Johann Wier

This book deals with a fascinating and original claim in 16th-century Europe. Witches should be cured, not executed. It was the physician and scholar Johann Wier (1515-1588) who challenged the dominant idea. For his defense of witches, more than three centuries later, Sigmund Freud chose to put Wier’s work among the ten books to be read. According to Wier, Satan seduced witches, thus they did not deserve to be executed, but they must be cured for their melancholy. When the witch hunt was rising, Wier was the first to use some of the arguments adopted in the emerging debate on religious tolerance in defence of witches. This is the first overall study of Wier which offers an innovative view of his thought by highlighting Wier’s sources and his attempts to involve theologians, physicians, and philosophers in his fight against cruel witch hunts. Johann Wier: Debating the Devil and Witches situates and explains his claim as a result of a moral and religious path as well as the outcome of his medical experience. The book aims to provide an insightful examination of Wier’s works to read his pleas emphasizing the duty of every good Christian to not abandon anyone who strays from the flock of Christ. For these reasons, Wier was overwhelmed by bitter confutations, such as those of Jean Bodin, but he was also celebrated for his outstanding and prolific heritage for debating religious tolerance.

A Cognitive Research on Doctor Metaphor and Doctor-Patient Relationship Metaphor

From the perspective of "conceptual metaphor" in cognitive linguistics, 11 kinds of doctor metaphors and 6 kinds of doctor-patient relationship metaphors are reached by a tentative study. Based on nearly 300 questionnaires and interviews with 20 doctors and patients, this paper discusses and analyzes: 1) the current situation of doctor-patient relationship; 2) the understanding of "doctor metaphor" and "doctor-patient relationship metaphor" from both perspectives of doctors and patients, and finds out the similarities and differences; 3) the collection of doctor's description of doctor occupation and patient's description of medical experience, and with the combination of 1) and 2), this paper suggests the measures to alleviate the medical disputes. Medical conflict is a perpetual and intricate social issue, which involves doctor, patient, hospital, government and etc. It is not supposed to be solved in a short time, whereas requires the endeavor of generation after generation.

A short scale for measuring attitudes towards the doctor-patient relationship: psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the German Patient-Practitioner-Orientation Scale (PPOS-D6)

Background The Patient-Practitioner Orientation Scale (PPOS) was originally developed to compare doctor’s and patient’s consensus regarding patient centeredness. Research assumed PPOS measurements to be comparable across different groups of participants, however, without assessing the actual validity of this assumption. In this study, we investigate the psychometric properties and measurement invariance of a short version of the German translation of the PPOS. Methods Based on a cross-sectional survey of N = 332 medical students, we present a short version of the German Patient-Practitioner-Orientation Scale (PPOS-D6) and examine its psychometric properties as well as measurement invariance across participants with varying levels of medical experience and gender using multigroup confirmatory factor analyses. Results Results indicate that PPOS-D6 provides valid and reliable measurements of patient-centeredness that are invariant across participants with different medical experience. Preliminary results also suggest invariance across gender. Conclusion PPOS-D6 is a suitable and efficient measure to compare group-specific attitudes towards the doctor-patient interaction. Additional research on convergent and discriminant validity and divergent study samples is advised.

Chekhov as a writer and as a doctor

In his short autobiography, Anton Pavlovich wrote that after a great number of years, although he could not remember what exactly had prompted him at one time to choose the profession of a doctor and enter the medical faculty of the university, he knew for sure that subsequently he never regretted his choice. In his letters, he even wrote that he considered literature to be his wife, while medicine was his mistress, and when he got tired of one, he turned his gaze to the other. «Perhaps this is immoral to some extent,» he wrote, «but I never get bored. Why not chase two hares if there were hounds!» Chekhov began his medical practice in the Zvenigorod district of the Moscow province. He was lucky to have as his mentor an outstanding physician P. A. Arkhangelsky, whose fame as a practicing therapist was so great that young doctors from almost all over the country came to him to gain experience. The eminent doctor was very pleased with the success of the talented young man, and even left him solely for the entire hospital as a practicing doctor. Such activity helped Chekhov not only gain invaluable medical experience, but also formed the basis of many of his works, such as «The Runaway», «Village Doctors», «On Official Duty». Anton Chekhov devoted the first half of the day to receiving patients, and in the afternoon, he took part in autopsies, acted as a medical expert, and consulted especially difficult and controversial cases of diseases.

