Summary CV: Dr Mohsen Asadi-Lari MD PhD FRIPH Feb 2016

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Curriculum Vitae (Summary)

Dr M Asadi-Lari, MD MPH PhD FRIPH

Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS)

Department of Epidemiology, IUMS

Google Scholar:

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Personal details:

Name: Mohsen Surname: Asadi-Lari Male, married DOB: 19 Jan 1968

Tel: (98) 21 88363714 Mob: (98) 912 211 5440

E-mail: asadilari@iums.ac.ir mohsen.asadi@yahoo.com

Educational background: Ph.D. in Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Public Health; thesis entitled “Studies on health

needs and health-related quality of life in patients with coronary artery diseases”; The University

of Nottingham, July 2000 – March 2004

Several modules in Master of Public Health (MPH), The University of Nottingham, Jan-June

2000, including: Research Methods in Epidemiology, Communicable Disease Epidemiology and

Control, Basic Statistics, Health economics, Statistical methods in Medical Research, Health

Care systems, Economic evaluation for public health decision-making, Measurement in health

MPH course, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1997-1999

Doctorate in Medicine, University of S Beheshti- Tehran, 1985-1993

High school diploma, 1985

Professional background: Medical practice 1990-2000

Head of rural health care centre, Southern Iran, 1994-1995

Expert in rural health care system, Iranian Ministry of Health, 1995-2000

Financial manager of the Iranian PHC centre, Iranian Ministry of Health, 1996-1998

Deputy Director General, PHC centre, Iranian Ministry of Health, 1996-1998

Executive Advisor, Under-Secretary for Public Health, Iranian Ministry of Health, Oct 1998-Jan

2000 (Main Task: Coordinating different directorates and offices within the Deputy for Public

Health and other Deputies in MOH)

PhD Researcher, Queen’s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham: Jan 2000- Aug 2004

Public Health Assistant, Nottingham City Primary Care Trust (PCT), NHS, Nottingham: Aug

2004- March 2005

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Senior Research Fellow, Warwick Medical School, Coventry, Feb 2005- May 2006

Assistant Professor in Epidemiology & Public Health, Iran University of Medical School

(IUMS), Tehran; May 2006-Oct 2009, then Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS),

Oct 2010-June 2011

Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, IUMS; June 2011 onward

Member of Steering Committee, University-Industrial Relations Centre, IUMS, 2006-2010

Member of National Technical Committee for CAD Registry, Deputy for Research & Tech.,

MHME, 2006-07

Member of National Committee for Priority Setting in Healthcare, Deputy for Health, MHME,

2006

Member of National Committee for Genetic Abnormalities in Cardiovascular Disorders, Deputy

for Health, MHME, 2006-07

Member of National Committee for Asthma & Allergy; Deputy for Health, MHME

Member of Health Studies Committee, Tehran Municipality, 2007-2010

Head, Oncopathology Research Centre, IUMS, May 2007 onward

Director of International Office, IUMS, Oct 2008-Oct 2010

Director of Knowledge Translation and Exchange (KTE) Office, TUMS, Oct 2010-June 2013

Member of national death registration committee, MHME, Jan 2012 onward

Member of Tehran Health Strategic Council, 2010 onward

Principle Investigator of both rounds of Urban HEART (2008 and 2011), Tehran

International organisations:

Board Member, The Global Fund (March 2015-2017)

Member of Executive Board, WHO, HQ, Oct 2013-May 2015

Director General (Acting Minister) of International Affairs Department (IAD), MOHME, since

Sep 2013

Member of (national ) UNDAF steering committee: 2013 onward

Member of national CCM, GF: 2013 onward

Active participation in WHA and RC meetings, WHO, 2013 till now

Vice Chair of Executive Board, WHO, HQ, Jan 2014

Global Fund related experience:

Member of CCM (appointed by HE Minister), GF: 2013 onward

Contribution and liaison to develop and submit Iran’s application in the framework of NFM

Hosting and active contribution in development and endorsement of EM Consituency

Framework

Research skills:

Systematic reviews

Different approaches for Health Care Needs Assessment

Outcome assessment; Quality of Life measurement, generic and specific tools, particularly in

cardiac patients and other settings, cross-cultural measurement

Epidemiological approaches for Health System Research

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Health system evaluation, performance assessment

Qualitative research methods

National surveys

Fully skilled with SPSS, MS Office

Presenting findings as papers (in peer reviewed journals) and abstracts

Awards: 1. American Heart Association (AHA) for the presentation in the 4th Scientific Forum on

Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke, American Heart

Association, Washington DC, October 13-14, 2002

2. International Society for Quality Of Life (ISOQOL) for the presentation in the 9th

Annual Meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research, New Orleans, USA,

October 30 - November 2, 2002 3. Bedi Prize, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

This prestigious was awarded according to my strong commitment and contribution to health

service research in cardiovascular medicine. (September 2003)

4. Best research award, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Iran, Nov 2003; for making the

best overseas collaboration work.

5. Exemplary Faculty Member, assigned by the Minister of Health & Medical Education, Tehran, May 2007

6. Exemplary researcher, winner of a special grant by the IUMS VC for Research, 2009

Teaching experience Establishment of MSc (2007) and PhD (2009) in Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, IUMS

Establishment of MPH Cancer in CRC Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 2008

Establishment of MPH Urban Health, Faculty of Public Health, IUMS, 2008

Master of Public Health (MPH), Iran University of Medical School (IUMS): Epidemiology and

Research Methods, Application of statistical soft-wares in data analysis

Master of Public Health (MPH), IUMS: Non-communicable disease, International Health,

Quality of Life (Second semester 2006-07)

Master of Health Education, Epidemiology of Infectious diseases (2006-08)

Master of Occupational Health, Master of Nutrition, Master of Environmental Health, Master of

Health Education, Application of statistical soft-wares in data analysis, Epidemiology and

Research Methods. (First semester 2006)

Master of Palliative Care in Warwick Medical School: Research Methods, Systematic Reviews

in Clinical Trials, Evidence-based Medicine, Epidemiological methods, contribution in Pain

management

In-service training for health workers, rural health centre, Southern Iran

Training auxiliary health workers, Southern Iran

Training lectures in National Health Workshops, auxiliary health workers, Tehran

Training junior doctors to start health service in rural areas, Iran

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Founding member:

Oncopathology Research Centre, TUMS, Jan 2007 Founding member & Head

Occupational Health Research Centre, TUMS, July 2006 Health Inequalities Research Centre, TUMS, March 2012 Knowledge Translation and Exchange (KTE) Office, TUMS, Founding member

& Director since Oct 2010

University-Industry Relationships Centre, IUMS, July 2006 Population Lab Centre, IUMS, Sep 2006 Research & Development Committee, IUMS Vice-Chancellor for Research, Dec

2006

Fellowship/ Membership 1. Iranian General Medical Council –Tehran; GMC Number 39907, full registration since

1993 2. Fellow: Royal Institute of Public Health: FRIPH, No. 25703 April 2003 3. International Society of Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) 4. International Epidemiology Association 5. Board Member, Iranian Epidemiology Association (2013-2016) 6. Membership; British Medical Association: June 2005 onward 7. Member of Research Council, IUMS 8. Member of Research Council, Environmental Research Institute, TUMS (2010-2013) 9. Member of Research Council, Ageing Research Centre, TUMS (2012-2013) 10. Executive Board member, WHO, HQ, Geneva (2013-2015) 11. Board Member, The Global Fund, HQ, Geneva (2014-2017)

Editorial Board of Medical Journals:

Co-Editor & Editorial Board Member, Iranian Journal of Occupational Health, IUMS

Editorial Board Member, Iranian Journal of Cancer Prevention, SBMU (English)

Editorial Board Member, Journal of Epidemiology and Occupational Health (English)

Research and publications:

