Farzan Institute attended at the first international digital health event by presenting its diverse products and services in the field of smart health. In this event that was held by attending startup managers as well as a group of governmental managers, Farzan Institute introduced a collection of software called “Salemsa: Smart Health”. Moreover, for the first time, Farzan Institute unveiled an application of “Healthy Heart” and a smart roadmap for cardiovascular risk assessment. The first event of international THL was held by Iran University of Medical Sciences on Sunday August 17 at Razi conference hall, focusing on non-oil exports at digital health industry. During the 1-day event, the business unit managers, startup managers, governmental managers including some managers from Ministry of Health, Deputy of Science and Technology of President Office, Iran University of Medical Sciences and almost 60 exhibitors of digital health startups were present. During the event, Mr. Seyed Sajad Moraveji, Deputy of Electronic Health Development from the Science and Technology Department of the President Office, and Dr. Hossein Vatanpour, the Head of the Office of Health Technology Development at the Ministry of Health, visited the Farzan Institute booth. The Farzan Institute of Science, Research and Technology has been established on year 2001 and now in the second decade of its operation, is recognized as the source of great services in various fields of science and technology in the country. This institute works in the field of Smart Health with its special brand that is called “Salamsa”. Salemsa is an integrated collection of 4 smart health software systems that is presented on the web and smartphone platforms. Each system has a completely separated identity and functionality, but is fully synchronized and linked to other systems. Smart apps are now being offered in the areas of diabetes, cardiovascular health, mental health, family health, child development, physical activity and smoking cessation, that can be used for running smart health campaigns and providing services to the general public. The governmental and non-governmental organizations can contact Farzan Institute to conduct smart health campaigns for their employees and monitor their health dynamically.

Farzan Institute of Science, Research and Technology presented its achievements in smart health by taking a booth next to the second congress of Women's and Family Health. This Congress was held by the Iranian Association of Midwifery and with the presence of 2000 people on 1-3 August this year in the conference hall of Tehran's Milad Tower. The conference was held based on 14 topics in the field of women and family health with the participation of high-ranking officials and influential policy-makers and authorities of different sections as well. Also, the gynecologists, midwives, social medicine experts, family physicians, general practitioners and other interested parties were attended. In this congress, several panels and educational workshops relevant to the topics were held in the subsidiary halls. Farzan Institute attended this congress by presenting its diverse products and services in the field of smart health and especially in the field of family health. These include smart programs for health promotion (smart roadmaps), CDs and online training programs and a gadget. The Online training programs and the CD include Young Couples Preparing for Pregnancy and Ni Ni Sa: monitoring child development that were welcomed by the visitors. These trainings include multimedia and interactive educational content. In the section of smart roadmaps, the sexual health roadmap and monitoring child development roadmap were among the presented services. During these two roadmaps, the user walks through the stations step by step and based on each map's subject, can learn from training, counseling, evaluation and smart feedback, personalized messages, group memberships and social networks, mobile application and referral to a physician and consultant for in-person referrals through the location Finder. The Farzan Institute of Science, Research and Technology has been established on year 2001 and now in the second decade of its operation, is recognized as the source of great services in various fields of science and technology in the country. This institute works in the field of Smart Health with its special brand that is called “Salamsa”. Salem Sa is an integrated collection of 4 smart health software systems that is presented on the web and smartphone platforms. Each system has a completely separated identity and functionality, but is fully synchronized and linked to other systems. Smart apps are now being offered in the areas of diabetes, cardiovascular health, mental health, family health, child development, physical activity and smoking cessation, and can be used for running smart health campaigns and providing services to the general public. The governmental and non-governmental organizations can contact Farzan Institute to conduct smart health campaigns for their employees and monitor their health dynamically.

After passing the audit and evaluation process conducted by the experts from Deputy of Science and Technology of President Office - The working group for evaluation, recognition and supervision of competencies of knowledge based institutes - Farzan Institute of Science, Research and Technology was approved as a “Productive and Industrial Knowledge Based Company" in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). This institute, is specifically active in the field of smart health services. The Farzan Institute of Science, Research and Technology has been evaluated and audited based on the regulation for evaluating knowledge based companies. Now, as a knowledge-based productive company, Farzan Institute can take the lawful advantages and facilities for supporting the knowledge based companies and commercialization of innovations and inventions. Farzan Institute of Science, Research and Technology has been established on year 2001 and now in the second decade of its operation, is recognized as the source of great services in various fields of science and technology in the country.

