46th Congress of the International Society for the History of Medicine

Lisbon, Portugal

3-7 September, 2018

ISHM 2018 LISBON

The 46th Congress of the International Society for the History of Medicine will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, on September 3-7, 2018. The scientific sessions will take place at the Medical School of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, centrally located in Campo Mártires da Pátria.

Among the topics selected are:

Palaeopathology: modern research and scientific approaches
Ethnomedicine, ancient medicine
Women in medicine
Hospitals and medical assistance
Endemic and epidemic diseases: impact in history and society
Poisons, antidotes, and forensic medicine
Teaching of medicine, medical universities, and schools
History of anatomical thought and procedures
Jewish, Arabic, and Medieval medicine
History of surgery, obstetrics, and evolution of surgical techniques and instruments
Medicine at the Age of the Discoveries: Eastern and Western medicine
Medicine in Art and Literature
Medical collections and Museums
Great figures of medicine
Diseases and causes of death in great figures of history, medicine, politics, art, and literature
Medicine in war context: emergency medicine and discovery of new techniques

 

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There will also be a special panel devoted to the “History of Nephrology in the Iberic World”, organized in collaboration with the International Association for the History of Nephrology (IAHN). The social program will offer free visits to the Pharmacy Museum and the National Museum of Archaeology throughout the Congress, to all participants, while two half-day tours will be organized on specific days. Early bird registration will be until July 31st, 2018. Please, check the Congress website for more details and the registration form.

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