Discuss Health Illness.

Explore one of three great medical traditions – Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, Greco-Islamic Medicine – which left ample, ancient bodies of written work and an elaborate system of medical education. You can use online research, including quality TED and YouTube videos, as well as the index and relevant sections from the Ross (2012) textbook as a starting point. Then watch one of the following TEDx videos about the art and practice of medicine and reflect upon the speaker’s views regarding the effectiveness and success of current medical practices. What aspects of “old ways” or “other medical traditions” appear still relevant or potentially effective? How can those be adapted to today’s needs and standards of care in the context of developed societies? What can mainstream/regular doctors can learn from traditional and alternative medicine practitioners? Abraham Verghese. (2014). A Linguistic Prescription for Ailing Communication. (17:34)Abraham Verghese. (2011). A doctor’s touch. (18:25)Charmian Wylde. (2010). The Wonder of Chinese Medicine. (13:26)Ted Kaptchuk. (2014). Placebo effects make good medicine better. (17:21)Lixin Huang. (2012). Traditional Chinese Medicine and harmony of the planet. (22:15)Atul Gawande. (2012). How do we heal medicine?. (19:19) Elizabeth Kenny. (2014). On a scale of 1-10, how crazy are you?. (15:08)