"The transmission and communication of medical knowledge and services 1750-1900: The medical marketplace in the modern period." to be held in Venice on 5-6 March 2010 (360G-Wellcome-090638_Z_09_Z)

This two-day workshop will explore the medical marketplace in (200 words) the modern period, particularly the transmission, communication and exchange of medical knowledge and services in regional, national and global settings. Participants will examine the transfer of techniques and knowledge in connection with specific diseases, illnesses and crises, as well as health care and regimen more broadly. The workshop aims to consider the implications these processes have for our understanding of the vibrancy of the medical marketplace in the modern period within and across geographical borders and spaces. By transmission we refer to exchanges involving medical practitioners, male and female, qualified and informal, as well as other agents, such as traders, travellers, migrant groups and patients. The two-day event aims to explore these topics comparatively in an international context, focusing on the period 1750-1900. It will incorporate new and path-breaking work on these themes, and involve established academics and early career researchers. We intend to follow up the workshop with the production of an edited volume.