Hippocrates the
"Father of Medicine" contribution - He based his medical practice on observations and on the
study of the human body. He held the belief that illness had a physical and rational explanation. He rejected the views of
his time that considered illness to be caused by superstitions and by
possession of evil spirits and disfavor of the Gods.
He accurately
described disease symptoms and was the first physician to accurately describe
the symptoms of pneumonia, as well as epilepsy in children. He believed in the
natural healing process of rest, a good diet, fresh air, and cleanliness. He noted that there were
individual differences in the severity of disease symptoms and that some
individuals were better able to cope with their disease and illness than
others. He was also the first physician that held the belief that thoughts,
ideas, and feelings come from the brain and not the heart as others of his time
believed.
What are “humanities” in medicine?
Dr. Pippa Hall, “Through a humanities-based perspective, learners
can reflect on the impact of their personal and professional relationships with
patients and families, while appreciating the rich backgrounds and histories
held within each patient and family member. The humanities support a holistic
and person-centered approach to care and
provide learners with new lenses through which to interact with clinical team
members to better understand their own roles and those of others. Through the
development of relationships, the humanities encourage learners to interact
with and better understand patients and families as unique and holistic
beings.”
What
are be benefits brought by research in medicine
humanities?
In the hindsight, there are two
different points of interest that I didn't visualize while researching: the
improvement of utilization of language, and a prologue to the idea of
'narrative prescription'. In the event that, as Sweeney claims, "Language
is the currency of understanding". Medical humanities energize a valuation
for language, and specifically the utilization or on the other hand utilization
of explicit words. In his discussion on “the consultation as a
forum for narrative”, Sweeney states that the main requirement for a good
consultation is “recognition of the personal significance of an individual’s
story by another human being who understands its unique context”.
Request to the encounters of
disease and recuperating, utilizing humanities ways to deal with a pass on affliction and encourage recuperation
and to convey the encounters of both patient and clinician would all be able to
be ground-breaking advantages for the practice of medicine and serve as significant tools for patients, families, and society.
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