CCST9084 Science, Technology and Big DataFrom Ancient Remedies to Modern Medicine: A Historical Perspective on Health TechnologyThis course is under the thematic cluster(s) of:
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Course Description
This course is a comprehensive overview of the history and evolution of health technology and well-being, from ancient times to the present day, and into the future. It provides students with a deep understanding of the way how technology has impacted the delivery of medical care and the improvement of health outcomes, and how these trends are likely to continue.
The course begins by exploring ancient medical practices. It then moves on to examine the evolution of surgical techniques and medical tools, and the impact of these advancements on modern medicine.
In the present day, the course covers the latest developments in medical technology, and the impact of these technologies on healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. The course will also discuss the future of healthcare delivery, including the potential for new models of care to transform the healthcare industry and the impact of technological advances on the future of health technology and well-being.
Through a blend of lectures, tutorials, and field trips, students will gain a broad understanding of the history, present and future of health technology and well-being, and the skills they need to succeed in a rapidly changing healthcare landscape.
Course Learning Outcomes
On completing the course, students will be able to:
- Describe and explain the basic concept of common illness, the difference between the ancient and modern management.
- Understand how technology helps to improve our health and promote physical wellbeing.
- Describe and explain the evolution of medicine.
- Build up competencies in communication skills, critical thinking, specifically oral, written and visual literacies.
Offer Semester and Day of Teaching
First semester (Wed)
Study Load
Activities | Number of hours |
Lectures | 24 |
Tutorials | 8 |
Fieldwork / Visits | 16 |
Reading / Self-study | 30 |
Assessment: Group poster production and presentation | 24 |
Assessment: Essay / Report writing | 24 |
Total: | 126 |
Assessment: 100% coursework
Assessment Tasks | Weighting |
Field Trip report | 20 |
Lecture and tutorial participation | 30 |
Poster presentation | 30 |
Short essay | 20 |
Required Reading
- Castiglioni, A. (1941). A History of Medicine (1st ed.). Routledge. From https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429019883
- Donovan, W. H. (2007). Spinal Cord Injury-Past, Present, and Future. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 30, 85-100.
- Ernst, E. (2022). Alternative Medicine: A Critical Assessment of 202 Modalities. Cham, Springer International Publishing AG. [pp. 15-35]
- Goldacre, B. (2010). Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks. McClelland & Stewart.
- Howland, J. (2019, December 23). A history of Orthopaedics. Authors Press.
- Klenerman, L. (2002, January 7). The Evolution of Orthopaedic Surgery (1st ed.). Holder Education Publishers.
- Lasagna, L. (1964). Hippocratic Oath. From https://web.facdent.hku.hk/grad/2022/Hippocratic%20Oath.pdf
- Mukherjee, S. (2022). The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human. Scribner. [Part One Chapter on “The pathogenic cell: microbes, infections, and the antibiotic revolution”]
- Porter, R. (Ed.). (2006). The Cambridge history of medicine. Cambridge University Press.
- Schneider, D. (2020). The Invention of Surgery: A History of Modern Medicine: From the Renaissance to the Implant Revolution. Pegasus Books.
- Topol, E. (2019). Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again. Basic Books.
Course Co-ordinator and Teacher(s)
Course Co-ordinator | Contact |
Professor T.M. Wong Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, LI Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
Tel: 2255 4581 Email: wongtm@hku.hk |
Teacher(s) | Contact |
Professor T.M. Wong Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, LI Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
Tel: 2255 4581 Email: wongtm@hku.hk |
Professor C.Y. Lam Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, LI Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
Tel: 2255 5228 Email: lamclive@hku.hk |
Dr. Ginger Ko Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, LI Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
Tel: 3917 0310 Email: gingerko@hku.hk |