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Join us for the fall History of Medicine Lecture, Ethics and the Deceased: History of Body Use in Anatomy Education and Current Commercialization in the United States, presented by Dr. Laura Johnson, Ph.D.
Date: Thursday, November 16th
Time: 6:00 PM CST
Location: Zoom – https://uthealthsa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zDXB06eHTACvoG0EUYLxfA
About the Lecture
Currently, whole-body donation for education and research in the United States includes legal commercialization of the deceased. This lecture will cover how that came to be, covering the history of anatomical body use from ancient Alexandria to present-day. Historical practices, such as use of executed criminals and grave robbed corpses up to the shift to present day donors will be covered. Accompanying legal and ethical concerns will highlight the challenges faced with working with the deceased.
About the Speaker
Dr. Johnson is Associate Professor in Cell Systems and Anatomy, Long School of Medicine. She is an enthusiastic teacher of anatomy to students in the healthcare professions. Her research program investigates the best practices to support the operations of whole-body donation programs. Whole-body donors are critical to the educational mission of those in the healthcare professions. As culture and technology change over time, work must be pursued to ensure treatment is ethical and dignified. This includes factoring in the perspectives of multiple stakeholders, including donors, their loved ones, anatomists, students, researchers, educators, and the community at large. Currently, her work focuses on consent and consensus of donors gifting their body to academic programs.
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During the early 1800s a boom was taking place in the study of the human body, anatomy in particular, and the medical profession found the best way to learn was from the source itself. This gave rise to a supply issue as demand for human cadavers for anatomical study and dissection demonstrations went through the roof. With no concept of body donation yet established, this led to an entire underground industry of shady business to supply cadavers.
One option for the entrepreneur was selling the freshly dead to a medical school. Graverobbing was another method of achieving this, to the point where some bodies would be buried with a mortsafe, an iron cage surrounding a coffin to stop it being disturbed. Graveyard guards, public protest, and focus on stopping these activities made graverobbing increasingly dangerous and led a few to take a more direct approach. Enter William Burke and William Hare.
Based in Edinburgh, Scotland the two began working together. After a poor resident of Hare's boarding house died they agreed to sell the body to a local anatomy lecturer, Dr. Knox, earning a tidy sum. After trying their hand at graverobbing they escalated their crimes, luring destitute individuals off the street to the boarding house. After plying them with alcohol they'd smother their victim and sell the body to the nearby medical school. They claimed at least 16 lives before they were caught.
The term "Burking" entered the lexicon after this case. Named for William Burke, who was executed for the crime, the term is still in use in the forensics field today. The murders led to the passing of the Anatomy Act 1832, which gave teachers of anatomy more avenues to legally obtain cadavers for scientific study.
Interested in this topic and want to learn more? Join us for our History of Medicine fall lecture Ethics and the Deceased: History of Body Use in Anatomy Education and Current Commercialization in the United States, given by Dr. Laura Johnson. Register for the event: https://uthealthsa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zDXB06eHTACvoG0EUYLxfA
The Handful of Stories art reception was held in the Briscoe Library on October 26th. The event featured a display of artwork by Occupational Therapy students, an interactive tracing board, poster presentation, and video presentations created by the students themselves.
If you haven't seen the exhibit yet drop by the Briscoe Library. The art will remain up in the lobby through the end of the month.
Simon Williams, Diana Conroy
Supporting students on placements in health and social care settings, this accessible guide provides a framework for understanding the theory behind successful practice as well as the critical skills needed to apply it. A Student's Guide to Placements in Health and Social Care Settings takes theory beyond the classroom and apply it to real settings, enabling students to recognize their own learning journey and develop their own distinct professional identity within a wider interprofessional context.
This is a key resource for placement experience with insights from experts and advice direct from students who have already been on placement. With clear guidelines, and structured so that you can dip into different chapters as needed, it responds to the unique nature of placement opportunities and is the first line resource students should turn to. Whatever course you’re studying in the caring profession - Social Work, Health and Social Care, Youth Work, Nursing or Counseling – this is essential reading to help understand how theory can support and improve your placement experience, ensuring you get the very most out of it.
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