Oral history interview with Craig Kessler, 1991.

Scope and Contents

Family background; similarities in manifestation of cerebral palsy in family member versus manifestations of hemophilia; introduction to hematology as high-school student; experiences with hemophilia care in Washington, D.C. in 1970s and ‘80s; advent of and effects of comprehensive care for people with hemophilia; importance of comprehensive care versus scientific advances; nature of relationship between young (male) hemophilia patients and (predominantly female) hemophilia nurses; qualities and accomplishments of the hemophilia community; reasons for possible future loss of funding for hemophilia care; effect of family dynamics and professional dynamics on people with hemophilia; comparisons of hemophilia care in countries other than the United States; political obstacles to funding for hemophilia care; global economic forces and their effect on hemophilia care; issues regarding HIV testing in hemophilia community; involvement with NHF; health, disability, and life insurance for people with hemophilia; advent of and emotional economic effects of HIV/AIDS in hemophilia community; possibilities for insurance companies’ reduction of costs of hemophilia care; issues of ethnicity and socioeconomic class in hemophilia care; future of hemophilia care

Subjects

• AIDS (Disease)--United States--History.
• Hemophilia--Political aspects.
• Hemophilia--Social aspects.
• Hemophilia--United States--History.
• Interviews.
• Kessler, Craig M.--Interviews.
• National Hemophilia Foundation.
• Oral histories (document genres)
• Physician and patient.
• Physicians--Interviews.

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