2012 Conference: Venue and travel information
January 30, 2012 by jlapeyre
25th Anniversary Conference
2012 CAHN/ACHN Annual Conference
Canadian Association for the History of Nursing
Association Canadienne pour l’Histoire du Nursing
June 15-17, 2012- Medicine Hat, Alberta
2012 CAHN Conference Brochure/2012 CAHN Conference Program
Registration form and information on Medicine Hat can also be found here: http://cstudies.mhc.ab.ca/
For information on local arrangements see below:
The venue for the conference is the Medicine Hat College campus in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Medicine Hat is a small city situated in southeastern Alberta, along the South Saskatchewan River. The nearest international airport is in Calgary, Alberta, which is three (3) hours driving distance from Medicine Hat. There are daily connecting flights from Calgary to Medicine Hat on Air Canada Airlines. Greyhound Bus Lines provides service from Calgary to Medicine Hat and east to Regina, Saskatchewan (5 hours driving distance) and Winnipeg. There are also two other services from Calgary to Medicine Hat:
J & L Shuttle Service (1-403-528-8851) or (1-877-217-5577)
TRAXX Coachlines (1-403-527-6986) or (1-877-872-9977) or charters@traxxcoachlines.com
If arriving by air to Medicine Hat and staying on campus, MHC will arrange for van pick up at the Medicine Hat Municipal Airport. If staying at the Best Western Hotel, there is hotel shuttle service to and from the airport. Taxi service in Medicine Hat include: Care Cabs (403-529-2211); Deluxe Central (403-526-3333); and Hat Taxi (403-527-3334).
Residence on Campus: Rhonda Parahoniak
Phone: 403.529.3820
Email: parahoniak@mhc.ab.ca
Rates: Individual (with taxes)—40.33/night; Family (with taxes)—91.56/night
Best Western Plus: 722 Redcliff Drive SW
Phone: 403.527.3700
Fax: 403.526.8689
Email: bwmh-frontdesk@
Conference Rate (2 Queens)—129.79/night
Further information on Medicine Hat: http://www.tourismmedicinehat.
Call for Papers
November 9, 2011 by jlapeyre
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History/Bulletin canadien d’histoire de la médecine
The CBHM/BCHM is looking for submissions for its fall 2012 and fall 2013 issues. The journal is interested in any submission that deals broadly with history of health and medicine. We accept manuscripts in English and French.
For further information please contact Dr. Kristin Burnett at kburnett@lakeheadu.ca
Author guidelines are available at the following url: http://www.cbmh.ca/index.php/
The CBHM/BCHM lance un appel à publication pour ses numéros d’automne 2012 et d’automne 2013. Le Bulletin accepte toute proposition d’article touchant l’histoire de la médecine et de la santé au sens large. Les manuscrits peuvent être soumis en anglais ou en français.
Pour plus d’informations, veuillez contacter Dr. Kristin Burnett à l’adresse courriel suivante :kburnett@lakeheadu.ca
Les règles de présentation des manuscrits sont disponibles à partir du lien suivant :http://www.cbmh.ca/index.php/
The Canadian Bulletin of Medical History/Bulletin canadien d’histoire de la médecine is one of the leading journals in the history of medicine. It is published twice a year by Wilfrid Laurier University Press for the Canadian Society for the History of Medicine. The Canadian Bulletin of Medical History presents refereed articles and other information on all aspects of the history of medicine, health care, and related disciplines.
Publié deux fois par an par Wilfrid Laurier University Press pour la Société canadienne d’histoire de la médecine, le Bulletin canadien d’histoire de la médecine présente des articles – soumis à la procédure d’évaluation par des lecteurs externes – et d’autres informations sur tous les aspects de l’histoire de la médecine, des soins et services de santé et des disciplines connexes.
History of Medicine Days Conference 2012- Call for abstracts
November 2, 2011 by jlapeyre
The History of Medicine Days Conference is an annual two-day, nation-wide conference held at the University of Calgary.
Undergraduates and early graduate students are welcome to give a 10 to 12 minute presentation (with additional discussion time) on the history of medicine and health care. The topics cover a wide range and would include areas from Classics, the History of Public Health, Nursing, Veterinary Medicine, Human Biology and Neuroscience etc. Prizes are awarded and there is an Awards Banquet on the last evening of the conference.
Each student must present an original research attempt with new methodological perspectives on the topic and/or have a critical discussion following the presentation.
