Geriatrics of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Geriatrics of TCM was approved as an excellent online open course of Sichuan Province in 2019. Most students in school studying it are majored in TCM or eight-year TCM. As an examination course with 36 hours, the course is divided into general and individual monographs. A total of eight chapters are used in general theories to systematically elaborate the basic theory, basic knowledge and basic skills of TCM in the prevention and treatment of senile disease. Besides, the mechanism, manifestation and comprehensive evaluation of senile disease are included in the eight chapters. Moreover, not only illustration and evaluation, but diagnosis and treatments from Chinese and Western medicine perspectives are demonstrated in general theories. The individual monographs are divided into nine chapters, illustrating 40 common diseases of the elderly, each of which is described by the corresponding name in modern medicine. Overview, pathology mechanism of western medicine, etiology and pathogenesis of TCM, the key diagnosis, treatment based on syndrome differentiation, western medicine treatment, comprehensive treatments, keys in clinic, prevention and care, famous medical cases and other parts are included in the nine chapters.