HISTORY OF MEDICINE

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in Biomedical Laboratory techniques
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2020/2021
Year: 
1
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2020/2021
Course type: 
Compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class
Seat of the course: 
Varese - Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Credits: 
1
Period: 
First Semester
Standard lectures hours: 
12
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (12 hours)
Assessment: 
Voto Finale

The following topics will be presented:
1) Introduction to History of Medicine and the prehistory of the cure
2) Biomedical techniques for the study of ancient human remains
3) Paleopathology. Study of pathological evidences of osteoarchaeological finds
4) Medicine of the Ancient near East
5) Egyptian medicine
6) Greek-Roman medicine
7) Medicine of the Middle Ages and monastic medicine.
8) Anatomical theaters and History of Medicine of Renaissance Period
9) Medicine of the 18th and 19th centuries
11) The 20th century

Slides delle lezioni
Giuseppe Armocida, Bruno Zanobio. Storia della Medicina. Seconda Edizione aggiornata, 2002.
Marta Licata. Questioni emergenti in Osteoarcheologia, 2016.
Slides of the lessons
Giuseppe Armocida, Bruno Zanobio. Storia della Medicina. Seconda Edizione aggiornata, 2002.
Marta Licata. Questioni emergenti in Osteoarcheologia, 2016.

Frontal lessons and interactive discussion

Students reception by appointment