2026
The History of Care course explores the evolution of medical and social care from past to present, examining how historical contexts, cultural values, and artistic representations have shaped our understanding of care and caregiving.
Offered as part of the Masterβs program of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Antwerp, this course is also open to interested participants outside the university. Through lectures, discussions, and visual materials, participants will gain insight into how the concept of care has developed across different periods and cultures.
π Dates: 9β13 March 2026π Location: Campus Drie Eiken, University of Antwerp
π Participation for non-master students is by registration only. For registration and more information, please contact Ann Van de Velde at ann.vandevelde@uza.be.
LANGUAGE: DUTCH
Mon 9/03/26 | 08:55 | CO: R009 | All students live | F. Van Glabbeek | Welcome & Introduction |
09:00 | CO: R009 | All students live | R. Van Hee | Medicine in Prehistory and Antiquity | |
09:45 | CO: R009 | All students live | P. Van Kerrebroeck | Non-Western Medicine: A Multicultural Overview | |
10:30β10:45 | Interaction | ||||
10:45 | CO: R009 | All students live | R. Van Hee | Arabic Medicine | |
11:30 | CO: R009 | All students live | B. Rubens | Medical Thought Patterns and the Renaissance | |
12:15 | CO: R009 | All students live | F. Van Glabbeek | Explanation of self-study assignment | |
13:30β13:45 | Q&A / End D1 | ||||
Tue 10/03/26 | 09:00 | CO: R009 | All students live | V. Van Roy | Care Patterns in the 17th and 18th Centuries |
09:45 | CO: R009 | All students live | T. Quisenaerts | Experimental Thinking from the 19th Century Onward | |
10:30β10:45 | Interaction | ||||
11:00 | CO: R009 | All students live | L. Pieters | From Plant to Medicine Through the Centuries | |
11:45 | CO: R009 | All students live | A. Leemans | Medicine and Art: A Dual Unity | |
12:30β12:45 | Interaction | ||||
13:45 | CO: R009 | All students live | A. Van de Velde | Women in Medicine | |
14:30 | CO: R009 | All students live | V. Van Royen | Medicine in Modern and Contemporary Times | |
15:15-15:30 | Q&A /End D2 | ||||
Wed 11/03/26 | 09:00β10:30 | H. Geeststraat 21 2000 Antwerp | All students live | Charitable and Hospital Care in the Middle Ages Guided Tour of the Exhibition 'CARITAS AND ARS MEDICA' Curated by Lambotte Museum, Antwerp | |
11:00β12:30 | MPM | All students live | Museum Plantin-Moretus | ||
14:00β18:00 | MPM | Optional | Guided Tour Museum Plantin-Moretus | ||
Thu 12/03/26 | 08:00β18:00 | At Home | All students | Self-study | |
Fri 13/03/26 | 09:00β13:00 | CO: R009 | All students live | All lecturers | Student Presentations of Self-Study Assignment |