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Healing, not just curing

A Pledge for Health Professionals

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Healing, not just curing

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Healing, not just curing

Treat patients as human beings entrusted to your care, not just as clients. Take the health of the whole human being, the community, and the social, political, economic and natural environment into account. Address causes of illness in addition to symptoms. Health care is not just the dispensing of services, not treating patients as consumers. The profit motive should never be primary. Make prices are reasonable, affordable and based on actual costs.

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"The profit motive should never be primary"

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The profit motive should never be primary

Do not serve the interests of insurance companies, drug companies, or corporate medical industries such as hospitals. Ask yourself to what extent is the procedure done because of the profit motive.

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"Reduce the use of drugs and invasive methods"

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Reduce the use of drugs and invasive methods

Limit the use of invasive, technocrat methods. Reduce the use of drugs, especially for psychological problems. Address the causes of illness, rather than just symptoms.

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"Prices should be affordable and based on actual costs"

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Prices should be affordable and based on actual costs

Don't take advantage of the sick. Charge a fair amount, based on what your costs are and what the patient can pay. Prices charged by the medical establishment – by hospitals, doctors, drug companies, etc – are often extremely high, erratic and unequal. Justify the cost in terms of expenditures, average social salaries, actual costs. If costs are out of line, what can you do to keep them fair?

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"Treat the patient as a human being entrusted to your care, not a client"

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Treat the patient as a human being entrusted to your care, not a client

Always respond to the living beings who stand before you. Don't treat the patient like a machine. Listen to your patients. Spend sufficient time with them to find out who they really are. Love and warmth should be restored to the medical and pharmaceutical world.

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Link: The hospital is like a factory. Doctors, Revolt! NYT, Rich Joseph, Feb 24, 2018

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"Address the health of the whole human being"

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Address the health of the whole human being

Address the full range of needs of the human being you treat, including the health of community, work, and the social, political, economic and natural environment. Encourage a healthy life and lifestyle, including diet and exercise. Wellness is about passion, creativity, joy, humor, and solid relationships. Focus on preventative care. A humane health care system is holistic, involving our overall well-being.

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Michael Lerner on the meaning of Holistic Health

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Link: The hospital is like a factory. Doctors, Revolt! NYT, Rich Joseph, Feb 24, 2018

Michael Lerner on the meaning of Holistic Health

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