Revitalizing neurology practice: integrating health humanities, neurobiology, and digital innovation / Revitalizando a prática em neurologia: integrando as humanidades em saúde, neurobiologia e inovação digital

Rapid changes in medical education are being fueled by advancements in science, technology, and societal structures. However, the traditional medical curriculum often struggles to keep pace with the evolving demands of medical practice in light of these advancements. Neurology presents distinctive challenges in modern medicine, requiring innovative solutions to improve patient care and support the well-being of healthcare providers. This essay delves into the intricate issues encountered by neurologists, such as the diminishing interpersonal connections in the medical field and the prevalent issue of burnout among professionals, exacerbated by outdated educational programs. This research advocates for a comprehensive approach to enhancing neurology practice through the perspectives of Medical Humanities (MH) and neurobiology, within the evolving realm of Neurohumanities. By integrating stateof-the-art neurobiological findings, MH/Neurohumanities, and a focus on empathy, the article proposes practical strategies to rejuvenate clinical practice and bolster the resilience of neurology practitioners. Furthermore, it underscores the untapped potential of artificial intelligence and machine learning while examining how the digital ecosystem could revolutionize neurology medical education. Grounded in evidence-based research and practical insights, this article offers valuable guidance for navigating the complexities of contemporary neurology practice and cultivating a workforce of healthcare professionals who possess both technological acumen and compassion.

Mudanças rápidas na educação médica estão sendo impulsionadas pelos avanços na ciência, tecnologia e estruturas sociais. No entanto, o currículo médico tradicional frequentemente luta para acompanhar as exigências em constante evolução da prática médica diante desses avanços. A neurologia apresenta desafios distintos na medicina moderna, exigindo soluções inovadoras para melhorar o cuidado ao paciente e apoiar o bemestar dos profissionais de saúde. Este ensaio explora as questões complexas enfrentadas pelos neurologistas, como a diminuição das conexões interpessoais no campo médico e o problema prevalente do esgotamento entre os profissionais, exacerbado por programas educacionais desatualizados. Esta pesquisa defende uma abordagem abrangente para aprimorar a prática da neurologia por meio das perspectivas das Humanidades Médicas (HM) e da neurobiologia, dentro do campo em evolução das Neuro- Humanidades. Ao integrar descobertas neurobiológicas de ponta, HM/Neuro-Humanidades e um foco na empatia, o artigo propõe estratégias práticas para rejuvenescer a prática clínica e fortalecer a resiliência dos profissionais de neurologia. Além disso, destaca o potencial inexplorado da inteligência artificial e da aprendizagem de máquina ao examinar como o ecossistema digital poderia revolucionar a educação médica em neurologia. Fundamentado em pesquisas baseadas em evidências e insights práticos, este artigo oferece orientações valiosas para navegar pelas complexidades da prática contemporânea da neurologia e cultivar uma força de trabalho de profissionais de saúde que possuam tanto acuidade tecnológica quanto compaixão.

Integrating neuroscience and humanities in healthcare evolution: a multidisciplinary perspective / Integração das neurociências e das ciências humanas na evolução dos cuidados de saúde: uma perspetiva multidisciplinar

The trajectory of healthcare has evolved from ancient holistic practices to the present biomedical model, reflecting the dynamic interplay between scientific progress, technological advancements, and the integration of humanistic values. While biomedical advancements have revolutionized medical treatments, there is an emerging recognition of the importance of integrating neuroscience and humanities to foster holistic patient care and understanding. This paper aims to explore the historical development of medicine, emphasizing the convergence of neuroscience, psychiatry, and neurology within the biomedical framework. Additionally, it investigates the resurgence of humanities in healthcare and its role in promoting patientcentered care. Through a comprehensive review of literature, this study traces the historical roots of medicine and examines the interdisciplinary intersections of neuroscience, psychiatry, neurology, and medical humanities. The exploration reveals the significant contributions of interdisciplinary approaches in enhancing patient-centered care, fostering a comprehensive understanding of health and well-being, and shaping modern healthcare practices. The integration of neuroscience and humanities offers valuable insights into the complexities of human health, bridging legacy practices with innovative approaches. Embracing this interdisciplinary perspective is crucial for promoting holistic healthcare, emphasizing patient-centered care, and enriching the understanding of health and well-being in contemporary healthcare settings.