Partial defences to murder: changed landscape and nomenclature

The reformed partial defences to murder, enacted under the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, reflect Parliament’s attempt to align those defences with modern social norms and medical experience whilst retaining the existing definition of ‘murder’, being an offence that attracts a mandatory fixed sentence of imprisonment or detention. However, Parliament departed from the recommendations of the Law Commission in important respects and the appellate courts have added their ‘voice’ to the scope of the partial defences. This article, which is written from a practitioner’s perspective, discusses the existing law and considers the extent to which, since 2009, the aims of policy-makers and law-makers have been fulfilled or have fallen short of expectations. The author contends that the reforms did not go far enough, that the term ‘diminished responsibility’ is no longer apt, that rules relating to ‘loss of control’ are unnecessarily complex and unsatisfactory, and that expert opinion evidence remains problematic.

Information Provision and Preparatory Interventions: Shaping the Lens for Children’s Understanding and Response to Painful Contexts

Any painful or medical experience that we face is viewed from the lens with which we understand and view the experience [...]

Evaluation and Analysis of the Satisfaction Degree of the Intelligent Outpatient Clinic of Tianjin 3A Grade Hospitals Based on the KANO Model

Objective — Based on the Kano model, we investigated the outpatients' satisfactions with the functions of the intelligent outpatient clinic of 3A Grade hospital in Tianjin, to improve the function of the intelligent outpatient clinic. Methods — Based on the Kano model, a questionnaire was designed to investigate the satisfaction and expectation of Tianjin outpatients with the use of intelligent outpatient clinic. A survey was conducted on 384 outpatients to determine the functions of the intelligent outpatient clinic. Results — Among the 14 intelligent outpatient service, 11 (79%) are attractive quality, 3 (21%) are one-dimensional quality, and there are no must-be quality. In the quadrant diagram, there are 3 requirements in the dominant area and 11 requirements in the retention area. There are three high satisfying attributes: convenience of multifunctional payment method, convenience of reservation registration and security of multiple payment methods. There is an unsatisfying function: the information pushed by WeChat platform. Conclusion — The intelligent outpatient clinic function has been satisfied by most patients, but it hasn’t been fully popularized. It is necessary to improve the payment security, the order waiting and other attractive quality, to optimize the medical experience of the intelligent clinic and improve patients' satisfaction.

Features of professional stress formation in the environment of nursing staff

The aim of the study is to assess the severity of occupational stress among the nursing staff of the polyclinic of the SBHI SMKC FMBA of Russia. Results. The assessment of the level and nature, strength and frequency of professional stress of nurses of the polyclinic was carried out, typical and subjectively significant causes of stress in the professional activities of specialists were identified. Conclusion. Coping strategies for coping with stress by nursing staff have been determined. As a result of the work done, it was found that occupational stress among the nursing staff of the polyclinic is a significant problem and needs to be taken appropriate measures. It was found that the development of stress is influenced by such factors as medical experience and the specifics of work. This problem seems to be very relevant in connection with the direct influence of stress on health, mental stability and professionalism of nurses. The focus of the problem of professional stress is the correspondence or inconsistency of the potential capabilities of the professional and the social conditions of his activities.

Return of the Legend: Anatoly Kashpirovsky’s Treatment of COVID-19

The tensions between western scientific and alternative medicine become more palpable during times of uncertainty. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a period of confusion, evoking mistrust of conventional medicine, which has been unable to fully protect people from this new disease. Gis situation has compelled some to seek help and comfort elsewhere. This article demonstrates how people in post-Soviet countries and post-Soviet diasporic communities resurrected their faith and trust in Anatoly Kashpirovsky, a legendary psychotherapist and charismatic leader who first rose to prominence in the USSR in the 1980-90s. On the basis of digital fieldwork conducted during the lockdown, I showcase how Kashpirovsky once again became popular in 2020 at a moment of global economic, social and political instability. While Kashpirovsky’s audience finds comfort in his professional training and medical experience, his YouTube “health sessions” offer treatments for COVID-19 that relegate him to the realm of folk healer, magician, or psychic.

Top-Tier Maternity and Children Specialist Smart Medical Care and Innovative 5G Outpatient Service Model

Purposes. Under the influence of big data, 5G technology, and the two-child policy, we are facing a shortage of medical resources, in short supply, and a substantial increase in demand for maternal and child health services. Medical needs improve patient experience, improve patient satisfaction, and apply smart medical care and 5G new model. Methods. Retrospective research methods and a large number of observation methods were used, and patient medical experience was improved through smart medical WeChat services, 5G technology, MDT (Multidisciplinary Team), one-stop services, and other measures. Research Results. Smart medicine and 5G models have effectively improved patient satisfaction and medical experience. Conclusions. Smart medicine meets the medical needs of women and children. 5G technology makes the medical model efficient and convenient and at the same time enhances the hospital’s core competitiveness.