Technology and the Patient Consumer: Understanding Medical Choice and Care, 1900-2020

This interdisciplinary workshop is organized by the Department of Social Studies of Medicine, McGill University and the Jewish General Hospital.

Participation is free of charge and open to all members of the academic, research and professional communities and all interested in attending are welcome.

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In 2021, “patient” and “consumer” have become almost interchangeable terms.

At the same time, a growing array of technologies have continued to increase the diagnostic, access and treatment options available to modern health consumers. Technology and consumerism, in other words, have radically reshaped what it means to be a patient in recent history.

This interdisciplinary workshop brings together a team of international researchers to shed some light on the convergence of these transformative phenomena in a historical perspective.

Speakers:
Fabiola Creed, Antoine Lentacker, Sharra Vostral, Richard M. Mizelle, Cynthia Tang, Vivien Hamilton, Christopher Rudeen and Grazia de Michele.

Registration is mandatory and the form is available at the link below. The deadline to register is May 16, 2021. Access details will be provided on May 18, 2021.

Registration: https://forms.office.com/r/qkytQV99Rj