季佩玉、范烨学术英语综合-Unit-9

学术英语综合AcademicEnglish—AnIntegratedCourseUnit9MedicineUnitContentsUnitobjectivesTextATextBTextCAcademiclanguageanddiscourseListeningSpeakingWritingUnitObjectives1.ProfessionalKnowledge•Knowmoreaboutthefollowingmedicine-relatedissues:–thedrivingforcesoftheconstantchangesinmedicine–thechangingdoctor-patientrelationship–thenewrequirementsinmedicalcurriculardesign,and–thetrendindrugdevelopment2.Reading•Summarizethemainideaofatextandidentifyessentialsupportingpoints.•Understanddifficultsentences(e.g.,sentenceswithabstractmeaningorambiguousreference).•Analyzecomplexorcontroversialissuescritically(e.g.,thechangingdoctor-patientrelationship;designingup-to-datemedicalcurricula…).•Identifyandestablishacause-and-effectrelationshipasinthecaseofchangesinmedicine.Unit9MedicineUnitObjectives3.Listening•UseCornellnote-takingsystem.4.Speaking•Developastrongconclusion5.Writing•LearntowriteareferencelistUnit9MedicineUnitObjectives6.Researching•Independentlylocateandstudyavarietyofresources(articles,books,videos,etc.)toknowmoreaboutdrugresearchanddevelopment.7.Academiclanguageanddiscourse•Acquiresomemedicalterms.•Learnhowtomakeadefinition.•ComprehendstylisticdifferencesbetweenformalandinformalEnglishandacquiresomeformalexpressionsUnit9MedicineTextALead-inDiscussinsomegroupsthefollowingquestions:1.Whatdoyouthinkofthemedicalprofession?2.HowhastheInternetinfluenceddoctors’medicalpractice?Shareyouranswerswiththewholeclass.Unit9MedicineTextAOverview1.SummarizethemainideasofTextA.Amongmanychallengesandquestions,doctor-patientrelationshipwillbethegreatestforthephysicians.Challengeonthedoctor’sroleincertainclinicalsituationsApproachestomeetingthechallengeRegardingmedicineasascienceofanartChangesneednotdiminishdoctors’interactionswithpatients,whichisthemainreasonwhydoctorsareprivilegedUnit9MedicineTextAIn-depthanalysis1.Contributeasmuchaspossiblewhatyouknowaboutthefollowing:•alternativemedicine•doctor-patientrelationship•desktopmedicineUnit9MedicineTextASupplementaryinformation1.AlternativemedicineAlternativemedicinereferstohealingtreatmentsthatarenotpartofconventionalmedicaleducation,whichincludesacupuncture,massagetherapy,orherbalmedicine.Theygotthename“alternative”becausepeopleusedtoconsiderpracticeslikethesenottobelongtothemainstream.AlternativemedicinehasbeenlongtaughtandpracticedinEasterncountries.Inrecentyears,itgainsincreasingrecognitioninWesternsocieties,withhospitalsprovidingalternativetreatments,medicalschoolsofferingcoursesinalternativemedicine,andpatientsbecomingmorereceptivetotryingalternativetechniques.Unit9MedicineTextASupplementaryinformation2.Doctor-patientrelationshipDoctor-patientrelationship,alsocalledphysician-patientrelationship,hasbeenandremainsakeystoneofmedicalpracticeandisessentialforthedeliveryofhigh-qualityhealthcareinthediagnosisandtreatmentofdiseases.Itservesasthemediuminwhichdataaregathered,diagnosesandplansaremade,complianceisaccomplished,andsupportisprovided.Therelationshipplaysaparamountroleinmaintainingaprofessionalrapportwithpatients,upholdingpatients’dignity,andrespectingtheirprivacy.Italsoformsoneofthefoundationsofcontemporarymedicalethicsandismostwidelytalkedaboutinmedicalandhealthcarecommunities.Unit9MedicineTextASupplementaryinformation3.DesktopmedicineDesktopmedicine,anemergingconceptinmedicine,describeshowadeskwithanetworkedcomputeristransformingmedicalscienceand,inturn,medicalpractice.Historically,bedsidemedicinehasbeenusedtodiagnoseandtreatdiseases,incorporatingthestandardelementsofthehistory,thechiefcomplaint,thereviewofsystems,thephysicalexam,andthediagnosticstudies.Incontrasttotraditionalbedsidemedicine,desktopmedicinefeaturesresearchers’discoveringrisk-factorbaseddiseasesandphysicians’diagnosingandtreatingpatientswiththesediseases.Whilebedsidemedicinefocusesonthepresenceorabsenceofdiseases,desktopmedicineconcernsthemanagementoftheriskofdiseases.Unit9MedicineTextAIn-depthanalysis2.Discusschangesinmedicalpracticeandadaptiondoctorsarewarrantedtomake,integratingTask1/Criticalreadingandthinkingintothediscussion.3.FocusonsomeofthedifficultsentencesinTextAbydoingTask2/Criticalreadingand.Youwillbeinvitedtoreportyouranswerstotheclass.Unit9MedicineTextBTextanalysis1.Whatis“pillburden”?Pillburdenreferstothenumberoftablets,capsules,orotherdosageformsthatapatienttakesonaregularbasis.Highpillburdenisassociatedwithabunchofproblems:1)adecreasedcompliancewithdrugtherapy;2)anincreasedpossibilityofadversemedicationreactions(sideeffects)anddrug-druginteractions;3)anincreasedriskofhospitalization,medicationerrors;4)increasedcostsforboththepharmaceuticalsthemselvesandforthetreatmentofadverseevents;and5)dissatisfactionformanypatients.Unit9MedicineTextBTextanalysis2.Whatis“Fixed-dosecombinationdrugs”?Fixed-dosecombinationdrugsarethosecontainingtwoormoredrugsinfixedproportionsinthesameformulation.Fixed-dosecombinations,withtheirreportedadvantagestothepatients,arebecomingincreasinglyimportant.Generaladvantagesincludereducedcostsofmanufacture,improvedpatientadherenceanddecreasedcostsofdistribution.Advantageslikein