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Part one: Medicine stands still3 objectives

Study medieval medicine, including natural and supernatural approaches, Hippocratic and Galenic methods and treatments, the medieval doctor, training and beliefs about causes of illness.
Study medical progress, including Christianity's contribution to medical progress and treatment, hospitals, Islamic medicine and surgery, and medieval surgery ideas and techniques.
Study public health in the Middle Ages, including towns, monasteries and the Black Death in Britain with beliefs about causes, treatment and prevention.

Part two: The beginnings of change3 objectives

Study the impact of the Renaissance on Britain, including challenges to medical authority in anatomy, physiology and surgery, Vesalius, Paré, William Harvey and opposition to change.
Study dealing with disease, including traditional and new treatments, quackery, plague, hospital growth, training and status of surgeons and physicians, and John Hunter's work.
Study prevention of disease, including inoculation, Edward Jenner, vaccination and opposition to change.

Part three: A revolution in medicine3 objectives

Study the development of Germ Theory and its impact on disease treatment in Britain, including Pasteur, Robert Koch, microbe hunting, vaccination, Paul Ehrlich, magic bullets and everyday treatments.
Study revolution in surgery, including anaesthetics, Simpson, chloroform, antiseptics, Lister, carbolic acid, surgical procedures and aseptic surgery.
Study improvements in public health, including industrial Britain, cholera, public health reformers, local and national government and the 1848 and 1875 Public Health Acts.

Part four: Modern medicine3 objectives

Study modern treatment of disease, including the pharmaceutical industry, penicillin discovery by Fleming and development, new diseases and treatments, antibiotic resistance and alternative treatments.
Study the impact of war and technology on surgery, including plastic surgery, blood transfusions, X-rays, transplant surgery, lasers, radiation therapy and keyhole surgery.
Study modern public health, including Booth, Rowntree, the Boer War, Liberal social reforms, world wars, poverty, housing, Beveridge Report, Welfare State, the NHS and healthcare issues in the 21st century.

medieval medicineGalenChristianityIslamic medicineBlack DeathWilliam HarveyRenaissanceJohn HunterinoculationEdward JennerGerm TheoryPasteur

Exam focus: medieval medicine: Support each point about medieval medicine with precise historical evidence.
Exam focus: Christianity: Support each point about Christianity with precise historical evidence.

Avoid confusing medieval medicine: Anchor the answer to Part one: Medicine stands still, use precise evidence, and state whether medieval medicine is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.
Avoid confusing Christianity: Anchor the answer to Part one: Medicine stands still, use precise evidence, and state whether Christianity is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

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