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Ars Medica

Ars Medica

Code	13854
Year	1
Semester	A1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(54H)/TC(8H)/TP(8H)
Scientific area	Human Sciences
Entry requirements	not applicable
Mode of delivery	Face-to-face
Work placements	Not apllicable
Learning outcomes	At the end of the curricular unit the student should be able 1 – to identify and to characterize key elements of the history of medicine; 2 – to explain the meaning of "The Art of Medicine"; 3 – to evaluate different approaches to pain and suffering in medical exercise; 4 – to relate the medical profession with ethical principles and values; 5 – to reflect on ethical problems arising from research and related to medical practice; 6 – to recognize the importance of interdisciplinary work to a better understanding of human being.
Syllabus	HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE I The Origins of Medicine in Ancient Greece and its relationships with Philosophy Medicine in the Golden Era of Arab World Andrew Vesalius: The construction of the body and the History of Anatomy. William Harvey: Questioning Life and the History of Physiology. Traditional Chinese Medicine HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE II Pests and disgrace: the epidemic diseases through the ages Bleeding and the requiem of Galenism Modernity and the emergence of scientific thought Twentieth Century – social trends and impact in the Portuguese Medicine SUFFERING, DEATH AND THE PALLIATIVE CARE / THE ART OF HEALING History and Philosophy of Palliative Care The promotion of the healing art Pain and Suffering Man, Doctor and Death ETHICS AND MORALITY IN MEDICAL PRACTICE History of Medical Ethics Relationships between Ethics and Morality Challenges in neuroethics Introduction to the actual ethical problems
Main Bibliography	CARRICK, P., Medical Ethics in the ancient world, Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2001. MICHEAU, F., «A Idade de Ouro da medicina árabe» in: J. LE GOFF, As Doenças têm história, Lisboa, Terramar, [1997]. VAIDYA, A. (2003), “Blood letting: from ancient times to modern times” in Proceedings of the 12h Annual History of Medicine Days, WA Whitelaw. ANTUNES, J. L., «A profissão de médico» in: Análise Social, vol. XXXVIII (166), 2003. GADAMER, H.-G. (1993), O Mistério da Saúde, Lisboa, Edições 70, 1997. HIPÓCRATES, The Art [of Medecine], The Loeb Classical Library, London, William Heinemann Ltd. / Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, 1959. OMS (2004): Better Palliative Care for Older People. http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/98235/E82933.pdf. CURADO, M. & OLIVEIRA, N. (org.) (2010), Pessoas Transparentes — Questões actuais de bioética, Lisboa, Almedina. RICOEUR, P., Os três níveis do juízo médico, trad. J. Rosa, Covilhã: lusosofia.net, 2010.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.