The event, scheduled for April 16 at the Centro 21 Marzo – Factoría Cultural, will analyze the evolution of medicine in Spain throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. The session will take place between 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM in the center's auditorium.

The conference will address significant progress in medical knowledge and clinical practice of the era, including the increase in surgical resources, particularly in treating gunshot wounds during military conflicts. It will also examine the fight against epidemic diseases that recurrently affected the population, in a context of limited healthcare resources.

Furthermore, the role of universities and new professorships in training healthcare professionals will be analyzed, along with how profiles such as physicians, surgeons, and barbers became established. The importance of the protomedicato, an institution responsible for evaluating doctors and setting professional standards, marking an advancement in healthcare regulation, will be highlighted.

Dr. Chillón Medina will also explore inequalities in access to medical care, where nobility and other privileged groups had greater resources, while the rural population had limited assistance. Healthcare professionals worked with basic diagnostic tools, performing their duties in homes or hospitals with precarious hygienic and material conditions.

The session will conclude with a review of some of the most influential physicians of the Modern Age and their works, which were fundamental for disseminating knowledge and experiences among new generations of healthcare professionals. Diego Chillón Medina holds a doctorate in Medicine and Surgery from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, specializes in neurosurgery, and has a background in Geography and History, in addition to a master's degree in advanced historical research techniques from UNED.