A trajetória dos cuidados de saúde evoluiu das antigas práticas holísticas para o atual modelo biomédico, reflectindo a interação dinâmica entre o progresso científico, os avanços tecnológicos e a integração de valores humanísticos. Embora os avanços biomédicos tenham revolucionado os tratamentos médicos, há um reconhecimento emergente da importância de integrar as neurociências e as humanidades para promover a compreensão e os cuidados holísticos dos doentes. Este artigo tem como objetivo explorar o desenvolvimento histórico da medicina, salientando a convergência da neurociência, da psiquiatria e da neurologia no quadro biomédico. Além disso, investiga o ressurgimento das humanidades nos cuidados de saúde e o seu papel na promoção de cuidados centrados no doente. Através de uma revisão exaustiva da literatura, este estudo traça as raízes históricas da medicina e examina as intersecções interdisciplinares da neurociência, psiquiatria, neurologia e humanidades médicas. A exploração revela os contributos significativos das abordagens interdisciplinares para melhorar os cuidados centrados no doente, promover uma compreensão abrangente da saúde e do bem-estar e moldar as práticas modernas de cuidados de saúde. A integração das neurociências e das humanidades oferece conhecimentos valiosos sobre as complexidades da saúde humana, fazendo a ponte entre práticas antigas e abordagens inovadoras. A adoção desta perspetiva interdisciplinar é crucial para promover cuidados de saúde holísticos, enfatizando os cuidados centrados no doente e enriquecendo a compreensão da saúde e do bem-estar nos contextos de cuidados de saúde contemporâneos.

Arte, corpo e humanidades na formação do profissional em saúde / Art, body, and humanities in the formation of the health professional / Arte, cuerpo y humanidades en la formación de los profesionales de la salud

RESUMO: O presente artigo teve por objetivo principal explicitar os fundamentos teórico-metodológicos de uma experiência pedagógica realizada na Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal da Bahia, no campo das 'humanidades médicas'. Trata-se da disciplina 'Arte e saúde', ministrada desde 2016, na qual se procurou desenvolver uma estratégia de ensino que explicita e discute, na prática médica, questões relacionadas a corporeidade, gênero e cuidado à saúde. Nessa perspectiva, procurou-se explorar a potencialidade transgressora da arte como uma forma de problematizar um conjunto de pressupostos, princípios e valores subjacentes às relações sociais que, usualmente, são estabelecidas nos encontros entre terapeutas e pacientes. Neste artigo, discutimos apenas sobre um módulo dessa disciplina: aquele em que usamos exemplos de performances artísticas para refletir a dimensão corporal da experiência humana (corporeidade) e o mundo da vida cotidiana.

ABSTRACT: The primary focus of this article was to elucidate the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of a unique and innovative pedagogical endeavor undertaken at the Faculdade de Medicina of Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil, within the realm of 'medical humanities.' This is the domain of 'Art and Health,' introduced in 2016, where our aim was to devise a teaching approach that delves into and deliberates, in the context of medical practice, on issues pertaining to corporeality, gender, and health care. From this standpoint, we endeavored to harness the transformative power of art as a means of questioning a set of assumptions, principles, and values that underlie social interactions typically observed in therapeutic encounters. This article specifically delves into one module of this course: a module that employs instances of artistic performances to contemplate the physical aspect of human existence (corporeality) and the realm of everyday life.

