How the art of medicine makes the science more effective : becoming the medicine we practice / Dr. Claudia Welch, DOM ; foreword by Dr. Robert Svoboda, BAMS.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Welch, Claudia, author.

Svoboda, Robert, author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical personnel.

Physicians (General practice)--Attitudes.

Physicians (General practice).

Clinical competence.

Physician and patient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Singing Dragon, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Emphasizing the importance of practitioner-patient relationships and compassion, this book examines the definition of an effective physician and how understanding the art of doctoring can not only improve relationships in the therapy room, but also make the medicine prescribed more effective.

Contents:

How the Art of Medicine Makes the Science More Effective: BECOMING THE MEDICINE WE PRACTICE; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Preface and Notes; Introduction: The Art of Medicine and the Four Qualities of a Physician; Part 1. Excellence in Theoretical Knowledge: How We Know What We Know; 1. Authority: Questioning Our Sources of Knowledge; 2. Perception: Refining Our Ability to Perceive Knowledge; 3. Inference: The Role of Prediction in Knowledge; 4. Reflections on Part I; Part 2. Extensive Practical Experience: Things We May Not Learn in School; 5. Don't Panic. Wait.; 6. Nothing Is Ever as It Seems

7. Doctor as Educator8. Treat Complicated with Simple; 9. The Power of Subtraction; 10. Patients Should Get Better; 11. When Nothing Is Wrong, Pay Close Attention; 12. Healing Through Environment, Co-Workers, and Protocols: (This Is Not as Boring as It Sounds); 13. Working with or after Other Practitioners; 14. Turning Away Patients; 15. Tell the Truth; 16. The Role of Story in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Compliance; 17. Confidence vs. Cockiness; 18. Great Loss and Suffering; 19. Cake or Death? Choosing Hope; Introduction to Chapters 20-24; 20. Sexual Abuse; 21. Addictions; 22. Mental Illness

23. Eating Disorders24. Domestic Violence; 25. Determining the Severity of a Crisis; 26. Telephone Availability and Crisis; 27. Reflections on Part II; Part 3. Dexterity: The Value of Flexible Medicine; 28. Reaching Beyond Our Own Field; 29. When the Front Door Is Locked, Use the Back Door, or Even a Window; 30. When Patients Consistently Experience Odd Reactions to Remedies; 31. Loopholes: Thinking Outside the Box; 32. Reflections on Part III; Part 4. Purity: Are We Medicine or Poison?; 33. Spiritual Powers vs. Effect of Character; 34. The Mechanics of Emotional Contagion: Who Affects Whom?

35. Supporting Change Through Appropriate Familiarity, Love, and Focus36. Good Company; 37. Physical Purification; 38. Reflections on Part IV; Part 5. The Four Qualities of Effective Medicine; 39. Abundance; 40. Suitability; 41. Multiple Form; 42. Potency; 43. Reflections on Part V; Part 6. Compassion; Notes; Blank Page; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780857011817

0857011812