Ayandeh Bank and Farzan Institute of Science, Research and Technology signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of conducting smart campaigns and promoting staff health as well as screening and prevention of chronic and non-communicable diseases. The memorandum of cooperation signed by Dr. Ezatollah Alikhani, Director of the Health Center of the Ayandeh Bank and Dr. Gholam Reza Habibi, Director of Farzan Institute of Science, Research and Technology. According to the Memorandum, the Ayandeh Bank and Farzan Institute will cooperate on non- communicable diseases and lifestyle changes, aiming to prevent these diseases according to the instructions provided by smart health systems and by conducting smart campaigns for bank staff at nationwide level. A variety of programs have been developed during the implementation of the smart campaigns, including smart feedback and evaluation, telemedicine, distance consulting, webinars, training programs, smart messages adjusted to health needs of the staff, monitoring, periodic examinations and diagnostic tests. Smart phone tools such as mobile apps and messaging systems are also used to conduct these campaigns. Accordingly, users can participate in campaigns through their PCs or smart phones. The main topics of the campaigns in the field of non-communicable diseases, include smart campaign of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, mental health (focusing on stress and depression), chronic respiratory diseases, cancers (focusing on colorectal and lung cancers and also breast and cervical cancer in women), musculoskeletal diseases and ergonomics. In order to change the lifestyle and to prevent non-communicable diseases, the smart campaigns for physical exercise and body fitness, nutrition, obesity, weight loss, smoking cessation and healthy sleep will also be implemented. The employees of Ayandeh Bank can participate in each campaign through unique addresses and keep themselves informed about of the latest health information and findings in the field and how to prevent it. These programs are based on a comprehensive smart health system. The Farzan Institute of Science, Research and Technology as the top entrepreneur in Tehran province and the top national entrepreneur, has been honored and appreciated by the Presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare. This institute has published more than 500 papers in renowned international medical journals up to the impact factor of 24. Also, the books published in health topics have earned the high rankings and awards such as Academic Year Book, Student Year Book, Ibn-e-Sina Festival Selected Book and Shahid Hedayat Festival Selected Book. So far, more than 130,000 people have participated in online education programs of the institute. The Institute has been approved by the Program and Budget Organization for providing in-service training for governmental employees in health topics. The Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has also approved the institute as a digital publisher. The institute has a history of collaboration with various departments of the Ministry of Health, including the Department of Health, the Department of Treatment, the Department of Food and Drug Administration, Department of Resource Development. In the field of eHealth training, the institute is currently in collaboration with 50 medical universities across the country and implements joint programs. The Farzan Institute of Science, Research and Technology provides the Smart Health Services with the brand name of www.Salemsa.net and electronic health education services with the brand name of Farasa (www.farasa.net). The governmental and non-governmental organizations can contact Farzan Institute to conduct smart health campaigns for their employees and monitor their health dynamically.

A 40-hour online Diabetes Care Course was held to train 240 general practitioners at Isfahan province and also 169 physicians at Qazvin University of Medical Sciences. The aim of this educational course was to provide better understanding about the disease and also implementing effective up-to-date treatments for prevention and management of diabetes and its complications according to the latest medical achievements and guidelines published on 2016. This course was planned and executed under supervision of the Center for Non-Communicable Disease at Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education. The course was implemented in online format based on the interactive multi–media platform that is called Farasa Electronic Training and Assessment System. Previously, a Memorandum of Understanding had been signed between the Center for Non- Communicable Disease and the Farzan Institute of Science, Research and Technology in order to hold the course. It should be noted that in addition to the main educational content, this course also contains interactive media flashes of clinical guidelines, case studies, educational videos on physical examination, educational webinars with attending endocrinologists, pre-tests and final exams. In addition, it includes an association for sharing successful and unsuccessful experiences, educational and motivational messages as well as SMS based competitions. At the webinar, participants have the opportunity to ask their questions from the attending professor and to receive the answers via voice and video based platforms. The course has in-service score for the staff; and those who successfully complete the course, will receive a certificate from the Ministry of Health and Center for Non-Communicable Diseases and are allowed to establish a diabetes clinic. The design and method of executing this instructional course is unique due to rapid educational planning and rich multi-media contents that indicates the high ability of the producer and executive manager of Farzan Institute of Science, Research and Technology – The Farasa Electronic Training and Assessment System. Farzan Institute is ready to collaborate with physicians and health care centers across the country to provide this course and further smart services.

