The doctor and his patients : the intergenerational dispute concerning the ideal physician, the Czech Lands 1840s-1890s
Rambousková, Barbora (University of Pardubice)

Data:	2021
Resum:	In the second half of the 19th century, the professionalization of the medical field took place in the Czech Lands, then part of Austria-Hungary. The physicians' aim was to eliminate their rivals, such as charlatans, folk healers, and other alternative healers, but they also strove to regulate competition among colleagues. In this period, which can be described as a period of therapeutic nihilism, a new generation of physicians emerged in the Czech Lands who tried to promote and apply new medical knowledge to everyday practice in the medical market. In practice, however, it was very hard for this innovative group of young medics to defend their scientific approach and their professional honor from the demands of patients, on whose monetary reward they and their families depended. The article argues that there was a dispute between the older and younger generations of physicians over the ideal of the physician and his honor. This hypothesis is based on a discursive analysis of medical manuals for laymen penned mostly by physicians, so-called "house physicians", and of articles in professional journals published by local physicians in the Czech language. The conflict is illustrated by examples of bloodletting and drug prescriptions.
Nota:	This research has been funded by the project GAČR 20-179787 Utváření role lékaře a pacienta: Historie vztahu lékař-pacient v českých zemích 1769-1992 and project Vnitřní granty Ústavu historických věd FF UPA pro rok 2021 (Project IGA).
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Medicine, patients ; Czech physicians ; Bloodletting ; Professional discourse
Publicat a:	Dynamis : Acta Hispanica ad Medicinae Scientiarumque. Historiam Illustrandam, Vol. 41 Núm. 2 (2021) , p. 443-471 (Dossier) , ISSN 2340-7948

Adreça original: https://raco.cat/index.php/Dynamis/article/view/402090
DOI: 10.30827/dynamis.v41i2.24538

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