This is the third and final portion of the paper I read at the 2017 SPCW annual meeting. You can read the beginning here, and the second portion here. Changes are likely to come to all parts of this …
A Chinese medicine oath serving as a foundation for acupuncture medical ethics
This is the second portion of the paper I read at the 2017 SPCW annual meeting. You can read the beginning here. I've not made many changes I would like to make quite yet, but wanted to get this …
The professional culture of East Asian medicine in the US : an introduction
I recently gave a paper at the annual conference of the Society for Philosophy in the Contemporary World. It was a bit of a stretch for me, as I'd not done work like this since, at least, my thesis in …
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Chinese medicine and liberation
Many of us come to this medicine to contribute to deep wellness in our communities. We may want to do more than simply execute protocols that remove pain. We may feel in our hearts that we want to do …
Today I Watched a Man Die – Chinese Medicine and Emergency Medicine
About two hours ago along one of the busiest streets in Portland, I held a man (feeling his pulses all the while) as he died from a heart attack. To be fair, I couldn't stay until the bitter end and …
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Simple actions you can take to strengthen the East Asian medical professions
As a EAM student, my primary focus is learning the medicine. I spend most of my time reading the classical texts and attempting to understand them, memorizing herbs and acupuncture channels, …