These are only some examples of the video lectures for the above course at the American University of Sovereign Nations (AUSN).
Enrolled students of AUSN gain credit hours through active live participation in classes. A list of required and elective courses for each degree program are provided in the degree program descriptions. In addition, they receive the AUSN Video lecture Archive Sheet to record which videos they have watched for additional knowledge. For countries that do not allow Youtube access (Channel: American University of Sovereign Nations), an original file can be shared with enrolled AUSN students. Anyone can request to try out a live AUSN class for free by writing to Dr. Darryl Macer, Provost, AUSN; Email: provost@ausovereignnations.org
AUSN as an intellectual forum for intercultural dialogue upholds the value of academic freedom for all professors and students, and the views expressed in the videos are not those of AUSN. The videos are a selection of the total video archive of AUSN that supplements the contact hours provided by in-person lectures, group skype sessions, and other supervised contact at AUSN.
The course description and expected competencies for this course are provided below. Some students use these videos to prepare for the course examinations, which in AUSN are open book/open Internet exams, where students need to prepare written answers (unless there is some condition that makes an oral exam the only possibility).
Links to example video lectures from the IKSH course
IKSH1, Prof. Yingyong Paisooksantivatana, Traditional Medicines and traditional medicinal plants
IKSH2, Prof. Chutatip Umavijani, Buddhist Meditation
IKSH3, Prof. Angelica Baylon, Traditional healing practices of indigenous people in the Philippines
IKSH4, Prof. Yingyong Paisooksantivatana, Biodiversity, Traditional medicines and plants
IKSH5, Prof. Irina Pollard, International Perspectives on Bridging the Socio-Economic Gap Between Poverty and Transgenerational Inequity
IKSH6, Prof. Neoh Choo Aun, Traditional knowledge, Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Austronesian Traditional Medicine and East-West-Native Integrated Future Global Medicine –Neoh Choo Aun
IKSH7, Prof. Mihaela Serbulea, Traditional Medicine, Policy and Examples (including Grand Canyon)
IKSH8, Prof. John Kabudi, Public Health Care Communication and Advocacy Systems
IKSH9, Prof. Mayashree Chinsamy, Triple heritage of traditional medicine in South Africa
IKSH10, Prof. Mayashree Chinsamy, The Ethical Challenges of African Traditional Medical Practice in South Africa
IKSH11, Prof. Mayashree Chinsamy, The Comparative Universality of Ubuntu Ethical Values as an African Indigenous Philosophy in Public Healthcare
IKSH12, Prof. Hassan Kaya, The African Indigenous Philosophy of Ubuntu as Public Healthcare Policy
IKSH13, Prof. Darryl Macer, Linkages between Bioethics, Public Health Ethics & Environmental Ethics
IKSH14, Prof Mayashree Chinsamy, The Impact of Contemporary African Traditional Medicine Practices on Environmental Ethics
IKSH15, Prof. Hassan Kaya, Global Ethical Problems Arising in Evidence-based Traditional Medicines: comparative Cases from African and Asian countries
IKSH16, Prof. Dr. Yingyong Paisooksantivatana, Medicinal Plants walk at the Peace Park of the International Peace and Development Ethics Center @ Kaeng Krachan
IKSH17, Prof. Mihaela Serbulea, Indigenous Concepts of Health in Europe
IKSH18, Prof. Dr. , Neoh Choo Aun, Should Pain Management Medical Education and Professionalism Include Teaching of East-West-Native Integrated Medicine?
IKSH19, Prof. Angelica M Baylon, Ethics of Aeta Traditional Healers in the Philippines
IKSH20, Prof. Darryl Macer and Prof. Mayashree Chinswamy, Plants & Medicines at Sireeruckhachati Nature Learning Park, Thailand
IKSH21, Prof. Lian Bighorse , Native Youth Empowerment, Native Youth Health; and Apache Stronghold. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwUnqiDAwBM
IKSH22, Prof. Bal Ram Singh, Vedic View of Health and its Values
IKSH23, Prof. Anke Weisheit, Integration of Indigenous Knowledge into Tertiary Institutions: The Case of Traditional Medicine in Uganda
IKSH24, Dr. Endreya McCabe, Challenges and Opportunities in the Indian Health Service
Course details
Course Objectives: The objectives of this module are: (i) to promote knowledge and skills among students of medical and health sciences on the holistic approach of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) as a source of innovation that supports healthy families and sustainable livelihoods for communities; (ii) to empower students and researchers of medical and health care sciences with knowledge and skills of preserving indigenous knowledge to ensure that communities receive fair and sustained recognition and, where appropriate, financial remuneration for the use of their medical and health care-based knowledge.
Course Purpose: The aims and objectives of this module include the following: (i) to consolidate and deepen/enrich students’ knowledge and skills in Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS)-based medical and health sciences; (ii) to examine misconceptions created and propagated by Eurocentricism on traditional medical and health care practices by inculcating knowledge and awareness among students and researchers of medical and health sciences on the efficacy of indigenous health care systems as knowledge systems on their own merit, i.e. with their own ways of knowing, knowledge production and value systems; (iii) to prepare postgraduate students of medical and health sciences with a multi-inter-trans-disciplinary approach including involvement of indigenous knowledge holders and practitioners in research and curriculum delivery.
Topics that are covered:
1) Comparative Histories and Philosophies of Indigenous Medical and Health Care Systems
2) Chinese Medical Knowledge
3) Indian Medical Knowledge
4) African Medical Knowledge
5) Pre-Western American Medical Knowledge
6) Nature and Patterns of Indigenous Medical and Health Care Systems
7) Indigenous Knowledge Systems Research Methodologies in Medical and Health Care
8) Gender Issues in Indigenous Medical and Health Care Systems
9) Comparative Indigenous Communication Systems in Medicine and Health Care
10) National and International Policies on Traditional Medicine and Health Care
11) Intellectual Property Rights and Traditional Medicine
12) Concepts of Equity and Justice in Traditional Medicine and Health Care
13) Bioethical Implications of Traditional Medicine and Health Care
Competencies:
1) Ability to apply the major concepts, theories, philosophies of IKS-based medical and health care systems in a specific context;
2) Ability to conceptualise IKS research problems, construct research designs, collect and analyse data in the context of medical and health care systems;
3) Critical and effective engagement with multiple discourses and sources of knowledge in IKS-based medical and health care systems;
4) Apply indigenous value systems in a historical, contemporary and philosophical context based on ethical and professional practice related to medical and health care systems;
5) Access, articulate and disseminate IKS-related information on medical and health care systems from multiple sources to solve problems experienced by a range of audience;
7) Take accountability and responsibility on decision-making and use of resources related to IKS-based medical and health care systems.