00976 - History of Medicine

Academic Year 2015/2016

  • Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Midwifery (cod. 8471)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student has the knowledge and ability to understand the history of obstetrics, gynecology and the concept of sexuality.

Course contents

History of medicine: Prehistoric medicine, the ancient Egypt, the ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, the modern age, the contemporary age.
History of obstetrics and gynecology.
History of the profession of Midwifery.
History of the concept of sexuality.

Readings/Bibliography

- BERNABEO R.A. Arte della Medicina, Esculapio
- COSMACINI G. L'arte lunga. Storia della medicina dall'antichità a oggi, Laterza
- LIPPI D. Storia della medicina. Per il corso di laurea triennale per ostetrici, CLUEB
- SOURNIA J.C. Storia della medicina, Edizioni Dedalo

- COSMACINI G. Storia della medicina e della sanità in Italia, Laterza
- PANCINO C. Il bambino e l'acqua sporca. Storia dell'assistenza al parto dalle mammane alle ostetriche, Franco Angeli
- CAFFARATTO T. M. La ginecologia nei secoli, Edizioni Minerva Medica

Teaching methods

Lectures

Assessment methods

The learning level will be assessed at the end of classes. The exam consists in the oral discussion of a written assay on a topic assigned by the teacher. The results will be integrated with results obtained in the other disciplines of the course.

Teaching tools

Powerpoint.

Office hours

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