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Statistical Methods in Medical Research Jun 2012
Topics: History, 20th Century; Humans; London; Tropical Medicine
PubMed: 22593186
DOI: 10.1177/0962280210394485 -
American Journal of Epidemiology Oct 2012The author reviews the history of the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. In 1912, Dr. Creighton Wellman published a groundbreaking paper entitled "The...
The author reviews the history of the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. In 1912, Dr. Creighton Wellman published a groundbreaking paper entitled "The New Orleans School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene," outlining a clear plan for a new independent school of public health. He became the founding dean of the Tulane School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Dr. Wellman had spent 9 years practicing medicine in Angola and graduated from the London School of Tropical Medicine before launching a career in tropical medicine in the United States. Tulane already had a formal course of hygiene established as early as 1881. The founding of Tulane School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine was made possible by a gift from Samuel Zemurray, who would become the president of the United Fruit Company. In January of 1914, Dr. Wellman abruptly left New Orleans to live in Brazil. The school lost its independence in 1919 and again became part of the School of Medicine until 1967. The school initiated by Dr. Wellman is the foundation on which today's Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine is built.
Topics: Global Health; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century; New Orleans; Public Health; Schools, Medical; Tropical Medicine
PubMed: 23035133
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws253 -
Bulletin de La Societe de Pathologie... Dec 1999Two "tropical medicine" coexist: a "clinical tropical medicine" concerning imported tropical diseases in North countries who is worked at clinical departments and... (Review)
Review
Two "tropical medicine" coexist: a "clinical tropical medicine" concerning imported tropical diseases in North countries who is worked at clinical departments and travellers clinics and a multidisciplinary "international health", concerning tropical countries development, who is the concern of South and North Institutes cooperation. International health expansion compel to collaborate with foreign universities and institutes in and beyond the French-speaking area. The scattering of practitioners, teachers and research workers in the midst of various French institutions and distance from field limit the academic policy of development. Harmonizing national and European tropical medicine teachings belong to inter-academic gathering. Programming and financing of international health come under an inter-ministerial agency.
Topics: France; International Cooperation; Research; Tropical Medicine; Universities
PubMed: 10690470
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Transactions of the Royal Society of... 1969
Topics: Education, Medical; Education, Medical, Graduate; Socioeconomic Factors; Tropical Medicine; United Kingdom
PubMed: 5368002
DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(69)90115-1 -
Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal Jun 2016This article deals with the historical antecedents of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) School of Tropical Medicine (STM) under the auspices of Columbia University. It...
This article deals with the historical antecedents of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) School of Tropical Medicine (STM) under the auspices of Columbia University. It presents a general view of the social, institutional and conceptual factors that were correlated with the establishment of the STM. The authors start by examining the historical continuities and discontinuities present during the imperial transitions between Spanish colonial and U.S. military medicine at the turn of the 20th century. The clarification of these changes is important for the proper understanding of the emergence of tropical medicine in Puerto Rico, marked by the identification of the biological determinant of the so called "peasants' anemia." The essay focuses on two institutional precursor events: the Puerto Rico Anemia Commissions (1904-1908) and the Institute of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (1912-1914). Their nature and work paved the way for the establishment of the STM. The notions of tropical medicine and diseases are considered as historical concepts. The support of the Rockefeller Foundation to several significant public health activities in Puerto Rico is also examined. Finally, the social and health conditions which prevailed at the time of the creation of the STM have been summarized. In general, the article provides a sense of historical context deemed essential to understand the emergence and evolution of the STM.
Topics: History, 20th Century; Humans; Military Medicine; Public Health; Puerto Rico; Schools, Medical; Tropical Medicine
PubMed: 27232865
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Reviews of Infectious Diseases 1990Tropical medicine as a specialty began during colonialization of the tropics. From the outset, controversy focused on scientific research (tropical medicine) vs. public...
Tropical medicine as a specialty began during colonialization of the tropics. From the outset, controversy focused on scientific research (tropical medicine) vs. public health (tropical health). The former became associated with parasitology to the relative exclusion of microbiology. Remarkable discoveries made before 1912 were followed by sixty years of slow progress. In the last decade, however, not only has parasitic disease research flourished, but the major importance of bacterial and viral diarrheas and respiratory infections has also been revealed. Tropical health did not evolve as a major strategy in the colonial era. Later, a global eradication policy developed, first for hookworm infection, then for yellow fever and malaria, but failure led to disillusionment with technology and development of an undifferentiated approach to primary health care. In the last decade a selective approach has focused on diseases for which cost-effective control measures exist. Moreover, several developing countries have achieved good health at low cost by equitable distribution of health care, education, and food. Today, the conflict between tropical medicine and tropical health is being resolved with the realization that they are truly complementary disciplines.
Topics: History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; Tropical Medicine
PubMed: 2405466
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/12.1.142 -
British Journal For the History of... Sep 1992
Topics: History, Modern 1601-; India; Politics; Tropical Medicine; United Kingdom
PubMed: 11623058
DOI: 10.1017/s0007087400029137 -
The Lancet. Infectious Diseases Jun 2017
Topics: Disease Eradication; Humans; Neglected Diseases; Poverty; Primary Prevention; Public-Private Sector Partnerships; Tropical Medicine; World Health Organization
PubMed: 28555584
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30253-0 -
Progress in Drug Research. Fortschritte... 1974
Topics: Curriculum; Education, Medical; Preventive Medicine; Teaching; Tropical Medicine
PubMed: 4453609
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0348-7087-0_5 -
Infectious Disease Clinics of North... Mar 2019Ultrasound for diagnosis and staging of schistosomiasis and echinococcosis have paved the way over the past several decades for the application of ultrasound in tropical... (Review)
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Ultrasound for diagnosis and staging of schistosomiasis and echinococcosis have paved the way over the past several decades for the application of ultrasound in tropical diseases. Until recently, the size and cost of ultrasound systems limited the application in low-resource settings. The increase in portable ultrasound systems has given more clinicians access to ultrasound, and clinically based protocols for the care of patients have emerged, such as focused assessment with sonography for HIV/TB and tropical cardiac ultrasound. This article explores the history and current use of ultrasound in these diseases and highlights their application in the care of patients.
Topics: Communicable Diseases; Echinococcosis; Humans; Parasitic Diseases; Point-of-Care Systems; Schistosomiasis; Tropical Medicine; Ultrasonography
PubMed: 30712760
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2018.10.008