Browsing by Author "Tihan, Tarik"

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Critical Issues and the Impact of Technology in Healthcare Professional Education in Low-And Income Countries: a Call for Transformation
(Springernature, 2025) Tihan, Tarik; Canbulat, Nazan; Aktas, Can; Olmez, Sibel; Oflaz, Fahriye; Abacioglu, Hakan; Sayek, Iskender
Health Professionals Education symposium, organized by the Ko & ccedil; Academy of Medical Education Research (KAMER), convened in October 2024 to discuss the evolving role of technology and social accountability in health professions education. The symposium adopted the concept of "healthcare professionals' education" as a unifying framework for synchronizing the training of medical and nursing students within a continuum of holistic healthcare education in low-and-middle income countries. The rationale for the symposium was to call on the dire need to improve healthcare professionals' education to reduce the increasing gap between the global north and global south. The discussion topics involved critical and current issues such as social accountability, health advocacy, and professionalism. Study groups explored aligning education with societal needs, addressing healthcare disparities, and integrating professional values into medical and nursing curricula. Presentations also focused on the integration of technology into healthcare education. Participants examined big data, artificial intelligence, simulation technologies, and digital learning platforms, identifying challenges and opportunities for their implementation. The symposium highlighted the transformative impact of interprofessional education, health advocacy, and technology in shaping socially accountable, patient-centered healthcare systems. Key recommendations included integrating community-oriented curricula, leveraging data-driven strategies for program enhancement, and expanding access to advanced educational technologies. This manuscript summarizes the symposium's conclusions and emphasizes the need to transform healthcare professionals' education in low-and-middle income countries to align with contemporary societal demands and to reduce the disparity gap.
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Senior Moments Are Never-Ending Times When You Are Old (are They?): First Step of Turquoise Project
(Turkish Neuropsychiatry Assoc-Turk Noropsikiyatri Dernegi, 2022) Oz, Didem; Yildirim, Zerrin; Kiyi, Ilayda; Ozbek, Yagmur; Kulac, Ibrahim; Erkol, Gokhan; Tihan, Tarik; Yener, Görsev
Introduction: The number of dementia patients is increasing in Turkey,, as well as all over the world. However, we do not know how much the society knows about dementia. The aim of this study is to evaluate people's concept of dementia, their awareness of dementia research and treatment, whether dementia and forgetfulness are considered normal in old age, and whether having dementia is associated with a lack of mental abilities. Methods: A Dementia Awareness Questionnaire was created in the form of a self-report questionnaire, consisting of 20 questions and using a five-point Likert-type answering method in order to question participants' information about dementia. In addition, we asked for demographic information such as age, gender, occupation, education level of the participants, as well as whether they have had relatives diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease. The surveys were administered online. Results: A total of 1551 participants from 53 cities were included in the study. Approximately half of the participants did not know the definition of dementia, 20.9% thought that dementia and Alzheimer's disease were the same; 50.4% considered forgetfulness, and 55.2% considered dementia as a natural consequence of aging. While 34.5% of the participants thought that dementia patients could be dangerous, 10.3% thought they could not continue living as a part of society. While 38.5% of healthcare professionals do not know the definition of dementia, 18.5% of them say that dementia and Alzheimer's disease are the same, 58.5% think that dementia patients are not fit to make their own decisions, 40.6% believe that dementia patients have criminal liability. 15.8% of healthcare professionals thought that dementia is only seen in elderly people; 21.4% thought that dementia, and 49.2% thought that forgetfulness was a result of normal aging. Conclusion: Our study confirms that dementia is still an unknown concept in society and among healthcare professionals. It is widely believed that forgetfulness and dementia are part of normal aging, and there is no cure for dementia. This study, which we have done in order to understand the level of dementia awareness in Turkish society, reveals the necessity for research on dementia and studies on how to increase dementia awareness.