RESUMEN: Este artículo tiene como objetivo principal exponer los fundamentos teóricos y metodológicos de una experiencia pedagógica llevada a cabo en la Faculdade de Medicina of Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brasil, en el ámbito de las 'humanidades médicas'. Se trata de la asignatura 'Arte y Salud', que se imparte desde 2016, con el objetivo de desarrollar una estrategia didáctica que evidencie y discuta cuestiones relacionadas con la corporalidad, el género y el cuidado de la salud en la práctica médica. Desde esta perspectiva, se buscó explorar el potencial transgresor del arte como una manera de problematizar un conjunto de presupuestos, principios y valores subyacentes a las relaciones sociales que suelen establecerse en los encuentros entre terapeutas y pacientes. En este artículo, hablaremos de un solo módulo de esta asignatura: aquel en el que utilizamos ejemplos de representaciones artísticas para reflexionar sobre la dimensión corporal de la experiencia humana (corporeidad) y el mundo de la vida cotidiana.

Case Study on Deductive Teaching of "Doctor-patient Communication" / 中国医学伦理学

By introducing the connotation of deductive teaching and analyzing the significance of early contact clinical course of "doctor-patient communication", the author reinterpreted the educational concept of deductive teaching combined with the characteristics of medical humanities, and reformed the early contact clinical course of "doctor-patient communication" by introducing deductive teaching method. Taking the early contact clinical course of "doctor-patient communication" of a medical university as an example, the teaching framework was designed to share experience from three aspects: teaching content, teaching process and teaching effect evaluation. At the same time, combined with the characteristics of the course and the needs of students, found out the problems encountered in the teaching process, and put forward constructive opinions and strategies, in order to provide theoretical and practical reference for the teaching of medical humanities course.

Explore of the Red Doctor’s Spirit Integrate into the Ideological and Political Construction of Medical Humanities Course / 中国医学伦理学

The red doctor’s spirit was formed during the medical and health practice led by the Communist Party of China during the Soviet Area of the Communist Party of China. The red doctor’s spirit has distinct characteristics, which is consistent with the value orientation of medical humanities. At the same time, there are some problems in the ideological and political construction of red doctor’s spirit and medical humanities course. It is necessary to explore ways to better integrate red doctor’s spirit into the construction of medical humanities course, so as to promote the improvement and development of medical humanities course. Through the combination of red doctor’s spirit and medical humanities course, this paper developed the ideological and political elements in medical humanities course, expanded the breadth and depth of medical humanities education, so that the majority of medical students can be actively guided in medical humanities course, form firm ideals and beliefs, good moral quality, and achieve the good effect of curriculum ideological and political construction. Guide medical students’ thoughts to develop in the right direction and to lay a solid foundation for medical work in the future.

Connotation System, Interpretation Logic and Educational Construction of Red Doctor’s Culture / 中国医学伦理学

The red doctor’s culture is a cultural system with strong vitality and excellent genes created by the people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China in the process of creating health undertakings, and is the unity of the red revolutionary culture, the culture of medical care and health, and the culture of medical education.Its interpretation is from the perspective of historical logic, theoretical logic, practical logic, value logic and overall logic,in the meantime it is of great educational significance to the cultivation of red doctor’s in the new era, the way of practice can be explored from the following aspects: the excavation of red doctor’s cultural history, the refinement of red doctor’s cultural value, the practice of red doctor’s cultural spirit, the improvement of red doctor’s cultural literacy, the innovation of red doctor’s cultural scene, and the construction of red doctor’s cultural curriculum system.

The Conjunction Logic of Collaborative Education between Medical Humanities Courses and Ideological and Political Courses / 中国医学伦理学

It is a new requirement of the new era that medical humanities courses and ideological and political courses should go together with each other. There is an inherent logic in the collaborative education of the two courses, which has the consistency of ideas, the commonality of goals, the intersection of contents and the mutual learning of methods. In practice, it is necessary to combine education with talent, theory with practice, indoctrination with penetration, online with offline, so as to improve the effectiveness of collaborative education between medical humanities courses and ideological and political courses.

