Acadia Institute
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Acadia Institute Ethnographic and Medical Sociology Research Collection
Interview transcripts and memos, field notes, correspondence, subject files, reprints, and newspaper clippings documenting multiple ethnographical medical sociology research projects conducted by Judith Swazey and Renée Fox, working independently and jointly under the auspices of the Acadia Institute which primarily focused on social, ethical, and policy issues in biomedical research and healthcare.
"Study of the Sick" Conference : Oral History Collection
Nineteen scientists, medical researchers, sociologists and historians were brought together to engage in a "long discussion" structured by clusters of questions formulated by the co-chairs. The agenda explored the post-war interconnections made between American and European clinical investigators, research teams, and institutions that came to represent these "golden years" of biomedical research.
"The artificial heart: a case study of social and ethical issues posed by advanced medical technology" Collection
Interviews, interview summaries, testimonies, audiocassettes, field notes, and background articles created and collected by Judith Swazey and Renee Fox as part of their study of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart's development and clinical use.
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- Bioethical Issues 2
- Ethics, Medical 2
- Heart, Artificial 2
- Human Experimentation 2
- Sociology, Medical 2
- Amygdalin 1
- Anthropology, Cultural 1
- Artificial Organs 1
- Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity 1
- Biomedical Technology 1
- China 1
- Chlorpromazine 1
- Confidentiality 1
- Congresses 1
- Ethics Committees, Research 1
- History of Medicine 1
- Kidneys, Artificial 1
- Massachusetts 1
- Medical Records 1
- Nursing 1
- Organ Transplantation 1
- Personhood 1
- Primary Health Care 1
- Privacy 1
- Psychopharmacology 1
- Quackery 1
- Renal Dialysis 1
- Research--history 1
- Research--organization & administration 1
- Social Control, Formal 1
- Transplants 1 ∧ less