Basic Paleopathology - B80758 (elective subject)

• Title: Základy paleopatologie
• Guaranteed by: Institute of History of Medicine and Foreign Languages First Faculty of Medicine Charles University (11-00220)
• Faculty: First Faculty of Medicine
• Actual: from 2018
• Semester: summer
• Points: 3
• E-Credits: 3
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:30/0, C [HS]
• Extent per academic year: 30 [hours]
• Capacity: 30
• Min. number of students: 5
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Explanation: Doc.MUDr.Václav Smrčka,CSc.
• Additional information: http://udl.lf1.cuni.cz
• Old code: 758
• Note: you can enroll for the course repeatedly; course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: prof. MUDr. Václav Smrčka, CSc.
• Attributes: Lékařství; Teoretický předmět

Annotation

Last update: prof. MUDr. Václav Smrčka, CSc. (16.05.2019)

Paleopathology studies the diseases of past populations, informs how past diseases have developed, and how they have influenced history. The relationships between archeology, anthropology and medicine, resources and chronology, changes caused by diseases, trauma or deliberate interventions, autopsies and mummies studies are explained

Literature

Last update: prof. MUDr. Václav Smrčka, CSc. (16.05.2019)

Smrčka V, KuželkaV, Povýšil: Atlas Diseases on Dry Bones. 1st ed. Prague, Academia 2009 

Stloukal M, Vyhnánek L.: Slované z velkomoravských Mikulčic. Academia, Praha 1976. Vojtová M. a spol.: Dějiny čs.lékařství, sv. 1, ss.11-41, 338-344: Strouhal E.: Nemoci a léčení v pravěku Československa. Avicenum, Praha 1970. Strouhal E., Vyhnánek L.: Egyptian Mummies in Czechoslovak Collections. Sborník Národního muzea 35 B, Praha 1979. Steinbock R.T.: Paleopathological Diagnosis and Interpretation. Ch.C.Thomas, Springfield, Illinois 1976.

Registration requirements

Last update: Marcela Holanová (08.02.2022)

The introductory meeting in the summer semester 21/22 will take place on Wednesday, February 23 at 3:30 pm, U Nemocnice 4.

Course completion requirements

Last update: prof. MUDr. Václav Smrčka, CSc. (16.05.2019)

The condition for graduation is toleration of only two absences in the course.
Activity is rated. A presentation is required for foreign students  the paleopathological case from home country once per course