1. Publications

Inequality papers 1. Asadi-Lari M, Vaez-Mahdavi MR, Faghihzadeh S, Montazeri A, Farshad AA, Kalantari N,

Maher A, Golmakani MM, Salehi GH, Motevallian A, Malek-Afzali H. The Application of

Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART) in Tehran; concepts and

framework. Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran; November 2010, 24(3):115-125

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2. Montazeri A, Vahdaninia M, Mousavi SJ, Asadi-Lari M, Omidvari S, Tavousi M. The 12-item

medical outcomes study short form health survey version 2.0 (SF-12v2): a population-based

validation study from Tehran, Iran. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2011, 9:12

3. Khedmati Morasa E, Forouzan A, Majdzadeh R, Asadi-Lari M, Hosseinpour A. Understanding

determinants of socioeconomic inequality in mental health in Iran’s capital, Tehran:

decomposition of concentration index approach. International Journal of Equity in Health, 2012,

11(1):18. http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/11/1/18

4. Khedmati Morasa E, Forouzan A, Majdzadeh R, Asadi-Lari M. Revealing mental health status

in Iran’s capital: putting equity and efficiency together. Social Sciences and Medicine: 2012,

75(3): 531-7

5. Ashrafi E, Mousavi M, Vaez-Mahdavi MR, Asadi-Lari M. How socio demographic features

and general health affect social capital in population? Findings from a large population- based

survey in Tehran-Iran (Urban HEART). Public Health,2012,126:796-803

6. Sehat M, Holakouie-Naieni K, Asadi-Lari M, Rahimi Foroushani A, Malek-Afzali H.

Socioeconomic Status and incidence of traffic accidents in metropolitan Tehran - A population

based study. International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2012, 3(3):181-190

7. Rohani Rassaf M, Ramezani R, Mehrazma M, Rohani Rassaf MR, Asadi-Lari M. Inequalities

in cancer distribution in Tehran; a disaggregated estimation of 2007 incidence by 22 districts.

International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2012,3(7):483-492 8. Fereshtenejad SM, Asadi-Lari M, Moradi-Lakeh M, Vaez-Mahdavi MR, Motevallian SA,

Afkari ME. Estimation of Life Expectancy and its relationship with socio-economic

determinants in 22 districts of Tehran (Urban HEART study-2008). Teb & Tazkieh (Official

Journal of Ministry of Health & Medical Education, Iran), 2010, 77(Summer):25-40 (Farsi)

9. Noorbala AA, Bagheri-Yazdi A, Asadi-Lari M, Vaez-Mahdavi MR. Mental health status of

individuals fifteen years and older in Tehran-Iran (2008). Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and

Clinical Psychology, 2011, 16(4): 479-483 (Farsi)

10. Kasani A, Gohari M, Moosavi M, Asadi-Lari M, Rohani M, Shoja M. A study on social capital

in Tehran inhabitants using path analysis: Urban HEART project. Accepted @ Iranian Journal

of Epidemiology (Farsi)

11. Rohani Rassaf M, Rohani Rassaf MR, Rahimi F, Mehrazma M, Golmohammadi A, Motiedoost

R, Kassani A, Asadi-Lari M. Distribution of cancer incidence in districts and neighbourhoods

of a number of Tehran districts in 2007. Razi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2011, 18(89): 34-45

(Farsi) 12. Kasani A, Gohari M, Mousavi M, Asadi-Lari M. Factor analysis of social capital questionnaire

used in Urban HEART project in Tehran, 2008. Journal of TUMS School of Public Health,

2012,10(2):1-10 (Farsi)

13. Rohani M, Moradi Lakeh M, Ramezani R, Asadi-Lari M. Measuring socioeconomic disparities

in cancer incidence in Tehran 2008. Asia Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2012, 13(6):

2955-60

14. Dargahi G, Khosravi A, Pourmalek F, Moradi-Lakeh M, Asadi-Lari M. Direct estimation of life

expectancy among urban population of 22 districts of Tehran in 2006. Accepted @ Razi Journal

of Medical Sciences, 2013 (Farsi)

15. Asadi-Lari M, Vaez-Mahdavi MR, Faghihzadeh S, Cherghian B, Esteghamati A, Farshad AA,

Golmakani MM, Haeri-Mehrizi AA, Hesari H, Kalantari N, Kamali M, Kordi R, Malek-Afzali

H, Montazeri A, Moradi-Lakeh M, Motevallian A, Noorbala A, Raghfar H, Razzaghi ME.

Response-oriented measuring inequalities in Tehran: second round of Urban Health Equity

Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART-2), concepts and framework. Medical Journal

IRI, 2013, 27(4) (Pubmed)

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16. Mokhayeri Y. Mahmoudi M, Haghdoost AA, Amini H, Asadi-Lari M, Holakouie Naieni K.

How within-city socioeconomic disparities affect life expectancy? Results of Urban HEART in

Tehran, Iran. Medical Journal IRI, 2014, 28(4): 80-86 (Pubmed)

17. Vesali S, Haeri Mehrizi AA, Farshad AA, Faghihzadeh S, Vaez-Mahdavi MR, Asadi-Lari M.

Unequal distribution of smoking prevalence among 22 districts of Tehran; Urban HEART

study-2008. Submitted to Medical Journal IRI (Pubmed)

18. Cheraghian B, Mohammad K, Majdzadeh R, Nedjat S, Faghihzadeh S, Vaez-Mahdavi MR,

Haeri Mehrizi AA, Asadi-Lari M. Prevalence and associated factors of self-reported

hypertension among Tehran adults in 2011: a population-based study (Urban HEART-2).

Medical Journal IRI, 2014, 28:105 (Pubmed)

19. Cheraghian B, Nedjat S, Mansournia MA, Majdzadeh R, Mohammad K, Vaez-Mahdavi MR,

Faghihzadeh S, Haeri Mehrizi AA, Asadi-Lari M. Different pattersns of association between

education and wealth with non-fatal myocardial infarction in Tehran, Iran: a population-based

case control study. Medical Journal IRI, 2015, 29:160 (Pubmed)

20. Kiadaliri AA, Jafari M, Faghihzadeh S, Vaez-Mahdavi MR, Kalantari N, Haeri Mehrizi AA,

Asadi-Lari M. The prevalence of adulthood overweight and obesity in Tehran: findings from

the Urban HEART-2 study. Medical Journal IRI, 2015, 29: 178 (Pubmed)

21. Sharifi F, Fadayevatan R, Montazeri A, Vaez-Mahdavi MR, Asadi-Lari M. Health related

quality of life among elderly in Tehran: Urban HEART-1. Submitted to Medical Journal IRI

(Pubmed)

22. Mohammadzadeh F, Faghihzadeh S, Asadi-Lari M, Vaez-Mahdavi MR, Noorbala AA,

Golmakani MM, Haeri Mahrizi AA, Kordi R. Prevalence, risk factors and small area estimates

of chronic low back pain at neighbourhood level of Tehran-Iran: Urban HEART-2 study.

Submitted to Medical Journal IRI (Pubmed)

23. Mohammadzadeh F, Faghihzadeh S, Asadi-Lari M, Vaez-Mahdavi MR, Noorbala AA, Arab

Kheradmand J, Baghestani AR, Golmakani MM, Haeri Mahrizi AA, Kordi R. Small area

estimation of chronic pain prevalence across neighborhoods of Tehran using Bayesian approach

(Urban HEART-2 study). Accepted in Iranian Journal of Epidemiology (Farsi)

24. Psychosocial determinants of dental service utilization among adults: Results from a

population-based survey (Urban HEART-2) in Tehran, Iran. Bahramian H, Mohebbi SZ, Khami

MR, Asadi-Lari M, Shamshiri AR, Hessari H. Eur J Dent. 2015 Oct-Dec;9(4):542-50.

