Individuals New ideas Government Vesalius and The Medical Renaissance During times of epidemics local and Harvey’s disproof of teachings and encouraged new research into central government began to Galen’s improvements in anatomical anatomy and physiology of the become increasingly involved in understanding meant that others human body. The Scientific regulating health, and these were were more willing to question Revolution and the encouragement informed by new ideas. and experiment. of Descartes deductive reasoning encouraged the questioning of old Government became increasingly assumptions about the treatment of William Hunter had a big impact involved in regulating the education illness. on the fields of obstetrics and training of licensed doctors in These developments led to an (managing childbirth) and diagnosing and treating illness from emphasis on natural responses to general medical training. They 1600. illness and a decline in magical and encouraged students to carefully spiritual cures by the end of this and observe patient’s symptoms period. to experiment to test treatments. Reasons why approaches to treatment and prevention of illness began to change Science and Technology War Education and A greater understanding of communication Chemistry led to greater The limited outbreaks of war in the Learned societies such as the understanding of Chemical 17th and 18th centuries led to Royal Society in Britain led the way processes and reactions inside the peace and stability. This meant in research and discussion on the human body eg stomach. that resources could be focussed treatment of illness. the domestic needs of the country Training moved from being Microscopes began to emerge in and investment was made in controlled by the Church to being the that were powerful education and an increased focus 1600’s developed by surgeons and enough to begin to analyse matter went on development and physicians. Students were previously naked to the human innovation. encouraged to think for themselves. eye and impact of treatments. Training schools were set up in Edinburgh and in London by the Hunter family Activity 6 Analyse how far ideas about the treatment and prevention of disease began to change by plotting your own living graph and labelling some of the significant points related to changing ideas about the treatment and prevention of disease on it.
Individuals Vesalius and Harvey’s disproof of Galen’s teachings and improvements in anatomical understanding meant that others were more willing to question and experiment. William Hunter had a big impact on the fields of obstetrics (managing childbirth) and general medical training. They encouraged students to carefully observe patient’s symptoms and to experiment to test treatments. New ideas The Medical Renaissance encouraged new research into anatomy and physiology of the human body. The Scientific Revolution and the encouragement of Descartes deductive reasoning encouraged the questioning of old assumptions about the treatment of illness. These developments led to an emphasis on natural responses to illness and a decline in magical and spiritual cures by the end of this period. Government During times of epidemics local and central government began to become increasingly involved in regulating health, and these were informed by new ideas. Government became increasingly involved in regulating the education and training of licensed doctors in diagnosing and treating illness from 1600. Reasons why approaches to treatment and prevention of illness began to change Science and Technology A greater understanding of Chemistry led to greater understanding of Chemical processes and reactions inside the human body eg stomach. Microscopes began to emerge in the 1600’s that were powerful enough to begin to analyse matter previously naked to the human eye and impact of treatments. War The limited outbreaks of war in the 17th and 18th centuries led to peace and stability. This meant that resources could be focussed the domestic needs of the country and investment was made in education and an increased focus went on development and innovation. Education and communication Learned societies such as the Royal Society in Britain led the way in research and discussion on the treatment of illness. Training moved from being controlled by the Church to being developed by surgeons and physicians. Students were encouraged to think for themselves. Training schools were set up in Edinburgh and in London by the Hunter family Activity 6 Analyse how far ideas about the treatment and prevention of disease began to change by plotting your own living graph and labelling some of the significant points related to changing ideas about the treatment and prevention of disease on it.