University of pittsburgh, one of the nations major health centers, in cooperation with the American Medical Society and United States Public Health Service Bring you the silent invaders, an uptotheminute report on asian influenza. How do you do . Im carl ives. Throughout history, mankind has wage many battles in order to protect his family or nation against misfortune, disaster, or even possible extinction. While sometimes these wars have been catastrophic, it was the catastrophe of 1918, when an influenza epidemic swept through our own nation as well as the entire world. Unlike the battles of nation against nation, or humanity against the forces of nature where man has often have the opportunity to prepare himself, the battle against disease throughout the centuries have found men in the unfortunate position of having to combat this enemy only after it had been infiltrated his community and infected much of the population. Recently, you have become aware of a pandemic, or worldwide ep
Family developed here with the franciscan sisters here that has expanded and grown to other Medical Centers and have welcomed patience from although over the world for 150 years. This is Heritage Hall established by the generous gift by john and william matthews. Mr. And mrs. Matthews were patience of the mayo clinic and they had a unique vision. They said we want to add more voices to tell the Great Stories of mail through contemporary museum exhibits, designs films and stuff like that. Today we are going to explore the history but more importantly the living legacy of male clinic if you think about it every patient has a history. The first thing you do when you see your doctor is give your history as a patient. Your what your illnesses are, your health status, your family background. That history and forms the care that you received today with the hope of a healthier future just as you as a patient has a history, so it is the organization. Male clinic has a history. Our history here
Im carl lives. Throughout history, mankind has waged many battles in order to protect his family or nation against misfortune, disaster, or even possible extinction. While sometimes these wars have it was therophic, catastrophe of 1918, when an influenza epidemic swept through our own nation as well as the entire world. Unlike the battles of nation against nation, or humanity against the forces of nature where man has often have the opportunity to appear himself, the battle against disease throughout the centuries have found men in the unfortunate position of having to combat had enemy only after it been infiltrated his community and infected much of the population. Have become aware of a pandemic, or worldwide epidemic which originated in the far east and is now known as asian influenza. Because of the alertness and efficiency of the United States Public Health service and the world health organization, a detection system similar to that havee aircraft spotting been established throug
You are in for more surprises this afternoon. S, ifirst speaker is ed ayre feel like he needs no introduction to the richmond community, but i will introduce him. He has received the National Humanities level from president obama at the white house and served as president of the organization of american historians and won the bancroft prize for distinguished writing in American History. He has served as the founding chair of the board of the American Civil War museum. Of americasfuture past, a Television Series that visits sites of memory and meets the people who keep those memories alive. He is the executive director of the new American History, and of course we all know him from a when we are driving around in our cars, as one of the American History guys. An online project design has promoted the student in all of seeo dive into history and it in new and unexpected ways. He is a University Professor and president emeritus at the university of richmond. Es. Ase welcome ed ayr [applau