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Is there such a thing as coincidence?
by Mark Elliott, Senior Vice-President
Is there such a thing as coincidence? Malene tasked me to writing this piece just as there is another atrocious, outrageous letter published in Vet Times. I know members get dismayed, as do I, but we should take heart from the RCVS position on Homeopathy (see below) and not let ourselves get too wound up by a small-minded minority. In fact we can take heart from recent letters decrying the constant attacks on our community by well-regarded academics and conventional vets that have led to the desperate tactics of those that would deny patients the opportunity to seek real cure.
What I personally find frustrating is the lack of young vets and doctors seeking to study homeopathy, and this is perhaps where the damage is being done. Our role is to do a good job and let results speak for themselves, as ultimately market forces will force demand.
Nancy Morris recently did a great job on the radio putting our case, along with the very positive farming community, putting down Danny Chambers and his pathetic petition. I recently gave a talk to turkey farmers on a novel antibiotic, only to find it will have a tiny market as they’ve all been using homeopathy for years!
Vet Times set up a poll to see, how many wanted to ban homeopathy for animals and pretty quickly closed it once the supporters of homeopathy hit 76%.
Take a look at Danny Chambers’ petition – there are signatories in the comments that have said in effect – [they] don’t believe in homeopathy, so signed; truly pathetic in my opinion.
After a really good Spring Meeting with Dr Jonathan Hardy, we have the autumn conference to look forward to. It’s a great
agenda and well done to Nick Thompson, Geoff Johnson and the team for their sterling efforts putting it together (they’ve even persuaded me to speak...). We all need to go out and spread word of this event to our colleagues in the conventional profession and invite them to come along. It’s only by creating greater awareness that we will expand and evolve as an organisation. See you there.
Thank you to Mark Elliott for this piece. If you have any comments or suggestions on how to handle the adversary to homeopathy please write a piece for the next issue of the Mag – deadline 15 June 2016. Malene
Sara Fox Chapman (USA)
Members are encouraged to visit the ECH website and register for the conference, as well as to sign up to speak, or submit poster present- ations. It is particularly important for vets to present talks to demonstrate that medical and veterinary homeopathy are more alike than different; we can learn so much from each other.
Liesbeth Ellinger (Netherlands)
Come to the ECH-congress in Vienna 17-19 November! It is a fantastic opportunity to hear and meet many experienced homeo- pathic vets. It will be an inspiring event and it would be a pity, if you miss it. And, if you have an inspiring story to tell yourself? Don’t hesitate to tell us! We would love to hear you speak in Vienna!
Stefan Kohlrausch (Spain)
Besides listening to most inspiring vets and doctors in the field of homeopathy, for me, most valuable are the talks during breaks or with a glass of wine in the evening. Sharing ideas on how to solve difficult cases by using other insights helped me progress. Listening to the variety of short presentations gives sufficient impression about what is worth having a deeper look at.
Edward De Beukelaer (UK)
Initially I trained with a group of veterinary surgeons but it was only when I went to a different school where vets and human doctors trained together that I really started making good progress in using homeopathy. Meeting doctors and listening to their talks always helps me to improve my understanding and experience of homeopathy.
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