Medicine Through Time
This Playlist brings together sixteen courses on everything from Galenism to the creation of Antibiotics and the NHS. Perfect for those studying the 'Medicine Through Time' option for GCSE History.
What this playlist includes:
87 lectures across 16 courses.
All resources designed and delivered by university academics and researchers.
Self-marking quizzes for all lectures, as well as an end-of-topic quiz.
Reading lists, essay questions and extension activities.
Courses and Lectures
1. Medicine Through Time – Galen and Galenism, c. 120-220
Prof. Vivian Nutton
UCL
UCL
1.1. Galen's Early Career, c. 129-68 – 07:24
1.2. Galen's Later Career, c. 168-217 – 09:59
1.3. Galen's Medical Practice – 09:58
1.4. Galen's Anatomy – 08:29
1.5. Galen's Legacy – 11:44
2. Medicine Through Time – Medieval Medicine, c. 500-1500
Prof. Miri Rubin
QMUL
QMUL
2.1. The Role of Monasteries – 06:26
2.2. Medical Knowledge – 08:16
2.3. The Role of Religion – 07:39
2.4. Medicine in the Household – 05:22
2.5. Professionalisation – 09:20
3. Medicine Through Time – The Church and Medieval Medicine, 1066-1500
Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh
Kent University
Kent University
3.1. The Soul and the Body – 11:23
3.2. Christ the Physician – 12:46
3.3. Prevention and Treatment – 11:36
3.4. The Church and Medical Practitioners – 12:22
3.5. Marginal Areas in Medieval Medicine – 06:21
4. Medicine Through Time – Arabic Medicine, c. 800-1200
Prof. Peter Pormann
Manchester University
Manchester University
4.1. The Greek Heritage – 07:27
4.2. Medical Literature in Arabic – 06:58
4.3. Islamic Hospitals – 07:00
4.4. New Ideas and Improved Treatments – 07:20
4.5. Mind and Body - the Six 'Non-Naturals' – 07:56
4.6. The Legacy of Arabic Medical Works – 08:18
5. Medicine Through Time – The Black Death, c. 1325-1450
Prof. Miri Rubin
QMUL
QMUL
5.1. The Spread of the Black Death – 10:26
5.2. The Consequences of the Black Death – 11:00
5.3. The Black Death and Death – 09:07
5.4. The Black Death and Public Health – 08:25
6. Medicine Through Time – William Harvey and Circulation, 1570-1660
Prof. Andrew Gregory
UCL
UCL
6.1. The Context of Harvey's Discovery – 05:29
6.2. Harvey's Discovery – 05:19
6.3. The Importance of Harvey's Discovery – 09:53
6.4. Harvey's Experiments – 12:15
6.5. The Reception of Harvey's Discoveries – 06:40
6.6. Conclusion – 02:51
7. Medicine Through Time – Public Health and the Great Plague of 1665, c. 1450-1700
Dr Jane Stevens-Crawshaw
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University
7.1. The Aim of Public Health – 08:46
7.2. The Changing Nature of Plague – 09:23
7.3. Hospitals – 08:54
7.4. Quarantine – 09:28
7.5. The Great Plague of 1665 – 11:22
8. Medicine Through Time - Jenner and the Smallpox Vaccine, 1749-1823
Dr Robert Gaynes
Emory University
Emory University
8.1. Smallpox: The Disease – 06:39
8.2. The History of Smallpox – 05:55
8.3. Edward Jenner: Early Influences – 05:11
8.4. Edward Jenner and the Discovery of Vaccination – 03:44
8.5. What was the reaction to the discovery of vacci... – 04:23
8.6. What Was the Impact of the Smallpox Vaccination? – 05:28
9. Medicine Through Time – Public Health in the 18th and 19th Centuries, 1700-1900
Prof. Simon Szreter
Cambridge University
Cambridge University
9.1. Evidence and Health – 10:59
9.2. First Phase, 1660-1815 – 08:55
9.3. Second Phase, 1815-69 – 13:21
9.4. Third Phase, 1869-1914 – 09:45
9.5. Conclusion – 02:47
10. Medicine Through Time – Surgery in the 19th Century, 1800-1900
Dr Sally Frampton
Oxford University
Oxford University
10.1. Tackling Pain – 07:26
10.2. Tackling Bleeding – 05:03
10.3. Tackling Infection – 05:42
10.4. The Surgical Patient – 07:21
10.5. The Surgeon – 07:36
11. Medicine Through Time - John Snow and Cholera, 1813-58
Prof. Stephen Rachman
Michigan State University
Michigan State University
11.1. John Snow and the Cholera Epidemic – 13:12
11.2. The Debate Surrounding the Nature of Epidemic D... – 10:02
11.3. John Snow and Anaesthesia – 10:16
11.4. What was Snow’s theory about Cholera? And how d... – 10:16
11.5. Snow and the Broad Street Cholera Outbreak – 09:32
11.6. The Myths Surrounding Snow – 08:32
12. Medicine Through Time – Germ Theory and the Bacteriological Revolution, 1860-1900
Prof. Michael Worboys
Manchester University
Manchester University
12.1. Disease Theory Before Germ Theory – 11:13
12.2. Germ Theory or Theories? – 09:38
12.3. Bacteriological Revolution or Evolution? – 12:13
12.4. Pasteur and Vaccines – 16:29
12.5. Robert Koch – 12:40
12.6. Tuberculosis – 17:12
13. Medicine Through Time – Public Health in the 20th Century, 1900-2015
Prof. Martin Gorsky
LSHTM
LSHTM
13.1. Public Health in the 19th Century – 08:08
13.2. Primary Care Before the NHS – 08:04
13.3. Hospitals Before the NHS – 10:03
13.4. Health Services and WWII – 07:45
13.5. The Creation of the NHS – 09:30
13.6. The Development of the NHS – 13:39
14. Medicine Through Time – The British Sector of the Western Front, 1914-18
Dr Jessica Meyer
Leeds University
Leeds University
14.1. Medicine in the Trenches – 08:54
14.2. First Response and First Aid – 08:30
14.3. The Field Ambulance – 09:11
14.4. Overseas Hospital Care – 13:06
14.5. Medical Transportation – 11:02
14.6. Home Hospitals and After – 13:23
15. Medicine Through Time – Antibiotics, 1920-2000
Dr Robert Bud
The Science Museum, London
The Science Museum, London
15.1. Medicines Before Antibiotics – 08:01
15.2. The Discovery of Penicillin – 11:05
15.3. Making Penicillin – 09:12
15.4. The Second Generation of Antibiotics – 06:17
15.5. Resistance – 09:16
15.6. The Impact of Antibiotics – 08:30
16. Medicine Through Time – Smoking and Lung Cancer, 1945-2015
Prof. Virginia Berridge
LSHTM
LSHTM
16.1. Finding a connection between smoking and lung c... – 07:14
16.2. Why did people not accept the evidence? – 08:13
16.3. How did the issue get on the policy agenda? – 11:46
16.4. How did public information campaigns develop? – 07:45
16.5. Later Developments – 08:21
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