Jonathan Reinarz

Jonathan Reinarz

@reinarz.bsky.social

Historian of medicine, accidents, hospitals, medical simulation, medical education, museums, alcohol, breweries, the senses, smell… oh, and a keen cyclist, if I’m not reading a good book.

1,365 Followers 263 Following 190 Posts Joined Jan 2024
10 months ago
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Looking forward to reading this book, which was delivered yesterday. I found Prichard one of the most interesting figures while researching Bristol’s medical history years ago.

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10 months ago
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Accidents during the black outs of WWII, a letter from Lucian Freud comments on “most people have scars either on their on their noses or foreheads from walking into posts.”

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10 months ago
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Much Ado About Nothing at RSC in Stratford. Loads of actors making their RSC debut in this performance and clearly having fun doing so.

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11 months ago
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A visit to the Anaesthetists Heritage Centre to round off another marathon day. I’ll sleep as soundly as one of Morton’s patients tonight.

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Royal College of Obs and Gynae today with a visit to Hilda Lloyd, their first woman President and Bham prof of surgery.

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Royal College of Obs and Gynae today with a visit to Hilda Lloyd, their first woman President and Bham prof of surgery.

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1980s cover of the journal of the St John Ambulance showing the use of Laerdal’s Resusci Anne doll. The room in which the St John Ambulance was founded in the 19th century in their London headquarters.

Breakthrough moments in the Museum of the Order of St John yesterday at part of the medical simulation project.

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A dental phantom c.1960 used by dental students at the British Dental Association library on Wimpole St, London

Investigating the dental phantom at the British Dental Association in London today

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So many songs about his 15-year old self I was starting to feel nervous being out on a school night.

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11 months ago
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Midland History Midland History publishes on the history of the English Midlands region and historical comparisons with other areas.

Did you know that many of our articles are available to view on open access? Over the next few weeks we'll be highlighting some articles from our archive which can be read entirely free of charge via our website:
www.tandfonline.com/journals/ymd...
#openaccess #historyjournal #publication

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11 months ago

You and me both

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11 months ago
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English Composition question in Brit. Optical Assoc. exam in 1939. I wish I could see the answers of students who wrote on “If I were a Dictator” question.

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At British Optical Association Museum in London today where you can see the full range of spectacles offered as part of the NHS in 1948

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11 months ago
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Lucky I’m not in the quiet coach, as my book and the ad in this train carriage are striking up quite a conversation

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11 months ago

I hope there are no own goals, or you’ll just start thinking of work again.

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11 months ago
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Medicine in multicultural Birmingham in 1970. Simple Urdu for dental students as published in the student medical magazine.

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New taxis for Bham or just here for Easter? I know I’d sooner take one of these than an Uber.

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Congrats to Pieter on this interesting and relevant volume that has come out in the Clio Medica series I edit with Cathy McClive and Bogdan Iacob.

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Bored my daughter on the way to the REP theatre in Brum last night by telling her all about Birmingham’s history as represented in this new painted egg.

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Yes, I ran out of characters, but he was certainly a presence here until 1977 when he retired from his chair here.

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And a table that was published with that article in 1970.

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Social Medicine emerged in the second half of the 20thC. In the 1970s medical school started adding community medicine to the revised curriculum. This interesting article by students in Bham published in 1970.

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11 months ago
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Ad for Warwickshire County Dental Service in spring 1970. Luncheon allowances and car loan scheme.

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11 months ago

Do you have a Vienna mask as part of this exhibition or any simulation equipment?

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11 months ago
Newspaper headline indicating that Musk and Trump are outraged by ruling of French court against Le Pen.

You can’t be more clear about it. They’ve showed their true colours.

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11 months ago
Prizes – European Association for the History of Medicine and HealthToggle MenuScroll to topScroll to top

Have you published a book in 2023/24 on a #histmed topic concerning Europe or Europe’s relationship with the wider world? Ask your publisher to send your book to the Book Committee for the EAHMH 2025 Book Award before May 1! We'll announce the winner at the Berlin conference.

eahmh.org/prizes/

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11 months ago

📣Midlands researchers 📣
Call for Papers for Housing, Homes and Households in the Midlands
Deadline for abstracts 30 April👇

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My neighbours don’t deserve that tree. Full magnolia explosion already.

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Getting to know more of the midlands via its less travelled roads this weekend. Pleased to discover Copper Beech brewery at the end of this ride.

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