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Occupation. Nurse. Sister Elizabeth Kenny (20 September 1880 – 30 November 1952) was a self-trained Australian bush nurse who developed an approach to treating polio that was controversial at the time. Her method, promoted internationally while working in Australia, Europe and the United States, differed from the conventional one of placing ...
May 3, 2024 · Elizabeth Kenny was an Australian nurse and health administrator who was known for her alternative approach to polio treatment, known as the Kenny method. Her fight to gain the medical community’s acceptance for her method was the subject of the 1946 film Sister Kenny.
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Sister Kenny is a 1946 American biographical film about Sister Elizabeth Kenny, an Australian bush nurse, who fought to help people who suffered from polio, despite opposition from the medical establishment. The film stars Rosalind Russell, Alexander Knox, and Philip Merivale.
Jun 15, 2020 · Sister Elizabeth Kenny (1880-1952), Controversial Australian Polio Treatment Reformer. Was this controversial Australian nurse a hero or a hoax? By Aaron Severson June 15, 2020. 2 min read. To her admirers, “Sister Kenny” was a crusader, challenging a reactionary medical establishment’s preconceptions about one of her era’s most feared diseases.
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Nov 27, 2012 · The Sister Kenny Institute was founded in 1942 as a rehabilitation-based treatment center for polio patients. In the 1940s and 1950s, polio was one of the most widespread and dreaded childhood...
Apr 25, 2020 · Minneapolis 569952162. Sister Elizabeth Kenny: A 'raging tiger, merciful angel' who challenged the doctors on polio. Her methods largely rebuked in Australia and fell on deaf ears around the...
Oct 31, 2022 · She was a trailblazer with a remarkable story – Sister Elizabeth Kenny, the Australian bush nurse who defied the medical fraternity to develop her own unorthodox methods to treat polio.
