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 Master’s 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.
📅 Dates: 9–13 March 2026📍 Location: Campus Drie Eiken, University of Antwerp - Building R – Room R009​
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LANGUAGE: DUTCH
Programme
Monday, 9 March 2026
08:55– Introduction – Francis Van Glabbeek
09:00–Medicine in Prehistory and Antiquity – Laurens Krekelbergh
09:45–Non-Western Medical Traditions: A Multicultural Overview – Philip Van Kerrebroeck
10:30–15' Interaction
Break
10:45–Arabic Medicine – Robrecht Van Hee
11:30–Medical Thought Patterns in the Renaissance – Bob Rubens
12:15–15' Interaction
Tuesday, 10 March 2026
09:00–Healthcare Practices in the 17th and 18th Centuries – Vincent Van Roy
09:45–Experimental Thinking from the 19th Century Onwards – Tom Quisenaerts
10:30–15' Interaction
Break
11:00–From Plant to Medicine Through the Ages – Luc Pieters
11:45–Medicine and Art: A Dual Unity – Annemie Leemans
12:30–15' Interaction
Lunch break
13:45–Women in Medicine – Ann Van de Velde
14:30–Medicine in the Modern and Contemporary Period – Paul Van Royen
15:15–15' Interaction
Wednesday, 11 March 2026
09:00–Charitable Care and Hospital Care in the Middle Agesand guided tour of the exhibition – Marcel Vercauteren
Address: Heilige Geeststraat 21, 2000 Antwerp
11:00–Museum Plantin-Moretus (Medical-Historical Works)
Address: Heilige Geeststraat 6, 2000 Antwerp
End: 12:00
Afternoon: Optional guided tour of the Museum Plantin-Moretus