TUMS Firouzgar Hospital Visited by Dr. Ahmadinezhad

TUMS Firouzgar Hospital Visited by Dr. Ahmadinezhad
Date: 12/30/2011

TUMSPR News: On March 23, 2011, the third day of the New Year in Iranian Calendar, Dr. Ahmadinezhad visited different wards of TUMS Firouzgar Hospital and the patients there in his yearly visits to such centers on the first days of the Iranian New Year.

On March 23, 2011, the third day of the New Year in Iranian Calendar, Dr. Ahmadinezhad visited different wards of TUMS Firouzgar Hospital and the patients there in his yearly visits to such centers on the first days of the Iranian New Year. He congratulated the New Year to the patients and inquired about their problems in his talks to them to be taken care of. He also congratulated the New Year to the staff and thanked them for their efforts.

Visiting the parts of the Hospital which were under construction or renovation, Dr. Ahmadinezhad asked the authorities to equip the wards as soon as possible.

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TUMS Chancellor Congratulates Nowruz 1390, the New Year on the Iranian Calendar

TUMS Chancellor Congratulates Nowruz 1390, the New Year on the Iranian Calendar
Date: 3/27/2011

TUMSPR News: TUMS Chancellor, Dr. Bagher Larijani has congratulated the New Iranian Year 1390 or Nowruz 1390 to the faculties, students and staff of the University.

The Chancellor for Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) Dr. Bagher Larijani, congratulated Nowruz 1390, the New Year on the Iranian calendar, to the faculties, students and staff and thanked them for their efforts in the past year for the success they have brought about for the University.

The chancellor has referred to the success the University has achieved in the Essential Science Indicators in the fields of Toxicology, Pharmacology and Social Sciences. The University ranked among the top 1% world universities in the aforesaid fields.

Another example was the University's first rank among the state's medical sciences universities by Islamic World Science Citation Database (ISC). It ranked second among all medical and non-medical universities.

In Webometric Ranking for January 2011, the University achieved the 1011th rank and in Scholar (visibility and rich files) criterion it ranked 26th.

In Razi Science Festival, TUMS won 19 out of 36 awards of the festival which is held to honor researchers and research centers in medical sciences in the country.

TUMS has provided 45% and 30% of all Iranian papers published respectively in MedLine and ISI Web of Knowledge.

With an H-index of 49, TUMS is among top higher education institutes in the region.

Giving some other examples including cultural, administrative and organizational achievements, TUMS Chancellor has referred to the integration of Iran University of medical Sciences into TUMS [by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education] an opportunity to turn to one of the largest higher education institutes in the region with more than 6000 hospital beds, more than 2000 faculty members and more than 16000 students.

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TUMS Holds a Conference on CKDs on World Kidney Day

TUMS Holds a Conference on CKDs on World Kidney Day
Date: 3/16/2011

TUMSPR News: To raise awareness on undiagnosed kidney diseases, TUMS Nephrology Research Center holds a conference titled "Protect Your Kidneys, Save Your Heart " on March 11, 2011.

On World Kidney Day, March 11, 2011, the Nephrology Research Center of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), held a conference to highlight the objectives of the day regarding undetected but ongoing kidney diseases.

The presentations included Chronic Kidney Diseases (CKD) Epidemiology (by Dr. Mitra Mahdavi, the conference secretary), the Experience of the First Kidney Biopsy in Iran (by Dr. Moslem Bahadori, the head of TUMS Alumni Office), the Adverse Effects of Kidney and Cardiovascular Diseases on each other (by Dr. Mahboub Lessan-pezeshki), CKD Case Finding (Dr. Mansour Gatmiri, the center's deputy for education), Diabetes and Chronic Renal Failure (by Fariba Samadian) and Non-traditional Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases (by Dr. Soheila Samadian).

In an interview the head of the research center said "the kidneys and the heart have a close relationship and many cardiovascular diseases have deleterious effects on the kidneys, e.g. heart failure, but nowadays there is more emphasis on chronic renal failure or any other kidney disorder which could predispose the heart to some morbidities and ensuing moralities".

Dr. Lessan-pezeshki added that chronic renal failure in different diseases could be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and if diagnosed and treated early cardiovascular complications could be prevented significantly. He also counted death from cardiovascular disease as the main source of mortality, as much as 60%, in patients with chronic renal failure. The situation might look much grimmer in cases with previously established heart disease or their sudden onset.

To prevent chronic kidney diseases, Dr. Lessan-pezeshki recommendation regular visits to nephrology specialists as kidney disorders do not always manifest with flank pain, especially in people with diabetes, hypertension, or relevant congenital diseases, or family history of renal stone, or edema in the extremities or sudden changes in the urine color. The evaluations might include some simple lab tests.

