Guest guest Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 With the ease of creating a highly functional database, I thought I would raise the idea of doing it as a CHA collaborative project. The project would ostensibly be a study guide, not an original work. It would not really have any possibility of revenues since it could be easily duplicated and distributed. After doing some research, I have determined that it is not fair use to just copy the data from the most prominent board review texts even if the final product is to be free and for educational purposes only. So the data will have to be verified in 3 or more sources to be included. The purpose of such a database is consensus and high relevance, not idiosyncrasy anyway. What I would like to create are the following files in html format, using wiseman terminology: Herbs: name, flavor, temp, channel, functions, indications, combinations (sources: Bensky, Wiseman/Ellis, Xu and Wang, Chen and Chen, Flaws) Formulas: name, ingredients/dosage, functions, indications, biomedical diseases; ingredients would be hyperlinked to the herb database plus hyperlinks to associated patterns (Bensky, Flaws, Yeung, Jiao shu de) Patterns: Name, symptoms, tongue, pulse, standard formula (wiseman/ ellis, giovanni, kaptchuk, flaws); hyperlinked to formula pages Conditions: Disease name, pattern name, symptoms, pulse, tongue, treatment principles, formula name, modifications (sionneau, flaws, wu, maclean, giovanni, others); hyperlinked to formula, herb and pattern pages. In addition, all this data would be cross checked with the bilingual information from several standardized series of texts of the the PRC listed below. In order to do this, I will need a number of volunteers to create the files. I will provide the technical support, coordination and editing as well as write a guide to effective searching for users. There will be nothing to be gained but your name as contributor to the final project. The materials will be freely distributed from the CHA website. Any members of the project team who have access to chinese language materials would be highly valued. I want one person to be in charge of each section and report to me with others in their section reporting to them. Authors of works in TCM don't make much money unless their text is board approved. Most of the benefit comes from recognition, prestige, goodwill, speaking engagements, etc. So if you the skills and the time, consider this an opportunity to bank some professional capital that will surely pay off some day. BTW, I know many students have already created a lot of electronic files for self-study purposes already. Existing data from a primary source is half the work. So this is not only a call to established vets. In fact, recent grads or current students would be ideal. For whatever it is worth, my first forays into computers, education and knowledge management was as a contributor to a piece of cutting edge software of its day (1989) called IBIS. I still proudly list that on my resume. Though all I got was a copy of the software, the experience and the bragging rights have served me well. Please contact me offline if you want to be a section leader. Only serious inquiries please. Pract TCM & Pharm III- Herbal Formulas by Jun Ying Geng / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory Pract TCM & Pharm IV- Medicinal Herbs by Anon / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory Practical Library of TCM Basic Theory by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory Practical Library of TCM Chinese Tuina Massage by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory Practical Library of TCM Diagnostics by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory Practical Library of TCM Gynecology by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory Practical Library of TCM Internal Medicine by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory Practical Library of TCM Ophthalmology by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory Practical Library of TCM Otorhinolaryngology by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory Practical Library of TCM Pediatrics by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory Practical Library of TCM Traumatology and Orthopedics by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory .. Chinese Herbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 This sounds like a most worthwhile project, and I'd be happy to contribute at some level. I'll give that matter some thought before deciding what can offer to do. I believe CHA should be involved in projects, within the " membership " capacity to do so, and it will raise tthe credibility of CHA i n representing the profession. Rory ============ On May 21, 2005, at 4:01 PM, wrote: > With the ease of creating a highly functional database, I thought I > would raise the idea of doing it as a CHA collaborative project. The > project would ostensibly be a study guide, not an original work. It > would not really have any possibility of revenues since it could be > easily duplicated and distributed. After doing some research, I > have determined that it is not fair use to just copy the data from > the most prominent board review texts even if the final product is to > be free and for educational purposes only. So the data will have to > be verified in 3 or more sources to be included. The purpose of such > a database is consensus and high relevance, not idiosyncrasy anyway. > > What I would like to create are the following files in html format, > using wiseman terminology: > > Herbs: name, flavor, temp, channel, functions, indications, > combinations (sources: Bensky, Wiseman/Ellis, Xu and Wang, Chen and > Chen, Flaws) > > Formulas: name, ingredients/dosage, functions, indications, > biomedical diseases; ingredients would be hyperlinked to the herb > database plus hyperlinks to associated patterns (Bensky, Flaws, > Yeung, Jiao shu de) > > Patterns: Name, symptoms, tongue, pulse, standard formula (wiseman/ > ellis, giovanni, kaptchuk, flaws); hyperlinked to formula pages > > Conditions: Disease name, pattern name, symptoms, pulse, tongue, > treatment principles, formula name, modifications (sionneau, flaws, > wu, maclean, giovanni, others); hyperlinked to formula, herb and > pattern pages. > > In addition, all this data would be cross checked with the bilingual > information from several standardized series of texts of the the PRC > listed below. In order to do this, I will need a number of > volunteers to create the files. I will provide the technical > support, coordination and editing as well as write a guide to > effective searching for users. There will be nothing to be gained > but your name as contributor to the final project. The materials > will be freely distributed from the CHA website. Any members of the > project team who have access to chinese language materials would be > highly valued. > > I want one person to be in charge of each section and report to me > with others in their section reporting to them. Authors of works in > TCM don't make much money unless their text is board approved. Most > of the benefit comes from recognition, prestige, goodwill, speaking > engagements, etc. So if you the skills and the time, consider this > an opportunity to bank some professional capital that will surely pay > off some day. BTW, I know many students have already created a lot > of electronic files for self-study purposes already. Existing data > from a primary source is half the work. So this is not only a call > to established vets. In