4th International Meeting of Medical History

• Beijing, August 21-24, 2009
• Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: May 31, 2009
• Deadline for Pre-Registration: July 31, 2009
• Official Language: English

WEBSITE IMMH2009

The theme of the meeting is "Concepts of Human Health". The scientific program will consist of plenary lectures and symposia. Main topics will include "Progress of Human Health", "Oriental Concepts of Human Health", "Western Concepts of Human Health", and "Harmony of Human Health".

Abe Fellowship Program

The Abe Fellowship Program is administered by the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) in cooperation with, and with the funding from the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP). For more information go to http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/abe-fellowship/.

4th International Meeting of Medical History

• Beijing, August 21-24, 2009
• Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: May 31, 2009
• Deadline for Pre-Registration: July 31, 2009
• Official Language: English

WEBSITE IMMH2009

The theme of the meeting is "Concepts of Human Health". The scientific program will consist of plenary lectures and symposia. Main topics will include "Progress of Human Health", "Oriental Concepts of Human Health", "Western Concepts of Human Health", and "Harmony of Human Health".

Hippocratic Medicine: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

The Second Amphictyony of Societies of History of Medicine and Ethics in Medicine, organized by the International Hippocratic Foundation of Kos will take place in the Kos Island, Greece, on 30 April - 3 May 2009. The main topic of the Congress will be the "Asclepieia" all around the world.

Some new publications

• ISBN 9789620731617
• John C Burnham.?@What is medical history? Cambridge: Polity Press. 2005, pp. vii, 163, ?’45.00 (hardback 0-7456-3224-6), ?’17.99 (paperback 0-7456-3225-4).