March 2010
Mar 17, 2010 • 5:30PM - 7:00PM
The letters of Owen J. Wister and his wife, who often travelled for her own health, contain vivid descriptions of Owen's daily practice, or at least some of the more dramatic events, as well as reflections on the emotional responses he felt. There is much useful medical history to be gleaned even from one clinical vignette at a home in the Germantown sectino of Philadelphia during a hot August night.
The Iago Galdston Lecture: Bleed or Not Bleed, Mrs. Camac? A 19th Century Medical Decision
Speakers: Steven J. Peitzman, M.D., Drexel Univeristy College of Medicine
This event sponsored by: Section on the History of Medicine and Public Health
This event sponsored by: Section on the History of Medicine and Public Health
The letters of Owen J. Wister and his wife, who often travelled for her own health, contain vivid descriptions of Owen's daily practice, or at least some of the more dramatic events, as well as reflections on the emotional responses he felt. There is much useful medical history to be gleaned even from one clinical vignette at a home in the Germantown sectino of Philadelphia during a hot August night.
For more information about the public lecture series sponsored by the Section on the History of Medicine and Public Health, please call Arlene Shaner, at 212.822.7313 or email history@nyam.org or visit the Historical Collections Events page here
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