The Use of Arts in Health Professions Education: Applicability as a New Teaching Method / 医学教育

The use of arts in Japanese health professions education has received increasing attention. This paper provides an overview of arts-integrated learning and related concepts, including medical humanities. It also discusses the benefits of using arts as a new teaching method. The benefits include facilitating the understanding of the human condition-such as involvement in medicine and disease-with emotion, including empathy, through case studies and cultivating perspective-taking and critical perspectives. Further, the use of arts helps to encourage learning in diverse contexts for transfer (application) to clinical practice, fostering values regarding medicine, nurturing a research mindset, facilitating an integrative understanding using creative methods, and enabling students to experience the usefulness of arts in medicine.

Value Rational Return of Medical Humanities Education under the Concept of People First / 中国医学伦理学

The concept of people first has important inspirations for the value rational return of medical humanities education in the new era. It is consistent with the educational value, curriculum attribute, and practical attribute of medical humanistic education, and puts forward new requirements for the value rational return of medical humanities education in terms of educational supply content, practical curriculum setting, educational development form, and educational effect evaluation. Medical colleges and universities should further adhere to the medical humanities education concept centered on people’s health, optimize the practice curriculum of medical humanistic education, innovate the practice platform of medical humanistic education, and construct a value evaluation mechanism of medical humanistic education, so as to promote the value rational return of medical humanities education under the concept of people first.

Research on the Integration of Local Excellent Traditional Culture into Ideological and Political Education in Medical Colleges and Universities: Taking Fujian as an Example / 中国医学伦理学

The organic integration of local excellent traditional culture and ideological and political education in medical colleges and universities is an important content of deeply studying and implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important discourse of inheriting and enriching the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and promoting the comprehensive integration of Chinese excellent traditional culture into college education. The integration of them is helpful to improve the effectiveness of ideological and political education, enhance the cultural confidence of medical students, and cultivate their professional spirit. Guided by Marxist theory and the methods of "creative transformation and innovative development", a group of typical ideological concepts, moral norms, and humanistic spirits such as patriotism, basic civic ethics, medical professional ethics, and global health concepts were selected, and then targeted integrate them into ideological and political education through specific paths such as basing on classroom teaching, enhancing campus culture, and strengthening social practice to cultivate medical talents with noble medical ethics and exquisite medical skills in the new era.

Multi-link Linkage Research on Medical Humanistic Education by Integrating Narrative Medical Materials / 中国医学伦理学

Taking the current situation and problems of medical humanities education as the background, the concept of narrative medicine was used to sort out and integrate various course materials of medical humanities, explore the multi-link linkage mode of medical humanities education, and organically integrate medical humanities courses scattered in medical education activities such as medical ethics, health law, doctor-patient communication, and health policy science with teaching stages, teaching resources, and teaching methods, forming vivid narrative medical materials throughout the entire process of medical humanities education, and improving teaching efficiency by sharing and optimizing resources. Through questionnaire analysis, it was found that there are many unsatisfactory aspects of medical humanities education. Further analysis of the issues focuses on the contradiction between learning willingness and time allocation, the lack of synchronization between teaching and social development, the lack of integration between courses, and insufficient innovation in teaching methods. Based on these, countermeasures were put forward to integrate narrative medical materials of medical humanities courses and build a platform for the application and communication of narrative medical materials.

Preliminary Exploration of Integrating Narrative Medicine into General Practice Education / 中国医学伦理学

In the context of a healthy China, strengthening humanistic literacy education for general medical students reflects the demands of the times, promotes the transformation of medical models, and has important practical significance in reducing the work burnout of general practitioners in practice. Integrating narrative medicine into general practice student education is conducive to implement the patient-centered concept of general practice, provide continuous and systematic medical services, and further improve the humanistic literacy of general practitioners. Based on these, this paper proposed the relevant paths of integrating narrative medicine into student education in general medicine, including changing educational concepts and integrating educational resources, boldly carrying out curriculum reforms and innovating educational methods, fully utilizing parallel medical records and reflective writing, as well as cultivating the habit of lifelong learning.

