CFP: Intl Cong Hist Sci, Tech, & Med

The 24th International Congress of History of Science, Technology and Medicine now invites proposals for stand-alone (individual) paper presentations. The deadline for submission of abstracts is Friday 30 November 2012. General information: The International Congress is the largest event in the field, and takes place every four years. Recent meetings have been held in Mexico [...]

CFP: Nursing History Conference

Call for Abstracts: The 2nd Agnes Dillon Randolph International Nursing History Conference March 15-16, 2013 | The University of Virginia School of Nursing Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry & Beta Kappa Chapter Sigma Theta Tau Charlottesville, Virginia In recognition of the diversity and quality of nursing scholarship across the world, the University of Virginia School [...]

CFP: Symposia: History, Science, Tech, Med

The 24th International Congress of History of Science, Technology and Medicine will be held at the University of Manchester, UK, from Monday 22-Sunday 28 July 2013. The Congress website is at: http://www.ichstm2013.com/ The theme of the Congress is ‘Knowledge at Work.’ We construe the theme broadly to include studies of the creation, dissemination and deployment [...]

CFP: History Women’s Health

The Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, will host its seventh annual History of Women’s Health Conference on Wednesday, April 18, 2012.  We invite interested persons to send a one to two page proposal or abstract of your topic by Friday, November 11, 2011 for consideration.  The History of Women’s Health Conference focuses on women’s health issues from [...]

CFP: International Nursing History Conference in Denmark

The Danish Society of Nursing History and the Danish Museum of Nursing History are pleased to invite scholars from all over the world to an international conference on the History of Nursing August 9 – 11, 2012. The conference is run jointly by the Danish Society of Nursing History and the Danish Museum of Nursing History and it is [...]

CFP: History, Health Care in Africa

CALL FOR PAPERS: The History of Health Care in Africa: Actors, Experiences, and Perspectives in the 20th Century CONFERENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BASEL, 12 TO 14 SEPTEMBER 2011 Health in Sub-Saharan Africa has always been experienced, debated and pursued in a specific historical context. At the same time the history of health and health [...]

CFP: Empathy Conference

Call for Papers–Empathy: Self, Society, Culture, Indiana University, Bloomington, Nov 11-12, 2011 Keynote speakers: Carolyn Dean (Brown University), Nancy Eisenberg (Arizona State University), Nancy Sherman (Georgetown University) Growing out of a two-year grant-supported project on “Virtuous Empathy: Scientific and Humanistic Investigations,” this symposium aims to explore theories and practices of empathy. For more information about [...]

CFP: History of Postwar Women’s Health

CALL FOR PAPERS EXTENDED DEADLINE : NOW 15 JUNE 2010 Politics and Practices: The History of Post-war Women’s Health, 22nd-23rd October 2010, Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK This two-day conference will bring together researchers interested in the history of post-war women’s health. In contrast to most [...]

CFP: History of Hospitals (Conference)

International Network for the History of Hospitals Sixth Conference–Daily Life in the Hospital: Theory and Practice, School of Public Health Lisbon and University of Evora 8-10 April 2011 The INHH will be holding in 2011 its sixth international conference in Lisbon and Evora, Portugal, on the theme of Daily Life in the Hospital: Theory and [...]

CFP: Skin Disease History Conference

Second Call For Papers: “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 [...]