they have the mandate to serve. Priority health concerns are to be jointly identified by governments, health care organisations, health professionals, and the public”(3). Social accountability principles oblige education policy-makers to consider costeffectiveness, quality, equity, and relevance in planning, delivering, and evaluation of educational programs, services and research activities (2). Social accountability in medical curriculums would fulfill the target community’s requirements in the health system (4). The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) and the Global Consensus for Social Accountability of Medical Schools (GCSA) have emphasized that every medical university’s mission should be based on linking medical education systems with community health requirements.
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title The Telephone Helpline of Persian Medicine: Social Accountability During the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_short The Telephone Helpline of Persian Medicine: Social Accountability During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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