History, Principles and Fundamentals of Acupuncture

Scholar Year: 2017/2018

Courses

Head Teacher Responsability Jorge Alexandre de Oliveira Maia Head

Weekly workload Hours/week T TP P PL TC S E EL OT TPL O OT/PL Type of classes 3 2 Lectures Type Teacher Classes Hours Theoretical Totals 1 3,00 Jorge Maia   0,13 Natália Roque   2,87 Theoretical-practical Totals 1 2,00 Natália Roque   2,00

Teaching language

Portuguese

Intended learning outcomes (Knowledges, skills and competencies to be developed by the students)

It is intended that at the end of this curricular unit the student is able to:
• Understand the basic principles of theoretical and philosophical system of traditional Chinese medicine
• Understand the connections between energy, matter, blood and Fluid Organic Light of the Traditional
Chinese Medicine
• Know the structure and organization of the Energy System of Acupuncture Meridians
• Understand the etiology and course of the disease according to Traditional Chinese Medicine
• To understand and differentiate the concepts of Yin / Yang and five Movements
• Differentiate and correlate between energy (Qi ), Matter, Blood and Fluid
• Identify and differentiate between different categories of Meridian Energy of Acupuncture
• Understanding the etiology and pathophysiology of the disease according to traditional Chinese
medicine.

Syllabus

1. Introduction
1.1 Formation and development of the theoretical system of Chinese medicine
1.2. Basic characteristics of acupuncture
2. Theories of Yin / Yang and the Five Elements (Wu Xing)
3. Theory of Zang Xiang
4. Jing, Qi, Xue and Jin Ye
5. Meridians
6. Etiology and mechanisms of disease occurrence
7. Pathogenesis
8. Auriculoacupuncture

Demonstration of the syllabus coherence with the UC intended learning outcomes

The integrated and progressive approach to curricular unit program will allow students to develop the
knowledge and skills set out in the objectives, ensuring consistency between the syllabus and the learning
outcomes.
The syllabus of the curricular unit address the fundamental philosophical-theoretical concepts of Chinese
medicine, with emphasis on their application in acupuncture, allowing the student to better understand the
theoretical reasoning of traditional Chinese medicine that will sustain their clinical practice; differentiate
and correlate between energy (Qi), Matter, Blood and Fluids; understand the concept of meridian
identifying the composition of its system; and identify and understand the etiology and pathophysiology of
the disease according to traditional Chinese medicine.

Teaching methodologies

Expositive, demonstrative, participative and problem solving.

Demonstration of the teaching methodologies coherence with the curricular unit's intended learning outcomes

The development of the classes held by harmonizing the teaching methodologies with the fundamental
objectives of curricular unit.
This will be a curricular unit of explanatory memorandum of acupuncture based on fundamental principles
of theoretical and philosophical system of traditional Chinese medicine.
In class the correlation will be established between program content already addressed, sensitize students
to the importance of understanding the concept of meridians and their composition, and demonstrate the
etiology and pathophysiology of the disease according to traditional Chinese medicine. In these classes,
the dialogue is above relevance to the objectives are achieved.

Assessment methodologies and evidences

The unit can be effected by: (a) continuous
evaluation, ongoing at the school and that results in the exemption examination period, if the final grade is
equal to or higher than 10, and assuming the formative and summative dimensions; (b) exam, which takes
the summative dimension. The assessment is made by two written tests, each one accounting for 50% and
with 9,5 values of minimal classification.
The classification of all assessment instruments is expressed on a scale of 0 to 20, and the weighted value
of the marks obtained must be equal or greater than 10. The exam consists in a written test, in which the
approval will require a rating equal to or higher than 10.

Bibliografia

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Pharmacology - Basic Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Volume I, Livro 2. Beijing: New World Press.
Ouyang, B. & Gu, Z. (1996). Essentials of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Jinan: Shandong Science and
Technology Press.
Tian, C. & Ysao, Y. (1993). Tratado de Medicina Chinesa. São Paulo: ROCA.
Zuo, Y. (2002). Basic Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Compiled by Nanjing University of TCM,
Translated & Published by Shanghai. University of TCM.