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Museum of Health Care at Kingston @MuseumofHealth

The Museum of Health Care strives to connect visitors with the experience of people in past times and provide context and perspective on today's health issues.

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Effective Monday January 27, 2025, the Museum of Health Care will not be posting on this account. Please follow us on our Bluesky account to see our latest updates: bsky.app/profile/museumofhea…
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Museum of Health Care at Kingston retweeted
Kingstonist@kingstonist
24 Jan 2025
Designed to alleviate fears that children may have about visiting a health care provider, the Museum of Health Care's annual Family Day Teddy Bear Hospital Event welcomes hundreds of visitors each year. How to book an appointment here: ift.tt/TUI1uWV

Teddy Bear Hospital event offers check up for stuffed animals this Family Day – Kingston News

(Kingston, Ontario) Did you know that teddy bears and stuffed animals can experience a check-up right here in Kingston? Designed to alleviate any fears that children may have about visiting a health...

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On Family Day, we invite you to bring their teddy bears to the annual Teddy Bear Hospital. 🧸🏥 Have a check-up with trained “teddy doctors and nurses.” Admission is by donation. Complete the required pre-registration for a time slot below: forms.gle/ZKspYhGUkWPrccTc8
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We are delighted to announce the publication of our curator, Rowena McGowan’s, paper. The paper appears in the Vol. 45 No. 2 of Scientia Canadensis. The whole issue is open access and can be read here: journals.library.ualberta.ca… #medicalhistory #museumofhealthcare
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Meet the dedicated staff at the Museum of Health Care! From left to right: Anna Collett (Programming & Communications Coordinator), Simge Erdogan-O'Connor (Museum Director), Kathy Karkut (Collections Manager), and Rowena McGowan (Curator). #museumstaff #historyofmedicine
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Spend the summer working in heritage! If you are a Queen's student looking for a great way to spend your summer, we want to hear from you. Visit careers.queensu.ca/jobs-expe… for full details and application instructions.
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Feeling like you may have over-indulged this holiday season? Hungry for more content? Check out our latest blog post that looks at the history of "food as medicine." museumofhealthcare.blog/just…
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Introducing Dr. Simge Erdogan-O'Connor as the Museum Director of the Museum of Health Care at Kingston.⁠ She is a museum professional and scholar with over 13 years of experience. She holds a Ph.D. in Cultural Studies from Queen’s University and an MA in Museum Studies.
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Recording and Manuscript Now Available This year’s MARF project examines the educational history of sex hormones within Queen’s University’s medical program. You can download the manuscript, catch up on Matt’s blogs, and watch the talk here: here: museumofhealthcare.ca/.../re…...
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In his newest post, Matt Edwards examines artifacts in the collection that uncover the gap between when hormones were widely available and when they aligned with gender-affirming practices. ⁠ ⁠ Read it here: museumofhealthcare.blog/fulf… #research #medicalhistory #museumofhealthcare
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Next Thursday: 2024 Margaret Angus Research Lecture Matthew Edwards presents; Sex Education: Hormones, HRT and Intersex Bodies in the Queen’s Medical Curriculum, 1923-1968 This talk is free of charge and open to the public.
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November 14th is World Diabetes Day, the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, who co-discovered insulin in 1921. The Museum of Health Care stands in solidarity with the 537 million people globally who are living with diabetes. #WorldDiabetesDay
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Matthew Edwards presents; Sex Education: Hormones, HRT and Intersex Bodies in the Queen's Medical Curriculum 1923-1968 Thursday, November 21st, 7-9pm. Botterell Hall, Queen's University Room B139 This talk is free of charge and open to the public! #medicalhistory
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We love field trips! #museumofhealthcare #STEM #medicalhistory
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Thank you to our friends at 88.7 myFM for chatting with us about this weekend's event. Get your tickets before they are gone! napaneetoday.ca/2024/10/23/8…
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In his newest post, Matt Edwards looks at how medical students and healthcare practitioners were educated about hormone replacement therapy in Ontario. museumofhealthcare.blog/sell…
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👻Escape the Museum 2 is just one week away! Tickets are selling fast! 🗝️ Can you escape Kingston's spookiest museum? 🎟️ Get your ticket today to find out! zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/8e…
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We are open today! Stop by for a free guided tour, a scavenger hunt or a wander around the galleries. Admission by donation.
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Due to a maintenance issue, we will be closed Wednesday, October 16th. We apologize for any inconvenience!
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Museum of Health Care at Kingston retweeted
The Nobel Prize
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15 Oct 2024
Today is Global Handwashing Day! Medicine laureate Jules Bordet's discoveries related to immunity helped identify the bacterium that causes whooping cough. This can be prevented with vaccines, and its spread slowed by washing hands with soap and warm water for 20 seconds.
Black and white photo of Jules Bordet looking directly at the camera. He is in a laboratory wearing a lab coat and sitting in front of a microscope.

ALT Black and white photo of Jules Bordet looking directly at the camera. He is in a laboratory wearing a lab coat and sitting in front of a microscope.

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