25. The Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Children Under 5 Years in Tehran, Iran, in 2012:

A Population-Based Study. Salehiniya H, Yazdani K, Barekati H, Asadi Lari M. Res

Cardiovasc Med. 2016 Jan 6;5(1)

26. The Association of Poor Mental Health Status and Sociocultural Factors in Men: A Population-

Based Study in Tehran, Iran. Hassanzadeh J, Asadi-Lari M, Ghaem H, Kassani A, Niazi M,

Menati R. Am J Mens Health. 2016 Feb 15

27. Association between social capital, health-related quality of life, and mental health: a structural-

equation modeling approach. Hassanzadeh J, Asadi-Lari M, Baghbanian A, Ghaem H, Kassani

A, Rezaianzadeh A. Croat Med J. 2016 Feb 29;57(1):58-65.

28. Socioeconomic status and prevalence of self-reported diabetes among adults in Tehran: results

from a large population-based cross-sectional study (Urban HEART-2). Asadi-Lari M,

Khosravi A, Nedjat S, Mansournia MA, Majdzadeh R, Mohammad K, Vaez-Mahdavi MR,

Faghihzadeh S, Haeri Mehrizi AA, Cheraghian B. J Endocrinol Invest. 2015 Sep 10.

29. Absolute and relative educational inequalities in obesity among adults in Tehran: Findings from

the Urban HEART study-2. Kiadaliri AA, Asadi-Lari M, Kalantari N, Jafari M, Vaez Mahdavi

MR, Faghihzadeh S. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2015 May 20. pii: S1871-403X(15)00066-6

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Public Health Papers 30. Asadi-Lari M, Gray D. Is quality of life measurement likely to be a proxy for health needs

assessment in patients with coronary artery disease? Health and Quality of Life Outcome, 1:50

(published 4 October 2003) http://www.hqlo.com/content/1/1/50

31. Melville M.R., Asadi-Lari M., Brown N., Young T., Hampton J.R and Gray D. Quality of life

assessment using the SF-12 is as reliable and sensitive as the SF-36 in distinguishing symptom

severity in myocardial infarction survivors. Heart 2003,89(12):1445-1446

32. Asadi-Lari M, Javadi H, Melville M, Oldridge NB, Gray D. Adaptation of the MacNew quality

of life questionnaire after myocardial infarction in an Iranian population. Health and Quality of

Life Outcomes, 2003 1:23 (published 1 July 2003). http://www.hqlo.com/content/1/1/23

33. Asadi-Lari M, Farshad AA, Assaei SE, et al. Applying Basic Development Needs (BDN)

approach for sustainable and integrated community development in less developed areas; report

from Iranian experience. Public Health. 2005, 119: 474-482

34. Asadi-Lari M, Packham C, Gray D. Unmet health needs in patients with coronary heart

disease: implications and potential for improvement in caring services. Health and Quality of

Life Outcome, 2003 1:26 (published 23 July 2003). http://www.hqlo.com/content/1/1/26

35. Asadi-Lari M, Sayyari AA, Akbari ME, Gray D. Public Health Improvement in Iran – lessons

from the last 20 years. Public Health, Sep 2004; 118(6): 395-402

36. Asadi-Lari M, Gray D. Need for redefining needs. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2003

1:34 (published 21 Aug 2003). http://www.hqlo.com/content/1/1/34

37. Asadi-Lari M, Packham C, Gray D. Patients' satisfaction and quality of life in coronary artery

disease Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2003 1:57 (published 22 October 2003).

http://www.hqlo.com/content/1/1/57

38. Asadi-Lari M, Tamburini M, Gray D. Patients’ needs, satisfaction, and health-related quality

of life: towards a comprehensive model. (Invited Editorial). Health and Quality of Life

Outcomes, 2004 2:32 (Published 29 June 2004) http://www.hqlo.com/content/2/1/32

39. Asadi-Lari M, Packham C, Gray D. Gender difference in health-related needs and quality of

life in patients with acute chest pain. British J Cardiology. 2005,12(6):459-464

40. Asadi-Lari M, Packham C, Gray D. Cardiac patients’ concerns and desire for health care

information: a case for unmet healthcare needs. British J Cardiology. 2005, 12(4):298-301

41. Asadi-Lari M, Packham C, Gray D. Psychometric properties of a new health needs analysis

tool designed for cardiac patients. Public Health 2005, 119:590-598

42. Asadi-Lari M, Gray D. Health needs assessment tools: progress and potential. International

Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 2005, 21(3): 288-297

43. Akbari ME, Farshad AA, Asadi-Lari M. The devastation of Bam: an overview of health issues

one month after the earthquake. Public Health, Sep 2004; 118(6): 403-408

44. Naghavi M, Asadi-Lari M. The Maternal Mortality Ratio in Iran: Linking a Reproductive Age

Mortality Survey to the Census. Re-submitted to Annals of Epidemiology

45. Rao A, Asadi-Lari M, Walsh J, Wilcox RG, Gray D. Quality of life in patients with signs and

symptoms of heart failure: does systolic function matter? Journal of Cardiac Failure, 2006, 12

(9): 677-83

46. Akbari ME, Asadi-Lari M, Montazeri A, Aflatunian MR, Farshad AA. Evaluation of health

system responsiveness to the devastating earthquake in Bam. Earthquake Spectra. Dec 2005,

21(1): 469-74

47. Asadi-Lari M, Rao A, Gray D. Health-related quality of life tools in Heart Failure. Invited

Review Paper for Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research, 2005, 5(3):

267-270

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48. Javadi HR, Asadi-Lari M, Gray D, Asefzadeh S. Quality of life assessment in cardiovascular

disease: the case for routine use of the MacNew (Farsi version) questionnaire in Iranian

patients. NCD Malaysia, The Bulletin of Epidemiology and Public Health of Non-

Communicable Diseases in Malaysia, 2004,3(4):19-25

49. Docherty A, Owens A, Asadi-Lari M, et al. The needs and experiences of informal caregivers

in palliative care: a systematic review. Palliative Medicine, 2008, 22:153-171

50. Asadi-Lari M, Gray D. Health-related quality of life in Coronary Artery Disease: a user guide

for the non-experts; Part 1: Generic tools. Invited Review Paper for Expert Review of

Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research, Apr 2007, 7(2): 171-6

51. Asadi-Lari M, Gray D. Health-related quality of life in Coronary Artery Disease: a user guide

for the non-experts; Part 2: Specific tools. Invited Review Paper for Expert Review of

Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research

52. Motevallian SA, Asadi-Lari M, Rahimi H, Eftekhar M. Validation of a Persian Version of

Motorcycle Rider Behavior Questionnaire. Annals of Advances in Automative Medicine, 2011,

55, 91-98 53. Farshad AA, Vesali S, Azaripour H, Rahimi Z, Asadi-Lari M. School personnel tobacco use in

Iran: results of the Global School Personnel Survey. Primary Health Care: Open Access, 2012,

2:119

54. Mohamadian A, Baradaran HR, Saraf-Zadegan N, Hoseini S, Asadi-Lari M, Ramezani A,

Oveisgharan S, Roohafza HR, Rabiei K, Bahonar A, Mohamadian M. Secular trend changes in

mean age of morbidity and mortality from an acute myocardial infarction during a 10-year

period of time in Isfahan and Najaf Abad. Journal of Shahrekord University of Medical

Sciences 14 (6), 101-114 (Farsi)

55. Mohamadian A, Saraf-Zadegan N, Asadi-Lari M, Baradaran HR, Sadeghi A, Ramezani A,

Oveisgharan S, Hoseini S, Zarafshani S. Predictive factors of survival in patients with an acute

myocardial infarction among genders in Iran. Journal of Isfahan Medical School, 30(209):

1611-21 (Farsi)

56. Bahonar A, Shahnam M, Asadi-Lari M, Boshtam M, Gharipour M, Taghdisi MH, Saraf-

Zadegan N. Cardiovascular risk factors in a labour population in Isfahan. Iranian Journal of