It is possible and encouraged that two to four students could present on a related topic which may be included in a panel form. A suitable discussant will then be identified by the conference organizers to comment upon these papers. We ask, however, that individual presentations and poster abstracts be sent in by only one author and not multiple authors.
A topnotch History of Medicine Keynote Speaker has been invited to give the 2012 keynote address.
For any further information on the application for the conference, please visit the website of the Calgary History of Medicine and Health Care Program, http://www.homhcp.ucalgary.ca (coming up shortly).
The deadline for Abstract Submission is December 31, 2011.
Dr. Frank W. Stahnisch,
Associate Professor, AMF/Hannah Professorship in the History of Medicine and Health Care
Department of Community Health Sciences and Department of History
TRW Building Room 3E41
3280 Hospital Drive NW Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6
Phone: 403 210-6290
Fax: 403 270-7307
Email: fwstahni@ucalgary.ca
Book launch: Caring and Compassion
October 31, 2011 by jlapeyre
Presentation and book signing
St. Ann’s Academy, 835 Humboldt Street, Victoria
Sunday, November 20, 2011- 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Award Recipient
December 22, 2010 by jlapeyre
Glennis Zilm, has received the Blythe Eagles Volunteer Leadership Award from the University of British Columbia (UBC).
“Ms Glennis Zilm is a historian, writer and teacher who has performed a great service to the nursing profession in Canada by researching and preserving its past, in particular the central role played by her alma mater and its nursing alumni. Zilm’s meticulous research and documentation has ensured that the vital contributions of key individuals are accurately recorded and never forgotten.”
“As an honorary UBC professor and popular guest lecturer, Zilm instills in students the importance of nursing history and inspires pride in the profession through an appreciation of its past.”
See more on Glennis and her award here:
Glennis Zilm Volunteer Leadership Award
Congratulations Glennis!
Notes on Nightingale: The Influence and Legacy of a Nursing Icon
August 2, 2010 by jlapeyre
by Sioban Nelson, Anne Marie Rafferty
Cornell Univ Pr, 2010 – 184 pages
$23.95
Florence Nightingale remains an inspiration to nurses around the world for her pioneering work treating wounded British soldiers during the Crimean War; authorship of Notes on Nursing, the foundational text for nursing practice; establishing the world’s first nursing school; and advocacy for the hygienic treatment of patients and sanitary design of hospitals. In Notes on Nightingale, nursing historians and scholars offer their valuable reflections on Nightingale and analysis of her role in the profession a century after her death on 13 August 1910 and 150 years since the Nightingale School of Nursing (now the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery at King’s College, London) opened its doors to probationers at St Thomas’ Hospital. There is a great deal of controversy about Nightingale-opinions about her life and work range from blind worship to blanket denunciation. The question of Nightingale and her place in nursing history and in contemporary nursing discourse is a topic of continuing interest for nursing students, teachers, and professional associations. This book offers new scholarship on Nightingale’s work in the Crimea and the British colonies and her connection to the emerging science of statistics, as well as valuable reevaluations of her evolving legacy and the surrounding myths, symbolism, and misconceptions.
2010 CAHN-ACHN Conference Program and Abstracts
June 23, 2010 by jlapeyre
Follow the link below to see a copy of the conference program, including abstracts, from the 2010 conference in Winnipeg, MB. Stay tuned to this site for a conference report later this summer!
New downloadable e-book- This is Public Health: A Canadian History
June 23, 2010 by jlapeyre
A new e-book, This is Public Health: A Canadian History, by Christopher Rutty and Sue Sullivan is now available. Follow the link below to access the book and take part in the richly illustrated and interactive history of public health from the time before Canada was a nation until 1986.
http://cpha100.ca/history/history-e-book
Photos and illustrations bring the story of public health alive. The history is dotted with profiles of the people who mobilized communities to promote health and to prevent disease and injury over the past 100 years. Decade by decade, the history tells the stories of sanitary reformers who fought to improve the living conditions of the whole community and prevent disease and injury. Environmental pollution, contaminated food and water, birth control, vaccination and nutrition were challenges 100 years ago and remain important and sometimes controversial issues today. The history ends with the development of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion and what many consider to be the launch of a new era in public health. It’s striking how so many public health stories from the past still resonate today and this book is dedicated to Canada’s public health reformers, past and present, who strive to build a better, healthier future for all.
