How to Pay for The Team Effort Series on The Homeopathic Symposium
Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 9:52 am
We are in a real quandary here at The Homeopathic Symposium! After a
fantastic response of analyses from both students and Practitioners,
and Jeremy's amazing discussion of the case, I think we might have a
rememdy that's going to help my patient with whom I've had no
success. We just have got to keep this series going, no question
about it! The potential for it and how it can benefit our community
is great.
So the question is, how do we pay for it?
I completely see Joy and Andy's take on not wanting to have to pay
money to give their sage advice on how to help a patient. From this
project's inception I have actively solicited the homeopathic
pharmaceutical companys to get funding so that the Team Effort series
could be free. I've had no success. Our monthy outgoing costs are
quite high. Each time someone watches a video from the site, we're
charged a streaming video fee. That, plus the cost to edit the
cases, compress them, create a transcript, maintain a massive server,
professionally record video presentations, all the start up expenses
of computers and cameras-- let's just say this project really is a
labor of love!
One of the main reasons the Team Effort series was created was to
provide students with a way to be involved with the treatment of
challenging cases. If Practitioners don't feel they're really
benefiting from the exchange, perhaps we need to forgo other
Practitioner's involvement and just focus on the treatment idea of
one guest Practitioner. Students will need to pay for the training
and in exchange they will receive a certificate for 4 hours of CEU
credit. Or perhaps if it grows popular enough, we'll be able to drop
the cost to very little for both students and practitioners and still
have what's collected cover expenses. Or here's another idea: we
could create a way of charging everyone, but offering a rebate to
working Practitioners who take the time to analyze the case. Not
sure that would work, but we could look into it.
Just for the record, I've been treating the patient for this first
Team Effort case and her two sons for free for the
past 1 1/2 years. Rosemary's email is very perceptive and right on
target. This is not a question of us making money on a community
effort to help a sick person. It's trying to find a way at this
early stage to merely cover the expenses of what has already shown
itself to
be a worthwhile learning tool.
If what we're doing feels useful, it would be wonderful to receive
some financial support back from the community. Without it, the
project will not continue.
I welcome any ideas, suggestions, or funding leads! Please write:
malcolm@spiritone.com
Sincerely,
Malcolm Smith ND
-- In minutus@yahoogroups.com, "Rosemary C Hyde PhD"
wrote:
any "high speed" connection would be adequate. I have an ordinary,
basic DSL connection, and there were times in viewing the case that
it slowed down or stopped, and I had to go directly into the movie
software instead of watching the screen on the website (I clicked on
the "
to work -- I don't know enough about the technology to know why). I
understand that transmission speed over cable lines is more variable
than over phone lines, but again, I suspect that whatever "broadband"
(i.e. not dial-up) connection that's available will work well
enough.
case was a really wonderful experience. And Jeremy Sherr's
presentation of how he has decided to handle the case and the way he
arrived at his conclusions (the conference call June 6) was one of
the most useful and enlightening homeopathic presentations I've
heard, from anyone.
to pay to participate in such efforts. On the other hand, there are
expenses involved, and lots of time and effort, in making the
connections so that people can participate, and the person doing the
work should not have to suffer financially for his good efforts. So,
on balance, it makes sense to ask for participation in the costs.
Yes, it felt good to think that someone would be helped. And yes, it
was a wonderful learning experience reading everyone's analyses and
ways of thinking, and hearing Jeremy's masterful approach to case
analysis.
opinion, acted intelligently and for the greater good in opening up
this electronic forum for the homeopathic community. We will all
benefit from its success, whatever our level of expertise.
continue spending his time and efforts on it and to cover its
expenses. What would happen if we acted as a community, and found
ways to support him so that the forum evolves in ways that will
promote high level discussion and greater communication across
national boundaries in the homeopathic community? What suggestions
would we have, and how could we spread the word to teachers,
students, and practitioners so that as many as possible begin to
participate in the symposium and make it a resounding success for all
of us?
in my opinion, can provide a different level and form of learning to
compliment the great benefits we receive from participating in the
Minutus discussions.