Occupational Health, 2010,7(1),4-10 (Farsi)

57. Khaledifar A, Bahonar A, Asadi-Lari M, Boshtam M, Gharipour M, Taghdisi MH, Saraf-

Zadegan N. Risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in a worker population in Isfahan province

(Isfahan Electricity Production and Distribution Company). Arya Atherosclerosis, 2012, 7:S82-

S87

58. Mohamadian A, Baradaran HR, Saraf-Zadegan N, Asadi-Lari M, Ramezani A, Hoseini S.

Investigation of predicting factors for short-term survival of patients with acute myocardial

infarction in Isfahan-Iran. Accepted in Iranian Journal of Epidemiology (Farsi)

59. Asadi-Lari M, Sayyari AA, Gray D. A case for adopting quality of life in Iran. Teb & Tazkieh

(Official Journal of Ministry of Health & Medical Education, Iran), 2001,10(1):1-10 (Farsi)

60. Asadi-Lari M, Sayyari AA. Priority setting in the Iranian health care system. Teb & Tazkieh

(Official Journal of Ministry of Health & Medical Education, Iran), 2002, 11(4):10-21 (Farsi)

61. Ataei M, Vesali S, Farshad AA, Asadi-Lari M,. Knowledge and attitude of female school

children about cigarette smoking in Pakdasht. Accepted@ Teb & Tazkieh (Farsi)

62. Mohamadian A, Baradaran HR, Saraf-Zadegan N, Hoseini S, Asadi-Lari M, Ramezani A,

Oveysgharan S, Mohamadian M, Sadeghi M. Evaluation of short-term survival of patients with

acute myocardial infarction and the differences between the sexes in Isfahan and Najaf Abad

between (1378 – 1387). Razi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2012,19(95):25-34 (Farsi)

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63. Bahonar A, Sarrafzadegan N, Rabiei K, Asadi-Lari M, Gray D. The impact of cardiac

rehabilitation on physical, social and emotional status of patients survived from an acute

coronary syndrome. Submitted to Journal of Tehran University Heart Centre (English)

64. Shoja M, Rimaz S, Bagheri-Yazdi A, Asadi-Lari M, Gohari MR. Mental health of older people

and social capital. Payesh, 2013 (Farsi) e-version ahead of print.

65. Valipour M, Baradaran HR, Asadi-Lari M, Motavalian SA. Examining the relation between

social capital and glucose control in patients with type II diabetes, in urban and rural areas of

Iran’s Lorestan province. Submitted to Medical Journal of IRI (Pubmed)

66. Nikoo Seresht Z, Rimaz S, Asadi-Lari M, Nedjat S, Merghati Khoie E, Motevallian SA,

Saeepour N. Relationship between quality of life and social capital amongst people living with

HIV/AIDS attending the Imam Khomeini Hospital Consultation Center for clients with risky

behaviors in Tehran. Journal of School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research,

11(3), Autumn 2013 (Farsi)

67. Sangelaji B, Salimi Y, Dastoorpour M, Mansouri T, Ashrafinia F, Esmaeilzadeh N, Asadi-Lari

M. The relationship between disability and quality of life in Multiple Sclerosis patients. Journal

of Health and Development, 2013, 2(3): 203-213 (Farsi)

68. Ashrafi E, Mohammadi SF, Fotouhi A, Lashay A, Asadi-Lari M, Mahdavi A, Jabbarvand M,

Sobhani S, Farzadfar F. National and Sub-national Burden of Visual Impairment in Iran 1990-

2013; Study Protocol. Arch Iran Med. 2014 Dec;17(12):810-5

69. Forouzanfar MH, Sepanlou SG, Shahraz S, Dicker D, Naghavi P, Pourmalek F, Mokdad A,

Lozano R, Vos T, Asadi-Lari M, Sayyari AA, Murray CJ, Naghavi M. Evaluating causes of

death and morbidity in Iran, global burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors study 2010.

Arch Iran Med. 2014 May;17(5):304-20

70. Naghavi M, Shahraz S, Sepanlou SG, Dicker D, Naghavi P, Pourmalek F, Mokdad A, Lozano

R, Vos T, Asadi-Lari M, Sayyari AA, Murray CJ, Forouzanfar MH. Health transition in Iran

toward chronic diseases based on results of Global Burden of Disease 2010. Arch Iran Med.

2014 May;17(5):321-35

71. Shahraz S, Forouzanfar MH, Sepanlou SG, Dicker D, Naghavi P, Pourmalek F, Mokdad A,

Lozano R, Vos T, Asadi-Lari M, Sayyari AA, Murray CJ, Naghavi M. Population health and

burden of disease profile of Iran among 20 countries in the region: from Afghanistan to Qatar

and Lebanon. Arch Iran Med. 2014 May;17(5):336-42

72. Azimi A, Fattahi R, Asadi-Lari M. knowledge translation status and barriers. J Med Libr

Assoc. 2015 Apr;103(2):96-9

73. Rimaz S, Nikooseresht Z, Vesali S, Nedjat S, Asadi-Lari M. A Study on Factors That Drive

Variation in the Levels of Social Capital Among People Living With HIV/AIDS in Iran. Glob J

Health Sci. 2015 Mar 30;7(3):39257

74. Psychometric properties of the world health organization disability assessment schedule II -12

Item (WHODAS II) in trauma patients. Abedzadeh-Kalahroudi M, Razi E, Sehat M, Asadi-

Lari M. Injury. 2015 Dec 11. pii: S0020-1383(15)00769-X

75. Measurement of Disability and Its Predictors Among Trauma Patients: A Follow-up Study.

Abedzadeh-Kalahroudi M, Razi E, Sehat M, Asadi-Lari M. Arch Trauma Res. 2015 Aug

29;4(3):e29393

76. Establishment of the National Network of WHO Collaborating Centres in Iran to Contribute to

the National Public Health Needs. Sharifi H, Akbarein H, Akhondzadeh S, Amirkhani M,

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Asadi-Lari M, Ayatollahi Mousavi SA, Dehnavieh R, Hosseini Hooshyar S, Karamouzian M,

Larijani B, Malekzadeh R, Mesgarpoor B, Oskouie F, Pardakhty A, Safari R, Takian A,

Tawilah J, Haghdoost A. Arch Iran Med. 2015 Aug;18(8):558-9.

77. Community-based physical activity interventions among women: a systematic review. Amiri

Farahani L, Asadi-Lari M, Mohammadi E, Parvizy S, Haghdoost AA, Taghizadeh Z. BMJ

Open. 2015 Apr 1;5(4):e007210. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007210

Cancer Papers

78. Asadi-Lari M, Madjd Z, Goushegir SA. Gaps in the provision of spiritual care for terminally ill

patients in Islamic societies — a systematic review. Advances in Palliative Medicine, 2008,

7(2):73-80

79. Asadi-Lari M, Madjd Z, Akbari ME. The need for palliative care services in Iran; an

introductory commentary. Iranian J Cancer Prevention, 2008, 1(1):1-5

80. Asadi-Lari M, Goushegir SA, Madjd Z, Latifi NA. Spiritual care at the end of life in Islamic

context, a systematic review. Iranian J Cancer Prevention; 2008, 1(2):63-67

81. Asadi-Lari M, Madjd Z, Afkari ME, Goushegir A, Baradaran HR. Knowledge and attitude of

Iranian General Practitioners about palliative care. Iranian J Cancer Prevention; 2009, 2(3):111-

116

82. Madjd Z, Mehrjerdi AZ, Sharifi AM, Molanaei S, Shahzadi SZ, Asadi-Lari M. CD44+ cancer

cells express higher levels of the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 in breast tumours. Cancer Immun.

2009 Apr 23;9:4

83. Abdi N, Asadi-Lari M. Standardization of three hope scales as possible measure at the end of

life in Iranian population. Iranian J Cancer Prevention, 2011, 4(2): 71-77.

