Benchmarks for Training in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Training traditional Chinese medicine practitioners• communicate effectively with patients, other health professionals,regulatory bodies, herbal instrument suppliers and the general public.Responsible and sustainable practice capabilitiesThe TCM practitioner should be able to:• practise within regulatory and ethical frameworks;• identify key business issues and draw on appropriate professionalresources.Research and information management capabilitiesThe TCM practitioner should be able to:• understand and acquire new knowledge from clinical research;• remain informed about TCM and apply advances in knowledge whereappropriate;• critically review research publications relevant to prescription in TCM;• describe the steps involved in TCM research within an ethical framework;• disseminate or communicate research processes and findings to peers,other professionals, the public and the government in an ethical manner.2.3 A benchmark curriculum for training TCM practitioners2.3.1 Elements of TCMBasic theories or principles of TCM• Characteristics and key concepts of TCM theory, including: yin and yang,five elements, zang-fu, qi, blood and body fluids, meridians, 1 aetiology andpathogenesis;• Diagnosis in TCM, including: the four diagnostic methods (inspection,auscultation and olfaction, enquiring and palpation);• Differentiation of syndromes (identification of syndromes according tothe eight guiding principles 2 and zang-fu);• Principles of treatment.Upon completion of this subject, students are expected to be able to describeconcepts of TCM and apply these concepts in diagnosis and prescription; theyare also expected to demonstrate competency in diagnosis and differentiation ofsyndromes guided by the TCM theoretical framework, which reflects theuniqueness of TCM.1The meridians and collaterals are important components of the body. They are linear inform and subdivided into several levels of branches which are interconnected with eachother and form into a network.2The eight guiding principles are yin and yang, internal and external aspects, cold andheat, and asthenia and sthenia.9
Benchmarks for training in traditional Chinese medicineChinese Materia Medica• Basic theory and concepts;• Classification, actions, indications, and clinical applications.Upon completion of this subject, students are expected to be able to describe 350commonly used Chinese Materia Medica, properly apply them according to TCMtheory, particularly as it relates to differential diagnosis and describe methods ofdecoction and basic knowledge and skills for identifying raw and processedChinese Materia Medica.TCM formulae• Basic theory, concept, therapeutic principles, and methods of prescriptionand modification;• Composition, modification, actions, combinations, and clinical applicationof commonly used formulae.Upon completion of this subject, students are expected to be able to explain theprinciples of construction of TCM formulae, describe approximately 120commonly used formulae and demonstrate knowledge and skills in analysingand applying the formulae in the prescription of TCM. In addition, they areexpected to be able to formulate appropriate TCM prescriptions independentlyaccording to differentiation of syndromes and therapeutic methods forindividual patients.TCM Internal medicine• Basic concepts, theories and skills;• Aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, syndrome differentiation,treatment principles and methods, and appropriate formulae for commondiseases.Upon completion of this subject, students are expected to be able to describe thebasic methods of differentiation of diseases and syndromes and to managecommon conditions of internal medicine using TCM.TCM Gynaecology• Theory and basic concepts;• Aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, syndromedifferentiation, treatment principles and methods, and appropriateformulae for common diseases.Upon completion of this subject, students are expected to apply the knowledgeand skills for comprehensive diagnosis and TCM management of commongynaecological conditions.TCM external medicine• Theory and basic concepts;• Aetiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment;• Basic concepts and common diseases in dermatology.Upon completion of this subject, students are expected to be able to demonstratethe basic practical skills of sterilization and disinfection and to apply basic10
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