Last night we discuss among other issues mental health, and several times during the discussion I heard the Fraze "psychosomatic illness" It is very strange for me, that I am a Medical doctor and a Homeopathic patient and I never could understood how can not all the disease been psychosomatic. How can you take your perception and your personal feelings from the perspective of a disease....is it for everyone the same or each individual experience different sensation associate with their perceptions, and specially if we are taking about mental health.
I hope this make sense for you...
Friday, February 16, 2007
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
The role of the medical doctors
During our last class we discuss the role of the medical doctors.
What we want form the medical community?. In our discussion it seams that we expect that they do more than cure disease, but how is their training in medical school? I was surprise tha one of our classmates mention that there is no public health class in the medical curriculum here. When I went to med school even it was not the most "popular" class we take at least an introduction to public health. I think it might be a good idea to introduce it in the curriculum specially if its for the benefit of the majority of the population.
What we want form the medical community?. In our discussion it seams that we expect that they do more than cure disease, but how is their training in medical school? I was surprise tha one of our classmates mention that there is no public health class in the medical curriculum here. When I went to med school even it was not the most "popular" class we take at least an introduction to public health. I think it might be a good idea to introduce it in the curriculum specially if its for the benefit of the majority of the population.
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
chronic disease, we can do something and we need to do it.
I just saw the video for this week, face to face with chronic disease: http://www.who.int/chp/chronic_disease_report/media/video/en/index.html I strongly recommend it.
We can prevent most of the chronic disease and as the director of the WHO said the ways to do it are well known and achievable. So, What are we as a society waiting? Why there are not been used? Prevention. It does not sound so difficult....
We can make a difference.
We can prevent most of the chronic disease and as the director of the WHO said the ways to do it are well known and achievable. So, What are we as a society waiting? Why there are not been used? Prevention. It does not sound so difficult....
We can make a difference.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Reversing Diabetes natturally
For this week topic noncommunicable disease we saw a video about reversing diabetes naturally.
It is an interest experience, specially because last week i been heard a lot about the raw movement, even in the framer market of Santa Monica last Sunday there is a place that just have raw food.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1407054601065907544&q=diabetes+epidemic&hl=en
My main question is is it sustainable? I am afraid that some people like the ones we can see in the video think htat they have found a solution for their problems and this migth not be real. It is a possibility and I hope we can get more information about the long term effects but what happened with some patients given up their treatment or even with their mind thinking that they could manage the disease and maybe this is just temporary.
It is an interest experience, specially because last week i been heard a lot about the raw movement, even in the framer market of Santa Monica last Sunday there is a place that just have raw food.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1407054601065907544&q=diabetes+epidemic&hl=en
My main question is is it sustainable? I am afraid that some people like the ones we can see in the video think htat they have found a solution for their problems and this migth not be real. It is a possibility and I hope we can get more information about the long term effects but what happened with some patients given up their treatment or even with their mind thinking that they could manage the disease and maybe this is just temporary.
Monday, January 29, 2007
Some barriers for communicable disease.
What is the role of public health with communicable disease and how much the influence of other sectors should impact health decisions.
If we focus on sexual transited disease it is hard for me to separate them from the cultural and religious facts that influence it so much.
Can we create a change in health outcomes without creating a policy change? How can we separate, if its possible to do it, the medical decisions form the cultural factors that influence it....
In so many countries we are facing the dichotomy between a high number of sexually transmitted disease and there not so much that is done for the persons in charge of taking care of the health of the population.
Is abstinence a possible reality to combat it or we should start to take another approach to a raising problem?
If we focus on sexual transited disease it is hard for me to separate them from the cultural and religious facts that influence it so much.
Can we create a change in health outcomes without creating a policy change? How can we separate, if its possible to do it, the medical decisions form the cultural factors that influence it....
In so many countries we are facing the dichotomy between a high number of sexually transmitted disease and there not so much that is done for the persons in charge of taking care of the health of the population.
Is abstinence a possible reality to combat it or we should start to take another approach to a raising problem?
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
A call for action.
I have not seen any media campaign with a more effective (at last for me) call for action.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7678580226115493904&q=AIDS+orphans&hl=en
While I was study medicine, It was more easily for me to separate my personal feelings from my work. In public health the problems are so broad that this is not so easy for me. When I see something like this first I feel so sorry and then an urgent necessity of doing something.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7678580226115493904&q=AIDS+orphans&hl=en
While I was study medicine, It was more easily for me to separate my personal feelings from my work. In public health the problems are so broad that this is not so easy for me. When I see something like this first I feel so sorry and then an urgent necessity of doing something.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Changing Trends in Communicable Diseases: Implications for Global Health
This week we are going to discuss Changing Trends in Communicable Diseases: Implications for Global Health. I just saw a video Larry Brilliant he explains in fascinating detail the key behind the successful WHO campaign to eradicate Smallpox, and then unveils his TEDPrize wish: to build a global system that detects each new disease or disaster as it emerges or occurs.
http://tedblog.typepad.com/tedblog/files/larrybrilliant.html
I strongly recommend it. It is very inspiring. Surveillance system and epidemiological studies can be very difficult to real ice but they are fundamental for early detection and response. It is scare to think in a possible pandemic affecting our selves or our children, but hopefully people like Larry Brilliant, the GPHIN or maybe some of us can isolate the virus or bacteria and be able to stop the pandemic.
http://tedblog.typepad.com/tedblog/files/larrybrilliant.html
I strongly recommend it. It is very inspiring. Surveillance system and epidemiological studies can be very difficult to real ice but they are fundamental for early detection and response. It is scare to think in a possible pandemic affecting our selves or our children, but hopefully people like Larry Brilliant, the GPHIN or maybe some of us can isolate the virus or bacteria and be able to stop the pandemic.
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