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IAVH Newsletter ’
IAVH President – Edward de Beukelaer
Dear All,
Last November, we sent a dossier to the WVA (World vet- erinary Association) with information about homeopathy – you can find it on the IAVH website:
http://www.iavh.org/en/why-homeopathy/antimicro- bial-resistance/
When Minako, our Vice-president, represented us at their [Japanese] board meeting in Seoul, she met a number of delegates who were interested in finding out more about homeopathy. With the support of a few WVA members and their past president, Dr René Carlston, who is still active and influential in the WVA, it looks like we have a window to talk to an audience of colleagues about what we do and what we can offer.
Some of us have sent in abstracts for talks about homeop- athy at the WVA congress in Barcelona in May 2018. A presentation by Petra Weiermayer of a case of antibiotic resistant bacteria in a wound in a horse cured with silicea has been selected to be presented at the congress: there will be a homeopathy case presented at the WVA annual congress!!
Next year in Sofia (16-17 November) we hold a colloquium around the theme of integration of homeopathy in modern medicine together with our colleagues the doctors (ECH). I am telling you this because it is part of the effort of the IAVH to make sure that conventional colleagues see us
as normal vets and not some strange fringe group of idealists. This is to make sure our message will be heard and that we can work with our colleagues in cooperation.
This may be seen as a hard thing to do at times. Due to our education in homeopathy we can be particularly sensitive to side
effects of some conven-
tional treatments. But
pragmatism has to be the
word. Many of our colleagues do
try to do their best for their patients,
using conventional medicine as wisely as possi- ble. Others may well sometimes be a bit too enthusiastic in the use on conventional techniques. Intheexerciseofcooperation,wehavetobehelpful rather than critical. This is not about being right or wrong (if such a thing exists) it is about doing to best for patients within the limits of modern
reality.
We can practice homeopathy well even when patients are conventionally treated. I always told myself that if I had to put down lots of conditions on the patient for my remedies to be active, then I could not see homeopathy as a very useful type of medicine. I have since discovered that even when patients are vaccinated or taking heavy conventional treatments, they still respond very well and quickly: as long
...homeopathy is a modern type of medi- cine, a type of medicine that has a lot to offer for the future of medicine and can perfectly well function within
modern medicine practice.
as I come up with a really good remedy.
Because we as homeopaths do not tend to take the easy path to medicine; to be able to hang on we need to be strong-willed. We have to use our strength of character to bring a repeated positive message, even in adversity.
It is fine to let off some steam due to the negativity we often encounter but our outward message has to show that homeopathy is a modern type of medicine, a type of medi- cine that has a lot to offer for the future of medicine and can perfectly well function within modern medicine practice.
Hence, the title of the Sofia colloquium in November 2018 is: ‘Homeopathy in the 21st century, integrating homeopathy into dental, human and veterinary medical
practice’.
We have to keep looking out for those colleagues and others who are open to what we do and are prepared to work in
cooperation.
And now, of course, I will return to my usual,
repeated theme: we also have to use our strength to share information about homeopathy with our colleagues, to make sure our homeopathic tech- nique is at the top of its game. Please send in your cases, participate in the forum and partici-
pate in the MMHV. n
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