Conference: "A Symposium on Legal Medicine and Its History" (College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 22 May 2004)
Conference: "A Symposium on Legal Medicine and Its History" (College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 22 May 2004) Forwarded to HISTNEUR-L from H-SCI-MED-TECH. --RJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Suzanne Moon , H-SCI-MED-TECH" [smtedit@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU] Date: Monday, March 22, 2004 2:04 pm From: Edward Morman [emorman@collphyphil.org] Subject: Symposium on Legal Medicine and Its History Dr. Robert L. Sadoff, and The Francis C. Wood Institute for the History of Medicine invite you to A SYMPOSIUM ON LEGAL MEDICINE AND ITS HISTORY Saturday, May 22, 2004 2:00-6:00 PM The College of Physicians of Philadelphia 19 South 22nd Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania This event will celebrate the dedication of the Sadoff Library of Forensic Psychiatry and Legal Medicine, a special collection newly donated to the Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. The Sadoff Library has been described as "the largest collection of rare psychiatrica in private hands," and "the finest collection of forensic psychiatry ever put together." Charles Rosenberg describes the printed catalog of the Sadoff Library - whose official publication date is also May 22 - as "an invaluable guide not just to the history of legal medicine, but to what might be called the history of deviance." The program for the day is as follows: 2:00 GREETINGS Robert L. Sadoff, M.D. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania 2:10 INTRODUCTIONS Edward T. Morman, MSLS, Ph.D. College Librarian and Director of the Wood Institute for the History of Medicine, The College of Physicians of Philadelphia 2:15 "THE HISTORY OF LEGAL MEDICINE" Cyril Wecht, M.D., J.D. Coroner, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and Clinical Professor, University of Pittsburgh Medical School 3:05 "THE HISTORY OF INSANITY IN ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES" Janet Tighe, Ph.D. Adjunct Assistant Professor of History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania 3:20 Break 4:10 "MENTAL HEALTH LAW" Michael Perlin, J.D. Professor of Law, New York University 5:05 "THE HISTORY OF FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY" Thomas Gutheil, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School 6:00 Dedication of the Sadoff Library 6:30 Reception The symposium, dedication ceremony and reception are free and open to all. Reservations are not required for the symposium, but - to facilitate planning, we would appreciate RSVPs. Please reply to Marc Miller, Administrative Assistant of the Wood Institute: mmiller@collphyphil.org or 215.563.3737, ext. 305. A subscription dinner at $100 per person will follow the reception. Reservations for the dinner should be accompanied by a check payable to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia and mailed to Marc Miller, College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 19 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia PA 19103. 7:30 Dinner [by subscription at $100 per person] Toast "THE CURRENT STATE OF FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY IN AMERICA" Jonas Rappaport, M.D. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus, University of Maryland After-Dinner Talk "THE CHALLENGE OF HISTORY FOR BIOETHICS: NAZI EXPERIMENTATION AND OTHER HISTORICAL MISDEEDS IN THE HISTORY OF HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH" Arthur L. Caplan, PhD Emmanuel and Robert Hart Professor of Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania