Research Positions
Sep 09- Present Principal Investigator “The Mental Health Care System Responsiveness in Iran” WHO- Grant no. 2006-1512, conducting a mixed-method study to assess the responsiveness of mental health care system in Iran (Tehran) in accordance with "WHO" responsiveness concept. Collaboration between UMEA University Faculty of Medicine and University of Social welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Aug 11- Dec 11 Co- investigator “Evaluation of harm reduction programs with methadone on women prisoners in Tehran”UNDP funded IC/11/020, conducting an evaluation study to assess the impacts of harm reduction program among addicted women prisoners in Iran/ Tehran. PI: Dr. Masoumeh Dejman
Mar 11- Oct 2011 Co-investigator “Modeling SDH national strategic plan in to PHC for 14 priority areas as general framework” Funded by WHO, a qualitative study was conducted to propose a model for integration of 14 social determinants of health in Iranian Primary Health Care system. To determine main new activities that will be performed by PHC for each priority. To identify level of PHC intervention based on WHO conceptual framework. To explain tasks related to each activity in different levels. To identify other partners for successful implementing the mentioned activities. PI: Dr. Hossein Malkafzali
Oct 10- Dec 10 Co- investigator “Analyzing the situation of community based programs and activities in Iran” Funded by WHO APW-026. Since 1990, different community based programs have been implemented in different fields of health such as preventive and supportive services in Iran, But during this period , no research related to comprehensive assessment of these programs has been done . The purpose of this study was to analyze the situation of community based health programs in Iran. The investigation was a qualitative study; required data was obtained from in-depth interviews, semi structural interviews with principal managers and executive managers and focus group discussions with volunteers and service recipients. PI: Dr Masoumeh Dejman
May 2008- Dec 2009 Co- investigator “Health research priority setting in Iran” Funded by WHO AMS Code: 43184425. In this study, according to Essential National Health Research (ENHR) strategy and with cooperation of all the Iranian universities of medical sciences and other stakeholders, the national health research priorities were extracted. PI: Parviz Owlia
Sep 2006- May 2010 Co-Principal Investigator “Cultural explanatory models of depression among women in Islamic republic of Iran. A comparative study of assessment tools by Iranian and Swedish researchers” Funded by Ministry of health and Medical Education Iran. The study had a cross-sectional exploratory ADDIN EN.CITE Kleinman198064646Kleinman, A.Patients and Healers in the Context Culture: An exploration of the borderland between anthropology medicine and psychiatry1980Berkeley, University of California press design and multidisciplinary using qualitative methods of data collection by focus group discussion, in-depth interviews with different key informants. Conducted through collaboration between University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences and Karolinsa Institutet Dept of Clinical Neuroscience, Psychiatry. PI: Solvig Ekblad
Sep 06- Sep 07 Principal Investigator “Evaluation of community based participatory research projects implemented in Iran during 2005” Funded by WHO APW: 06/54. Development of the population research stations in Iran in 2001 provided groundwork for empowering the community and transferring the research leadership to the public. To evaluate five community based participatory research projects implemented in Iran during 2005. A participatory research evaluation as a systematic inquiry with the collaboration of those affected by the issue being studied was conducted. To evaluate research planning and process, to evaluate promoting research finding and to evaluate the interpretation and analysis of results in each selected project.
Jun 2006-June 2007 Co-investigator “Needs Assessment and Priority Setting in Health Care and Research, in 10 Universities of Medical Sciences in Islamic Republic of Iran” Funded by WHO: APW: 06/1582. This project was designed and conducted to set regional research priorities in 7 provinces in Iran through need assessment and active contribution of stakeholders and health service recipients. This study was carried out in 2 phases: 1-Needs assessment for health problems, 2- Priority setting in health and research. |