84. Esmaili-Hesari A, Homai F, Motevallian A, Madjd Z, Solaymani-Dodaran M, Asadi-Lari M.

Do clinical and demographic features of patients with upper-gastrointestinal cancer affect their

health-related quality of life? International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2012,3:783-790

85. Madjd Z, Karimi A, Molanae S, Asadi-Lari, M. BRCA1 protein expression level and CD44+

phenotype in breast cancer patients. Cell Journal 2011, 13 (3): 155-162 86. Ayremlou P, Razavi SM, Solaymani-Dodaran M, Vakili M, Asadi-Lari M. Demographic

features of 455 patients with acute leukaemia admitted to two referral hospitals of Tehran-Iran

during ten years (2001-2011). Iranian Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2012, 5(3): 157-163 87. Madjd Z, Ramezani S, Molanaei S, Asadi-Lari M. High Expression of Stem Cell Marker

ALDH1 is Associated with Reduced BRCA1 in Invasive Breast Carcinomas. Asia Pacific

Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2012, 13(6): 2973-78

88. Fallah A, Sadeghipour AR, Mahoozi L, Solaymani-Dodaran M, Asadi-Lari M. Quality of life

and demographic features of patients suffering from pituitary adenoma referred to a tertiary

referral clinic in Tehran. Accepted@ Razi Journal of Medical Sciences (Farsi)

89. Madjd Z, Gheitanchi E, Erfani E, Asadi-Lari M. The application of stem cells in targeted

therapy of breast cancer: a systematic review. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2013;14(5):2789-800.

90. Rohani-Rasaf M, Abdollahi M, Jazayeri S, Kalantari N, Asadi-Lari M. Correlation of cancer

incidence and diet, smoking and socio-economic position across 22 districts of Tehran in 2008.

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2013;14(3):1669-76.

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91. Esmaili-Hesari A, Asadi-Lari M, Homai F. Psychometric analysis of Persian version of

EORTC QLQ-OG25 questionnaire in patients with oesophagogastric cancer. Asian Pac J

Cancer Prev. 2014;15(6):2739-45.

92. Aryaee M, Soleymani-Dodaran M, Asadi-Lari M. Predictors of colorectal cancer survival in

Golestan, Iran: a population-based study. Epidemiology and Health, 2013, Vol. 35

93. Ahmadi M, Salmanian S, Nejat SN, Razavi SM, Zendedel K, Asadi-Lari M. Psychometric

properties of the Persian version of satisfaction with care EORTC IN-PATSAT32 questionnaire

among Iranian cancer patients. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2014;15(23):10121-8.

94. Ahmadi M, Razavi SM, Zendedel K, Salmanian S, Nejat SN, Asadi-Lari M. Measuring

satisfaction of care in cancer patients admitted to different oncology wards in Tehran.

95. Asadi-Lari M, Ahmadi Pishkohi M, Almasi-Hashiani A, Safiri S, Sepidarkish M. Validation

study of the EORTC information questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-INFO25) in Iranian cancer

patients. Supportive Care in Cancer, 2015 (IF: 2.5)

96. Rohani-Rasaf M, Moradi-Lakeh M, Rohani Rasaf MR, Mohamadian A, Asadi-Lari M.

Incidence of common cancers in elderly habitants of Tehran in 2007. Submitted to Iranian J

Cancer Prevention

97. Ki67 Labeling Correlated With Invasion But Not With Recurrence. Sadeghipour A, Mahouzi L,

Salem MM, Ebrahim-Nejad S, Asadi-Lari M, Radfar A, Filip I, Babaheidarian P. Appl

Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2016 Feb 9.

98. Survival from skin cancer and its associated factors in Kurdistan province of Iran. Ahmadi G,

Asadi-Lari M, Amani S, Solaymani-Dodaran M. Med J Islam Repub Iran. 2015 Oct 12;29:277.

Other Farsi Papers:

99. Askarian S, Asadi-Lari M et al. Evaluation of chemical and physical hazards on workers'

health status in a car locker firm in Tehran. Iranian Journal of Occupational Health, 2008,5(3-

4): 5-8 (Farsi)

100. Sadeghi S, Razmjoei N, Ebadi A, Najafi S, Asadi-Lari M, Bozorgzad P. The effect of

continuous care model on quality of life of patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

ICU Nursing Journal; 2009,2(1):1-6 (Farsi)

101. Khazaie Pool M, Ebadi Azar F, Solhi M, Asadi-Lari M, Abdi N. A Study on the effect

of education through health belief model on the perceptions of girl students in primary school

about breakfast and snack in Noshahr. Tolo Behdasht 2008, 7(1-2):51-65

102. Mohammadi Yeganeh S, Sayedin H, Maher A, Asadi Lari M. Quality and capacity of

equipments’ functionality and non-structural vulnerability in selected Tehran general hospitals

during an earth quake. Emdad & Nejat Quarterly 2011,3(2):1-9 (Farsi)

In preparation manuscripts

1. Rabiei K, Bahonar A, Sarrafzadegan N, Asadi-Lari M. The relation between obesity and

quality of life in an Iranian population: Isfahan Healthy Heart Program (English)

2. Kassani A, Moosavi M, Gohari M, Yousefi M, Asadi-Lari M. What are the determinants of

social capital in Tehran? Findings from path analysis of Urban HEART Survey. Submitted to

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health

3. Azaripour H, Farshad AA, Asadi-Lari M. Smoking characteristics among adolescents in Iran: a

national survey. (English)

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2. Books 1. Khosravi A et al. Death features in Iran between 2006-2010. Ministry of Health and

Medical Education, 2013 2. Ayazi MH, Asadi-Lari M, Golmakani M. Narrowing the gaps in Tehran: Identifying

Social Determinants of Health through Urban HEART. Nov 2011. Municipality of Tehran (English)

3. Asadi-Lari M, et al. Overview on Urban HEART project. Feb 2011, (English) Municipality of Tehran

4. Asadi-Lari M, et al. Overview on Urban HEART project. July 2011, (Farsi) Municipality of Tehran

5. Asadi-Lari M, et al. Framework of second round of Urban HEART project. October 2011, (Farsi) Municipality of Tehran

6. Asadi-Lari M. Palliative Care. In Madjd Z and Vaziri Z (eds). Breast cancer for the public. (Farsi), 2010, Iran University of Medical Sciences

7. Asadi-Lari M, Farshad AA. A practical guideline for Implementing Healthy Settings at 8. District Level (Farsi), WHO Office in Iran, Sep 2006, Tehran. 9. Petchy R, Carter Y, Williams J, Asadi-Lari M et al. ‘Living With Cancer’; National

Evaluation of BIG Lottery Fund Cancer Services in the UK. Final Report to BIG Lottery

Fund, March 2006, London

3. Thesis supervision Inequalities

1. PhD Thesis (2012): Modelling social determinants of cardiovascular diseases and development of composite socio-economic indicators based on CAPSES framework in Tehran (Urban HEART-2).

