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 Pillar 6: Body and mind 

6.1 Theory 
Philosophy of mind | Philosophy of (human) biology | (Human) bioethics
6.2 Basic sciences
Human biology | PsychologyCognitive science | Neuroscience | 
Forensic science | Sports science | Bioinformatics 
6.3 Health and wellbeing
6.3.1 Medical sciences
 Medicine | Dentistry
6.3.2 Paramedical Studies 
NursingMidwifery | Paramedicine Pharmacology | PharmacyToxicologyPhysical therapy | Occupational therapy | Podiatry Audiology | Speech-language pathology | OptometryClinical psychology | Addiction studies | Art therapy | Animal-assisted therapy | Genetic counselingNutrition and dietetics | Public health | Medical laboratory science | Radiography | Medical Imaging
6.3.3 Complementary medicine
AcupunctureHerbal medicine | Massage therapy | YogaClown care


6.1 Theory 

  
Philosophy of mind (W)

  
Philosophy of (human) biology
    (See Philosophy of biology)

  
Human bioethics (W)
        Subfield of bioethics (See too bioethics)

 6.2 Basic sciences

  
Human biology (W)
        Subfield of biology (See too biology)

  
Psychology (W)

  
Cognitive science (W)

  
Neuroscience (W)


  
Forensic science (W)


  
Sports science (W)


  
Bioinformatics (W)

 6.3 Health and wellbeing

  6.3.1 Medical sciences

   Medicine  (W)
     Promoting health and alleviating suffering
                                                                          
   Overview
   Foundations (metaknowledge of medicine)
    Theoretical basis
        Philosophy of medicine | Medical ethics |
        Sociology of medicineHistory of medicne |
        Medical research & evaluation |
        Medical education | Medical informatics
    Scientific basis (not part of medicine)
        Biology | Chemistry | Physics |
        Mathematics...
   Specialities (body of knowledge of medicine)
    Clinical medicine (Clinical specialities)
      Systems and Diseases
          Internal Medicine
      tally4 Organs & systems
       tally5 Nervous system  
            NeurologyOphthalmology |
            Otolaryngology 
       tally5Cardiovascular system
            Angiology | CardiologyHematology
       tally5 Respiratory system

            Pulmonology
       tally5Digestive system
            Gastroenterology

       tally5 Urinary system
            Nephrology | Urology 

       tally5 Muscular system
            Rheumatology

       tally5 Skeletal System
            Orthopedics

       tally5 Endocrine system
            Endocrinology

       tally5 Immune system
            
Immunology & Allergology

       tally5 Integumentary system
            Dermatology & Venereology

       tally5 Reproductive system
            Gynecology & Obstetrics

      tally4 Diseases & conditions 
           Infectious Diseases | Oncology |
           Psychiatry 
     tally3 Treatments and Technologies
      tally4 Curative
           Surgery | Emergency Medicine |
           Intensive care | Plastic Surgery |
           Radiotherapy | Rehabilitation 
      tally4 
Palliative
           Anesthesia | Pain medicine | 
           Palliative medicine
      tally4 Preventative
           Preventive medicine

     tally3 Patients
      tally4 Age
           Pediatrics |
           Neonatology | 
           Adolescent Medicine |Geriatrics
      tally4 Gender:
           Men's medicine* | Women's medicine* |
           LGBT medicine 
      tally4 Populations
           Family Medicine | Sports medicine |
           Space medicine | 
    tally2Diagnostic medicine (diag. specialties)
        Diagnostic pathology | Clinical biochemistry |
        Clinical microbiology |
        Diagnostic radiology | Nuclear medicine
    tally2Consultative medicine (con. specialties)
        Clinical pharmacology | Medical genetics |
        Occupational medicine | Public Health* 
    tally2Investigative medicine (inv. specialties)
        Legal medicine
                                                                        
   tally1Foundations (metaknowledge of medicine)

    tally2Theoretical basis

        Knowledge about medicine; part of medicine 

     
 Philosophy of medicine (W)

      Medical ethics (W

      Sociology 
of medicine (W)

      History of medicine (W)


      M
edical research & evaluation (W)

      M
edical education (W)

      M
edical informatics (W)

    tally2Scientific basis

        Basic Sciences at the basis of medicine;
        not subfields of medicine:

        Biology (Anatomy | Biochemistry |
        Biophysics | Cell Biology |
        Developmental Biology | Genetics
        Histology | Immunology |
        Microbiology (Bacteriology, Virology)  |
        Molecular Biology | Physiology |
        Photobiology | Radiobiology) | Chemistry |
        Physics | Physical Chemistry | 
        Pharmacology | Toxicology | Nutrition & Diet |
        Psychology | Anthropology | Sociology |
        Mathematics | Statistics | Computer Science |
        Information Science | Bioinformatics |
        Biotechnology
                                                                        
   tally1Specialities (body of knowledge of medicine)

    tally2Clinical Medicine (Clinical Specialities)
        Specialities focusing on the individual person

     tally3 Systems and Diseases

       Internal medicine (W)
      Non-surgical care of internal organs in adults;
      A core field and a cluster of independent fields:

