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I utterly disagree with the sweeping statement that the allopathic background gave the greats of Homeopathy the skill to write their MMs. They , in their words , said that they had to unlearn much to get into a new approach. That meant a paradigm shift.
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Unlearning is something EACH of us has to do. Whether trained with a BHMS or not - isn't that a fact? I spent 50% of my time educating
patients on what to expect on the road to recovery and reponse to the remedy.
The paradigm shift is for every one who has been influenced with the modern medicine approach and treatment - so why single out BHMS educated practitioners?
We are taught ALL the basic homeopathic philosophy and ALL details of the OrRganon. Its up to us to apply it.
My observation is that people who get into practice are more influenced by someone (senior homeopath) who they learn to practice with or follow - not with the BHMS instruction. They pick up the habits and prescribing techniques of the homeopath they work with before they begin practice.
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I can site the example of the Lawyer Homeopath Boenninghaussen who wrote that masterpiece of a repertory.
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Sure he wrote a homeopathic repertory and MAteria MEdica. He was specially talented. CM Boeger who worked with him (?) on it was an MD.
Besides, I did not make any seeping statemnts to the contrary. I just talked about the wealth and depth of Materia MEdica and Clincial case contribution from people who were MEdically qualified. These people even signed Death Certificates after homeopathic treatment.
IF we expect Homeoapthy to become a mainstream system of the MEdical Establishment, we have to have the same knowlege base as any other medical graduate. IF I apply for a licence, I too can sign Death Certificates.
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Hahnemann, otherwise wouldn't have written that all naming of diseases were mere "learned sounding prattling"
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This is one of the most misused statements of Hahnemann's used to justify what we don't like or disagree with.
I've heard a "Hahnemannian" homeopath any number of times use this statement to justify his inability to comprehend, his prejudice against and rejection of "modern" homeopaths and their contribution.
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I fully realise what the diagnosis is to a case. But the weight must be tilted in favour of our old methods.
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ALWAYS. So who is not using the proper methods? Is it only BHMS homeopaths???!!!
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Otherwise, will we wait to know the results of widal tests to check whether that case is typhoid or not ?
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This is ridiculous. I don't know of any BHMS homeopath who will do this. Most likely he will treat the patient immediately but when the Widal arrives positive, the patient himself will run off to an allopath!
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Or will we wait to have the fever develop into Acute Poliomyelitis to enable us make a judgement on prescription? On the other side , even after a
report is available that it is a case of typhoid, but if the case has strong belladonna characteristics, will we be influenced by the old dictum that bell is
not indicated in continued fevers ? Now what is the benchmark ? The steth,lab,etc or the organon ?You know the answer.
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Venkat, this makes no case against a BHMS trained homeopath. It sounds ridiculous to me.
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Frankly I would take any case that comes along. Equally frankly the word reaches me of the diagnosis made. Also, I have handbooks of symptoms of "popular diseases". But, My first instinct would be to see thru the case as Hahnemann directed. Unprejudiced.
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This is what everyone is expected to do, including a BHMS homeoapth. IF anyone does not - its because of the senior homeopaths they have been influenced by or their temporary lack of confidence and not because of their training.
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I know that this fear of that condition is also a prejudice. just because of a name an easily treatable condition becomes critical. If Hahnemann's aconite put paid for that dreaded bloodletting, that never meant that all fevers were aconite fevers even in his own times.
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Developing confidence in homeopathic prescrbing and developing confidence in ones ability to manage a case homeopathically, is what is lacking in the infrastructure (WHich is what an MD curriculum should solve), but now there are ample opportunities to learn. Well qualitied homeoapths (BHMS, MD) have taken on the mantle of training fresh graduates (BHMS) to develop these techniques adn talents along with the confidence in teh correct prescribing techniques and they see the results and develop more confidence in themselves and in the capability of the homeoapthic remedy.
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You are talking about exceptions Dr Leela. You are one.
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No I am NOT. Mumbai is teeming with confident homeopaths curing very serious diseases. There is hardly a place for a foothold for someone like me, but still there is enough to go around.
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I have seen two Homeopathic colleges, and what the medically qualified do is there for everyone to see. The standard of Homeopathy of these are less than that of a mail educated layman.
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The problem lies in the quality of staff and teachers.
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The problems lie in the curriculum and the ideas of those who proposed them. They are made to see everything thru the prism of allopathy.
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You are completely mistaken!
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If they see the diagnostically and then Homeopathically, then ferrum phos will forever remain etched in his mind for bright bleeding many a time prejudicing the correct choice.
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It is incorrect and uninformed to think that we see diagnostically and then homeopathically. We are taught both things at tandem. Clinics through all 4 years of training include hoemopathic therapeutics for specific conditions. BUt along side we are taught the principles of similimum prescribing and taking a case and making a prescription. We do this from the second year onwards - irrespective of diagnosis.
then it is up to us to make ourselves into the homeopath we should be, with our consceince and principles.
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I will say this joint curricula has led many to shamelessly prescribe bio chemics I have seen published cases where this is boldly written and accepted as classical.
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Shameless? MAybe- but this has nothing to do with the BHMS curriculum. It is the homeopaths themselves who propogate their own ideas to students, and impressionalbe students learn what they are taught.
Obviously modern medicine does not teach this.
I think you need to get over a little bit of prejudice.
Then hopefully the Medical colleges you talk about will emulate proper homeopathic training once they have good, well trainied homeoapthic graduates or sincere, confident homeopaths as part of their teaching staff.
dr. leela