2. PhD Thesis (2013): Development of community based intervention to improve physical activity at neighbourhood level (Urban HEART-2)

3. MSc Thesis (2013): Measuring Child Development Index in Tehran (Urban HEART-2)

4. MSc Thesis (2013): Determinants of Early Childhood Development in Tehran. (Urban HEART-2)

5. MSc Thesis (2011): Path analysis of social capital data from Urban HEART-1 6. MPH Thesis (Urban Health, 2010): Defining socioeconomic status of District-9 by

neighbourhoods. 7. MPH Thesis (Urban Health, 2010): Assessment of District-4 hospitals preparedness

against earthquake 8. MSc Thesis (2011): Rates and patterns of mortality and its trend in residents of

Tehran during 2004-09 9. PhD Thesis (2010), Advisor. Inequalities in household injuries in Tehran (Urban

HEART-1). 10. MSc Thesis (2010): Advisor. Socioeconomic inequalities in traffic accidents in

Tehran districts. 11. MPH Thesis (2009): Inequalities in Life Expectancy in Tehran, using Urban-HEART-

1 data 12. MSc Thesis (2009): The socio-demographic variations in social capital in Tehran,

using Urban-HEART data 13. MSc Thesis (2009): Advisor. Decomposing socio-economic inequality in mental

health status with applying concentration index approach

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14. MSc Thesis (2009): Advisor. Study on correlation of household non-food costs and quality of life in a large population based survey in Tehran (Urban HEART-1 Project)

Cancer and palliative care 15. MSc Thesis (2012): Measuring health-related quality of life and satisfaction of care

in cancer patients admitted to different oncology wards of Tehran University of Medical Science (TUMS)-2012-2013

16. MSc Thesis (2011): Measurement of survival rate and its determinants in AML and ALL patients admitted to Firoozgar – Rasul Akram and Ali Asghar hospitals during 1379-1388

17. MSc Thesis (2011): Correlation between distribution of different types of cancer in 1386-8 and food consumption in 1387 in Tehran metropolis

18. MSc Thesis (2011): Measuring quality of life in patients with pituitary adenoma in selected referral hospitals in Tehran

19. MSc Thesis (2011): Advisor. 10-year survival analysis of skin cancer patients in Kurdestan

20. MSc Thesis (2010): Comparing curative and palliative care in upper GI cancers using health-related quality of life measurement in referral hospitals in Mashad, 2010

21. MSc Thesis (2010): Advisor. 10-year survival analysis of upper GI cancer patients in Golestan

22. MPH Thesis (2009): Psychometric analysis of Farsi translation of EORTC QLQ-LC13 in referred Lung Cancer cases to National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

23. MSc Thesis (2008): Advisor. Assessing educational needs of Internal Medicine Specialist registrars about palliative care in Mashad, Iran

Public Health 24. MSc Thesis (2013): Comparing survival and incidence of major adverse cardiac

events in patients treated with two methods of revascularization (coronary artery bypass graft and percutaneous coronary intervention) diagnosed with multivessel coronary artery disease admitted to Ekbatan Cardiology Center (Hamedan) between 2009-2012

25. MSc Thesis (2012): Advisor. Investigation of public and practitioners’ viewpoints about the influence of ethnicity on public health.

26. MPH Thesis (2011): Advisor. The assessment of facilitating and deterrent factors in community participation for health activities in district 2, Tehran

27. MSc Thesis (2010-11): Analysis of 28-day survival of patients with acute MI 28. MPH Thesis (2009): Cardiovascular risk assessment of labours in a firm in Isfahan,

Iran. 29. MPH Thesis (2007-09): Measuring health-related quality of life in addict patients

under treatment with Buprenorphine. 30. MPH Thesis (2007-09): Evaluation of chemical and physical hazards on workers'

health status in a car locker firm in Tehran 31. MPH Thesis (2007-08): A comparison study of health-related quality of life

measurement using EQ-5D, SF-12, WHO QOL BREF questionnaires in addicted patients under treatment with MMT in addiction clinics in Semnan

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32. MSc Thesis (2007-08): Advisor. Evaluation of continuous care model after CABG, using MacNew quality of life questionnaire.

33. MPH Thesis (2006-07): Assessing knowledge, attitude and practice of school staff in Isfahan province about tobacco consumption

34. MPH Thesis (2006-07): A cross-sectional study of male adolescent students aged 13-15 years about tobacco consumption in Pakdasht district.

35. MPH Thesis (2006-07): Advisor. Assessing knowledge, attitude and practice of school staff in Kermanshah province about tobacco consumption

36. MPH Thesis (2006-07): Advisor. A cross-sectional study of female adolescent students aged 13-15 years about tobacco consumption in Pakdasht district.

37. MSc Thesis (2007): Advisor. KAP study about a reproductive health educational intervention in teachers in south Iran.

4. Presentations

International conferences

1. Khedmati E, Forouzan SA, Majdzadeh R, Asadi-Lari M. Wealth-based inequality in mental

health in Iran's capital, Tehran: the concentration index approach. ICUH 2011 - The 10th

International Conference on Urban Health, November 1-5, 2011 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

(Oral)

2. Roohi N, Sajadi S, Asadi-Lari M. Socioeconomic-related inequality in quality of life in Tehran.

ICUH 2011 - The 10th international Conference on Urban Health, November 1-5, 2011 in Belo

Horizonte, Brazil. (Poster)

3. Esmaeili-Hesari RA, Asadi-Lari M, Homai F. Application of QLQ-OG25 on newly diagnosed

gastroesophageal cancer patients in Iran. MASCC/ISOO 2011 International Symposium,

Athens, Greece, June 23 – 25, 2011. 4. Saeedfar K, Asadi-Lari M. Health-Related Quality of Life in Lung Cancer Patients using

EORTC QLQ-LC-13 in a Referral Hospital in Tehran (Iran). 2010 NCRI Cancer Conference, 7-

10 Nov 2010, Liverpool, UK

5. Vaez-Mahdavi MR, Asadi-Lari M. Application of Urban HEART in Tehran, the conceptual

framework. 20th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion, 11-15 July 2010, Geneva,

Switzerland

6. Asadi-Lari M, Ashrafi E, Vaez-Mahdavi MR, Mousavi MT. Does socioeconomic status affect

the social capital of urban population? 20th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion, 11-

15 July 2010, Geneva, Switzerland

7. Asadi-Lari M. Urban HEART: An approach towards healthy urbanisation. 20th IUHPE World

Conference on Health Promotion, 11-15 July 2010, Geneva, Switzerland

8. Asadi-Lari M. Measuring social capital in a large population based survey in Tehran. 20th

IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion, 11-15 July 2010, Geneva, Switzerland

9. Kalantari N, Abdolahi M, Asadi-Lari M. inequalities in household food security in Tehran. 20th

IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion, 11-15 July 2010, Geneva, Switzerland

10. Asadi-Lari M, Vaez-Mahdavi MR, Farshad AA. Socioeconomic variations in environmental tobacco exposure among under-5-year children in 22 districts of Tehran. 3rd Iranian Asthma Meeting, Tehran 17-19 Nov 2009

11. Asadi-Lari M, Vaez-Mahdavi MR, et al. How Urban Health Equity Assessment data contribute

to evidence-based policy making in a metropolitan city? 9th International conference of Urban

Health, 21-23 Oct 2009, Nairobi, Kenya

12. Bagheri Yazdi, S.A; Noorbala, A.A; Asadi-Lari, M, Vaez-Mahdavi, M.R. Mental Health

Status of Adult Population in Tehran- 2009. 9th International conference of Urban Health, Oct

2009, Nairobi, Kenya

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13. Vaez-Mahdavi MR, Asadi-Lari M, et al. Development and employing equity assessment

indicators in urban areas. UKPHA 2009, Brighton, UK

14. Vaez Mahdavi MR, Asadi-Lari M, Malek-Afzali H, Golmakani MM. How to measure equity in an urban setting? 10th Asian Bioethics Conference & 4th Asia-Pacific School of

Ethics Roundtable, Tehran 26-29 April 2009

15. Asadi-Lari M, Vaez Mahdavi MR, Kalantari N, Malek-Afzali H. Social and health disparities in

urban areas; findings from Urban-HEART study. 10th Asian Bioethics Conference & 4th Asia-

Pacific School of Ethics Roundtable, Tehran 26-29 April 2009

16. Asadi-Lari M, Vaez-Mahdavi MR, et al. Development equity assessment indicators in urban areas; Empirical methodology framework. 7th International conference of Urban

Health, Nov 2008, Vancouver, Ca; Published in J Urban Health. 2009 May; 86(3): 284–388.