       •Angiology (see Angiology)
            Vascular medicine

       •Cardiology (see Cardiology)            

       ••• Clinical Immunology & Allergology
            (see Immunology & Allergology)

       ••• Endocrinology

       Gastroenterology

        Hepatology

       ••• Geriatrics

       ••• Hematology

       ••• Infectious diseases

       ••• Nephrology

       ••• Oncology (see Oncology)
            Cancer medicine

       ••• Pulmonology

       ••• Rheumatology 
 


      tally4 Organs & systems

       tally5 Nervous system  

        • Neurology (W)

        • Ophthalmology (W)

        • Otorhinolaryngology (W)


       tally5 Cardiovascular
system

         Angiology (W)
   
       Vascular medicine

       
 C
ardiology (W)


         Hematology (W)
 
       tally5 Respiratory system


         Pulmonology (W)

       tally5 Digestive system

         Gastroenterology (W)

         
 Hepatology 
(W)


       tally5 Urinary system

         Nephrology (W)

         Urology (W)
 

       tally5 Muscular system
 
         Rheumatology (W)

       tally5 Skeletal System

         Orthopedics (W)

       tally5 Endocrine system

        Endocrinology (W)

       tally5 Immune system

         Immunology (W) & Allergology (W)

       tally5 Integumentary system (W)

        Dermatology (W
           & Venereology (W)

       tally5 Reproductive system

         Obstetrics (W)
            & 
G
ynecology (W)


      tally4 Diseases & conditions

       Bariatrics (W)
          Treatment of obesity  

       
 I
nfectious diseases (W)

       Oncology (W)

        — Theory (metaknowledge)

       
Ethics in oncology
 
             (see medical ethics)


       
Cancer research (W)


        — Subspecialities

        
Clinical oncology


         
Breast oncology (W)


         
 Cardio-oncology
 (W)


         
Dermatological oncology (W)


         
Gastrointestinal
 oncology (W)
                Esophageal cancer (W) |
                Stomach cancer (W) |
                Pancreatic cancer (W) |
                Liver cancer (W) |
               Gallbladder cancer (W)

         
• 
Genitourinary oncology
               urinary-tract system & reproductive organs


         
Gynecologic oncology (W)


         
Head & Neck oncology (W)


         
Hemato oncology (W)
                Leukemia (W)

         
Musculoskeletal oncology (W)

               bones cancer (W)

         
Neuro-oncology (W)


         
Ocular oncology (W)
               Eyes 

         
Thoracic oncology (W)
                Chest
         —  
         
Pediatric oncology (W)

         Adolescent & young adult oncology (W)

         
Geriatric oncology (W)

         —
         
Molecular oncology (W)
               (see molecular medicine (W))

         Nuclear oncology (W)
               (see nuclear medicine (W))

         
Pain & palliative oncology (W)
               (see palliative medicine) 

         
Preventive oncology (W)
               (see preventive medicine (W))


    
    • Radiation therapy (W)

    
    Surgical oncology (see surgery (W))


       • Psychiatry (W)

         Neuropsychiatry (W)

       
 S
leep medicine (W)


     tally3Treatments and Technologies

      tally4 Curative

       • Surgery (W)

         General surgery (W)

       
 C
ardiothoracic surgery (W)

       
 Eye surgery
 (W

       
 N
eurosurgery (W)

       
 O
rthopedics (W)

       
 P
lastic surgery (W)

       
 U
rology (W)

   
      Vascular surgery (W)

       
 O
phthalmology (W)

       
 O
tolaryngology (W)

       
 O
ral and maxillofacial surgery (W)

       
 Surgical oncology
 (W)

       
 Trauma
surgery (W)
        —
       
 P
ediatric surgery (W)

         General surgery (W)

       
 C
ardiothoracic surgery (W)

         
 C
ardiovascular surgery (W)
  

         
 T
horacic surgery (W)
  

       
 V
ascular surgery (W)

       
 N
eurosurgery (W)

         
• 
Vascular neurosurgery (W)

         
• 
Stereotactic neurosurgery (W)

         
• 
Oncological neurosurgery (W)

         
• 
Skull base surgery (W)

         
S
pinal neurosurgery (W)

         
• 
Peripheral nerve surgery (W)

         
• 
Pediatric neurosurgery
 (W)

       
 O
rthopedics (W)

       
 Eye surgery
             (O
phthalmology (W))

       
 O
tolaryngology (W)

       
 O
ral and maxillofacial surgery (W)

       
 P
lastic surgery (W)

       
 U
rology (W)
 
         
Endourology
 (W)

         
 Laproscopy 
(W)

         
 Urologic oncology
 (W)

         
 Neurourology
 (W)

         
 Andrology 
(W)


