Canadian Society for the History of Medicine / La Société Canadienne d'Histoire de la Médecine

About the Society

The Canadian Society for the History of Medicine/Société Canadienne d'histoire de la médecine promotes the study, research and communication of the history of health and medicine in all of its facets. Since its founding meeting in 1950 at the Université Laval, Quebec, the CSHM/SCHM has drawn its members from a broad range of intellectual perspectives in the humanities and health sciences.

Since 1978, the SCHM/SCHM has held annual conferences in conjunction with the Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities. Conferences include round table discussions, the prestigious Paterson Lecture Series, peer-reviewed scholarly papers, and the H.N. Segall Prize for best student presentation. The journal of the SCHM/SCHM is the Canadian Bulletin of Medical History/Bulletin canadien d'histoire de la médecine, a bilingual, peer-reviewed journal, with its own website. The Society and its journal are funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council [SSHRC] and by Associated Medical Services [AMS], a charitable organization that has for many years supported initiatives in the history of medicine, bioethics, professional education, and other aspects of Canadian health care.

For the history of the Society, see "History of the Canadian Society for the History of Medicine"(PDF 5.72MB).

Upcoming Events

AAHM

September 02, 2010

The AAHM 2011 Annual Conference abstract submission deadline is 15 September 2010*** The American Association for the History of Medicine invites submissions in any area of medical history for its 84th annual meeting, to be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 28 through May 1, 2011. The Association welcomes submissions on

Situating Science: Cluster in the Humanist and Social Studies of Science

August 31, 2010

CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS: Situating Science is a SSHRC-funded Strategic Knowledge Cluster, mandated to build networks among scholars, Canadian and international, in the various disciplines engaged in the humanistic and social study of science and technology, and to engage the work of these scholars with the wider Canadian public. Situating

CSHM Call for Papers

August 25, 2010

The Canadian Society for the History of Medicine, joining with the Canadian Association for the History of Nursing, is issuing a call for papers for a joint conference at University of New Brunswick, from Saturday May 28 – Monday May 30, 2011. The theme of the 2011 Congress is Coasts

Call for Papers: Cases and their Publics: Interdisciplinary and Transnational Perspectives on the Case Study Genre

September 26, 2011 - September 28, 2011

University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. The interdisciplinary and transnational character of the case study genre has proved of enduring interest to all Western societies, particularly in relation to questions of the sexed self, sexual subjectivity and sexual pathologies. This workshop will investigate the case study genre and its relationship to

Scratching the Surface: The History of Skin, Its Diseases and Their Treatment

October 29, 2010 - October 30, 2010

Scratching the Surface: The History of Skin, its Diseases and their Treatment The University of Birmingham (UK) 29-30 October 2010. An international conference hosted by the History of Medicine Unit, University of Birmingham, and sponsored by the Wellcome Trust and the Society for the Social History of Medicine. Skin and

The Fifth Asian Society for the History of Medicine Conference

October 07, 2010 - October 09, 2010

The Asian Society for the History of Medicine is pleased to announce its Fifth Conference. It will take place October 7-9, 2010, in Suwon of South Korea, a historical city famous for the Hwaseong Fortress inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Asian Society for the History of Medicine

Call for Papers: Body and Mind in the History of Medicine and Health

September 01, 2010 - September 04, 2010

European Association for the History of Medicine and Health (EAHMH) 2011 Bi-annual Conference. Co-organized by the Descartes Centre for the History and Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities and by the University Medical Centre Utrecht. Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1-4 September 2011. Deadline for proposals: 1 December 2010. Confirmed keynote