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Why should I buy software?
Why choose Cara Professional?
Why buy Cara as a student?
What user support will I get?
What technical support will I get?
Why have books in electronic form?
Is there a charge for upgrades?
Can I add to my initial purchase?
How can I buy Cara?
Trading-in Cara for Isis
Why should I buy software?
Computers are now an increasing part in our lives. This
is also true in the world of homeopathy. Homeopathic software
programs have become much more sophisticated and give us access
to much of the current thinking and new strategies available.
For example, in Cara you can use filters : this means you
can isolate groups of remedies to work with when repertorising,
i.e. Animal source remedies, the Kali family or a specified
row or column on the Periodic table. You can also use Sankaran’s
‘Insights’ : a feature on Cara that allows you
to cross the sensation of a family of remedies with a state
or miasm (as well as many others). Even if you don’t
want to use these advanced ways of working right now you may
grow into them later.
As a student there is no greater learning tool than a computerised
system (please click
here to read Using Cara as a learning tool) and let’s
not forget that you never stop learning about homeopathy.
Whether it’s a new strategy or a new remedy there is
always a wealth of new information available. Having a computerised
system allows you to manage information in the most effective
way.
For the busy (or even semi busy practitioner) a computerised
system of repertorisation will help save a lot of time and
also offer many more remedies to evaluate. I have heard practitioners
say “I repertorise by hand” but I just can’t
imagine any busy practitioner sitting down and ticking boxes
for every case. I think what they mean is, they flick through
the repertory and validate that a remedy they have in mind
is in the relevant rubrics for the case in question. There’s
nothing wrong with that, but you are in danger of only prescribing
remedies you know well.
Here is an example of what I am taking about. Imagine you
have a patient come to see you and you decide the following
symptoms are what you are going to base your choice of remedy
on:
- Mind - Forsaken feeling
- Mind - Irresolution
- Mind - Mood changeable, variable
- Stomach - Thirstlessness
- Stomach - Aversion to fat and rich foods
What remedy would you think of in this case? I would immediately
think of Pulsatilla, Do any other remedies come to mind? I
have asked many people this question and only a few could
answer and they were all wrong!
Would it surprise you to find out that 19 other remedies
cover all 5 rubrics? Here’s the problem: If you don’t
know all the 20 remedies well, and are a busy practitioner,
you may be tempted to give Pulsatilla. Click
here to see the repertorisation of these symptoms from
the Complete Millennium repertory.
There is a lot of skill involved in taking a case and deciding
‘what needs to be cured’. However when it comes
to searching for rubrics, repertorising and then researching
materia medica, why not use a computer to do the donkey work!
I am sure there are still those who think that using a computer
detracts from the ‘art’ of homeopathy. I think
the converse is true. Using a computer means you can be more
thorough in less time, which means you will be more successful,
both in results and financial reward. Your practice is a business
and a software package is one of the tools of the trade.
Why choose Cara Professional?
Cara Professional is a great 'starter package' because it's
very affordable and is very easy to use. You have the option
to trade-in your Cara later and move up to Isis.
Why buy Cara as a student?
Cara offers some great learning aids (please click
here to read Using Cara as a learning tool). Other reasons
for buying Cara as a student are as follows:
- You will avoid duplication. Students who buy Cara later
in their training realise that Cara provides many of the
books they have bought in hard copy form
- You can use Cara for college assignments.
- You will be very comfortable with Isis by the time you
go into practice (one less challenge)
What user support will I get?
Cara is renowned for being easy to use. It comes with:
- Manual (in hard copy format) that also has tutorials
in it
- Help menu
We will gladly run FREE tele-conference style workshops if
a group of 6 or more customers approach us. You also have
access to the Miccant representative that sold you the program
and me (Colin Hart).
What technical support will I get?
Miccant provide FREE on-going technical support to all customers.
Why have books in electronic form?
The advantages of having books in electronic form are two
fold. Firstly if you have a lap-top and are mobile, you can
now carry your entire library of books with you at no extra
weight : imagine what you will save on osteopathic bills!
Secondly and probably more importantly, you can search all
books on Isis. Many homeopathic books are reference books.
A while back I was writing an article and wanted to reference
Hahnemann talking about ‘Obstacles to cure’. I
knew this was in the Organon, but couldn’t remember
where. I spent 20 minutes flicking through the Organon but
couldn’t find what I was looking for, so I went to my
system and typed in ‘Obstacles to cure’ and within
a couple of seconds the reference was found! If you are carrying
out research, teaching or simple can’t find what you
are looking for in the repertory, you now have another source
of references at your disposal. The more books you have on
the system the more results you will end up with.
Remember that homeopathy is a lifetime of learning, so if
you are just starting out or are well established there is
always more to learn!
Is there a charge for upgrades?
There are two types of upgrades. Enhancements to Cara or
additional information to be added to the repertories, collections
and libraries. If the enhancement hasn’t taken lots
of time and money to complete or we get free information,
then our policy is to give this away for FREE. On the other
hand if there has been lots of development time and money
or we have to pay authors royalties on books, then there will
be a charge incurred.
Can I add to my initial purchase?
No, but you do have the option of trading-in Cara for ISIS.
How can I buy Cara?
We accept credit/debit cards (excluding American Express
& Diners club) and cheques. Customers purchasing outside
the UK can pay by credit card or banker’s draft (in
Sterling)
We offer a 14 day money back guarantee for complete peace
of mind
Trading-in Cara for Isis
You can trade-in your Cara for Isis. We call this a trade-in
because Isis isn’t an upgraded version Cara, it is a
completely different program. If you trade-in Cara, then you
are essentially handing it back to us, although you don’t
actually need to return anything, you aren’t permitted
to sell or give Cara away. You can continue to use Cara (although
once you get Isis loaded, you won’t need Cara), however
if your machine crashed and you lose your Cara activation
code, we won’t issue you with a new one.
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