Minutes of the Humanities in Pathology Club - July 2006

The Club met at the Annual Canadian Association of Pathologists Meeting in St. John’s, Newfoundland, on Monday, July 17, from 7 to 9 PM.

There were two excellent presentations that were both very well attended and received. The presentations include:

Dr. Robert H. Young
Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Thomas S. Cullen: A Great Canadian, with Comments on his Legacy and the History of Gynecological Pathology

Dr. James Wright
Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
The Alder Hey Organ Scandal in the Context of Historical Autopsy Pathology Practice and Current Ethical Paradigms

After the presentations there was a brief meeting of the committee to discuss the meeting in Toronto in 2007.

Committee members include:
Dr. Guillermo Quinonez - Chair of the Archives Committee and Present of the Humanities in Pathology Club
Dr. Laurette Geldenhuys - Secretary
Dr. Bertha Garcia - Member-at-large
Dr. James Wright - Member-at-large
Dr. Kenneth Pritzker - Member-at-large

Submitted by Dr. Laurette Geldenhuys, secretary