Ucd Centre For The History Of Medicine In Ireland: Talks And Events

Dr Tom Feeney (UCD) – Public Policy and Mental Health in Independent Ireland The post Public Policy and Mental Health in Independent Ireland – Dr Tom Feeney (UCD) appeared first on CHOMI MEDIA.

Dr Claire Jones (University of Worcester) – Practioners, Products and Promotion – Medicine and Professional Ethics in Britain 1880-1914 The post Practioners, Products and Promotion – Medicine and Professional Ethics in Britain 1880-1914 – Dr Claire Jones (University of Worcester) appeared first on CHOMI MEDIA.

Professor Mary Daly (UCD) – The curse of the Hospitals Sweepstake. A hospital service not a health service. The post The curse of the Hospitals Sweepstake appeared first on CHOMI MEDIA.

In this episode Dr Sarah York of the Centre for the History of Medicine in Ireland, UCD. Dr York’s paper was entitled “Whether Suicidal or Dangerous to Others”: The Certification and Admission of Suicidal Lunatics, 1853-1908. The post Sarah York. Whether Suicidal or Dangerous to Others The Certification and Admission of Suicidal Lunatics, 1853-1908. appeared first on CHOMI MEDIA.

Harriet Wheelock, Archivist at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland on the material that she is in the process of archiving there. Harriet is funded by Wellcome Trust. The post Harriet Wheelock. Caring for the History of Medicine – The Archive of The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland appeared first on CHOMI MEDIA.

Dr Gayle Davis of University of Edinburgh. Test Tubes and Turpitude. Debates surrounding Artificial Insemination in Mid-Twentieth-Century Scotland’ was given on November 11th 2010 in University College Dublin. The post Gayle Davis. Test Tubes and Turpitude. Debates surrounding Artificial Insemination in Mid-Twentieth-Century Scotland appeared first on CHOMI MEDIA.

Professor Joanna Bourke of Birkbeck College. Her paper ‘Are Women Animals. Women, Sentience, and Rights in the UK from the 1790s to the Twentieth Century’ was given on October 21st 2010 in University College Dublin. Prof Bourke’s new book ‘Are Women Animals?: Historical Reflections on What It Means To Be Human, 1791 to the Present’ […] The post Joanna Bourke. Are Women Animals. Women, Sentience, and Rights in the UK from the 1790s to the Twentieth Century appeared first on CHOMI MEDIA.

Professor David Hufford, Senior Fellow at the The Samueli Institute in Virginia. His inquiry has focused on spiritual experience, the experiential grounds for spiritual beliefs, and the role of reason in their development and persistence. His paper “Folk Healing Comes of Age” was given in Trinity College Dublin on September 16th 2010 and was in […] The post David Hufford. Folk Healing Comes of Age appeared first on CHOMI MEDIA.

This episode features Professor James Kelly of St Patrick’s College Drumcondra. His paper I was right glad to be rid of it: dental medical practice in eighteenth-century Ireland was given on September 30th 2010 in University College Dublin. Prof Kelly has published on 18th Century Irish Legislature, poor relief and was co-editor of the collection […] The post Jimmy Kelly. Dental Medical Practice in Eigtheenth Century Ireland appeared first on CHOMI MEDIA.

This episode features the renowned playwright and poet Frank McGuinness who gave a paper entitled “Living With Mortality: A Short Stay in Switzerland” on February 25th 2010 in the Humanities Institute of Ireland, UCD. Frank spoke about the issue of mortality as treated in drama from Greek theatre to contemporary work, including his adaptation of […] The post Frank McGuinness. Living With Mortality. A Short Stay in Switzerland appeared first on CHOMI MEDIA.

Speaker: Dr Jonathan Reinarz. This episode features Dr Jonathan Reinarz, Director of the History of Medicine Unit at the University of Birmingham. His paper “From rowdy youths to marginal men: a social history of medical students in provincial England, c.1825-1939” was delivered as part of the Centre Seminar Series on 28th January 2010 in University […] The post From Rowdy Youths to Marginal Men: A Social History of Medical Students in Provincial England c.1825-1939 appeared first on CHOMI MEDIA.