While there are hundreds of issues under active debate by the community, many of which could have important consequences for patients, I chose to look specifically at one aspect of EAM’s professional culture – the ethical construct of the oath. Through analyzing that oath, I have tried to demonstrate that it can serve as a scaffolding for the formation of a robust professional culture, and have suggested some ways that this might impact practitioners and institutions in the profession.
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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 second part up. I’ll make some changes to it in the coming weeks, and reflect the…