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Notes on “Five Element Accupuncture”
an article by Moss The article explains in detail how the Five Element acupuncture is used to treat various diseases and illnesses. While there is much said about the approach, the most important point here seems to be that the emphasis is always on the person as a whole, including his Mind, Body, and Spirit – these concepts are inseparable. The article describes the interdependence between the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, metal, and Water) which divide the human experience into 5 distinct groupings. The groups consist of organs, diseases, mental health issues, and spiritual issues, so that these Elements act as maps that reflect all levels of human function.…
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Notes on article by S. Saha, MD et al. “Patient Centeredness, Cultural Competence and Healthcare Quality”
While the patient centerdness (PC) and cultural competence (CC) essentially have developed from two different focus points, they both aim at improving the quality of healthcare. The people who have worked on the development of the models essentially seemed to have similar understanding of the values of the World and and followed similar intentions to help patients feel better not only on a physical level. “Just as proponents of cultural competence might embrace most aspects of patient centeredness, it is likely that propo- nents of patient centeredness would also embrace these additional features of cultural competence. “ p.1281 This quote sums up this idea – that to be a proponent…