discussion topic: 1. Discuss the application of Galen’s “experiential philosophic approach” to your own clinical healthcare practice. 2. Describe how you might achieve a greater certainty of knowledge within your discipline and discuss how you might apply such certainty to your interactions with patients. A response is needed for the post below: 1. Galen’s ideologies and practices had an immense impact on our ethical practices today because Galen encouraged a rational and functional approach to scientific investigation. Galen’s ideologies extended and built onto the ideologies and teachings of Hippocrates. Galen’s teachings are still impactful today due to his focus on tangible facts rather than holding on to the mystical teachings (such as supernatural beliefs) that were so common in his time period. When it comes to clinical practices in the modern western medicine world, it is vital (and the norm) to focus on tangible information such as laboratory results or paying attention to certain symptoms that align with specific illnesses. Galen’s functional approach to scientific investigation is useful to my own healthcare practice because without his important teachings, the methods of critical thinking used in clinical fields may not be as developed as they are today. 2. To achieve a greater certainty of knowledge within a specific discipline, it is important to never feel comfortable in the sense of thinking you know all the information you can know for the discipline. In healthcare fields especially, there will continuously be more information to learn as the information in the medical world grows every day. However, I do believe confidence is key when it comes to interactions with patients. Due to the fact that confidence is key, the solution should be to always pursue education whether it be through school or personal research. In order to display this certainty gained through continued education, explain in detail to patients their situation or diagnosis as this shows the patient that you are knowledgeable on the discipline and it displays certainty.
