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Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Prevention, Control and Treatment of Chronic Diseases

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi via XuetangX

Overview

With the development of economy, the improvement of people's living standard, the change of lifestyle and dietary structure, chronic diseases such as hyperlipidemia, high blood pressure, high blood glucose (diabetes), high uric acid hematic disease (gout), obesity, cancer, coronary heart disease, stroke and others are seriously affecting people's physical and mental health. How to prevent diseases and nurse your body correctly is the most urgent issue to be solved.

"Prevention, Control and Treatment of Chronic Diseases" is an online open course for the whole society, jointly created by a number of experts of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) from many well-known universities and medical institutions in the guangdong-hong kong-macao greater bay area.


This course includes 10 units (in view of the common chronic diseases, such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, high blood glucose (diabetes), high uric acid hematic disease (gout), obesity, cancer, coronary heart disease, stroke, etc.), the content mainly consider the traditional Chinese medicine "preventive treatment of diseases" thought as the instruction. Training you to be your own body therapist through lifestyle improvement, diet adjustment and the selection of exercise prescription and medicinal food and product, etc.


In a word, this course will combine the comprehensive application of basic and clinical, diet and nutrition, sports and medicinal diet, traditional Chinese medicine and modern medicine to help you solve various chronic diseases.


Syllabus

  • Chapter 1: Introduction
    • 1.1 Why should we learn the Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and be our therapist?
    • 1.2 Brief introduction of common chronic diseases(1)
    • 1.3 Brief introduction of common chronic diseases(2)
    • 1.4 The Mistakes in the Management of Chronic Disease
    • 1.5 Interview with the Master of Chinese Medicine - How to keep healthy and prevent disease
  • Chapter 2: Hypertension
    • 2.1 Definition, epidemiology and etiology of hypertension
    • 2.2 Clinical manifestations and diagnostic criteria of hypertension
    • 2.3 Self management of hypertension
    • 2.4 Modern Medication for Hypertension (1)
    • 2.5 Modern Medication for Hypertension (2)
    • 2.6 Traditional Chinese Medicine for Hypertension
  • Chapter 3: Hyperlipidemia
    • 3.1 Overview of hyperlipidemia
    • 3.2 Exercise, Diet and Medicinal Diet for Hyperlipidemia
    • 3.3 Traditional Chinese Medicine for Hyperlipidemia
    • 3.4 Interview with the Master of Chinese Medicine - Common misunderstandings and suggestions of diseased conditions in women
  • Chapter 4 Hyperglycemia
    • 4.1 Definition of hyperglycemia
    • 4.2 Epidemiology of hyperglycemia
    • 4.3 Etiology and clinical manifestation of hyperglycemia
    • 4.4 Diagnosis of hyperglycemia
    • 4.5 Lifestyle and exercise of hyperglycemia
    • 4.6 Diet Management for Hyperglycemia
    • 4.7 Modern Medication for Hyperglycemia
    • 4.8 Traditional Chinese Medicine for Hyperglycemia
  • Chapter 5: Hyperuricemia
    • 5.1 Overview of hyperuricemia
    • 5.2 Conditioning of hyperuricemia
    • 5.3 Modern Medication for Hyperuricemia
    • 5.4 Traditional Chinese medicine treatment of hyperuricemia
  • Chapter 6:Comorbidity
    • 6.1 Overview of "Four Hypers" Comorbidity
    • 6.2 Lifestyle, Exercise and Diet for "Four Hypers" Comorbidity
    • 6.3 Medicinal Diet and Modern Medication for “Four Hypers" Comorbidity
    • 6.4 Traditional Chinese Medicine for "Four Hypers” Comorbidity
  • Chapter 7:Coronary heart disease
    • 7.1 Definition, epidemiology and typing of coronary heart disease
    • 7.2 Clinical manifestations, self - assessment and risk factors of coronary heart disease
    • 7.3 The Prevention and Medicinal Diet for Coronary Heart Disease
    • 7.4 Emergency treatment and drug treatment of coronary heart disease
    • 7.5 Traditional Chinese medicine treatment of coronary heart disease
  • Chapter 8:Cancer
    • 8.1 Definition of cancer
    • 8.2 Aetiology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer
    • 8.3 Lung and liver cancer
    • 8.4 Breast and prostate cancer
    • 8.5 Colorectal cancer
    • 8.6 Lifestyle management of cancer
    • 8.7 TCM treatment strategies for cancer
    • 8.8 TCM prevention and treatment of common cancers
    • 8.9 Summary
    • 8.10 A Brief Introduction to the Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Hong Kong (interview)
  • Chapter 9: Stroke
    • 9.1 Definition, epidemiology and etiology of stroke
    • 9.2 Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of cerebral apoplexy
    • 9.3 Lifestyle, exercise and diet of cerebral apoplexy
    • 9.4 Medicinal Diet and Modern Medication for Stroke
    • 9.5 Traditional Chinese Medicine for Stroke
    • 9.6 A brief introduction to the Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Macao (interview)
  • Chapter 10: Obesity
    • 10.1 Overview of obesity
    • 10.2 Conditioning of obesity
    • 10.3 Modern Medication and Traditional Chinese Medicine for Obesity
    • 10.4 Interview with the Master of Chinese Medicine - Starting from ourselves, inheriting and promoting Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Final Exam

    Taught by

    Hong Nie, Li Sun, Rongrong He, Kaihe Ye, and Li Yang

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