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Pediatrics , History, 20th Century , History, 21st Century , Humans , Pediatrics/history , United StatesSubject(s)
Biomedical Research , Pediatrics , Humans , Pediatrics/history , Biomedical Research/history , History, 21st Century , History, 20th Century , ChildSubject(s)
Pediatrics , Pulmonary Medicine , Humans , Pulmonary Medicine/history , Child , Pediatrics/historyABSTRACT
En el presente trabajo se presenta una aproximación a los contenidos de las ponencias del IICongreso Nacional de Pediatría, celebrado en San Sebastián en 1923, con ocasión del centenario del mismo. Se destaca como hilo conductor de las mismas el problema de la mortalidad infantil, que en aquellos años era muy elevada en España y era una preocupación de políticos, de intelectuales y de la clase médica. Se constata que alguna de las propuestas y preocupaciones de los pediatras que asistieron a dicho congreso siguen vigentes hoy en día.(AU)
In this work, we present an overview of the contents of the communications presented at the Second National Congress of Paediatrics, held in San Sebastian in 1923, on the occasion of the 100th year anniversary. The problem of infant mortality stands out as a common thread, which in those years was very high in Spain and was a concern of politicians, intellectuals and the medical profession. It is worth noting that some of the proposals and concerns of the paediatricians who attended that congress continue to be relevant today.(AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Pediatrics/history , Infant Mortality/history , History, 20th Century , Congresses as Topic/history , SpainSubject(s)
Pediatrics , Child , Humans , Forecasting , United States , Pediatrics/history , Pediatrics/trends , History, 20th Century , History, 21st CenturyABSTRACT
The 75 years since Pediatrics was first published has witnessed an explosion of the scientific knowledge base informing child health. Yet, the path leading to the present has not been linear. We examine several articles that illustrate some of the unexpected twists and turns that have characterized our specialty's history. We hope that it will provide a reminder of the ever-changing nature of scientific knowledge and the need to continually re-evaluate how our own cultural assumptions shape medical practice.
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Pediatrics , Periodicals as Topic , Child , Humans , Child Health , Pediatrics/history , History, 20th CenturyABSTRACT
La aparición del especialismo pediátrico en el siglo XIX y primeras décadas del XX, fue un proceso muy complejo que obligó a reformular aspectos de la ciencia y, sobre todo, de la práctica médica. La necesidad de hacer frente a los problemas de un paciente peculiar, con unos rangos de edad que había que definir y cuyas características singulares eran las de ser un organismo en fase de crecimiento y desarrollo, planteaba unos retos nuevos a estos nuevos profesionales, entre ellos, la relación que había que establecer con la madre y la familia. A esta tarea se enfrentaron los nuevos especialistas, que pusieron todo su empeño en transmitir sus experiencias a las nuevas generaciones de profesionales lo que supuso, por un lado, abordar las enfermedades infantiles desde nuevas perspectivas y por otro, legitimar su posición de expertos.(AU)
The appearance of pediatric specialization in the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th was a very complex process that forced the reformulation of aspects of science and, above all, of medical practice. The need to deal with the problems of a peculiar patient, with age ranges that had to be defined and whose specific characteristics were that of being an organism in a phase of growth and development, posed new challenges for these new professionals. This task was faced by the new specialists, who made every effort to transmit their experiences to the new generations of professionals, which meant, on the one hand, addressing childhood diseases from new perspectives and, on the other, legitimizing their position as experts.(AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Child , History, 19th Century , History, 20th Century , Physician-Patient Relations , Nurse-Patient Relations , Pediatrics/history , History of Nursing , Spain , Child Health , History of MedicineSubject(s)
Pediatrics , Child , Humans , History, 19th Century , History, 20th Century , Pediatrics/historyABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To explore and document the life and urologic contributions of Dr. Frank B. Bicknell. METHODS: We researched the life of Dr. Bicknell via his publications, archived documents from the Didusch Museum and through the description of his life and accomplishments by his colleagues including John K. Lattimer and Frank Hinman Jr. RESULTS: Frank B. Bicknell (1907-1999) attended the University of Michigan (1925-1928) and Universityof Michigan Medical School (1928-1932) prior to his internship and urology residency at the Receiving Hospital, Detroit, Michigan (1932-1936). He served in the Merchant Marine in the 1930s, sailing around the world. He was a major in World War II and served as Professor of Urology at Wayne State University. In 1951 Dr. Bicknell got together a small group of eight urologists interested in pediatric urology during the AUA Annual Meeting. Drs. Campbell, Barber, Johnson, Mertz, Hinman Jr., Spence and Lattimer all met in Dr. Bicknell's Chicago hotel room and would form The Society for Pediatric Urology. At the time, Dr. Bicknell's brother-in-law had just become president of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Dr. John Lattimer with the help of Dr. Bicknell's brother-in-law was able to get a room at the AAP meeting which he filled with 2500 people, thought to be the largest collection of urologists in one room at the time. The success of the session led the AAP to develop a Section of Urology and impressed upon the AUA the magnitude of interest in pediatric urology. This allowed pediatric urologists to secure an exclusive session on the day before the main AUA meeting which has persisted since that time.Dr. Bicknell founded the History Forum in 1966 and chaired this very popular event during its first decade. The forum now occupies an entire afternoon during the AUA annual meeting, with papers presented on historic urologic topics. The highlight of this assembly is the annual lecture on the history of medicine. In 2000, this oration was renamed the Frank Bicknell History of Urology Oration to honor the founder of the History Forum. CONCLUSION: Dr. Frank Bicknell was an early leader in pediatric urology and urologic history who helped found The Society of Pediatric Urology and the AUA History Forum.
