Modern approaches to medical treatment
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can assess the extent of change in modern approaches to medical treatment.
Key learning points
- Technology used to produce medicine has made some treatments more widely available.
- Technology has allowed new treatments to be developed for a wide range of conditions.
- Alternative treatments continue to be used in modern Britain.
- Acupuncture, herbal remedies and homeopathy are all popular treatments.
Keywords
Automation - to control something using machines and not people
Mainstream medicine - in a modern context, practices conducted by trained professionals, based on scientific methods and evidence
Common misconception
Alternative medicines were mostly abandoned during the course of the 20th century.
Alternative medicines, including practices like homeopathy and the use of herbal medicines, have remained popular, even in 21st century Britain.
Teacher tip
Before completing Task B, instruct pupils to make a quick table with methods of treatment in use in 1900 listed in one column and methods of treatment in use in the 21st century listed in the other. Pupils can then identify some changes and continuities to help support their answers.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.In the 19th century, which law only encouraged (but did not require) local sanitary reforms?
Q2. , a waterborne disease, caused deadly outbreaks in 19th-century towns.
Q3.Which scan, introduced in the 1970s, gives detailed images of soft tissues without surgery?
Q4.An is a camera on a flexible tube used to look inside the body.
Q5.Which conflict encouraged the US and British governments to support the mass production of penicillin?
Q6.Starting with the earliest, sort the following developments into chronological order.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1. means to control something using machines and not people.
Q2.How many doses of penicillin were produced in the UK in 2023?
Q3.What does radiotherapy treatment involve?
Q4. release electrical pulses to help keep people's heartbeats regular.
Q5.What is it claimed that St John's wort can treat?
Q6.Which statement is correct?
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