Co-word Analysis of the Current Situation of Narrative Medicine Research in China in the Past Decade / 中国医学伦理学

【Objective:】 The co-word analysis method was used to analyze narrative medical literature studied in China in the past 10 years to explore the research status in this field and lay a foundation for further research. 【Methods:】 Using "narrative medicine" as the theme term, with the limited time interval of 2013—2022 to retrieve for relevant literature in CNKI, Wanfang, and VIP databases, and include literature that meets the research standards. Bicomb2 was used to perform keyword statistics and analysis on the downloaded literature. Ucinet6.0 and Netdraw were used to draw co-occurrence analysis graphs to visualize the co-occurrence relationship between high-frequency keywords. 【Results:】 A total of 565 papers were included and 31 high-frequency keywords were extracted. The co-occurrence relationship diagrams showed that the current research hotspots of narrative medicine in China include traditional Chinese medicine, nursing, general practice, evidence-based medicine, medical ethics, hospice care, chronic diseases, cancer and other popular disciplines and diseases. Most of them were about enhancing the empathy and humanistic caring ability of medical personnel and improving doctor-patient communication to improve the doctor-patient relationship, as well as doing well in medical humanities education and cultivating narrative ability through parallel medical records and reflective writing. The research on gerontology, improving the professional identity of medical staff, integrating literature and medicine, and the impact on patients were relatively few. 【Conclusion:】 At present, narrative medicine in China has achieved many achievements in fields such as nursing, traditional Chinese medicine, general practice medicine, chronic diseases, cancer, medical humanities education, and improving doctor-patient relationships. In the future, in-depth exploration can be conducted from the use of narrative medicine in multi-disciplinary and disease fields, trying different training methods, and synchronous cultivation of teachers and students, so as to build a more comprehensive narrative medicine system.

Cognitive Analysis and Countermeasures of Medical Humanistic Service Ability Based on the Perspective of Medical Staff in Public Hospitals / 中国医学伦理学

【Objective:】 To explore the cognition of medical staff in public hospitals regarding the medical humanistic service ability, and to discuss, analyze, and put forward targeted suggestions based on statistical data. 【Methods:】 A self-designed questionnaire survey was conducted among 825 medical staff randomly selected from public medical institutions in Nanjing, Central, Northern and Southern Jiangsu Province. SPSS21.0 was used to analyze the data. 【Results:】 The average score of medical staff’s familiarity with medical humanities was 3.64 points. In the cognition of the components of medical humanistic service ability, the doctor-patient communication ability accounted for the highest proportion (90.82%). There were differences in the cognition of medical staff with different demographic characteristics on the dimensions of appearance and behavior ability, doctor-patient communication ability, and patient care ability (P<0.05). The surgeon’s cognition of the importance of medical humanities was lower than that of the other four departments (P<0.05). 【Conclusion:】 Medical staff needed to improve their medical humanistic service abilities, and the cognition of humanistic differences among different categories of personnel needed to be adjusted. Public hospitals were suggested to clarify the evaluation elements and standards of medical humanistic services, and focus on solving cognitive differences to improve medical humanistic service abilities, speeding up the construction of humanistic hospitals, promoting medical humanistic service abilities. In addition, it was also necessary to improve the quality of medical humanistic education in colleges and universities through ideological and political courses.

Research on Improving Humanistic Quality of Medical Students in Obstetrics and Gynecology Based on Blend-learning / 中国医学伦理学

Under the new situation of rapid development of medical science and technology, how to effectively cultivate medical students’ humanistic spirit and comprehensively improve medical quality is an important responsibility of medical college teachers. Blend-learning can guide students to immersive learning in multiple dimensions and forms. Obstetrics and Gynecology is one of the main compulsory courses for clinical medical students, which is faced more sensitive and vulnerable female patients, and required higher humanistic quality training for medical students. Through the construction of the blend-learning platform, medical humanities can be better integrated into the content and teaching design of medical education, and students can be more appropriately imperceptibly trained in medical humanities in obstetrics and gynecology teaching, so as to enhance medical students’ medical humanities quality in the process of obstetrics and gynecology diagnosis and treatment, and improve doctor-patient relationship.