RISK TO
did not,
my hopes
yet
checked it out
good
sale on
June 8.
fantastic response of analyses from both students and Practitioners,
and Jeremy's amazing discussion of the case, I think we might have a
rememdy that's going to help my patient with whom I've had no
success. We just have got to keep this series going, no question
about it! The potential for it and how it can benefit our community
is great.
So the question is, how do we pay for it?
I completely see Joy and Andy's take on not wanting to have to pay
money to give their sage advice on how to help a patient. From this
project's inception I have actively solicited the homeopathic
pharmaceutical companys to get funding so that the Team Effort series
could be free. I've had no success. Our monthy outgoing costs are
quite high. Each time someone watches a video from the site, we're
charged a streaming video fee. That, plus the cost to edit the
cases, compress them, create a transcript, maintain a massive server,
professionally record video presentations, all the start up expenses
of computers and cameras-- let's just say this project really is a
labor of love!
One of the main reasons the Team Effort series was created was to
provide students with a way to be involved with the treatment of
challenging cases. If Practitioners don't feel they're really
benefiting from the exchange, perhaps we need to forgo other
Practitioner's involvement and just focus on the treatment idea of
one guest Practitioner. Students will need to pay for the training
and in exchange they will receive a certificate for 4 hours of CEU
credit. Or perhaps if it grows popular enough, we'll be able to drop
the cost to very little for both students and practitioners and still
have what's collected cover expenses. Or here's another idea: we
could create a way of charging everyone, but offering a rebate to
working Practitioners who take the time to analyze the case. Not
sure that would work, but we could look into it.
Just for the record, I've been treating the patient for this first
Team Effort case and her two sons for free for the
past 1 1/2 years. Rosemary's email is very perceptive and right on
target. This is not a question of us making money on a community
effort to help a sick person. It's trying to find a way at this
early stage to merely cover the expenses of what has already shown
itself to
be a worthwhile learning tool.
If what we're doing feels useful, it would be wonderful to receive
some financial support back from the community. Without it, the
project will not continue.
I welcome any ideas, suggestions, or funding leads! Please write:
malcolm@spiritone.com
Sincerely,
Malcolm Smith ND
-- In minutus@yahoogroups.com, "Rosemary C Hyde PhD"
wrote:
any "high speed" connection would be adequate. I have an ordinary,
basic DSL connection, and there were times in viewing the case that
it slowed down or stopped, and I had to go directly into the movie
software instead of watching the screen on the website (I clicked on
the "
to work -- I don't know enough about the technology to know why). I
understand that transmission speed over cable lines is more variable
than over phone lines, but again, I suspect that whatever "broadband"
(i.e. not dial-up) connection that's available will work well
enough.
case was a really wonderful experience. And Jeremy Sherr's
presentation of how he has decided to handle the case and the way he
arrived at his conclusions (the conference call June 6) was one of
the most useful and enlightening homeopathic presentations I've
heard, from anyone.
to pay to participate in such efforts. On the other hand, there are
expenses involved, and lots of time and effort, in making the
connections so that people can participate, and the person doing the
work should not have to suffer financially for his good efforts. So,
on balance, it makes sense to ask for participation in the costs.
Yes, it felt good to think that someone would be helped. And yes, it
was a wonderful learning experience reading everyone's analyses and
ways of thinking, and hearing Jeremy's masterful approach to case
analysis.
opinion, acted intelligently and for the greater good in opening up
this electronic forum for the homeopathic community. We will all
benefit from its success, whatever our level of expertise.
continue spending his time and efforts on it and to cover its
expenses. What would happen if we acted as a community, and found
ways to support him so that the forum evolves in ways that will
promote high level discussion and greater communication across
national boundaries in the homeopathic community? What suggestions
would we have, and how could we spread the word to teachers,
students, and practitioners so that as many as possible begin to
participate in the symposium and make it a resounding success for all
of us?
in my opinion, can provide a different level and form of learning to
compliment the great benefits we receive from participating in the
Minutus discussions.
RISK TO
did not,
my hopes
yet
checked it out
good
sale on
June 8.