Medical learning in a private hospital: patients' and companions' perspectives.

Context And Objective: Contact with patients has important implications for medical students' education. Previous studies have shown that patients in teaching hospitals have positive views about medical education. The aim here was to assess the acceptability of medical education among patients and their companions in a non-teaching private hospital that is planning to implement a medical teaching program in the near future.

Stroke awareness among cardiovascular disease patients.

Background: The early recognition of stroke signs and symptoms is of great relevance concerning the outcome, since it enhances the chances of thrombolytic therapy use.

Purpose: To compare the knowledge of stroke among a community-based sample and patients treated in a cardiologic clinic.

Method: We applied a questionnaire during one morning to people who were walking in a park (Pa) and spontaneously stopped at a health tent and during one week to patients of a cardiologic clinic (Ca).