Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Code

MEDS2028

School

Medical Education Centre

Level

2

Credits

10

Semesters

Spring UK

Summary

The module will cover the following topics:

• Discussion of the placebo effect, including evidence & mechanisms.
• The use of meta-analysis and critical appraisal
• Legal issues associated with the manufacture and sale of herbal medicines.
• Commonly-used herbal medicines.oMechanisms of herb-drug interactions.
• Traditional Medicines, including Traditional Chinese Medicines, Indian Medicines, and African Medicines.
• Nutritional supplements, including vitamins, minerals, trace elements.
• Role of pharmacists, including identification of adverse effects of herbal medicines and education of patients about herb- drug interactions.
• Other complementary and alternative medicines including acupuncture, reflexology, chiropractics, osteopathy homeopathy, aromatherapy, hypnosis.

Target Students

Year 2 students registered on the BMedSci (A100 and A10S) and BSc Medical Sciences (A104).There is a limited number of places on this module. Students are reminded that enrolments which are not agreed by the Offering School in advance may be cancelled without notice.

Classes

• Six 1-hour lectures each week for

Assessment

• 100% Exam 1 (2-hour): Written Essay

Assessed by end of autumn semester

Educational Aims

Learning Outcomes

The student will be able to meet areas within the GMC outcomes as follows. The full wording is found in Outcomes for Graduates (2018). 

1s, 5a, 5b, 11b, 11c, 14e, 14m, 18b, 18c, 18e, 18m, 22d , 22e, 22f

Conveners

• Dr Othman Othman