ABSTRACT
Alejandro Posadas fue un destacado cirujano en la Buenos Aires del siglo XIX. Sus trabajos contribuyeron al desarrollo del conocimiento médico. El objetivo del presente artículo es describir las actividades de Alejandro Posadas desde perspectivas diferentes: cirugía, investigación, educación médica y la innovación que sus métodos aportaron al proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje.
Alejandro Posadas was a renowned surgeon in the Buenos Aires of the XIX century. His works contributed to the development of medical knowledge. The purpose of present research article is to describe the activities of Alejandro Posadas from different perspectives: surgery research, medical education and that the innovation of his methods brought them in the teaching and learning processes.
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Humans , History, 19th Century , History, 20th Century , Surgeons/history , Education, Medical/history , Thoracic Surgery/education , Thoracic Surgery/history , History of Medicine , Physicians/history , Research/history , Audiovisual Aids/history , Motion Pictures/history , ArgentinaSubject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Audiovisual Aids/history , Audiovisual Aids/standards , Audiovisual Aids , Health/history , Health/trendsSubject(s)
Male , Female , Humans , Audiovisual Aids/history , Audiovisual Aids/standards , Audiovisual Aids , Health/history , Health/trendsABSTRACT
From 1940 to 1970 Puerto Rico underwent a dramatic change in its economic, social, political, and medical characteristics. Schistosomiasis (known locally as bilharzia) persisted throughout this period as a nearly intractable problem. In 1954, staff from the Puerto Rico Department of Health, and the Puerto Rico Field Station of the U.S. Communicable Disease Center (now San Juan Laboratories, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) created a set of black and white 35 mm slides as a tool for community education. The presentation, titled "Hay Bilharzia!" ("There is schistosomiasis here!") is organized in four major sections (Introduction, Disease Cycle, Disease Prevention, Treatment). Each section consists of two to four sub-themes, with three to eight slides each. The slides were used extensively in public schools and community lectures. This set of slides is worthy of preservation as evidence of the bilharzia control efforts and the dismal living conditions widely prevalent in Puerto Rico in the 1950s. It is also an example of the educational programs that were produced at the time to stimulate community development and health