1: History Of Osteopathy Flashcards
Joseph Lister
Antiseptic surgery -> reduced mortality
Ingaz Semmelweiss
Handwashing in obstetrics -> 90% decrease in mortality
William Budd
Used epi to prove cholera came from contaminated water
Wilhelm Rontgen
First to study X-rays
William Halstead
First used sterile rubber gloves in surgery
Medicine before osteopathy
Medicine was considered heroic; used to preserve life force and “conquer” disease
When did AT Still “fling the banner of osteopathy to the breeze”?
10am, June 22nd, 1874
When did the American School of Osteopathy open? (AT Still)
1892
Four Osteopathic Principles**
- The body is a unit; the person is a unit of body, mind, and spirit
- The body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance
- Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated
- Rational treatment is based on the principles above
AAAO and AOA
AAAO: American association for advancement of osteopathy
AOA: American osteopathic association
Two founders of KCU
A.A. Kaiser, DO
George Conley, DO
KCU’s previous two names
1916: KC College of Osteopathy and Surgery
1980: University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Flexner
Traveled to all MD and DO schools in 1910, criticized them, many schools closed, leaving only 8 DO schools, which Dr. Flexner stated were lacking in necessities to train physicians
1917-1918 Influenza Pandemic: osteopathic vs allopathic care
Osteopathic care: 0.25% death rate
Allopathic care: 10% death rate
The California Incident of 1961
Cali prohibits granting of new DO licenses, but DOs could convert to MDs. COPS (osteo school in Cali) converted to MD with very few changes made -> realization of the equality of the two programs
What was the catalyst for all 50 states giving full practicing rights to DOs?
The California Incident
When did DO’s start serving in the military?
1927
Two of the first DOs in big military positions
Harry J. Walter, Louis H. Eske
What happened in WWII to DO’s?
No DO’s allowed to serve in WWII -> shortage of MDs in US -> hospitals not letting DO’s work in them -> DO’s created their own hospitals
Jeanette Bolles**
First woman to receive a DO degree
Mamie Johnston
First graduate of KCU in 1917
Louisa Burns
Postulated a CT model of somatic dysfunction, lots of DO publications
Barbara Ross-Lee
First female Dean of a medical college (MD or DO)
Marcelino Oliva
Cuban graduate of KCU, first minority president of AOA
William G. Anderson
Associate Dean of KCOM (Kville), worked with MLKJr.