Organized by the Institute for the History of Medicine of the Robert Bosch Foundation Stuttgart, in cooperation with the Berlin Medical Historical Museum
Date: 12-14 May 2011
Venue: Berlin Historical Museum of Medicine (Berliner Medizinhistorisches Museum der Charité), Campus Charité Mitte, Charitéplatz 1 (former Schumannstr. 20/21), 10117 Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany
Abstract deadline: 24 November 2010
Contact: Dr. Bettina Blessing, bettina.blessing@igm-bosch.de
Over the past fifty years, nursing history has moved from studies with an institutional and biographical emphasis to those with more complex and critical evaluations of nursing practice. Following these developments, the theme of this conference is conflicts in nursing history. This can include difficulties between nurses and patients, clashes between nurses and doctors, conflicts between the nurses and hospital administrations and tensions between nurses.
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