Curricular Unit 1 - Social and Morphological Sciences

Recommended Prerequisites

 Scientific knownledge of Medicine

  Minimal skills of medical emergency

  Capacity for analyse and use of complementary diagnostic tests

  Practice Medical act.

Teaching Methods

It’s intended to achieve the acquisition of knowledge by lecture method, through theoretical and experimental study.

Learning Outcomes

The student, doctor in training, should deepen their knowledge of the traditional chinese system and relate it with a social component and current scientific knowledge and technology.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

The study of Functional Systems according to the Traditional Chinese System (TCS) and it´s analysis according to current knowledge

The study of anatomical component of the human body in the TCS analysis and current knowledge

The theory of the holes of Acupuncture and Meridians, traditional  and current aspects.

Head Lecturer(s)

Lina Maria Rodrigues Carvalho

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

An introduction to weternn medical Acupuncture. Adrian White, Mike Cummings, Jacqueline Filshie. Elsevier, 2008

Surface Anatomy. John S.P. Lumley. Churcil Livinstone, 2002.

The Biology of Acupuncture. George A Ulett, Song Ping Han. Warren H Greene inc, 2002

A Acupuntura na Medicina. Coordenador: António Almeida Ferreia. Lidel, 2010.

Medicina Energética, vol 3. M Azmani. Editorial Paido tribo, 2008.