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Item An Origin Story for “Big Pharma” in the Reign of Louis XIV? An Early Modern History for the Present(Ruth Lilly Medical Library, 2024-04-05) Rivest, JustinPresentation slides for lecture delivered by Justin Rivest, PhD (Assistant Professor of History, Kenyon College) on April 5, 2024. This talk poses a fertile, if playfully anachronistic, historical question: In the final two decades of his seventy-two-year reign, did Louis XIV (r. 1643-1715) subsidize the world’s first “Big Pharma” companies into existence? From the 1680s onward the Sun King granted monopoly rights and government supply contracts, first to the court physician Jean-Baptiste Chomel, and then to the Dutch-born medical entrepreneur Adriaan Engelhard Helvetius (naturalized French as Adrien Helvétius). Both men developed proto-industrial operations that annually shipped tens of thousands of standardized medicine chests all over France and beyond. Building on relationships forged in supplying medicines to the French army, Rivest argues that they took advantage of supply problems in existing Catholic poor relief networks to provide their standardized medicines to the largest possible purchaser—the French absolutist state—and the largest possible consumer base—the peasants of rural France. Although grounded in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, this talk raises questions about the connections between charity and capitalism; the role of private entrepreneurs in fulfilling the state objectives; and about how the state shapes markets as a consumer, rather than just as a regulator, that continue to have resonance in the twenty-first century. Presentation recording available online: https://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/media/q47r66rn7rItem Exposed: The Hidden History of the Pelvic Exam(2024-02-20) Kline, WendyPresentation slides for lecture delivered by Wendy Kline, PhD (Dema G. Seelye Chair in the History of Medicine and Director of Medical Humanities Program, Purdue University) on February 20, 2024. Ever since the introduction of the pelvic exam as a gynecological procedure in the late nineteenth century, consumers and doctors have struggled to define the boundaries between preventive health and sexual impropriety. This talk suggests that the pelvic exam is more than just a medical procedure; it is a window into a deeper, more meaningful set of questions about gender, medicine, and power. From gynecological research on enslaved women’s bodies to practice on anesthetized patients, the pelvic exam as we know it today carries the burden of its history. By looking through that window, we can begin to understand why the pelvic exam remains both mysterious and contentious. Presentation recording available online: https://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/media/m80h83t87dItem Beneath the Scalpel: Exploring the Dark Chapters in the History of Body Procurement(2023-10-03) Brokaw, James J.Presentation slides for lecture delivered by James J. Brokaw, PhD, MPH (Professor Emeritus of Anatomy & Cell Biology, IU School of Medicine) on October 3, 2023. Uncovering the controversial and often grim history of acquiring bodies for anatomical study, from the shadowy days of grave robbing and body snatching to the emergence of ethical standards and regulations, this presentation shines a light on the evolution of practices that have shaped the field of dissection, prompting reflection on the delicate balance between scientific progress and ethical considerations. Presentation recording available online: https://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/media/692t156n7dItem A Famine of Cadavers: Indianapolis Graverobbing in 1902(2023-09-22) Flook, ChrisPresentation slides for lecture delivered by Chris Flook (Public Historian; Senior Lecturer of Media, Ball State University) on September 22, 2023. In fall of 1902, Indianapolis police detectives uncovered a massive graverobbing ring. That summer, ghoulish body snatchers had plundered Marion County cemeteries for fresh corpses and sold them to medical colleges as cadavers. This presentation, based on Flook’s book, "Indianapolis Graverobbing: A Syndicate of Death," explores this history, the state’s anatomy laws at the time, and the trials of those involved. Presentation recording available online: https://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/media/237h73x38qItem From Paper to Purgatory: The History of Electronic Medical Records and Their Impact on Healthcare(2023-04-05) Tierney, William M.Presentation slides for lecture delivered by Bill Tierney, MD (Clinical Professor and Associate Dean of Population Health and Health Outcomes, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, IUPUI) on April 5, 2023. Dr. Tierney’s research focuses on improving health care delivery and its outcomes through developing and implementing electronic health record systems and health information exchanges in hospital and outpatient venues in Indiana and in East Africa. Presentation recording available online: https://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/media/z40k81rq7fItem The First English Translation of the Ebers Papyrus(2023-03-01) Halverson, Colin M.E.; Hartsock, Jane A.Presentation slides for lecture delivered by Colin Halverson, PhD (Faculty Investigator, Indiana University Center for Bioethics) and Jane Hartsock, JD, MA (Director of the Department of Clinical and Organizational Ethics, Indiana University Health) on March 1, 2023. While the Ebers Papyrus is famous as one of the oldest and most complete contemporary perspectives on ancient Egyptian healing practices, little has yet been said about the biography of its first English-language translator, Dr. Carl H. von Klein. Von Klein, a German immigrant and surgeon in the American Midwest, and his linguist daughter Edith Zitelmann spent twenty-some years meticulously translating and annotating the papyrus, but the manuscript was ultimately destroyed. In this talk, Hartsock and Halverson examine the convoluted and dramatic history of the Ebers Papyrus and its “rediscovery” by Edwin Smith, and discuss the equally convoluted and dramatic societal- and personal-scale forces that thwarted von Klein and Zitelmann’s efforts to translate it. Presentation recording available online: https://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/media/019s06b61sItem Insulin at 100: Indianapolis, Toronto, Woods Hole, and the "Insulin Road"(2022-10-10) Badertscher, Katherine E.Presentation slides for lecture delivered by Kathi Badertscher, PhD (Director of Graduate Programs and Lecturer of Philanthropic Studies, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI) on October 10, 2022. This lecture is part of a body of new scholarship being produced globally to commemorate the discovery of insulin. Dr. Badertscher's research brings to light a new perspective on the collaboration between two North American institutions: the University of Toronto in Canada, and Eli Lilly & Company in the United States. It focuses on the collaboration’s complexities, actors who have not been examined previously, and implications for both parties and the general public. Presentation recording available online: https://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/media/c08h447051Item One Degree of Separation: John Malone Howard, MD, Father of Pancreatology(2021-04-19) Zyromski, Nicholas J.Presentation slides for lecture delivered by Nicholas J. Zyromski, MD (Professor of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine) on April 19, 2021. John M. Howard, MD (1919-2011) was a giant in surgery and his many contributions include directing the U.S. Army’s MASH research unit during the Korean conflict and expanding this work to developing the U.S. Trauma Systems (for the latter, he was awarded the presidential Legion of Merit). Dr. Howard was an international leader and one of the fathers of pancreatology. His work with the pancreas included describing and highlighting the importance of gallstones in pancreatitis pathogenesis, and perhaps most notably his dedication and tenacity with pancreatic head resection. Dr. Nicholas Zyromski was fortunate to call Dr. Howard a mentor and friend; this talk will touch on some of Dr. Howard’s life highlights, including his passion for scholarship and lifetime lessons. Presentation recording available online: https://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/media/f26811rx4pItem "The Ability Of Women To Conceive Has a Direct Impact On A Woman's Place In Society"(2012-02-09) Rothenberg, JeffItem The Evolution of Modern Sexuality(2011-09-09) Gunderman, Richard B.
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