Chinese Medicine and Ageing
About This Course
This course explores Chinese Medicine and how it can be applied to health maintenance and treatment for the aged. It starts with an introduction on the theories of Chinese Medicine and provides a better understanding of Chinese Medicine and its treatments available. The second section of this course provides an in-depth discussion of ageing in Chinese Medicine context, and the illnesses commonly seen.
Learners will learn the Chinese Medicine concepts and their relevance to ageing, analyse age related health changes in Chinese Medicine context, as well as evaluate Chinese Medicine approaches for the prevention and management of age associated illnesses.
What You'll Learn
1. Describe the key concepts of Chinese Medicine and how they apply to health maintenance and treatment for ageing individuals.
2. Identify and explain the functions of Chinese Medicine organs and how these organs relate to overall health and disease prevention in the context of ageing.
3. Analyse and explain from Chinese Medicine’s perspective how major organ systems function, and how they become dysregulated with age, including the impact of age-related changes on organ balance and health.
4. Critically assess and describe the role of nutrition and dietary therapy within Chinese Medicine, particularly its role in promoting wellness and managing ageing related illnesses.
Entry Requirements
Applicants should possess:
A good bachelor’s degree (with an IELTS score of 6.0; or TOEFL internet based score of 85 if the medium of instruction was not in English); and
a passion for working with older people or on ageing-related matters.