Outline of healthcare science

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to healthcare science:

Healthcare science – applied science dealing with the application of science, technology, engineering or mathematics to the delivery of healthcare.^[1]

Contents 1 Branches 1.1 Conventional Western disciplines 1.2 Alternative medicine 1.3 Spiritually based healing 1.4 Traditional and folk medicine 2 History 3 General concepts 4 Diagnostic methods 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

Branches

Conventional Western disciplines

• Athletic training
• Dentistry
• Dietetics
• Epidemiology
• Exercise physiology
• Genetic counseling
• Medical physics
• Medicine
• Medical technology
• Nursing
• Nutrition
• Occupational therapy
• Optometry
• Pharmacology
• Physical therapy (physiotherapy)
• Psychoanalysis
• Psychotherapy, including Cognitive therapy
• Public health
• Physical education
• Speech-Language Pathology
• Surgery, including anaesthesiology
• Veterinary medicine

Alternative medicine

• Biomedical model
• Biopsychosocial model
• Body treatment
• Complementary medicine
• Energy medicine
• Energy (spirituality)
• Healer
• Health applications and clinical studies of meditation
• Holistic health
• Home remedy
• Homeopathy
• Manipulative therapy
• Manual therapy
• Medical model
• Mind-body intervention
• Nocebo
• NCCAM
• Placebo
• Program for Evaluating Complementary Medicine
• Rejuvenation (aging)
• Self-healing
• Traditional medicine
• Wellness (alternative medicine)
• World medical systems

Spiritually based healing

• Christian Science
• Faith healing
• Johrei
• Maharishi Vedic Medicine
• Shamanism

Traditional and folk medicine

• Ayurveda
• Folk medicine
• Medical herbalism
• Native American traditional healing
• Shamanism
• Traditional Chinese medicine, including acupuncture
• Traditional Korean medicine

History

• History of biology
• History of medicine
• History of nutrition
• History of optometry

General concepts

• Health –
• Disease –
• Witch doctor –
• Physician –
• Surgeon –
• Surgery –
• Healing –
• healer –
• Witch-doctor –
• Hospital –
• Nurse –
• Medication –
• Operation –
• Public Health –

Diagnostic methods

• physical examination –
• medical history –
• auscultation –
• stethoscope –
• percussion –
• medical imaging –
• X-ray –
• medical ultrasonography –
• blood work –

See also

• Academic health science centre
• List of health sciences topics

References

External links

• Links to Health Professions Websites
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• The US National Library of Medicine

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