UNIT 9 Medicine As an interdisciplinary profession,medicine encompasses a great variety of scientific fields and has been changing at an unprecedented pace.This unit takes you to explore some fundamental elements in medicine,including the drivers of constant changes,the new model of doctor-patient relationship, the new requirements in medical curricular design,and the trend in drug development
Unit 9 Medicine Unit Contents Unit objectives Text A Text B Text C Academic language and discourse Listening Speaking Writing
Unit 9 Medicine Unit Contents Unit objectives Text A Text B Text C Academic language and discourse Listening Speaking Writing
Unit 9 Unit Objectives Medicine 1.Professional Knowledge Know more about the following medicine-related issues: the driving forces of the constant changes in medicine the changing doctor-patient relationship the new requirements in medical curricular design,and the trend in drug development 2.Reading Summarize the main idea of a text and identify essential supporting points. Understand difficult sentences (e.g.,sentences with abstract meaning or ambiguous reference). ● Analyze complex or controversial issues critically (e.g., the changing doctor-patient relationship;designing up-to-date medical curricula ...) Identify and establish a cause-and-effect relationship as in the case of changes in medicine
Unit Objectives 1. Professional Knowledge • Know more about the following medicine-related issues: – the driving forces of the constant changes in medicine – the changing doctor-patient relationship – the new requirements in medical curricular design, and – the trend in drug development 2. Reading • Summarize the main idea of a text and identify essential supporting points. • Understand difficult sentences (e.g., sentences with abstract meaning or ambiguous reference). • Analyze complex or controversial issues critically (e.g., the changing doctor-patient relationship; designing up-to-date medical curricula …). • Identify and establish a cause-and-effect relationship as in the case of changes in medicine. Unit 9 Medicine
Unit 9 Unit Objectives Medicine 3.Listening Use Cornell note-taking system. 4.Speaking Develop a strong conclusion 5.Writing Learn to write a reference list 卷
Unit Objectives 3. Listening • Use Cornell note-taking system. 4. Speaking • Develop a strong conclusion 5. Writing • Learn to write a reference list Unit 9 Medicine
Unit 9 Unit Objectives Medicine 6.Researching Independently locate and study a variety of resources (articles,books,videos,etc.) to know more about drug research and development. 7.Academic language and discourse Acquire some medical terms. Learn how to make a definition. Comprehend stylistic differences between formal and informal English and acquire some formal expressions
Unit Objectives 6. Researching • Independently locate and study a variety of resources (articles, books, videos, etc.) to know more about drug research and development. 7. Academic language and discourse • Acquire some medical terms. • Learn how to make a definition. • Comprehend stylistic differences between formal and informal English and acquire some formal expressions Unit 9 Medicine
Unit 9 Text A Lead-in Medicine Discuss in some groups the following questions: 1.What do you think of the medical profession? 2.How has the Internet influenced doctors'medical practice? Share your answers with the whole class
Text A Lead-in Discuss in some groups the following questions: 1. What do you think of the medical profession? 2. How has the Internet influenced doctors’ medical practice? Share your answers with the whole class. Unit 9 Medicine
Unit 9 Text A Overview Medicine 1.Summarize the main ideas of Text A. Part I(Para.1) Introduction to the theme:Among many challenges and questions, doctor-patient relationship will be the greatest for the physicians. Part IⅡ(Paras.2-3) Reasons for doctor-patient relationship as the greatest challenge Reason 1 (Para.2):Necessary attention to the professional welfare of the doctor Reason 2(Para.3):Challenge on the doctor's role in certain clinical situations Part III(Paras. 4-7） Approaches to meeting the challenge Approach 1(Para.4):Staying close to science and the scientific basis of medicine Approach 2(Paras.5-6):Regarding medicine as a science of an art Approach 3(Para.7):Better equipping trainee doctors for change Part IV(Para.8) Conclusion:Changes need not diminish doctors'interactions with patients,which is the main reason why doctors are privileged
Text A Overview 1. Summarize the main ideas of Text A. Among many challenges and questions, doctor-patient relationship will be the greatest for the physicians. Challenge on the doctor’s role in certain clinical situations Approaches to meeting the challenge Regarding medicine as a science of an art Changes need not diminish doctors’ interactions with patients, which is the main reason why doctors are privileged Unit 9 Medicine
Unit 9 Text A Medicine In-depth analysis 1.Contribute as much as possible what you know about the following: alternative medicine doctor-patient relationship ·desktop medicine
Text A In-depth analysis 1. Contribute as much as possible what you know about the following: • alternative medicine • doctor-patient relationship • desktop medicine Unit 9 Medicine
Unit 9 Text A Medicine Supplementary information 1.Alternative medicine Alternative medicine refers to healing treatments that are not part of conventional medical education,which includes acupuncture, massage therapy,or herbal medicine.They got the name "alternative" because people used to consider practices like these not to belong to the mainstream.Alternative medicine has been long taught and practiced in Eastern countries.In recent years,it gains increasing recognition in Western societies,with hospitals providing alternative treatments,medical schools offering courses in alternative medicine, and patients becoming more receptive to trying alternative techniques
Text A Supplementary information 1. Alternative medicine Alternative medicine refers to healing treatments that are not part of conventional medical education, which includes acupuncture, massage therapy, or herbal medicine. They got the name “alternative” because people used to consider practices like these not to belong to the mainstream. Alternative medicine has been long taught and practiced in Eastern countries. In recent years, it gains increasing recognition in Western societies, with hospitals providing alternative treatments, medical schools offering courses in alternative medicine, and patients becoming more receptive to trying alternative techniques. Unit 9 Medicine
Unit 9 Text A Medicine Supplementary information 2.Doctor-patient relationship Doctor-patient relationship,also called physician-patient relationship, has been and remains a keystone of medical practice and is essential for the delivery of high-quality health care in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.It serves as the medium in which data are gathered,diagnoses and plans are made,compliance is accomplished, and support is provided.The relationship plays a paramount role in maintaining a professional rapport with patients,upholding patients' dignity,and respecting their privacy.It also forms one of the foundations of contemporary medical ethics and is most widely talked about in medical and healthcare communities
Text A Supplementary information 2. Doctor-patient relationship Doctor-patient relationship, also called physician-patient relationship, has been and remains a keystone of medical practice and is essential for the delivery of high-quality health care in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. It serves as the medium in which data are gathered, diagnoses and plans are made, compliance is accomplished, and support is provided. The relationship plays a paramount role in maintaining a professional rapport with patients, upholding patients’ dignity, and respecting their privacy. It also forms one of the foundations of contemporary medical ethics and is most widely talked about in medical and healthcare communities. Unit 9 Medicine