More than one thousand people joined the Smart Alzheimer Campaign it three days after launch. According to the report of public relation of Farzan Institute of Science, Research and Technology, the Smart Alzheimer Campaign celebrates the World Alzheimer Day on September 21, to inform the public about prevention and early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in collaboration with the health department of social and cultural affairs of the 6th district of Tehran Municipality. One of the procedures that is ongoing in this campaign, is responding to the questionnaire with smart feedback in Huma system; a Smart Health Care System. A part of this questionnaires is about the risk assessment that determines the necessity of medical follow-up and referral to the physician based on the participants’ answers. There is also another questionnaire that is for assessment of early symptoms of memory impairment (Alzheimer) in lderly people, which are answered separately by their clients. In the first three days of the campaign, one thousand people answered the questionnaires and signed up to the system. Moreover, the municipal health houses in 6th district also joined to the campaign and installed posters at 14 health houses to provide information to those who refer to this campaign. The clients who are interested for participating in the campaign, can send number 2 SMS system to 1000654 and visit the website http://hooma.salemsa.net/s/alzheimerri in order to respond the risk assessment questionnaire and to register at Huma Smart Health Care System, and to receive smart feedback. Those who registered in the campaign can receive the latest information and findings about this disease, its prevention, risk factors, control and management strategies via daily messaging through the social networks, including a telegram channel (https://t.me/SalemsaNet) and Instagram page (Salemsa_Club).

550 employees of Governmental organizations passed in-service training at 550 employees of Governmental organizations passed in-service training at Farzan Institute in August. According to the report of public relations of Farzan Institute of Science, Research and Technology, during the August of this year, a self-care course of health ambassadors and a course for prevention and control of risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD) was held by Farzan Institute for 550 employees of Privatization Organization and Environmental Protection in Tehran province. In this training, the staff of above mentioned organizations attended physically and also online for learning the principles of self-care and prevention of CVD. They participated in the course exams and received certificate of in-service training prepared for the employees of governmental organizations. The Farzan Institute of Science, Research and Technology has in-service training license from Management and Planning Organization of the country. In fact, running the E-learning programs will save money and is obviously cost effective, as it minimizes the costs and avoids unnecessary transportations, prevents dissociation form the workplace for service providing employees who cannot leave the workplace. The Farasa Electronic Education and Assessment System involves more than 200 training topics with 130,000 users from hundreds of universities, research centers and organizations across the country.

The Nutrition Campaign was implemented by the North Tehran Health Center in collaboration with Farzan Institute of Science, Research and Technology, the Municipality of 7th district of Tehran and other internal and external organizations on Tuesday and Wednesday (4-5 January 2017). The staff were settled at two buses at 4th, 7th and 8th districts of Tehran and started providing free consultation to the referring people about healthy nutrition. They also subscribed the clients in the Smart Diabetes Roadmap System (one of the smart Salamsa systems) and checked their blood pressure free of charge. According to public relation report of Farzan Institute, during the two days of this event, expert teams in the campaign, introduced the Smart Diabetes Roadmap to the clients with focusing on diabetes prevention in healthy people and also preventing complications in diabetic patients. In the two days of running the nutritional campaign, more than one hundred of citizens referred to the buses and received cards for entering into the system for free. The map of diabetes was a gamified collection of preventive measures including training, consulting, mobile application, membership in supportive networks, webinars, sessions for live question and answer, message packages, the questionnaire and finally the smart feedbacks. One of the interesting points about this campaign was the attendance of elderly clients who were eager for participating in the smart diabetes campaign, which reflects the level of attention they pay to their health status. The Nutrition Campaign was launched in collaboration with the North Tehran Health Center, Municipality of 7th District of Tehran, and Farzan Institute of Science, Research and Technology, Novo Nordisk and Pharma Med Companies. It should be noted that on this year February, the Smart Diabetes Campaign formally started its activity, and in the first step, the 7th district of Tehran was covered. So far, different domestic and international institutions have declared their interest to contribute in the invaluable campaign.

