HLTHAGE 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Ageism, Pharmaceutical Industry, Traditional Asian Medicine
12 Oct 2017
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Despite biomed"s dominance, various other forms of healing and approaches to health, known as complementary, alternative, and traditional medicine (cam) Central question: is healthcare a service like any other? should it be held to special standards. Between 16-70% of canadians use cam at some point during their lives - Typical user of cam is middle-aged, higher income, educated, white women with chronic illness. Until 20th century, no such thing as cam. through 20th century biomedicine came to predominate in west. Obtaining state support, ability to control competitors. Traditionally defined by exclusion: not taught in med schools, not consistent with scientific thought, not acceptable by biomedicine. Self-defined by inclusion: all which is not biomedicine, dominant system of this. Divide between cam and biomedicine sometimes difficult to pinpoint, (eg. complementary vs alternative in relationship to bio-med location at this time midwifery and chiropractors) Alternative medical systems: homeopathy, naturopathy, traditional chinese medicine, and ayurveda. Mind-body interventions: outlets - art, music, or dance.
