Guest guest Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 Ken - I wish I could be there. Hope it goes well. Please minute the meeting and pass the minutes on to those of who will be there in spirit. Marnae At 07:47 PM 10/29/2003 +0000, you wrote: >All, > >Here are some notes that I'm hoping to work >into an agenda for an informal meeting in >San Diego. The purpose of the meeting will >just have to wait to be defined until the >meeting takes place. But the idea is to >get a group of people together who care >about the various issues that we've been >discussing for the past few weeks and talk >about what, if anything, we can and should >do. > >For those who haven't followed the discussion, >I'll take just a few lines here to repeat >how this started. Paul Unschuld asked a >group of people recently that included myself >and several other people who write about >and teach about Chinese medicine what we >thought about and intended to do about the >cognitive dissonace generated between contemporary >English language renditions of Chinese medicine >and what has actually been thought of and >practiced as medicine in China over the >past 2,000 years or more. > >At the end of a week of such discussions >last August, I was asked by Joe Helms to >make some sort of closing comment. But I >couldn't think of anything to say. > >Until a couple of days later while driving >south through the giant redwoods when >the phrase " truth and reconciliation " came >to mind. > >Anyone who can join us in SD will hear a >little more about this whole chain of events, >as it constitutes the first point in my >proposed agenda. I'm posting it here so >that anyone who cares to can make suggestions, >additions, deletions, etc. > >And we'll take it from there. > >I'd said earlier that Harriet and I were >going to do this together, but she hasn't >had a chance to see it. I haven't shown it >to anyone yet, just all of you list members. > >So I'd like to request your feedback, either >on or off the list. I prefer to keep it all >in public. > >1. Overview - why we're doing this. A talk >by Harriet and myself. > >2. Why do this as a completely grass roots >effort and not through some oganization? > >3. What do we mean by truth and reconciliation >(if not already clear) > >4. Review of the literature > a. making a list > b. guidelines for doing a review > c. volunteering/or assigning reviews to be done > d. write, edit, peer review, publish > >5. Money - financial disclosure for the field. >Who owns what? Who works for whom? Map out the >movement of money in the field, along the lines >begun in the Eisenberg study. > >6. Translation standards > >7. Inclusion of the nomenclature in training > >8. Education issues in general > >9. Process of findings and recommendations > >I hope it's clear now what I have in mind, >and as I said I welcome input from any and >everybody as to whether and how we should >proceed along these lines. Several people >have chimed in along the way saying that >this sort of thing is important. Others >have branded it an inquisition. > >I suspect that we'll find out as we proceed >if we're doing good or evil...if anyone cares. > >But I think that such questions and issues are going >to be raised sooner or later by someone. >And I think that professional integrity >suggests that we bring them up ourselves >and deal with whatever we find. > >How do we do it? > >Won't we need lots and lots of money? > >Amazingly, the things that get done >get done just because someone decides >to do them. > >And then does them. > >So the first thing here is to have this >get together in San Diego and determine >what, if anything we are going to do. > >Ken > > > > > >Chinese Herbal Medicine, a voluntary organization of licensed healthcare >practitioners, matriculated students and postgraduate academics >specializing in Chinese Herbal Medicine, provides a variety of >professional services, including board approved online continuing education. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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