Jun 22 2026

After the Single Use: Rethinking the Past, Present, and Future of Plastics in Healthcare

June 22, 2026

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Location

Moss Auditorium (College of Medicine Research Building 1020) and Zoom

Address

909 S. Wolcott Ave., Chicago, IL 60612

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Promotional poster for the Begando Lecture titled “After the Single Use: Rethinking Past, Present, and Future of Plastics in Healthcare.” The poster shows an orange prescription bottle in nature.

The Joseph S. Begando Lecture is sponsored by the Department of Medical Education and brings distinguished scholars in the health humanities to the UIC community to explore pressing issues related to health, medicine, disability, and illness. The Begando Lecture is co-sponsored by the Institute for the Humanities.

Lunch will be provided. Please indicate any dietary restrictions when you RSVP.

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Contact

David Ansari

daa@uic.edu

Date posted

Mar 18, 2026

Date updated

Mar 18, 2026

Speakers

Jeremy A. Greene, MD, PhD | Johns Hopkins University

Jeremy Greene is the William H. Welch Professor of Medicine; Director, Institute of the History of Medicine; Director, Center for Medical Humanities and Social Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.