Health Progress: Spirituality and Medicine
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Saved by 1 people (0 private), first by anonymouse user on 2008-03-04
- Amortal on 2008-03-04 - Tags SJHS , chaplaincy , health , medicine , progress , spirituality
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extend the healing power of spirituality beyond the bedside-into doctors' offices, summer camps for grieving children, even the operating room
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It used to be that the physician and spiritual leader was often "one and the same" person
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In 1993, just two years before the Harvard meeting, only three of the 123 colleges of medicine in the United States actually offered courses on the importance spirituality plays in health care. But by 1999, 50 of those institutions were offering spirituality classes.
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annual "Faith and Medicine" forums
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Among the topics discussed in recent forums were "The Need to Listen versus the Desire to Tell," "Reconciling Personal Beliefs with the Obligation of Medical Professionalism" and "What Do We Say about Each Other as Physicians and Faith Leaders?"
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writing letters for terminally ill patients
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"In fact, spiritual care and medical care are partners and each has its vital and proven role in the restoration and maintenance of total health."
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