At the Crossroads: Medicine and Culture in Latin America
A symposium exploring the intersection between culture and medicine among indigenous communities in Latin America.
Friday, March 8, 2013
8:30 AM - 12:30 PMYRL Conference Room 11360
Young Research Library, UCLA
This symposium will present research which explores the intersection between culture and medicine among indigenous communities in Mexico, Central and South America. Join us for an inspiring morning of presentations by anthropologists and clinicians about traditional medicine beliefs and practices, and access to Westernized health care in Latin America.
PRESENTERS:
Kevin Terraciano, Ph.D. Director(Interim)-UCLA Latin American Institute
Reza Jarrahy, M.D. UCLA Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery &Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine
Bonnie Taub, Ph.D. UCLA Latin American Studies, Chair (Interim), Anthropology & Fielding School of Public Health
Tricia Gabany-Guerrero,Ph.D. CSU Fullerton-Anthropology
Oscar Gil-Garcia,Ph.D. UCLA Chancellor’s Postdoc Fellow-Anthropology
Leon Garcia, Jessie Vallejo & Scott Linford Ethnomusicology, UCLA
Jennifer Guzman, Ph.D. Anthropology; Family Medicine
Cost: Free and open to the public. Please RSVP
Special Instructions
Parking Information: The closest parking lot is Structure #3. Visitors may purchase daily parking permits (Currently $11) by stopping at the Information & Parking booths or by using a "Pay by Space" pay station. The closest information booth to Structure #3 is located on Hilgard and Westholme Ave. To use a Parking Pay Station: Simply drive to a self-service Pay Station location (there is one located in Structure #3). Please read the posted signs and screen prompts for Pay by Space. Pay Stations allow you to select the time you need to spend on campus and pay accordingly (all-day passes can also be purchased). For more information and maps: http://map.ais.ucla.edu/go/1001387
For more information please contact
Magaly Lopez Tel: 310-825-4571
mlopez@international.ucla.edu
Download File: 3-8-13-Crossroads-Symposium-hz-y02.pdf
Sponsor(s): Latin American Institute, LAI Working Group on Indigenous Children's Health in Central and South America