European Healthcare Histories

Working Group 5
Heritage and Public Engagement

Working Group 5: Heritage and Public Engagement focuses on the presentation, interpretation, and reception of European healthcare histories in public spheres, utilizing diverse cultural and pedagogical inputs. Primary sources include museum acquisition records, exhibition catalogues, and public health campaign materials that demonstrate historical methods of communication. The group analyzes architectural preservation documents for historical medical sites and records of public memory initiatives related to health crises or medical breakthroughs. Studies in public history, museum studies, and science communication provide theoretical frameworks for understanding audience engagement and historical narratives. Furthermore, educational curricula, popular media representations of medicine, and visitor feedback from heritage sites offer insights into how healthcare histories are consumed and understood by non-academic audiences. Digital humanities projects and online archival platforms are also considered as contemporary tools for broadening public access and participation. This multi-modal approach examines the construction and impact of healthcare heritage on public consciousness.

Members of working group 5
Prof Isabel Amaral Portugal
Dr Aimilia (Emilia) SALVANOU Greece
Ms Alexandra Esteves Portugal
Dr Bogdan Trifunovic Serbia
Dr Cem Hakan Başaran Türkiye
Dr Christina Malathouni United Kingdom
Dr Karel Cerny Czechia
Prof Miroslav Urosevic Serbia
Prof Mojca Ramšak Slovenia
Dr Monique Palma Portugal
Dr Neslihan Onder-Ozdemir Türkiye
Prof Serdar YENER Türkiye
Dr Alena Lochmannová Czechia
Dr Carolyn Gibbeson United Kingdom
Dr Alfons Zarzoso Spain
Prof Rob Ellis United Kingdom
Dr Laura Kristekova Slovakia
Dr Ute Oswald United Kingdom
Dr Aisling Shalvey Ireland
Dr Ciara Henderson Ireland
Ms Michaela Malmberg Sweden
Ms Célia Oliveira Portugal
Mr kevin Finnan Ireland
Prof Yıldız DEVECİ BOZKUŞ Türkiye
Mr Matteo Gregorini Italy
Ms Tanya Carey Ireland
Dr Domhnall McGlacken-Byrne Ireland
Ms Nicola Benge United Kingdom
Dr Lynsey Cullen United Kingdom
Dr Christopher Dodd United Kingdom
Dr Victoria Bates United Kingdom
Ms Cansu Degirmencioglu Germany
Ms Francesca Piana Italy
Prof Carsten Timmermann United Kingdom
Dr Rich Moth United Kingdom
Dr David Bannister Norway
Dr Yeliz Çakır-Koçak Türkiye
Ms Maria Maia Portugal
Dr Ming Gao Sweden
Dr Elham Sadeghi Türkiye
Ms Hacer Kilicaslan Türkiye
Dr Mustafa Sarı Türkiye
Ms Kamile Kairiukstyte Lithuania
Prof Paul Weindling United Kingdom
Dr Özkan Özer Keskin Türkiye
Dr Janet Weston United Kingdom
Dr Elisabeth Yang United Kingdom
Dr Etco Diana Moldova
Ms Amarda Gica Albania
Dr Heini Hakosalo Finland
Dr Ivan Brlic Croatia
Prof Nevena Divac Serbia
Prof Nikola Samardzic Serbia
Mr Timotej Pavlin Slovenia
Prof Andreas Jüttemann Germany
Dr Judy Bolger Ireland
Dr Damien Brennan Ireland
Dr Lorenzo Lorusso Italy
Prof Monika Baar Italy
Ms Angela Mocanu Moldova
Dr Sarah Marks United Kingdom
Dr Stefanie Franco Portugal
Ms Tamara Sandrin Italy
Ms Rebecca Davies United Kingdom
Dr Hilary Francis United Kingdom
Dr Francisca Alves Cardoso Portugal
Dr András Szécsényi Hungary
Dr Elisabeth Punzi Sweden
Dr Francesco Brigo Italy
Prof Maria ALUAS Romania
Dr Ida Milne Ireland
Dr Verusca Calabria United Kingdom
Prof Haris Dajc Serbia
Dr Jelena Kupsjak Croatia
Ms Lisa Sputnes Mouwitz Sweden
Prof Manon Parry Netherlands
Dr Chiara Bombardieri Italy
Dr Rebecca Wynter Netherlands
Dr Valentin-Veron Toma Romania
Dr Oana Habor Romania
Dr Francesca Lanz United Kingdom
Prof Rory Du Plessis South Africa
Dr Anne Heimo Finland
Ms Helen Doyle Ireland
Dr Nicole Basaraba Ireland
Mr Charles Roberts United Kingdom
Mr Raphaël LAVIE France
Ms Julie Crowley Ireland
Prof Geraldine Brady United Kingdom
Dr Claire Deligny France
Prof Yannis Stoyannidis Greece
Dr Cecilia Rodéhn Sweden
Ms Mia Vrijens Netherlands
Dr Ruben Verwaal Netherlands
Dr Nuala Morse United Kingdom
Ms Dawn Kemp United Kingdom
Dr Hakan TAN Türkiye
Ms Ekaterina Provornaya United Kingdom
Dr Joana Dhiamandi Albania
Dr Harriet Barratt United Kingdom
Dr Marileen La Haije Netherlands
Ms irine zarnadze Georgia
Dr Pompeo Martelli Italy
Prof Carlos Alves Portugal
Dr MARCO SALUSTRI Italy