Association of Anaesthetists Heritage Centre
Catching Breath Wednesday 22 June 2022, 18:00 - 19:30 Workshop | 12+ | Zoom
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In person: Standard: £12.00 Concession (student, disabled, job seeker): £9.00
In this workshop, artist Jayne Wilton will explore the notions of the containment of breath in art history, and you will have the opportunity to make your own breath visible using bubbles tinted with tea or coffee. Now more than ever, we need to take care of our mental health and wellbeing, and so Jayne will also guide you through mindful breathing processes and the expressive qualities of the breath.
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The History of Women’s Pain Management and Gender Bias in Medicine Online: Standard: £5.00 Thursday 11 August 2022, 18:00 - 19:00 Workshop | Age 16-29 | Zoom
Concession (student, disabled, job seeker): £3.75
In this workshop, Medical Herstory offers a historical perspective into how gender bias influences health experiences and medical care, with a focus on women’s pain (including childbirth). Through patient experience case studies, interactive trivia, and group discussions, we will address the implicit and institutional biases that have historically influenced women’s experiences of seeking and receiving care, and explore how to overcome these barriers. The workshop will include discussions on racism, sexism, medical dismissal and discrimination.
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Locating the Association of Anaesthetists in Doctoropolis Thursday 29 September 2022, 18:00 - 19:30 Talk | Adult | Hybrid: 21 Portland Place/Zoom
Last minute booking rates apply (see event page for details). First 20 bookings - 20% discount code HF2B003
In person: Standard: £15 Concession (student, disabled, job seeker): £11:25 Online: Standard: £5 Concession (student, disabled, job seeker): £3.75
In this talk, art and architectural historian Ann-Marie Akehurst will discuss the many homes of the Association of Anaesthetists since their establishment in 1932. Intertwined with histories of the expansion of early modern London and the rise of the medical professions, she will explore some of the decision making behind the choice of location for the Association, from Lincoln’s Inn Fields to 21 Portland Place, and set that within the context of why certain areas of London were considered more desirable by medical institutions.
Last minute booking rates apply (see event page for details). First 20 bookings - 20% discount code HF2B004
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Visit us The Anaesthesia Heritage Centre on Portland Place tells the remarkable story of anaesthesia, from its first public demonstration in 1846, to the founding of anaesthesia as we know it today. The Heritage Centre is open Monday to Friday 10:00 – 16:00. It is free to enter.
anaesthetists.org/Home/Heritage-centre
