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Dr. Carl O. Boucher: Prosthodontist And Dental Editor, Robert B. Stevenson Apr 2016

Dr. Carl O. Boucher: Prosthodontist And Dental Editor, Robert B. Stevenson

Annual Conference Presentations, Papers, and Posters

A presentation given at the April 16th, 2016 meeting of the Ohio Academy of Medical History on the life, education, and work of prosthodontist and dental editor, Dr. Carl O. Boucher.


James Gillray, Thomas Rowlandson And Company: Medical Caricaturists Untamed, Jim Hennessy Apr 2015

James Gillray, Thomas Rowlandson And Company: Medical Caricaturists Untamed, Jim Hennessy

Annual Conference Presentations, Papers, and Posters

No abstract provided.


Birth Of A Collection: The Vesalius Trust Collection Of Art In The Service Of Science, Marcia Hartsock, Anna Heran, Tina Schott Apr 2015

Birth Of A Collection: The Vesalius Trust Collection Of Art In The Service Of Science, Marcia Hartsock, Anna Heran, Tina Schott

Annual Conference Presentations, Papers, and Posters

No abstract provided.


125th Anniversary Of The Ohio State University College Of Dentistry, Robert B. Stevenson Apr 2015

125th Anniversary Of The Ohio State University College Of Dentistry, Robert B. Stevenson

Annual Conference Presentations, Papers, and Posters

No abstract provided.


Identification Of Roach’S Concepts Of Caring In Sophomore Nursing Students At A Women’S Prison, Mary Ann Burnam, Mary Mckelvey Apr 2013

Identification Of Roach’S Concepts Of Caring In Sophomore Nursing Students At A Women’S Prison, Mary Ann Burnam, Mary Mckelvey

Annual Conference Presentations, Papers, and Posters

The concept of caring has been identified with nursing since its professional organization. Several theories of caring have been developed and some adopted for instruction and implementation in nursing programs. This study’s aim was to identify caring attributes exhibited in a group of sophomore nursing students who had their maternity experience in a women’s prison. A focus group of six students responded in a semi-structured interview about their experiences with pregnant prisoners. The interview was recorded, transcribed and analyzed for Roach’s five caring concepts. The qualitative analysis revealed that sophomore nursing students manifested the caring concepts in their experience with …


Dr. Snook And The Coed: The Theora Hix Affair And Murder, James R. Hennessy Apr 2013

Dr. Snook And The Coed: The Theora Hix Affair And Murder, James R. Hennessy

Annual Conference Presentations, Papers, and Posters

Dr. James Howard Snook was born in South Lebanon, Ohio in Warren County in 1879. He was both an alumnus and later a faculty member of the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. In 1922 Dr. Snook married Helen Marple and had a daughter. In 1926 Dr. Snook began an affair with an OSU medical student, Theora Hix. The affair lasted about 2 years. During a visit in 1929 Theora Hix allegedly threatened to harm Dr. Snook's wife and child. Dr. Snook murdered her and was sentenced to death in February of 1930.


The Murder Trials Of Harry K. Thaw (1907 And 1908) And Dr. Arthur Waite (1916) And The Perplexing Concept Of “Constitutional Inferiority”, Emil R. Pinta Apr 2013

The Murder Trials Of Harry K. Thaw (1907 And 1908) And Dr. Arthur Waite (1916) And The Perplexing Concept Of “Constitutional Inferiority”, Emil R. Pinta

Annual Conference Presentations, Papers, and Posters

The murder trials of Harry Thaw, in 1907 and 1908, and dentist Dr. Arthur Waite, in 1916, were “celebrity trials” that received widespread newspaper coverage. As such, they brought psychiatry and psychiatric diagnosis into the public’s awareness.


Rose Melnick Medical Museum: Past, Present, And Future, Cassie Nespor Jan 2012

Rose Melnick Medical Museum: Past, Present, And Future, Cassie Nespor

Annual Conference Presentations, Papers, and Posters

Dr. John C. Melnick was interested in local medical history; as a result, he began collecting medical artifacts in 1972. He wanted to create a museum that would cultivate an interest in medicine and promote medical history. His collection of artifacts came to Youngstown State University in 1997, and the museum opened in 2001


The Yellow Springs Water Cure, Jeffrey M. Wehmeyer May 2011

The Yellow Springs Water Cure, Jeffrey M. Wehmeyer

Annual Conference Presentations, Papers, and Posters

In the 1850s passengers traveling north from Xenia on the Little Miami Railroad would know that they were approaching the village of Yellow Springs when a three-story building came into view on the eastern side of the tracks. This was the Yellow Springs Water Cure, also sometimes known as the Glen Forest Water Cure Institution.

The PowerPoint presentation was presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Ohio Academy of Medical History held on Saturday, May 7 at the Glen Helen Building in Yellow Springs, OH.


Robert Louis Stevenson's Dentist: Unsung Hero, Robert B. Stevenson May 2011

Robert Louis Stevenson's Dentist: Unsung Hero, Robert B. Stevenson

Annual Conference Presentations, Papers, and Posters

A presentation given at the May 7th, 2011 meeting of the Ohio Academy of Medical History on Robert Louis Stevenson and treatment by his dentist.

Robert Louis Stevenson suffered from many illnesses but his condition improved dramatically in 1880 after dental care. This paper describes his treatment, including instruments and materials available.


Direct To Consumer Drug Advertisements: A Dangerous Game Of Pitching Products To Parents, Lynne Graziano May 2009

Direct To Consumer Drug Advertisements: A Dangerous Game Of Pitching Products To Parents, Lynne Graziano

Annual Conference Presentations, Papers, and Posters

The annual budget for drug advertising in the United States exceeds that for all undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and comes close to the entire budget of the National Institutes of Health. In 2008 drug advertisers spent $4.7 billion, down from a record $4.8 billion in 2006, but up from $2.6 billion in 2002. Since the relaxation of full disclosure rules for television advertising, the amount spent on direct-to-consumer advertisements (DTCA) has soared, leading to increased sales of certain pharmaceuticals, as advertisements are placed in magazines, newspapers, internet websites and on television. These prescription-drug ads prompt nearly one-third of Americans …


Dr. Noah Elliott, African American Pioneer Physician, Carl J. Denbow Apr 2007

Dr. Noah Elliott, African American Pioneer Physician, Carl J. Denbow

Annual Conference Presentations, Papers, and Posters

This presentation highlights some of the fascinating aspects that the author has been able to unearth about the life of Dr. Noah Elliott, the first African American physician to practice in Athens County. Not much about Dr. Elliott's early life is known, other than that he was born a slave in Kentucky. He is listed in the 1860 census in Gallipolis, Ohio, with an occupation of physician. During the War of Rebellion (1861-65) he served as a hospital steward in the 26th United States Colored Infantry. After the war, he practiced in several locations including in the western Athens County …


John Jones: The Father Of American Surgery, Ximena Chrisagis Mar 2006

John Jones: The Father Of American Surgery, Ximena Chrisagis

Annual Conference Presentations, Papers, and Posters

The presentation discusses the life of John Jones, M.D. who was considered to be the "Father of American Surgery." The presentation was given at the Ohio Academy of Medical History Annual Conference at the Lloyd Library and Museum on March 25, 2006.


"Miss Tallant...Docteur En Medicine": A Woman Physician In World War I France, Ximena Chrisagis Apr 2005

"Miss Tallant...Docteur En Medicine": A Woman Physician In World War I France, Ximena Chrisagis

Annual Conference Presentations, Papers, and Posters

The presentation discusses the life of Alice Weld Tallant, M.D. with a focus on her service during World War I. The presentation was given at the Ohio Academy of Medical History Annual Conference at Dittrick Medical History Center on April 16, 2005.