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The title can be translated to "Practical ethics of the physician."
Justification
Possibly first written instructions on how to run peer review.
Unformed Thoughts
Amongst other practices, this book advocates for physicians to produce duplicate notes for their review. This review would be conducted “by a local council of physicians, who would adjudicate as to whether the physician had performed according to the standards that then prevailed” (Al-Mousawi, 2020).
Importantly, this amounts to a governance structure, “a local council of physicians” who would review medical notes. The process is a mechanism to ensure that doctors are conducting themselves correctly. What’s more, there is mention in Al-Mousawi’s quote of adhering to “the standards that then prevailed” (ibid.). This responds to the same need: there are a set of standards to follow if one wants to be a good physician. These standards seem to align with Hippocrates’ talk of “knowledge and skills”. The difference now is that Al-Ruhawi has suggested a process whereby these knowledge and skills might be put in check.
Legacy Stories are stories that were conceptualised in September 2021, before the timeline was on Tiki-Toki, let alone GitHub. The story in its current form lives here. And you are very welcome to share any thoughts you have on how this story can be improved by commenting below!
Title
Legacy story: Adab Al-Tabib, by Al-Ruhawi
Date or Period đź“…
900 BCE for "ninth century" (Padela, 2007).
Elevator Pitch
The title can be translated to "Practical ethics of the physician."
Justification
Possibly first written instructions on how to run peer review.
Unformed Thoughts
Amongst other practices, this book advocates for physicians to produce duplicate notes for their review. This review would be conducted “by a local council of physicians, who would adjudicate as to whether the physician had performed according to the standards that then prevailed” (Al-Mousawi, 2020).
Importantly, this amounts to a governance structure, “a local council of physicians” who would review medical notes. The process is a mechanism to ensure that doctors are conducting themselves correctly. What’s more, there is mention in Al-Mousawi’s quote of adhering to “the standards that then prevailed” (ibid.). This responds to the same need: there are a set of standards to follow if one wants to be a good physician. These standards seem to align with Hippocrates’ talk of “knowledge and skills”. The difference now is that Al-Ruhawi has suggested a process whereby these knowledge and skills might be put in check.
See also Levely (1967).