17. Asadi-Lari M, et al. Palliative care education: a survey of specialist medical residents about

their perception of palliative care and its application in Tehran. APCC 2007. Nov 15-17, 2007,

Tahran

18. Asadi-Lari M, et al. Tobacco consumption among school girls in a suburb area in Tehran. 2007

UKNSCC, June 2007, London

19. Asadi-Lari M, Farshad AA, et al. Assessing knowledge, attitude and practice of school

personnel in Iran about tobacco consumption. 2007 UKNSCC, June 2007, London

20. Madjd Z, Taklif MJ, Hashemi F, Asadi-Lari M. Health promotion and early detection of breast

cancer: needs assessment for oncopathologic program development in Iran. 19th IUHP,

Vancouver, June 2007

21. Farshad AA, Azaripour H, Asadi-Lari M. Young adults smoking behaviour in Iran: an initiation

for health promotion activities. 19th IUHP, Vancouver, June 2007

22. Asadi-Lari M et al. SYMPOSIUM: The effectiveness of health promotion programmes in

controlling chronic diseases in developing countries. 19th IUHP, Vancouver, June 2007

23. Asadi-Lari M, Gray D. Health needs and health-related quality of life in patients with coronary

artery disease. 6th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in

Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke, American Heart Association, Washington DC, May 2005

(Poster) to be published in Circulation

24. Asadi-Lari M, Javadi HR, Naghavi M, Gray D. The role of health-related quality of life

(HRQL) measurement in setting priorities in the Iranian health care system. 5th International

Conference on Priorities in Health Care, Wellington, New Zealand, Nov 2004 (Oral);

Conference Proceedings, 1-142

25. Asadi-Lari M, Akbari ME, Naghavi M. Epidemiological approach to priority setting in

healthcare: preliminary data from national death registry in Iran. 5th International Conference on

Priorities in Health Care, Wellington, New Zealand, Nov 2004 (Oral); Conference

Proceedings, 1-142

26. Packham C, Asadi-Lari M, Gray D. Gender difference in health-related needs and quality of life

in patients with acute chest pain. ISOQOL 11th annual meeting, 16-19 October 2004, Hong

Kong. Published in: Quality of Life Research

27. Javadi HR, Asadi-Lari M, Gray D. First administration of the Seattle Angina Questionnaire in

Iranian patients with coronary artery disease. ISOQOL 11th annual meeting, 16-19 October

2004, Hong Kong. Published in: Quality of Life Research

28. Asadi-Lari M, Rao A, Gray D. Discriminant properties of three specific and generic health-

related quality of life questionnaires in heart failure. ISOQOL 11th annual meeting, 16-19

October 2004, Hong Kong. Published in: Quality of Life Research

29. Asadi-Lari M, Javadi HR. Comparing MacNew and Seattle angina questionnaire (SAQ) in

Iranian patients with coronary artery disease. ISOQOL 11th annual meeting, 16-19 October

2004, Hong Kong. Published in: Quality of Life Research

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30. Asadi-Lari M, Gray D. Employing EUROQOL-5D in health needs assessment in cardiac

patients: a comparison with other quality of life tools. ISOQOL 10th annual meeting, November

12-15 2003, Prague, Czech Republic (Poster) Published in: Quality of Life Research

31. Asadi-Lari M, Packham C, Gray D. Patients' satisfaction and quality of life in coronary artery

disease. 5th International Congress of Coronary Artery Diseases. October 19-21, 2003, Florence,

Italy. Published in: Coronary Artery Disease

32. Javadi HR, Asadi-Lari M, Sayyari AA, Gray D. Translation of quality of life questionnaires:

implications for Iranian population. ISOQOL 10th annual meeting, November 12-15 2003,

Prague, Czech Republic (Poster) Published in: Quality of Life Research

33. Melville M.R., Asadi-Lari M., Brown N., Young T., Gray D. Hampton J.R. Quality of life tools

predict symptom severity in survivors of a myocardial infarction. European Society of

Cardiology (ESC 2003) annual meeting, 30 Aug-3 Sep 2003, Vienna, Austria (Poster)

European Heart Journal, 2003:24 (Suppl.)

34. Naghavi M, Asadi-Lari M. Epidemiological transition in the Iranian population during recent

forty years: comparing various demographic indices in five provinces. American College of

Epidemiology, 2003 annual meeting, September 6-9 2003, Chicago, Illinois (Poster)

Annals of Epidemiology, 2003 Sep;13(8):577 35. Asadi-Lari M, Packham C, Gray D. Do patients with coronary artery disease have any unmet

needs? American College of Epidemiology, 2003 annual meeting, September 6-9 2003,

Chicago, Illinois (Poster) Annals of Epidemiology, 2003 Sep;13(8):576

36. Farshad AA, Asadi-Lari M, Assaei SE, Vaez Mahdavi MR, Akbari ME. Applying Basic

Development Needs approach for sustainable and integrated community development in less

developed areas; report from Iranian experience. American College of Epidemiology, 2003

annual meeting, September 6-9 2003, Chicago, Illinois (Poster) Annals of Epidemiology, 2003

Sep;13(8):575 37. Asadi-Lari M, Sayyari AA, Gray D. Contribution of Healthcare Needs Assessment to Iranian

health reform. 5th International Conference on the Scientific Basis of Health Services September

20-23, 2003 Washington DC, USA (Oral)

38. Asadi-Lari M, Sayyari AA, Gray D. The Role of Quality of Life Measurement in Adjusting

Health Policies: The Case for Adopting Quality of Life in Iran. Fifth Conference of the

International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, 20-24 July 2003, Frankfurt, Germany (Oral)

39. Asadi-Lari M, Sayyari AA, Javadi HR, Gray D. Translation of Quality of Life Questionnaires:

Implications for Iranian Population. Fifth Conference of the International Society for Quality-

of-Life Studies, 20-24 July 2003, Frankfurt, Germany (Oral)

40. Asadi-Lari M,.Javadi HR, Gray D. A step towards health technology assessment in Iran:

adopting quality of life tools in coronary artery disease. 19th annual meeting ISTACH, 22-25

June 2003, Canmore, Canada (Poster)

41. Asadi-Lari M, Gray D. Are data from health needs assessment useful for health technology

assessment? An empirical approach in needs-led health systems. 19th annual meeting ISTACH,

22-25 June 2003, Canmore, Canada (Poster)

42. Asadi-Lari M, Gray D. Investigation of health care needs in cardiac patients. 11th Annual Public

Health Forum, 18-20 March 2003, Cardiff, UK (Oral)

43. Asadi-Lari M, Gray D. Investigation of health care needs in cardiac patients: filling the gap to

improve health care services. 8th European Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care, May

14-16 2003, Bergen, Norway (Poster)

44. Asadi-Lari M, Gray D. Investigation of cardiac patients' health care needs. 13th Great Wall

International Congress of Cardiology, Beijing, September 13-17, 2002 (Poster)

45. Asadi-Lari M, Gray D. Comparison of Generic and Disease-Specific Quality of Life

Instruments in Patients with Suspected Myocardial Infarction As a Means of Detecting Health

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Care Needs. 4th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular

Disease and Stroke, American Heart Association, Washington DC, October 13-14, 2002 (Oral

& Poster) Circulation 2002,106:16(Suppl.), p.2 46. Asadi-Lari M, Gray D. Improving Quality of Care through Investigation of Cardiac Patients'

Health Care Needs. 4th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in

Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke, American Heart Association, Washington DC, October 13-

14, 2002 (Poster) Circulation 2002,106:16(Suppl.),p3

47. Asadi-Lari M, Gray D. Do patients with suspected myocardial infarction have any unmet health

needs? 10th Annual European Public health Association (EUPHA) Meeting, Dresden, Germany,

28-30 November 2002 (Oral) European Journal of Public Health. Dec 2002,12:4(Suppl.),p38

