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Rapid changes in medical education are being fueled by advancements in science, technology, and societal structures. However, the traditional medical curriculum often struggles to keep pace with the evolving demands of medical practice in light of these advancements. Neurology presents distinctive challenges in modern medicine, requiring innovative solutions to improve patient care and support the well-being of healthcare providers. This essay delves into the intricate issues encountered by neurologists, such as the diminishing interpersonal connections in the medical field and the prevalent issue of burnout among professionals, exacerbated by outdated educational programs. This research advocates for a comprehensive approach to enhancing neurology practice through the perspectives of Medical Humanities (MH) and neurobiology, within the evolving realm of Neurohumanities. By integrating stateof-the-art neurobiological findings, MH/Neurohumanities, and a focus on empathy, the article proposes practical strategies to rejuvenate clinical practice and bolster the resilience of neurology practitioners. Furthermore, it underscores the untapped potential of artificial intelligence and machine learning while examining how the digital ecosystem could revolutionize neurology medical education. Grounded in evidence-based research and practical insights, this article offers valuable guidance for navigating the complexities of contemporary neurology practice and cultivating a workforce of healthcare professionals who possess both technological acumen and compassion.
Mudanças rápidas na educação médica estão sendo impulsionadas pelos avanços na ciência, tecnologia e estruturas sociais. No entanto, o currículo médico tradicional frequentemente luta para acompanhar as exigências em constante evolução da prática médica diante desses avanços. A neurologia apresenta desafios distintos na medicina moderna, exigindo soluções inovadoras para melhorar o cuidado ao paciente e apoiar o bemestar dos profissionais de saúde. Este ensaio explora as questões complexas enfrentadas pelos neurologistas, como a diminuição das conexões interpessoais no campo médico e o problema prevalente do esgotamento entre os profissionais, exacerbado por programas educacionais desatualizados. Esta pesquisa defende uma abordagem abrangente para aprimorar a prática da neurologia por meio das perspectivas das Humanidades Médicas (HM) e da neurobiologia, dentro do campo em evolução das Neuro- Humanidades. Ao integrar descobertas neurobiológicas de ponta, HM/Neuro-Humanidades e um foco na empatia, o artigo propõe estratégias práticas para rejuvenescer a prática clínica e fortalecer a resiliência dos profissionais de neurologia. Além disso, destaca o potencial inexplorado da inteligência artificial e da aprendizagem de máquina ao examinar como o ecossistema digital poderia revolucionar a educação médica em neurologia. Fundamentado em pesquisas baseadas em evidências e insights práticos, este artigo oferece orientações valiosas para navegar pelas complexidades da prática contemporânea da neurologia e cultivar uma força de trabalho de profissionais de saúde que possuam tanto acuidade tecnológica quanto compaixão.
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The trajectory of healthcare has evolved from ancient holistic practices to the present biomedical model, reflecting the dynamic interplay between scientific progress, technological advancements, and the integration of humanistic values. While biomedical advancements have revolutionized medical treatments, there is an emerging recognition of the importance of integrating neuroscience and humanities to foster holistic patient care and understanding. This paper aims to explore the historical development of medicine, emphasizing the convergence of neuroscience, psychiatry, and neurology within the biomedical framework. Additionally, it investigates the resurgence of humanities in healthcare and its role in promoting patientcentered care. Through a comprehensive review of literature, this study traces the historical roots of medicine and examines the interdisciplinary intersections of neuroscience, psychiatry, neurology, and medical humanities. The exploration reveals the significant contributions of interdisciplinary approaches in enhancing patient-centered care, fostering a comprehensive understanding of health and well-being, and shaping modern healthcare practices. The integration of neuroscience and humanities offers valuable insights into the complexities of human health, bridging legacy practices with innovative approaches. Embracing this interdisciplinary perspective is crucial for promoting holistic healthcare, emphasizing patient-centered care, and enriching the understanding of health and well-being in contemporary healthcare settings.
