{"id":184,"date":"2017-12-12T16:06:45","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T14:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uct.ac.za\/pallmed\/?page_id=184"},"modified":"2017-12-12T16:11:36","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T14:11:36","slug":"new-place-newer-atmosphere","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uct.ac.za\/pallmed\/new-place-newer-atmosphere\/","title":{"rendered":"New Place! Newer Atmosphere !"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Medicine is an art and a science says Harrisson&#8217;s Textbook of Medicine.<sup>1<\/sup> This definitely applies\u00a0 in Palliative Care than as does it in all other branches of Medicine.<\/p>\n<p>While the\u00a0<em><strong>science<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0of medicine helps physicians understand the disease more and apply newer technology to manage a &#8216;case&#8217; , the\u00a0<em><strong>Art\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>of medicine is only got by more experience, intuition and judgement.<sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>When I received my offer to work in\u00a0 the Middle East, I was certainly aware , thanks to my more experienced colleagues, about the lack of pain med availability especially the opioid but there was a bigger challenge awaiting me.<\/p>\n<p>Palliative care is an art when comes to application and a proven science.I realise everyday and learn by applying the principles , no matter how different we humans are in the outer world, we are same internally.<\/p>\n<p>The strong bonding among the families in the Middle East where each member of the family feels responsible for his\/her loved one is both a strength and a weakness for the primary care giver. 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