Name: Sydney Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Address: 502/25-29 Dixon St, Haymarket, NSW, 2000, Australia
Telephone: +61 2 9212 1968
Price range: $$
Rating: 5

General Information
Duration	1 semester
Level	Year 4, Semester 1
Unit Weighting	Unit Credit Points: 10 credit points Total Course Credit Points: 320 credit points
Student Workload	Number of timetabled hours per week: 4 Number of personal study hours per week: 6 Total workload hours per week: 10
Prerequisites	ACU302 Acupuncture Microsystems, and CCM303 TCM Internal Medicine.
Academic Details
Description	This unit introduces the student to a TCM specialisation in TCM Pediatrics and Dermatology. Through the study of the theory and practice of paediatrics, students learn about the physiology of children including their growth and development, their need for care, and the pathology of various childhood disorders. Methods of paediatric diagnosis are examined including CM pattern differentiation of the main paediatric disorders. For each condition studied, the aetiology, differentiation of syndromes, appropriate treatment principles and strategies, strengths and limitations are investigated including the effects of CM treatment approaches (Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture/moxibustion, tui-na, dietary management and general nursing care). Through the study of the theory and practice of CM dermatology, students learn about traditional and modern classification systems for dermatological disorders including physiology, aetiology, pathology, diagnosis, differentiation and treatment. Students learn to formulate CM herbal prescriptions for dermatological disorders and to select points for acupuncture or moxibustion. They evaluate the strengths and limitations of CM treatments and learn how to advise clients about lifestyle, transmission, and infection control. Throughout the study of this unit, students are reminded to take into consideration how Australia’s multi-cultural and multi-racial health care context may impact on the practice of CM Paediatrics and CM Dermatology and to always act in awareness of that context. Students are also reminded to practice CM with excellence in mind, to improve the quality of patients’ lives and the overall wellbeing of the broader community and the environment.
Learning outcomes	On successful completion of this unit students will be able to: Analyse the physiology, development, pathogenesis, nursing care, cautions and contraindications for different stages of children in both WM and TCM perspectives. Examine the classification, physiology, pathogenesis, cautions and contraindications in both TCM and WM perspectives on dermatological disorders. Synthesise the TCM methods of diagnosis, differentiation of syndromes and analysis of aetiology and pathogenesis for common paediatric and dermatological disorders drawing on case studies from supervised clinical or simulated settings. Demonstrate through case studies from supervised clinical or simulated settings, the application of appropriate TCM treatment approaches for common paediatric and dermatological disorders (including Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture/moxibustion, dietary management, lifestyle advice). Evaluate the strengths and limitations of TCM treatment for common paediatric or dermatological disorders and how Australia’s multi-cultural and multi-racial health care and inter-professional contexts may impact the outcomes of CM paediatrics and dermatology. Analyse possible adverse reactions to TCM treatments, interactions between CM herbs and other medications, appropriate management of adverse events, and quality use of herbal medicines.

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