A trajetória dos cuidados de saúde evoluiu das antigas práticas holísticas para o atual modelo biomédico, reflectindo a interação dinâmica entre o progresso científico, os avanços tecnológicos e a integração de valores humanísticos. Embora os avanços biomédicos tenham revolucionado os tratamentos médicos, há um reconhecimento emergente da importância de integrar as neurociências e as humanidades para promover a compreensão e os cuidados holísticos dos doentes. Este artigo tem como objetivo explorar o desenvolvimento histórico da medicina, salientando a convergência da neurociência, da psiquiatria e da neurologia no quadro biomédico. Além disso, investiga o ressurgimento das humanidades nos cuidados de saúde e o seu papel na promoção de cuidados centrados no doente. Através de uma revisão exaustiva da literatura, este estudo traça as raízes históricas da medicina e examina as intersecções interdisciplinares da neurociência, psiquiatria, neurologia e humanidades médicas. A exploração revela os contributos significativos das abordagens interdisciplinares para melhorar os cuidados centrados no doente, promover uma compreensão abrangente da saúde e do bem-estar e moldar as práticas modernas de cuidados de saúde. A integração das neurociências e das humanidades oferece conhecimentos valiosos sobre as complexidades da saúde humana, fazendo a ponte entre práticas antigas e abordagens inovadoras. A adoção desta perspetiva interdisciplinar é crucial para promover cuidados de saúde holísticos, enfatizando os cuidados centrados no doente e enriquecendo a compreensão da saúde e do bem-estar nos contextos de cuidados de saúde contemporâneos.
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On August 2-4,2023,the"Third Summit Forum on'Building a Community of Shared Future for Doctors and Patients'"was jointly organized by institutions such as the Chinese Medical Ethics,the Hospital Humanities Management and Talent Training Special Committee of the China Population and Culture Promotion Association,Center for Ethical Studies of Renmin University of China,the Newspaper for China's Physicians,the China Health Law Society,the China Anti-Cancer Association,and the China Association For Ethical Studies in Harbin.The conference arranged a sub-forum for the"Seminar on the Construction of Chinese Medical Humanities",with domestic medical humanities scholars attending the conference.After heated discussions at the seminar,the Scholars'Consensus on the Construction and Development of Chinese Medical Humanities was formed.It was proposed that in the new era,it is urgent to build the medical humanities discipline,as well as lead the academic integration and development of medical humanities under the core socialist values.At the same time,for the construction of the medical humanities discipline,it is necessary to optimize the organizational mechanism,prosper and develop the overall framework of the medical humanities discipline,accelerate the construction of a professional teaching team for the medical humanities discipline,promote the establishment of a new carrier medical humanities education and teaching in cultivating morality and nurturing talents,as well as focus on solving problems related to the cultivation of medical humanities graduate students.
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RESUMO: O presente artigo teve por objetivo principal explicitar os fundamentos teórico-metodológicos de uma experiência pedagógica realizada na Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal da Bahia, no campo das 'humanidades médicas'. Trata-se da disciplina 'Arte e saúde', ministrada desde 2016, na qual se procurou desenvolver uma estratégia de ensino que explicita e discute, na prática médica, questões relacionadas a corporeidade, gênero e cuidado à saúde. Nessa perspectiva, procurou-se explorar a potencialidade transgressora da arte como uma forma de problematizar um conjunto de pressupostos, princípios e valores subjacentes às relações sociais que, usualmente, são estabelecidas nos encontros entre terapeutas e pacientes. Neste artigo, discutimos apenas sobre um módulo dessa disciplina: aquele em que usamos exemplos de performances artísticas para refletir a dimensão corporal da experiência humana (corporeidade) e o mundo da vida cotidiana.
ABSTRACT: The primary focus of this article was to elucidate the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of a unique and innovative pedagogical endeavor undertaken at the Faculdade de Medicina of Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil, within the realm of 'medical humanities.' This is the domain of 'Art and Health,' introduced in 2016, where our aim was to devise a teaching approach that delves into and deliberates, in the context of medical practice, on issues pertaining to corporeality, gender, and health care. From this standpoint, we endeavored to harness the transformative power of art as a means of questioning a set of assumptions, principles, and values that underlie social interactions typically observed in therapeutic encounters. This article specifically delves into one module of this course: a module that employs instances of artistic performances to contemplate the physical aspect of human existence (corporeality) and the realm of everyday life.
RESUMEN: Este artículo tiene como objetivo principal exponer los fundamentos teóricos y metodológicos de una experiencia pedagógica llevada a cabo en la Faculdade de Medicina of Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brasil, en el ámbito de las 'humanidades médicas'. Se trata de la asignatura 'Arte y Salud', que se imparte desde 2016, con el objetivo de desarrollar una estrategia didáctica que evidencie y discuta cuestiones relacionadas con la corporalidad, el género y el cuidado de la salud en la práctica médica. Desde esta perspectiva, se buscó explorar el potencial transgresor del arte como una manera de problematizar un conjunto de presupuestos, principios y valores subyacentes a las relaciones sociales que suelen establecerse en los encuentros entre terapeutas y pacientes. En este artículo, hablaremos de un solo módulo de esta asignatura: aquel en el que utilizamos ejemplos de representaciones artísticas para reflexionar sobre la dimensión corporal de la experiencia humana (corporeidad) y el mundo de la vida cotidiana.
