conclusions the results demonstrated that the mortality rate was higher in cf patients with a positive family history, a consanguineous marriage, and residence in a rural area. therefore, demographic factors play an important role in the outcome of cystic fibrosis. unfortunately, these parameters, which can be managed easily and with low cost, have been overlooked. patients and methods this was...

OBJECTIVE To explore the impact of participating in undergraduate teaching in general practice for patients with common mental disorders. DESIGN Questionnaire survey and qualitative in-depth interviews. SETTING Community based undergraduate teaching programme for fourth year students at a London medical school doing a psychiatry attachment. PARTICIPANTS Questionnaire survey: all patients ...

BACKGROUND The commencement of new academic cycle in July is presumed to be associated with poor patient outcomes, although supportive evidence is limited for cardiac surgery patients. We sought to determine if the new academic cycle affected the outcomes of patients undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed on 10-year nationwide in-hospital da...

OBJECTIVES To identify the roles and settings in which patients participate as teachers in medical education and the benefits to learners, their educational institutions, and participating patients. DESIGN Review of publications from 1970 to October 2001 providing descriptions, evaluations, or research of programmes involving patients as teachers in medical education. DATA SOURCES 1848 refe...

As the proportion of older patients with frailty presenting to health services increases, so does the need for doctors to be adequately trained to meet their needs. The presentations seen in such patients, the evidence-based models of care and skillsets required to deliver them are different than for younger patient groups-so specific training is required. Several research programmes have used ...

BACKGROUND Worldwide, patients are the cornerstone of bedside teaching of medical students. In this study, the authors aimed to assess patients' acceptability toward medical students in teaching hospitals of the Faculty of Medicine of Kuwait University. METHODS Ninehundred and ninety five patients were approached in 14 teaching hospitals; 932 patients agreed to participate (refusal rate is 6....

Bedside teaching is a good teaching modality which can improve clinical skills and learn about humanistic patient care. Clerkship is a special stage of medical teaching in China. We aimed to seek for a proper bedside teaching modality in clerkship of neurology by this research. A total of ninety-six (96) medical students were enrolled; they attended the teaching ground round of patients with ce...