Cynthia Connolly, University of Pennsylvania

Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania

Wednesday, March 2, 2011, 5:00 pm EST

Time: 12:00 p.m.

Place: 2U Conference Room, Room 2019, Claire Fagin Hall

Information: nhistory@nursing.upenn.edu or 215-898-4502


Abstract: In this paper, Connolly addresses several questions: How is it that the AAP became the group considered to represent children's "best interests" over time as it concerned pharmaceuticals? What specific roles did the organization play in societal debates concerning children's pharmaceutical use, testing, measures of efficacy, marketing, consent, and regulation?