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Education, Public Health Professional , Education, Professionalالملخص
In Can Xue’s novel Barefoot Doctor，a group of barefoot doctors and their medical environment are constructed，which is different from the historical reality.It is a romantic projection of this profession under new orientalism and the imagination and depiction of ideal medical practices.In this world，barefoot doctor is an attractive profession that coexists harmoniously with patients and the environment，co-creating a beautiful and meaningful life. The novel mirrors Can Xue’s view of nature. Analyzing the novel by the narrative medicine framework proposed by the Peking University narrative medicine team， it is found that the philosophy and the ways of doctoring of the barefoot doctors in the novel reveal a naturalist view of medicine， which is also the embodiment of the ideals of the medical humanities.
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At present， there are some shortcomings in China’s medical humanities education， such as inadequate adaptation to the needs of the development of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics， and insufficient early warning of crises brought about by emerging medical technologies. The concept of “a community of common health for mankind” had been established in the appearance context of medical humanities education， which also gave medical humanities education a richer contemporary significance and development opportunities. Taking the courses of medical ethics and health law as examples， the concept of “a community of common health for mankind” fits well with the core of medical humanities education in terms of value significance， logical mechanisms， and content elements， which is more conducive to highlighting the localized results of medical humanities research. Therefore， the existing theoretical frameworks should be integrated with the concept of “a community of common health for mankind”， to create a medical humanities education system with Chinese characteristics and universal significance， as well as to enhance the quality and effects of humanities education by integrating the disciplinary systems， education modes， education chains， and other paths.
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ObjectiveTo clarify the current situation and trend of the social application field of medical humanities in China， explore contributions and characteristics of interdisciplinary fields， and provide a reference for improving the disciplinary research system and forming disciplinary synergy. MethodsCiteSpace， a visual software， was used to cluster the keywords of the social application of medical humanities journals from 2010 to 2022， which were included in three major databases of CNKI， Wanfang Data， and VIP. The clusters were classified according to the functions of contemporary universities. This paper summarized the current social application fields of medical humanities in China and conducted a holistic analysis. ResultsThe current social application field of medical humanities in China included eight fields： education and teaching of medical humanities， construction of discipline professional， academic research on discipline ideology， application of medical scientific research work， medical health service and safety management， resolution of doctor-patient relationship and dispute， traditional Chinese medicine culture and humanistic spirit， and adaptation to the national strategic development concept respectively. ConclusionThere was an uneven tendency in the development of the social application field of medical humanities in China. The overall distribution of its social application fields showed a trend of “strong humanities education， strong academic research， strong medical safety， and weak cultural concepts”. Medical humanities education was the common focus of the social application of medical humanities in China.
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It is a new requirement of the new era that medical humanities courses and ideological and political courses should go together with each other. There is an inherent logic in the collaborative education of the two courses, which has the consistency of ideas, the commonality of goals, the intersection of contents and the mutual learning of methods. In practice, it is necessary to combine education with talent, theory with practice, indoctrination with penetration, online with offline, so as to improve the effectiveness of collaborative education between medical humanities courses and ideological and political courses.
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The red doctor’s culture is a cultural system with strong vitality and excellent genes created by the people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China in the process of creating health undertakings, and is the unity of the red revolutionary culture, the culture of medical care and health, and the culture of medical education.Its interpretation is from the perspective of historical logic, theoretical logic, practical logic, value logic and overall logic,in the meantime it is of great educational significance to the cultivation of red doctor’s in the new era, the way of practice can be explored from the following aspects: the excavation of red doctor’s cultural history, the refinement of red doctor’s cultural value, the practice of red doctor’s cultural spirit, the improvement of red doctor’s cultural literacy, the innovation of red doctor’s cultural scene, and the construction of red doctor’s cultural curriculum system.
