NIH VideoCast - George Deacon and the Circulation of Homeopathic Therapies in Peru (1880-1915)

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George Deacon and the Circulation of Homeopathic Therapies in Peru (1880-1915)

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Air date:	Thursday, March 17, 2022, 2:00:00 PM Time displayed is Eastern Time, Washington DC Local
Views:	Total views: 166 (90 Live, 76 On-demand)
Category:	History
Runtime:	01:00:28
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Description:	History of Medicine Dr. Palma’s talk will focus on the circulation and use of homeopathic therapies and medicines in Lima in the last decades of the nineteenth century. The American homeopath George Deacon was responsible for expanding this medical practice in the country in the 1880s; this expansion continued until his death in 1915, in spite of his disputes with the local health authorities. Deacon published the first homeopathic journal in the country and Latin America, La Homeopatía. The National Library of Medicine holds the only two issues available in the world. Dr. Palma will discuss the events surrounding the life of Deacon and especially the evolution of his journal, the circulation of medical knowledge between the North and South, and his defense of homeopathy in a country unconnected to this practice.

NLM Title:	George Deacon and the circulation of homeopathic therapies in Peru (1880-1915) / Patricia Palma.
Author:	Palma, Patricia. National Library of Medicine (U.S.),
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Abstract:	(CIT): History of Medicine Dr. Palma's talk will focus on the circulation and use of homeopathic therapies and medicines in Lima in the last decades of the nineteenth century. The American homeopath George Deacon was responsible for expanding this medical practice in the country in the 1880s; this expansion continued until his death in 1915, in spite of his disputes with the local health authorities. Deacon published the first homeopathic journal in the country and Latin America, La Homeopatía. The National Library of Medicine holds the only two issues available in the world. Dr. Palma will discuss the events surrounding the life of Deacon and especially the evolution of his journal, the circulation of medical knowledge between the North and South, and his defense of homeopathy in a country unconnected to this practice.
Subjects:	History, 19th Century History, 20th Century Homeopathy--history Peru Physicians--history Therapies, Investigational--history
Publication Types:	Lecture Webcast

NLM Classification:	WB 930
NLM ID:	9918384669906676
CIT Live ID:	44381
Permanent link:	https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=44381