The Lancet Commission on Medicine, Nazism and the Holocaust: One Year Later

Marking the first anniversary of the publication of “The Lancet Commission on medicine, Nazism, and the Holocaust: historical evidence, implications for today, teaching for tomorrow,” this two-day symposium, organized in cooperation with The Lancet, will be held in hybrid format– on Zoom and in person in the Harvey Morse Auditorium at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Program Highlights:

• Summary of Report’s Components and Content by the Commission’s Co-Chairs
• Keynote Lecture — “Implications of Medicine, Nazism and the Holocaust in Social Accountability in the Global Health Sphere” by Imane Jroundi, MD, MPH, DrPH (University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco)
• Research Spotlight — “Hans Asperger, National Socialism, and ‘Race Hygiene’ in Nazi-Era Vienna: Elements of an Ongoing Debate” by Herwig Czech, PhD (Medical University of Vienna, Austria)