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The red doctor’s spirit was formed during the medical and health practice led by the Communist Party of China during the Soviet Area of the Communist Party of China. The red doctor’s spirit has distinct characteristics, which is consistent with the value orientation of medical humanities. At the same time, there are some problems in the ideological and political construction of red doctor’s spirit and medical humanities course. It is necessary to explore ways to better integrate red doctor’s spirit into the construction of medical humanities course, so as to promote the improvement and development of medical humanities course. Through the combination of red doctor’s spirit and medical humanities course, this paper developed the ideological and political elements in medical humanities course, expanded the breadth and depth of medical humanities education, so that the majority of medical students can be actively guided in medical humanities course, form firm ideals and beliefs, good moral quality, and achieve the good effect of curriculum ideological and political construction. Guide medical students’ thoughts to develop in the right direction and to lay a solid foundation for medical work in the future.
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Based on "Health China" strategy, health humanities education of medical students should be strengthened. The health humanistic education treats all medical students as the object, and infiltrates the humanities into the whole process of health education of medical students in an all-round way, so as to improve health literacy and promote health. Following the strategic deployment of "Health China" and guided by "Health China 2030" Planning Outline, health humanistic education should establish the era orientation of "health first", "people’s health as the center" and "joint construction and sharing", adapt the needs of medical humanistic reform from "disease-centered" to "health-centered", cultivate medical talents with benevolence and skill to meet the needs of a better life, train general practitioners to ensure people’s health in an all-round and all-cycles.
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By introducing the connotation of deductive teaching and analyzing the significance of early contact clinical course of "doctor-patient communication", the author reinterpreted the educational concept of deductive teaching combined with the characteristics of medical humanities, and reformed the early contact clinical course of "doctor-patient communication" by introducing deductive teaching method. Taking the early contact clinical course of "doctor-patient communication" of a medical university as an example, the teaching framework was designed to share experience from three aspects: teaching content, teaching process and teaching effect evaluation. At the same time, combined with the characteristics of the course and the needs of students, found out the problems encountered in the teaching process, and put forward constructive opinions and strategies, in order to provide theoretical and practical reference for the teaching of medical humanities course.
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In recent years, through the research and practice of narrative education, certain results have been achieved.The application of narrative education has become an inevitable trend. In recent years, through the research and practical development of narrative education, some results have been achieved. In order to make narrative education not only meet the needs of contemporary nursing students, but also conform to the development of today’s nursing field, we should effectively cultivate the narrative ability of nursing professionals and promote effective communication between nurses and patients. Make up for the shortcomings of traditional teaching, and create a teaching model that is in line with the characteristics of Chinese social culture and nursing specialty; Improve the evaluation method and index system to test the effect of narrative education; Strengthening the educational scheme of theoretical knowledge and practical narration; Developing narrative education mode combining with evidence-based nursing in nursing teaching.
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Las humanidades en salud y en particular sus enfoques críticos, son indispensables para fortalecer la investigación orientada a producir conocimiento respecto al estudio de los fenómenos relacionados con la salud, la enfermedad y la muerte desde sus dimensiones social, antropológica, histórica, ética y política. En este sentido, surge la necesidad de promover métodos de investigación a partir del planteamiento de preguntas sobre las experiencias de las personas que viven procesos de salud, enfermedad y muerte. Estas preguntas deben realizarse desde epistemologías interdisciplinarias que ayuden en la comprensión de dichas experiencias y a traducir el conocimiento derivado de la investigación en acciones centradas en las personas, con pertinencia social, cultural y ética. La intención es impulsar el diseño, implementación, evaluación y publicación de la Investigación de Humanidades en Salud, mediante el fortalecimiento de redes de investigación en salud interdisciplinar e interprofesional, con el propósito de fundamentar acciones efectivas en el marco del derecho de la población en la atención con equidad e inclusión. (AU)
The humanities in health, and particularly their critical approaches, are indispensable for strengthening research aimed at producing knowledge regarding the study of phenomena related to health, illness, and death from their social, anthropological, historical, ethical, and political dimensions. In this sense, we need to promote research methods and pose questions about the experiences of individuals undergoing processes of health, illness, and death. These questions should be approached from interdisciplinary epistemologies that aid in the understanding of such experiences and in translating the knowledge derived from research into people-centered actions, with social, cultural, and ethical relevance. The intention is to drive the design, implementation, evaluation, and publication of Health Humanities Research by strengthening interdisciplinary and interprofessional health research networks, with the purpose of substantiating effective actions within the framework of the population's right to equitable and inclusive care. (AU)
