Wednesday, November 16, 2011: 20:00-21:45

Abstract not available in preliminary program.

Organizers: Aalyia Feroz Ali Sadruddin (Ohio University)

Chairs: Maho Isono (Waseda Univeristy)

20:00

A TextualAnalysis of “Flexner” As MetanarrativeIn North American Biomedical Education

Brett Schrewe (University of British Columbia)

20:15

Tasks of the Translators: Textual Practices and the Coordination of Biomedicine

Adam Baim (University of Chicago)

20:30

The Legacy of Traditional Healers As Health Care Providers In Rural Rwanda

Didi Bertrand (Partners In Health Rwanda), Grace Kathryn Ryan (Brigham & Women's Hospital), Elias Ngizwenayo (Partners In Health Rwanda), Massudi Hakizamungu (Partners In Health Rwanda) and Arthur M Kleinman (Harvard University)

20:45

"She Is My Blood": Replacement Donation, Kinship and Transaction In Trinidad

Vishala Parmasad (University of British Columbia)

21:00

Am I Sick Because of My Prescribed Medicines? : Understanding Patients’ Doubts Regarding Medications Through Medical Consultations In Japan

Maho Isono (Waseda Univeristy) and Hidehiko Fukuda (Suwa Central Hospital)

21:15

Exploring the Role of Nurses As ‘intermediaries’ In Bridging the Gap Between Biomedical and Lay Knowledge of Disease: A Case Study of Malaria and HIV/AIDS In Kisumu, Kenya

Aalyia Feroz Ali Sadruddin (Ohio University)

21:30

Discussion

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