Tag: History of Medicine

Call For Papers: Postgraduate Medical Humanities Conference July 2016

December 1, 2015

Postgraduate Medical Humanities Conference 2016 University of Exeter 28-29th July 2016 Following on from the success of preceding Postgraduate Medical Humanities Conferences in 2014 and 2015, this interdisciplinary conference aims to reflect the broad and vibrant research of the medical humanities by bringing together postgraduate researchers from across the field. We therefore welcome abstracts on … More Call For Papers: Postgraduate Medical Humanities Conference July 2016

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Roy Porter Student Essay Prize in the social history of Medicine

November 25, 2015

The Society for the Social History of Medicine invites submissions to its 2015 Roy Porter Student Essay Prize Competition. One prize will be awarded for the best original, unpublished essay in the social history of medicine in this competition. The winner will be awarded £500.00. The winning entry may also be published in the journal, … More Roy Porter Student Essay Prize in the social history of Medicine

RAMI Lecture: Medicine and Pharmacy in the 19th Century

November 11, 2015

Medicine and Pharmacy In 19th Century Ireland by Brian Cleary, PhD Chief Pharmacist, Rotunda Hospital, Hon. Associate Professor, RCSI Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland (RAMI), History of Medicine Lecture Wednesday 18th November 2015 at 6.15pm Setanta House, (First Floor) Setanta Place, Dublin 2  This lecture will trace the progress of medicine from ‘doctoring in … More RAMI Lecture: Medicine and Pharmacy in the 19th Century

Call for Papers: Medicine and Modernity in the Long Nineteenth Century

November 9, 2015

Medicine and Modernity in the Long Nineteenth Century St Anne’s College, Oxford 10th – 11th September 2016 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: CHRISTOPHER HAMLIN AND LAURA OTIS In our current ‘Information Age’ we suffer as never before, it is claimed, from the stresses of an overload of information, and the speed of global networks. The Victorians diagnosed similar … More Call for Papers: Medicine and Modernity in the Long Nineteenth Century

Gaelic Medical Learning and its Cultural Afterlife Lunchtime Series

November 4, 2015

Royal Irish Academy 1pm Lunchtime Lecture Series Gaelic Medical Learning and its Cultural Afterlife 4 November 2015 Medical writing in Irish, 1350–1650: treatises on pathology DR AOIBHEANN NIC DHONNCHADHA, DIAS 11 November 2015 Lucht leighis: healers and healing in Irish popular tradition by DR BAIRBRE NÍ FHLOINN, UCD 18 November 2015 The changing world of a … More Gaelic Medical Learning and its Cultural Afterlife Lunchtime Series

Last Day to pre-register for the HSTM Network Ireland Conference!

October 30, 2015

History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Network Ireland Inaugural Conference Maynooth University 13-14 November 2015 Supported by the Irish Research Council New Foundations scheme Organised by: HSTM Network Ireland In co-operation with: Department of History, Maynooth University, HSTM Network Ireland The HSTM Network Ireland fosters research, teaching and public engagement in the history of science, technology … More Last Day to pre-register for the HSTM Network Ireland Conference!

3 DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER FOR HSTM CONFERENCE!

October 27, 2015

History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Network Ireland Inaugural Conference Maynooth University 13-14 November 2015 Supported by the Irish Research Council New Foundations scheme Organised by: HSTM Network Ireland In co-operation with: Department of History, Maynooth University, HSTM Network Ireland The HSTM Network Ireland fosters research, teaching and public engagement in the history of science, technology … More 3 DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER FOR HSTM CONFERENCE!

RAMI Lecture on Michael O’Gorman in Spain

October 21, 2015

Michael O’ Gorman: Physician in the Service of Spain, Founder of Modern Medicine in Argentina By Susan Wilkinson This lecture will trace the career of Michael O’ Gorman, who, although born in Ireland, was a physician in the service of Spain, and was appointed Protomedicato in the Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata. He established … More RAMI Lecture on Michael O’Gorman in Spain