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Humans , Bioethics , Knowledge , Health Services Researchالملخص
Resumo: Introdução: A pandemia escancarou as determinações de classe, raça e gênero nos processos saúde-doença-cuidado, afetando de modo muito mais dramático as periferias e, especialmente, as populações negras e indígenas. Ademais, colocou em destaque e amplificou uma postura negacionista ao mesmo tempo que gerou expectativas elevadas quanto ao papel das ciências biomédicas para o enfrentamento da pandemia no Brasil, apesar de a literatura ser contundente sobre o caráter imprescindível das Ciências Sociais e Humanas (CSH). Relato de experiência: Neste artigo, descrevemos criticamente a experiência docente em disciplinas de CSH em uma faculdade de Medicina ao longo do ano de 2020, enfatizando os múltiplos impactos produzidos pela Covid-19. Discussão: Além de apresentar como os temas caros às CSH são abordados nas disciplinas, nas suas ementas e nas matrizes pedagógicas, este texto discute as alterações e os percalços provocados pela necessidade de - para "estar em sala" no contexto da maior crise sanitária dos últimos cem anos - adaptar-se ao abalo da separação entre os mundos do trabalho e da casa e a convivência com os sentimentos pandêmicos de medo, luto e desalento que atingiram docentes e discentes. Conclusão: A pandemia trouxe para perto da realidade de estudantes e docentes temas caros ao âmbito das CSH, como a discussão sobre a determinação social do processo saúde-doença-cuidado e a reflexão sobre a quem servem tanto a ciência quanto a ideologia do obscurantismo que a nega. Na experiência que relatamos, utilizamo-nos da atualidade desses debates para nos aproximar da realidade dos estudantes, em um contexto em que o isolamento social e o ensino remoto tornaram as relações mais esgarçadas.
Abstract: Introduction: The pandemic revealed the impact of class, race and gender determinations on health-disease-care processes, as it had a far more dramatic effect on the poor city outskirts and especially black and indigenous communities. Furthermore, it highlighted and amplified a negationist attitude towards scientific knowledge. At the same time, it has made biomedical sciences the sole deposit of our hopes, despite the fact that the literature is overwhelming about the essential role of the Social and Human Sciences (SHS). Case report: In this paper, we propose to describe the teaching experience in SHS disciplines at a medical school throughout the year 2020, emphasizing the impacts produced by Covid-19. Discussion: One objective of the article is to present how these discussions were approached in the disciplines and their challenges and potential. Another is to present the pedagogical menus and matrices used in these disciplines and address the changes and mishaps caused by the need to, firstly, "be in the classroom" in the context of the biggest health crisis of the last one hundred years, and secondly, adapt to the upheaval of the separation between the worlds of work and the home and living with pandemic feelings of fear, mourning and discouragement that affected teachers and students. Conclusions: The pandemic brought students and teachers closer to the reality of themes that are within the scope of the SHS, such as the discussion on the social determination of the health-disease-care process and the reflection on whom is served by both science and ideology of the obscurantism that denies it. In the experience reported, we used the current nature of these debates to bring us closer to the students' reality, in a context in which social isolation and distance learning made relationships more frayed.
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Medical imaging is an important auxiliary means of disease diagnosis. In the process of diagnosis, diseases are usually presented in a static way, which is one of the characteristics of imaging diagnosis. However, this static representation of diseases imposes certain limitations, which can, to some extent, lead to the loss of medical humanities. Therefore, it is very important for imaging diagnostic doctors to correctly use philosophical thinking to understand, analyze, and solve problems. The reinforcement of philosophical thinking in imaging diagnosis entails commitment to the "patient-centered" perspective in medicine as well as the integration of comprehensiveness, regularity, and proactivity. This not only effectively trains the diagnostic thinking of imaging diagnostic doctors but also improves their humanistic quality, thereby addressing the problems associated with these limitations. This allows the diagnosis to be both technically accurate and emotionally attuned.
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Resumo O artigo mostra, inicialmente, como as discussões sobre o Antropoceno têm se deslocado de maneira cada vez mais significativa para o campo das ciências humanas. Em seguida, tomando como ponto de partida a proposta de que as ciências humanas deveriam contribuir para a compreensão do "metanível consequencial" dos estudos sobre o Antropoceno, discute como alguns trabalhos produzidos nesse campo têm lidado com as relações entre causas, efeitos e consequências diante das condições do novo regime planetário, considerando de maneira especial as discussões sobre a "tecnosfera". Conclui indicando o potencial das novas perspectivas ontológicas das ciências humanas para a ampliação dos horizontes explicativos e comunicativos da historiografia.
