Thursday, January 8, 2009

SS Course 2009: Groote Schuur Hospital: Historical Perspectives

Course 123
Date: 19–23 January
Time: 11.15 am
Full Price: R270,00 Staff: R135,00 Reduced: R70,00

Groote Schuur Hospital 1938 - 2008: Historical Perspectives
Presented by Professor Howard Phillips, Department of Historical Studies, University of Cape Town and Professor Anne Digby, Oxford Brookes University

This illustrated course will provide an overview of the rich history of Groote Schuur Hospital, South Africa’s premier public hospital, using contemporary photographs, sketches, cartoons and film footage.

It will examine the four main phases of the history of the hospital, focusing on its construction, operation, ethos and people. Among the particular issues that will be discussed is why the hospital was built on the slopes of Table Mountain and in its particular building style, how World War II affected its construction, why it was the site of the world’s first heart transplant in 1967, and how and why its functioning has been compromised in the last two decades.

LECTURE TITLES
  • Location, design and construction. Prof H Phillips
  • War and peace. Prof A Digby
  • The golden years. Prof H Phillips
  • Operating in a new political environment. Prof A Digby
  • The people of Groote Schuur Hospital. Prof H Phillips & Prof A Digby
Recommended reading
  • Phillips, H. & Digby, A. with Deacon, H. & Thomson, K. At the heart of healing in Cape Town: Groote Schuur Hospital 1938–2008. Jacana Press, 2008

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