By signing the memorandum of understanding between Dr. Ali Akbar Mousavi Movahedi, the Head of the UNESCO Chair in interdisciplinary Research in diabetes and the Dr. Gholam Reza Habibi, Director of the Farzan Institute of Science, Research and Technology, this renown international organization joined to the sponsors of Smart Diabetes Campaign. According to the report of public relations of Smart Diabetes Campaign, the purpose of signing this memorandum for cooperation, is to support the development of the joint activities in executing the plans and interdisciplinary programs in diabetes including the creation of necessary infrastructures for smart electronic health and diabetes, especially running the smart diabetes campaigns with focusing on lifestyle changes, prevention of diabetes and its complications in patients. According to the report, other aspects of collaboration include running the common research programs focused on translational research and collaboration for implementing interdisciplinary plans in diabetes, particularly creating the infrastructures of smart electronic health for diabetes prevention. In addition, cooperation in running diabetes workshops, preparing educational programs and scientific gatherings with attendance of famous local and international researchers, publication of scientific research articles, reporting the implementation of joint programs at the local and international level and introducing the interdisciplinary achievements of diabetes in our country, especially in the field of smart health at local and international level are among the other important elements of the agreement. It should be noted that the smart campaign of diabetes has started since February and in the first step will cover the 7th district of Tehran.

The license of Farzan Institute of Science, Research and Technology for running in-service trainings for health care staff, was re-approved by Management and Planning Organization of Iran. Farzan Institute has been licensed for running in-service trainings in health for governmental employees since 2011. The institute has organized and provided in-service training courses to thousands of governmental employees so far. The major part of trainings at this institute are being done in electronic format (eLearning). More than 60,000 persons have participated in eLearning courses and hundreds of thousands of CDs for health training have been published and were provided to the users. So, hundreds of thousands person/course and million hours of training have been recorded in the logbook of Farzan Institute.

A disease reporting system was unveiled by the managers and experts of the University of Medical Sciences, the North Health Center and the Farzan Institute of Science, Research and Technology. The aim of this system was reporting diseases; so it was called the Iranian Disease Reporting System (IRDR) that enables the physicians and other HCPs to record a disease and report it to the competent authorities, especially the health center and medical university. Some features of this system include smart algorithms for reporting patient data; displaying real time status of 23 diseases on the map; tracking patients and recording the follow up results; reporting patient data by robot, cellphone or via website; a location-based services using the geographic information systems (GIS); business intelligence (BI) systems and finally mobile messenger systems. Currently, this service is only available at the North Tehran Health Center. Medical Universities and Health Centers can contact us to be provided by this system.

Another article by Farzan Scientometric Group entitles as “The scientometric analysis and mapping of 20 years of glaucoma research” was published in the International Journal of Ophthalmology. This study was conducted following a joint research by Dr. Ramin (from the Eye Research Center of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Farzan Scientometric Group (Faradan) that was published in October 2018 in the International Journal of Ophthalmology, that is one of the most validated journals in the field of ophthalmology and is indexed in ISI, PubMed, Scopus, PMC, EMBASE and SCIE. In this study, all published articles in the field of glaucoma were evaluated and analyzed comprehensively considering different features of these articles in this field. Glaucoma is one of the relatively common eye diseases which is considered clinically as a significant problem. Nowadays, scientometric analyses are increasingly being done, and used for evaluation, policy making, budget allocation and gaining more credit. These studies and the papers retrieved from them, contain invaluable contents for specialists and researchers and are extensively welcomed. Farzan Institute had already published numerous papers in health scientometric in renowned.

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