Course description
Why and how did evidence-based medicine arise, and why should you accept it?
Students will engage with researchers who have played key roles in defining the History, Philosophy and actual practice of Evidence-Based Healthcare. Many famous medical doctors, including Galen, Descartes and Locke, were also philosophers, and recent evidence suggests that studying humanities improves clinical skills. Medical professionals will learn to think critically about the assumptions of their profession while philosophers and historians will learn about the empirical foundations of the science they contemplate.
Every 'edition' of the course is different because we explore cutting edge debates within the course. Discussions of nocebo (negative placebo) effects are a new addition to the course, as well as whether Evidence-Based Health Care is powerful enough to overcome financial and academic conflicts of interest.
Students are encouraged to discuss and engage actively with all the tutors, during all sessions.
Prices start from £2,080.00
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