The center's deputy for education, Dr. Gatmiri, also emphasized on the need to highlight the objectives of the World Health Day by sharing the information with the public, medical sciences and allied professions, managers and policy makers. He then talked about the dangers kidney diseases could pose to people as 90% of people with the disease would not be aware of its presence, and in fact the prevalence of chronic renal diseases is 10-15% in different populations. He also cautioned patients with diabetes and hypertension to be more vigilant as they are respectively the cause of 35-50% and 27-30% of chronic renal failures.

Dr. Gatmiri said prevention was easy and it included a simple urine or blood test. In patients with hypertension the tests should be done once at the onset of the disease and every three years afterwards. Reduction of weight in obese patients or cessation of smoking in smokers and replacing a nephrotoxic medicine by a non-nephrotoxic one could be of help to reduce the risks.

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International Osteoporosis Foundation Elects TUMS Chancellor as a Member of the Committee of Scientific Advisors

International Osteoporosis Foundation Elects TUMS Chancellor as a Member of the Committee of Scientific Advisors
Date: 3/14/2011

TUMSPR News: According to the news by TUMS EMRI Public Relations, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has elected TUMS Chancellor, Dr. Bagher Larijani, as a member of its Committee of Scientific Advisors (CSA).

According to the news by TUMS EMRI Public Relations, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has elected Dr. Bagher Larijani, the Chancellor for Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), as a member of its Committee of Scientific Advisors (CSA) in its recent elections for 4 years.

IOF is a nonprofit and non-governmental foundation established in 1998. The headquarters of this foundation is in Switzerland. It has been granted Roster Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. IOF is comprised of three committees, Committee of 196 National Societies (CNS) in 92 locations (countries, territories or regions), Committee of Scientific Advisors (CSA) comprising 115 members and Committee of Corporate Advisors (CCA) representing 31 companies. The IOF organizes its programs, projects and activities within five areas, in science, the IOF family, policy, outreach and education and administration and finance.

The CSA is one of IOF's core membership committees. It consists of expert members in the field of osteoporosis from the medical and scientific community. The objectives of the CSA are to advise the Board in all scientific matters related to the Foundation, further the clinical and basic research objectives of the Foundation, support national policy changes and provide recommendations for practice in the care of osteoporosis on a global dimension. Membership to this committee of dedicated professionals worldwide is based on scientific merit and offers the opportunity to participate in IOF working groups and multinational research projects.

TUMS Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute (EMRI) is an active member of IOF since 2002 and Dr. Larijani, director and chief scientific officer of EMRI, has actively involved in public and professional education by organizing national and international events and initiating Osteoporosis Research Center within the institute with more than 20 researchers and scientific staff. Due to Dr. Larijani`s achievements in the area of education, research and management of osteoporosis he was elected as CSA member in the recent Committee of Scientific Advisors elections for 4 years. It is the first time that an Iranian expert joins as a member of this Committee.

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The 45th Anniversary of the School of Public Health Establishment and its First Alumni Meeting

The 45th Anniversary of the School of Public Health Establishment and its First Alumni Meeting
Date: 3/2/2011

TUMSPR News: The 45th anniversary of the School of Public Health establishment and its alumni meeting is held on Feb 28, 2011.

The first alumni meeting of School of Public Health (SPH) affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) was held on the 45th anniversary of its establishment at Avicenna Conference Hall on February 28, 2011.

Dr Akhavan, the head of the school's Alumni Office, briefly talked about the establishment of the office in 2006 and said that the names and information of 6000 graduates of the school have been compiled and would be released on TUMS Alumni Office website which is going to be launched in near future.

Referring to 76 years of prosperity by TUMS, Dr. Moslem Bahadori, the director of TUMS Alumni Office, claimed that professors from other universities in Iran had been once to TUMS for pursuing their education and the School of Public Health, which is the oldest school of its kind in Iran, had helped root out many bacterial, viral and protozoan diseases in the country. He also referred to the School's faculty members as the elite who are mostly in cooperation with international bodies such as the World Health Organization (WHO).

Thanking former deans and professors of the School, Dr. Mesdaghinia, the SPH dean and vice-minister for health at Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME), said the secret of the school's survival lied in the integrity between its faculty members and staff and love of people. He later attributed the school's success in Iran and in the EMRO region to the hard work of its former faculty members.

Minister of Health, Dr. Vahid-dastjerdi, said the 45th anniversary was a reminder of 45 years of prosperity and honorable service to the society and the state's health system and asked TUMS and the School's alumni offices not to lose their touch with its alumni members and not let them to retire.

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