Discussion on the Discipline Structure of Chinese Medical Humanities Based on the Views of Chinese Scholars / 中国医学伦理学

Discipline structure, as the core of discipline construction, plays an important role in promoting the prosperity of medical humanities. By sorting out the Chinese scholars’ division of the structure of medical humanities in China, this paper preliminarily discussed the existence of the subordinate discipline of medical humanities in China, and preliminarily verified the rationality and feasibility the viewpoint of "building a first-class discipline of medical humanities under the medical category, and forming a subordinate discipline of medical humanities based on horizontal association". At the same time, this paper put forward the view that the structure of medical humanities in China should be determined according to the needs of the current social development in China, and the concepts and criteria contained in the division of the Chinese discipline catalogue, so as to pave the way for the follow-up research.

A writer’s suicide: On creativity, mental health, gender and ethics

The correlation between creativity and mental illness has been at the centre of ongoing debates for quite some time. This has its roots in the Romantic era (late 18th to mid-19th century), when melancholia and madness were considered to be the signs of creativity and genius. Because of this, writers like Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and many other prominent creative minds have been represented in popular narratives as having reached the heights of their creative careers while struggling with their mental health. This paper addresses the need for moving away from Romantic era notions of the relationship between madness, genius, and melancholia that reinforce the inseparability of the writer and the text, thereby trivialising the real causes and effects of mental illness. The paper also addresses the need for a health humanities intervention within the Indian literary public, using examples from the existing narratives on the late Malayalam writer Rajelakshmy ? an established woman writer in the 1960s ? who died by suicide in her mid-thirties. This paper will also reflect on the author’s own experience of reading and working with Rajelakshmy’s writings over the years.

The Value of Doctor-patient Common Narrative and Its Communication in the Public Sphere of Health / 中国医学伦理学

Different from the common doctor-led narrative, a kind of medical narrative is emerging, which takes the patient’s self-reported disease story as the subject, invites doctors to interact and comment, and then is completed by doctors and patients together. It spreads on the new media platform, and has important health communication value and medical humanistic significance. This paper takes the practice of Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University wachat as an example to discuss the value of doctor-patient common narrative. Such practices and their dissemination not only calls for equal dialogue between doctors and patients, but also helps to establish effective intersubjectivity and ultimately help to achieve real health practice in the public sphere in the social field.

Considerations for applications of smart health care in medical humanities / 中国医师杂志

The rapid development of Internet, big data, artificial intelligence and information technology and their integration with medicine have given birth to a new model and direction of modern medical development. The health of the people′s livelihood has become an indispensable part of the national health care system development. At the same time, China′s medical resources are relatively scarce and the population aging trend is obvious, which has a more prominent contradiction with the people′s growing demand for diagnosis and treatment services and medical humanities. In the context of building a healthy China, it has become an inevitable trend to apply intelligent medicine to the construction of medical humanities. This paper summarizes the current situation of intelligent medical treatment and medical humanities in China, the application of intelligent medical treatment in medical humanities construction, and the possible challenges in the intelligent process of medical humanities construction, and discusses the impact of intelligent medical treatment on the development of medical humanities construction.

On the cultivation of medical students' humanistic quality from the perspective of virtual simulation teaching / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Based on the characteristics of medical specialty, this research group has developed the virtual simulation experiment teaching project of Chinese revolutionary morality (red medicine spirit). This project uses 3D simulation technology and OpenGL technology to build a virtual experimental learning environment based on WebGL, learn general Fu Lianzhang's glorious deeds and immersive experience of the inheritance and development of the spirit of red medicine by contemporary "heroes in harms way" in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic in the form of 3D animation interaction. Through research, it is found that virtual simulation teaching is conducive to promoting students' understanding and mastery of medical humanities and improving students' satisfaction with teaching, with good popularization value.