6-0300 SHIFTING TIDEMARKS OF TRUST AND THE NEGOTIATION OF LAY HEALTH EXPERTISE

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Sunday, November 20, 2011: 10:15-12:00

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This session would be of particular interest to:
Practicing and Applied Anthropologists, Teachers of Anthropology in Community Colleges, Students

Organizers: Jennifer J Thompson (University of Georgia and University of Arizona) and Nicholas A Rattray (University of Arizona)

Chairs: Lauren Carruth (University of Arizona)

10:15

“I Called My Sister Who Is An Ob/Gyn”: Personal Experts As Key Information Filters In Contemporary Risk Society

Jennifer J Thompson (University of Georgia and University of Arizona)

10:30

Camel Milk, Amoxicillin, and a Prayer: Eclectic Popular Health Cultures and Crises of Trust In the Somali Region of Ethiopia

Lauren Carruth (University of Arizona)

10:45

Negotiating Risk and Expertise: Anticipating Health Through Breastmilk Sharing

Krista Sigurdson (University of California - San Francisco)

11:00

The Role of Community Advocacy In Reframing Biomedical Models of Disability In Highland Ecuador

Nicholas A Rattray (University of Arizona)

11:15

Lay Expertise, Trust and Coincidence: Intergenerational Experiences of Rare Diseases

Jacquelyne Luce (Zeppelin University)

11:30

Lay Expertise In Experimental Medicine and Clinical Trials: the Case of Rare Genetic Diseases In Children

Christopher J Condin (University of British Columbia)

11:45

Discussion

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