48. Asadi-Lari M and Gray D. Quality of life measurement as a predictor of unmet health needs

among patients with coronary artery diseases. As a Citation Poster in the 9th Annual Meeting of

the International Society for Quality of Life Research, Orlando, USA, October 30 - November

2, 2002 (Poster) Quality of Life Research 2002,11:7,p32

49. Asadi-Lari M, Gray D. Employing EQ-5D in health needs assessment in cardiac patients: a

comparison with other QoL tools. 20th EuroQol Group’s Plenary Meeting, September 11-13th

2003, Bled, Slovenia (‘talking’ poster)

50. Asadi-Lari M, Sayyari AA and Gray D. Priority setting in health care: major contribution to

Iranian health system reform. 4th International Conference on Priorities in Health Care, Oslo,

Norway, Sep 2002 (Oral) 51. Farshad AA, Asadi-Lari M, Asaaie SE, Mahdavi MR. Basic Development Needs approach:

major contribution to community participation and primary health care enhancement- an Iranian

experience. The 34th Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) Kuala

Lumpur Conference, July 17-20, 2002 (Poster)

52. Asadi-Lari M, Gray D. Contribution of Healthcare Needs Assessment to Iranian health reform.

The 34th Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) Kuala Lumpur

Conference, July 17-20, 2002 (Oral)

53. Naghavi M, Asadi-Lari M. Health transition in the Iranian Population; Comparing various

health and demographic indices during recent forty years. XVI IEA World Congress of

Epidemiology, Montreal, Canada Aug 2002 (Poster)

54. Asadi-Lari M and Gray D. Is quality of life measurement likely to predict unmet health needs in

patients with coronary artery diseases? XVI IEA World Congress of Epidemiology, Montreal,

Canada Aug 2002 (Poster)

55. Akbari ME, Asadi-Lari M. Comprehensive health reform in a district health network in Iran: a

pilot study. 5th International Conference in Strategic Issues in Health Care Management, St

Andrews, UK April 2002 (Oral)

Other seminars

1. Abdi N, Asadi-Lari M. Standardization of hope scale in Iranian population. 2nd National

Conference on Palliative Care, Tehran, April 2009

2. Asadi-Lari M, Vaez-Mahdavi MR et al. Overview on Urban HEART findings in Tehran.

Presented in London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and UCL, March 2009.

3. Asadi-Lari M, Vaez-Mahdavi MR et al. Overview on Urban HEART findings in Tehran.

National Conference on Health Equity, Isfahan, March 2009. (Panel of 3 oral presentations)

4. Vaez-Mahdavi MR, Asadi-Lari M, et al. Employing Urban HEART as an approach to

sustainable development. National Conference on Health Management. Tehran, Jan 2009

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5. Asadi-Lari M, Gray D. Studies on health needs and health-related quality of life in patients

with coronary artery disease. East Midland Society of Physicians, Sep 2004, Doncaster, UK

6. Asadi-Lari M, Javadi HR. First administration of the EQ-5D in a small sample of Iranian

population. 12th Iranian Scientific Seminar (IRCE 2004), Manchester, July 2004

7. Asadi-Lari M, Javadi HR, Gray D. First administration of the Seattle Angina Questionnaire in

Iranian patients with coronary artery disease. 12th Iranian Scientific Seminar (IRCE 2004),

Manchester, July 2004

8. Asadi-Lari M, Akbari ME, Farshad AA. Strategies for managing devastating consequences of

Bam earthquake. 12th Iranian Scientific Seminar (IRCE 2004), Manchester, July 2004

9. Asadi-Lari M, Gray D. Do patients with suspected myocardial infarction have any unmet

health needs? 4th Iranian Scientific Seminar (ISS-2002), Birmingham, June 2002

10. Asadi-Lari M, Gray D. Health technology assessment and Iranian health care reorganization.

Presented in the 3rd Iranian Scientific Seminar (ISS-2001), Manchester, May 2001

11. Asadi-Lari M, Gray D. Healthcare Needs Assessment from an Iranian perspective. Presented

in the 2nd Iranian Scientific Seminar (ISS-2000), Manchester, May 2000

5. Contribution with World Health Organisation:

1- Asadi-Lari M. APW for Case Study on Intersectoral Action for Health (ISA) in EMR:

Physical activity initiative as a response part of Urban HEART project of Tehran 2- Asadi-Lari M. Short Term Consultant for Inter-Country meeting on Urban Health Equity

Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART). Cairo, September 2012 3- Ayazi MH, Asadi-Lari M, Golmakani MM. Presentation of Urban HEART to the World

Conference on Social Determinants of Health, Rio De Janiro, November 2011 4- Ayazi MH, Asadi-Lari M, Golmakani MM. Presentation of Urban HEART to the World

Mayors Forum, Kobe, November 2010. 5- Asadi-Lari et al, Presentation of Urban HEART to the 2nd Asian Mayors Forum, Istanbul,

March 2011 6- Asadi-Lari M, Malek-Afzali H. Short Term Consultant for Inter-Country meeting on

health and development in slum areas using CBI approach and Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART). Cairo, 27-29 September 2010

7- Videoconference between WHO and Municipality of Tehran on Urban Health, Tuesday 3 August 2010, Time: 12:00 -13:00 Tehran’s time

8- Asadi-Lari M, Golmakani M; On behalf of Urban HEART Group. Discussion on Urban HEART findings and challenges in Tehran. Brasilia & Sao Paolo, May 2009

9- Pilot testing of Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART) Project in Tehran as one of three selected cities worldwide; 2008-2009

10- Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART-1) project, which involved 22000 households of Tehran (almost 81000 individuals), 2008, Municipality of Tehran

11- APW to document the pilot study of Urban HEART-1, 2008 12- Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART-2) project, which

involved 35000 households of Tehran (almost 118000 individuals), Oct 2011, Municipality of Tehran

13- Developing a system to monitor health inequality in I.R. of Iran, WHO Office, 2009, Tehran

Summary CV: Dr Mohsen Asadi-Lari MD PhD FRIPH Feb 2016

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Other Research Activities

1. Organiser of the First National Conference on Urban Health, Tehran, April 2010

2. Organiser of Medical Group in 13th Iranian Researchers Conference in Europe, July 2nd 2005, Leeds, UK

3. MPH thesis: “Health and social indicators in deprived provinces in Iran”, 1998 [Not submitted]

4. Contribution to the National project of “Multiple Indicators Cluster Sampling”, Iran, 1997 5. Madjd Z, Asadi-Lari M, Azizi F. Characteristics of thyroid disorders before and after

iodized salt consumption. 4th International Congress on Endocrine Disorders, Tehran, Nov 1996

6. MD thesis: “Investigation of knowledge, attitude and practice in patients with diabetes mellitus in Tehran”, 1992

7. Grants and Projects

1. Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART-1) project, which involved 22000 households of Tehran (almost 81000 individuals), 2008, Municipality of Tehran

2. Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART-2) project, which involved 35000 households of Tehran (almost 118000 individuals), Oct 2011, Municipality of Tehran

3. Developing a system to monitor health inequality in I.R. of Iran, WHO Office, Tehran 4. Spiritual care at the end of life among Islamic societies: a systematic review, IUMS: 5. National survey of ‘cancer’ and ‘palliative care’ service provision in the UK (BLF): 2005 6. The acceptability and effectiveness of hospital versus home end-of-life and palliative

care for cancer patients. IUMS 7. Needs assessment of end-stage cancer patients and their caregivers for palliative care

services. SBMU 8. HRQL in HIV positive patients. Standardisation of a HRQL tool in HIV positive patients.

IUMS 9. Adaptation of ‘Health Setting’ approach to a locality in Tehran. Sponsored by Tehran

Municipality. 2007 10. Health related quality of life in general population: translation and application of EQ-5D

in Iran 11. Public Health System Performance in Iran. Sponsored by MHME. 2006