28 October 2011
'Mending the Broken Heart' - Cardiology exhibition celebrates Dundee Science Festival
Photo opportunity: 6.30pm on Tuesday, 1st November at Tayside Medical History Museum, Ninewells Hospital. Professors Stuart Pringle and Chim Lang, and museum curator Dr Graham Lowe will open the exhibition.
Tayside Medical History Museum's latest exhibition will be opened at a special free event next week as part of Dundee Science Festival.
‘Mending the Broken Heart: The Evolution of Cardiology in Tayside’ will be unveiled at Ninewells Hospital on Tuesday, 1st November. The opening will be marked by short talks by leading cardiologists Professors Stuart Pringle and Chim Lang from the Department of Cardiology at Ninewells Hospital, and Dr Graham Lowe, curator of the museum.
The talks will chart the progress of diagnosis and treatment of heart disease over the past century, concentrating on the achievements within Tayside. The exhibition features unique instruments, equipment and treatments used by local pioneers such as Sir James Mackenzie and Sir Ian Hill. The exhibition will be on show until early 2012.
Matthew Jarron, Curator of Museum Services at the University of Dundee, said the exhibition highlighted the role Tayside has played in pioneering cardiology research, treatment and care.
'The roots of modern cardiology can be traced to a small farm outside Scone in Perthshire, where the noted general practitioner and cardiologist Sir James Mackenzie was born,' he explained.
'Mackenzie revolutionised the investigation of heart disease and at the start of the 20th century he was widely recognised as the world authority on the heart. This tradition of innovation and excellence is continued to this day by the work carried out by clinicians and researchers.'
From modest beginnings at Dundee Royal Infirmary in the 1920s, the Cardiology department in Dundee has flourished into an international centre of excellence. The talks will cover the pioneering cardiac catheterisation studies of Sir Ian Hill’s team in the 1950s and 60s through to more recent developments in diagnosis, imaging and therapy.
This will include ground-breaking research now being undertaken into new drug therapies at the University of Dundee, and remarkable technological advances in the visualisation, teaching and treatment of heart disease.
The talks will take place at 5.30pm in Lecture Theatre 2 at Ninewells Hospital, next to the Medical History Museum displays. The exhibition will be opened at 6.30pm. Admission is free, and there is no need to book in advance.
A chance to view the accompanying exhibition will follow.
For further information, contact 01382 384310 or museum@dundee.ac.uk.
Notes to editors:
Now in its third year, the fortnight-long Dundee Science Festival (Saturday, 29th October - Sunday, 13th November 2011) is set to explore the fun, excitement and relevance of science to all, with over 60 events, twice as many as last year, more partners and a diverse range of over 25 venues.
Dundee Science Festival, coordinated by Dundee Science Centre, is supported by the Scottish Government, Dundee City Council, Research Councils UK (RCUK) and The Gannochy Trust.
Other supporting partners are EventScotland, Skills Development Scotland, University of Dundee and University of Abertay Dundee, Dundee College, Dundee Waterfront, Medical Research Council, James Hutton Institute, as well as Dundee Science Centre.
For further information, please email dundeesciencefestival@dundeesciencecentre.org.uk, visit www.dundeesciencefestival.org or telephone Alexandra Forrest, festivals and Events Officer, Dundee Science Centre on 01382 868609.
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