         
 Reconstructive urology (W)

         
 Urogynecology 
(W)


         
 Pediatric urology (W)


       
 Surgical oncology
 (W)

       
 Trauma
surgery (W)


       
 P
ediatric surgery (W)

       Emergency Medicine (W)

       • Intensive care Medicine (W)

       • Radiotherapy (W)

       • Rehabilitation (W)

         Neuromuscular rehabilitation (W)

         Geriatric rehabilitation (W)
 
      tally4 
Palliative

       • Anesthesiology (W)

       • Pain medicine(W)

       • Palliative medicine (W)

      tally4 Preventative

       Preventive medicine (W)

     tally3 Patients
 
      tally4 Age

        Pediatrics (W)
          (Incl. Neonatology
           & Adolescent Medicine)

        Geriatrics (W)

      tally4 Gender

       • Men's medicine |

       
Women's medicine

       • 
LGBT medicine (W)
 
      tally4 Populations

       • Family Medicine 

       • 
Sports medicine 

       • 
Space medicine
 
    tally2Diagnostic medicine (W)
        (diagnostic specialties)

     Diagnostic pathology (W)
         Pathological diagnosis of organs and systems

      — Theory (metaknowledge)

       Philosophy in pathology

       History of pathology (W)

      — Subspecialities


     
 Gynecologic pathology 
(W)
            Female genital tract

       Dermatopathology (W)
           Integumentary system (skin)

       Hematopathology (W)
           Blood system


       Neuropathology (W)
           Nervous system 

       Nephropathology
           Kidneys 

       Perinatal pathology
           Fetuses and newborns 

       Bone and soft tissue pathology (W)
           skeleton and soft tissue


       Gastrointestinal pathology (W)
           Digestive system 

       Transplant pathology

       Pathology of the respiratory tractyn (W)


       Oral and maxillofacial pathology
           (See Oral and maxillofacial pathology)
           Subspeciality of dentistry 

       Head and neck pathology (W)
           Head and neck medicine (e.g., cancer)

       Molecular pathology (W)
           Pathological diagnosis at the molecular level

       Cytopathology (W)
           Pathological diagnosis at the cellular level

       Forensic pathology (W)
           (see forensic pathology)
           Subspeciality of legal medicine

     Clinical Biochemistry
 (W)


     Diagnostic Radiology (W)

     
 Abdominal Radiology

        Gastrointestinal Radiology

        
Genitourinary Radiology 
 


     
 Breast Imaging
 (W)


     
 Cardiothoracic (Chest) Radiology
(W)
 

     
 Neuroradiology
 (W) 

     
 
Head & Neck Radiology (W)

     
 Musculoskeletal Radiology
 (W)


     
 Nuclear Radiology
 (W)


     
 Oncological Radiology
 (W)


     
 Pediatric Radiology
(W)

   
  • Radiation Oncology (W) 


     
 Vascular & Interventional Radiology
 (W)


     Medical gentics (W)

     Nuclear medicine (W)

    tally2Consultative medicine (con. specialties)
        Clinical pharmacology | Medical genetics |
        Occupational medicine | Public Health*
 
    tally2Investigative medicine (inv. specialties)

      Legal medicine (W)
          Forensic medicine (W)
   
      Forensic pathology
(W)
          Pathological diagnosis of the cause of death

      Forensic psychiatry 
(W)


      Forensic dentistry
(W)


      Forensic radiology
(W)


      Forensic toxicology
 (W)

   Dentistry (W)

   tally1Theory

    •History of dentistry (W)

   tally1Specialities

    •
Periodontics (W)
       Supporting structures of teeth

    •Endodontics (W)
        Teeth root canal 

    •Orthodontics (W)
        Teeth straightening

    •
Prosthodontics
        Rehabilitation

    •
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (W)

    •Oral Medicine, Sedation and Imaging (W)

    •
Community Dentistry (W)
        Dental public health

    •
Pediatric Dentistry (W)
        Children

     Oral and maxillofacial pathology (W)

  6.3.2 Paramedical Studies 

   
Nursing (W)


   
Midwifery (W)


   
Paramedicine
 (W)


   
Pharmacology (W)


   
Pharmacy (W)


   
Toxicology (W)


   
 
Physical therapy (W)


   
Occupational therapy (W)


   
Podiatry
 
(W)

   
Audiology (W)


   
Speech-language pathology (W)


   
Optometry (W)


   
Clinical psychology (W)


   
Addiction studies (W)


   
Art therapy (W)


   
Animal-assisted therapy (W)


   
Genetic counseling (W) 


   
Nutrition (W) and dietetics (W)


   
Public health (W)


   
Medical laboratory science (W)


   
Radiography (W) | medical imaging (W)

  6.3.3 Complementary medicine (W)

   
Acupuncture (W)


   
Herbal medicine (W)


   
Massage therapy (W)


   
• 
Yoga (W)


   
Clown care (W)


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