Oral history interview with Toni Gorenc, 1990

 

Name
Gorenc, Toni (Interviewee)
Resnik, Susan, 1940- (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Toni Gorenc, 1990
Other Titles
Reminiscences of Toni Gorenc : oral history, 1990; Oral history of Toni Gorenc, 1990
Abstract
Background in research on hepatitis and hemophilia; involvement in establishing the Hemophilia Treatment Center; experiences with different treatment modalities there; dilemma of using Factor VIII concentrates versus exposure to hepatitis; issues of financial cost of hemophilia treatment products; changing relationship with National Hemophilia Foundation; development of hemophilia treatment team an d of "comprehensive care" for people with hemophilia; importance of flexibility in delivering hemophilia care; changing relationship between treatment providers and people with hemophilia; issues of confidentiality regarding hemophilia and HIV; isolation and denial among people with hemophilia; forthcoming use of recombinant products to treat hemophilia; involvement in organizing summer camp for people with hemophilia; problems getting and keeping insurance for camp purposes; experiences teaching people with AIDS about new treatments; possibilities for future cure for hemophilia
Collection Name
Hemophilia oral history collection
Subjects
Hemophilia--History.--United States; Hemophilia--Social aspects; Hemophilia--Political aspects; AIDS (Disease)--History.--United States; Health services administrators; Gorenc, Toni
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1990
Note
Interviewed by Susan Resnik on August 8, 1990
Note (Provenance)
Susan Resnik, Gift, circa 1992
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
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Catalog Record
12169869
Also In
Time-Based Media
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-seq0-z008