Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
HEM712COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT APPLICATIONSElective362
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
This course provides students with the correct use of complementary and alternative practices. the importance of its use and its use in various diseases and complaints. will give information about the methods.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç. Dr. Rukiye Höbek Akarsu Dr.Öğr. Üyesi Betül kuş
Learning Outcomes
1Defines traditional treatment and complementary treatment systems.
2Knows the official definitions of traditional therapy and complementary therapy systems.
3Learns the regulations and regulations related to traditional treatment and complementary treatment systems in Turkey.
4Knows the regulations and regulations related to traditional treatment and complementary treatment systems in the world.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
none
Recommended Optional Programme Components
none
Course Contents
There are some traditional treatment systems that continue to be widely applied throughout the world; Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kampo in Japan, Ayurvedic Medicine in India, Unani Medicine, Siddha et al. Some of these treatments have had important implications for the development of contemporary medicine today. Apart from the widely applied Traditional Treatment Systems, there are also different treatment techniques that emerge by utilizing the basic principles of these systems. Among them; Aromatherapy, Homeopathy, Naturopathy etc. techniques are the most frequently applied. In this course, related techniques, basic concepts and applications will be examined.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1About the Introduction, Processing and Resources of the Course Giving Information
2Complementary and Alternative methods
3History of Complementary Therapies in the World and Turkey Its development
4Alternative Treatment Methods in the World and Turkey Overview and Definitions
5WHO and Complementary Treatment Opinions
6About complementary and alternative methods regulations
7Manipulative approaches in complementary and alternative therapies
8Herbal-based approaches in complementary and alternative therapies
9Biological approaches in complementary and alternative therapies
10Body-based in complementary and alternative therapies therapies
11Energy approaches in complementary and alternative therapies
12Research in complementary and alternative therapies
13Application in complementary and alternative therapies
14Education in complementary and alternative therapies
Recommended or Required Reading
Ayhan H. ve Mollahaliloğlu S. (2018) Tıbbi Sülük Tedavisi: Hirudoterapi Ankara Medical Journal 18(1):141-148. 2. Arslan M., Sözen Şahne B. ve Şar S. (2016) Dünya’daki Geleneksel Tedavi Sistemlerinden Örnekler: Genel Bir Bakış. Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi 6(3):100-105. 3. Benli Z. (2017) Hacamat Tedavisi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 1(6):46-53. 4. Che, C. T., George, V., Ijinu, T. P., Pushpangadan P., Andrae-Marobela K. (2017). ‘Traditional Medicine’. In Badal McCreath S., Delgoda R. (ed) Pharmacognosy, Fundamentals, Applications and Strategies, pp 15–30, Academic Press, Boston. 5. Çetı̇ n O.B. (2007) Eskişehir'de Tamamlayıcı ve Alternatif Tıp Kullanımı Sosyoekonomi 6(6):89-105. 6. Çöl A.N. Taşdemir H.S. ve Parlar-Kılıç S. (2012) Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin Tıp Dışı Alternatif ve Geleneksel Uygulamalar Konusundaki Görüşlerinin Değerlendirilmesi Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 1(4):239-251. 7. Frass M., Strassl R. P. Friehs H., Müllner M., Kundi M. and Kaye A. D. (2012) Use and Acceptance of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among the General Population and Medical Personnel: a Systematic Review. The Ochsner Journal 12(1):45-56.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
none
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination313
Final Examination111
Project Preparation155
Project Presentation111
Self Study14114
Individual Study for Mid term Examination14114
Reading14114
Homework188
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)60
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