fact, recent grads or current students would > be ideal. For whatever it is worth, my first forays into computers, > education and knowledge management was as a contributor to a piece of > cutting edge software of its day (1989) called IBIS. I still proudly > list that on my resume. Though all I got was a copy of the software, > the experience and the bragging rights have served me well. Please > contact me offline if you want to be a section leader. Only serious > inquiries please. > > > Pract TCM & Pharm III- Herbal Formulas > by Jun Ying Geng / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory > > Pract TCM & Pharm IV- Medicinal Herbs > by Anon / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory > > Practical Library of TCM Basic Theory > by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory > > > Practical Library of TCM Chinese Tuina Massage > by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory > > > Practical Library of TCM Diagnostics > by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory > > Practical Library of TCM Gynecology > by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory > > > Practical Library of TCM Internal Medicine > by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory > > > Practical Library of TCM Ophthalmology > by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory > > > Practical Library of TCM Otorhinolaryngology > by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory > > Practical Library of TCM Pediatrics > by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory > > > Practical Library of TCM Traumatology and Orthopedics > by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory > > > > > . > > > > Chinese Herbs > > > > > > > > > > > Chinese Herbal Medicine offers various professional services, > including board approved continuing education classes, an annual > conference and a free discussion forum in Chinese Herbal Medicine. > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2005 Report Share Posted May 25, 2005 I have created dozens, maybe hundreds of handouts for my classes that I would be willing to contribute, if, in exchange, I could use the collaborative data for my future classes. Cara > > > This sounds like a most worthwhile project, and I'd be happy to > contribute at some level. I'll give that matter some thought before > deciding what can offer to do. > > I believe CHA should be involved in projects, within the " membership " > capacity to do so, and it will raise tthe credibility of CHA i n > representing the profession. > > Rory > ============ > On May 21, 2005, at 4:01 PM, wrote: > >> With the ease of creating a highly functional database, I thought I >> would raise the idea of doing it as a CHA collaborative project. The >> project would ostensibly be a study guide, not an original work. It >> would not really have any possibility of revenues since it could be >> easily duplicated and distributed. After doing some research, I >> have determined that it is not fair use to just copy the data from >> the most prominent board review texts even if the final product is to >> be free and for educational purposes only. So the data will have to >> be verified in 3 or more sources to be included. The purpose of such >> a database is consensus and high relevance, not idiosyncrasy anyway. >> >> What I would like to create are the following files in html format, >> using wiseman terminology: >> >> Herbs: name, flavor, temp, channel, functions, indications, >> combinations (sources: Bensky, Wiseman/Ellis, Xu and Wang, Chen and >> Chen, Flaws) >> >> Formulas: name, ingredients/dosage, functions, indications, >> biomedical diseases; ingredients would be hyperlinked to the herb >> database plus hyperlinks to associated patterns (Bensky, Flaws, >> Yeung, Jiao shu de) >> >> Patterns: Name, symptoms, tongue, pulse, standard formula (wiseman/ >> ellis, giovanni, kaptchuk, flaws); hyperlinked to formula pages >> >> Conditions: Disease name, pattern name, symptoms, pulse, tongue, >> treatment principles, formula name, modifications (sionneau, flaws, >> wu, maclean, giovanni, others); hyperlinked to formula, herb and >> pattern pages. >> >> In addition, all this data would be cross checked with the bilingual >> information from several standardized series of texts of the the PRC >> listed below. In order to do this, I will need a number of >> volunteers to create the files. I will provide the technical >> support, coordination and editing as well as write a guide to >> effective searching for users. There will be nothing to be gained >> but your name as contributor to the final project. The materials >> will be freely distributed from the CHA website. Any members of the >> project team who have access to chinese language materials would be >> highly valued. >> >> I want one person to be in charge of each section and report to me >> with others in their section reporting to them. Authors of works in >> TCM don't make much money unless their text is board approved. Most >> of the benefit comes from recognition, prestige, goodwill, speaking >> engagements, etc. So if you the skills and the time, consider this >> an opportunity to bank some professional capital that will surely pay >> off some day. BTW, I know many students have already created a lot >> of electronic files for self-study purposes already. Existing data >> from a primary source is half the work. So this is not only a call >> to established vets. In fact, recent grads or current students would >> be ideal. For whatever it is worth, my first forays into computers, >> education and knowledge management was as a contributor to a piece of >> cutting edge software of its day (1989) called IBIS. I still proudly >> list that on my resume. Though all I got was a copy of the software, >> the experience and the bragging rights have served me well. Please >> contact me offline if you want to be a section leader. Only serious >> inquiries please. >> >> >> Pract TCM & Pharm III- Herbal Formulas >> by Jun Ying Geng / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory >> >> Pract TCM & Pharm IV- Medicinal Herbs >> by Anon / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory >> >> Practical Library of TCM Basic Theory >> by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory >> >> >> Practical Library of TCM Chinese Tuina Massage >> by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory >> >> >> Practical Library of TCM Diagnostics >> by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory >> >> Practical Library of TCM Gynecology >> by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory >> >> >> Practical Library of TCM Internal Medicine >> by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory >> >> >> Practical Library of TCM Ophthalmology >> by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory >> >> >> Practical Library of TCM Otorhinolaryngology >> by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory >> >> Practical Library of TCM Pediatrics >> by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory >> >> >> Practical Library of TCM Traumatology and Orthopedics >> by Shanghai UTCM / Chin.Trad.Med - Principles & Theory >> >> >> >> >> . >> >> >> >> Chinese Herbs >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Chinese Herbal Medicine offers various professional services, >> including board approved continuing education classes, an annual >> conference and a free discussion forum in Chinese Herbal Medicine. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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