Abstract The article initially presents an increasingly significant move of discussions about the Anthropocene towards humanities and social sciences. Then, taking as a starting point the proposal that these fields could contribute to the understanding of the "consequential meta-level" of studies on the Anthropocene, it discusses how some works produced in humanities and social sciences have dealt with the relationship between causes, effects and consequences regarding the new planetary regime, with a special focus on the debate about the "technosphere." It concludes by indicating the potential of the "ontological turn" to expand the explanatory and communicative horizons of historiography.
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Geology , Historiography , Humanitiesالملخص
Este ensaio analisa conflitos e potencialidades das Ciências Sociais e Humanas em Saúde (CSHS) no campo da Saúde Coletiva e os desafios de atuar em uma área interdisciplinar. Inicialmente, apresentamos algumas particularidades das CSHS, dialogando com tensões internas. Em seguida, as metodologias qualitativas e seus usos nas pesquisas em Saúde Coletiva são problematizadas, mantendo um diálogo com as demais áreas. Por fim, apresentamos uma reflexão sobre as perspectivas futuras das CSHS e possíveis caminhos teórico-metodológicos que aprofundariam a transversalidade da área. Repensar as relações entre as áreas provoca uma reflexão sobre uma possível e oportuna reconfiguração da própria Saúde Coletiva. Os desafios nos colocam a necessidade de repensar a noção de CSHS; e de indagar sobre a linguagem que estamos construindo e sobre o que podemos fazer.(AU)
This essay analyzes the conflicts and potential of social sciences and humanities in health (SSHH) in the field of public health and the challenges of acting in an interdisciplinary area. We present some of the particularities of SSHH, dialoguing with internal tensions and then go on to problematize qualitative methodologies and their use in public health research, maintaining a dialogue with the other areas. Finally, we reflect upon the outlook for SSHH and possible theoretical and methodological pathways that would broaden the cross-cutting nature of the area. Rethinking relations between areas prompts reflection on a possible and timely reconfiguration of public health. The challenges give rise to the need to rethink the notion of SSHH, question the language we are constructing, and ask what we can do.(AU)
Este ensayo analiza conflictos y potencialidades de las Ciencia Sociales y Humanas en Salud (CSHS) en el campo de la Salud Colectiva y los desafíos de actuar en un área interdisciplinaria. Inicialmente, presentamos algunas particularidades de las CSHS, dialogando con tensiones internas. A continuación, las metodologías cualitativas y sus usos en las investigaciones de Salud Colectiva se problematizan, manteniendo un diálogo con las demás áreas. Finalmente, presentamos una reflexión sobre las perspectivas futuras de las CSHS y posibles caminos teóricos-metodológicos que profundizarían la transversalidad del área. Repensar las relaciones entre las áreas provoca una reflexión sobre una posible y oportuna reconfiguración de la propia Salud Colectiva. Los desafíos nos plantean la oportunidad de repensar la noción de CSHS, de indagar sobre el lenguaje que estamos construyendo y sobre lo que queremos hacer.(AU)
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The use of arts in Japanese health professions education has received increasing attention. This paper provides an overview of arts-integrated learning and related concepts, including medical humanities. It also discusses the benefits of using arts as a new teaching method. The benefits include facilitating the understanding of the human condition-such as involvement in medicine and disease-with emotion, including empathy, through case studies and cultivating perspective-taking and critical perspectives. Further, the use of arts helps to encourage learning in diverse contexts for transfer (application) to clinical practice, fostering values regarding medicine, nurturing a research mindset, facilitating an integrative understanding using creative methods, and enabling students to experience the usefulness of arts in medicine.
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Discipline structure, as the core of discipline construction, plays an important role in promoting the prosperity of medical humanities. By sorting out the Chinese scholars’ division of the structure of medical humanities in China, this paper preliminarily discussed the existence of the subordinate discipline of medical humanities in China, and preliminarily verified the rationality and feasibility the viewpoint of "building a first-class discipline of medical humanities under the medical category, and forming a subordinate discipline of medical humanities based on horizontal association". At the same time, this paper put forward the view that the structure of medical humanities in China should be determined according to the needs of the current social development in China, and the concepts and criteria contained in the division of the Chinese discipline catalogue, so as to pave the way for the follow-up research.