1500-1700 Renaissance [Change In Care+Treatment] Flashcards
Where would there be Change in training for Apothecaries and surgeons?
A license was now needed to work as an apothecary or surgeon, and these were only issued after completing training
Where would there be Change in training for Physicians?
•Better access to a wider variety of medical books +detailed drawings.
•Gradually new ideas about anatomy (Led by Vesalius) and causes of disease inspired some physicians to become more practical/experimental
•Dissection was legalised but took time to become commonplace.
Who was Vesalius?
Studied medicine in Paris in 1533, then became a professor of surgery.
Carried out a large number of dissections on the human body and made many discoveries as a result.
What was the importance of Vesalius?
He improved understanding of the human body, in the process finding approximately 300 mistakes in Galens work- (encouraging others to also question his theories.)
What was the importance of Fabric of the human body?
It was published widely though out England, and included detailed illustrations of the human body- it was published in 1543
What was the book Vesalius wrote and when was it published?
“Fabric of the human body” 1543
