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Dr. Shelley McKellar Appointed to the AMS Healthcare Board of Directors / nommée au Conseil d'administration de l'AMS Healthcare
Dr. Nick Busing, Chair of the Board, Associated Medical Services Inc., is pleased to announce the appointment of Shelley McKellar as a Member of the Board of Directors. Dr Shelley McKellar is the Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine in the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry and Associate Professor of History in the […] Read more
La fin de l’asile ? Histoire de la déshospitalisation psychiatrique dans l’espace francophone au XXe siècle
Au cours des années 1960, les pays occidentaux s’engagèrent dans un processus politique, médical et administratif visant à sortir les malades des hôpitaux psychiatriques. Mais est-ce pour autant la fin de l’asile ? En retraçant l’histoire des modalités de sortie de l’asile dans le monde francophone du XXe siècle, cet ouvrage constate la nature mythique […] Read more
2018 H. N. Segall Award Winner
Congratulations to Lucy Vorobej (University of Waterloo) for winning the 2018 H. N. Segall Prize. The Segall Prize is awarded for the best student paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for the History of Medicine. Félicitations à Lucy Vorobej, qui a gagné le priz H. N. Segall. Read more
Call for Nominations / Appel de candidatures
The Nominating committee is calling for a nomination for the following position on the board of the CSHM/SCHM: Secretary-treasurer Nominees for this position should please submit a letter briefly outlining their interest by e-mail. Brief e-mail letters of support from three members in good standing of the CSHM/SCHM with permanent residence in Canada should accompany […] Read more
Award Winners: 2017 Hannah Summer Studentship – Bourses d’été du Hannah
Award Winners 2017 Congratulations to the 2017 Hannah Summer Studentship Award Winners: Rebecca Redden (Mount St. Vincent University) Emma Chilton (McMaster University) Ariel Gershon (Western University) Geraldine Huynh (University of Alberta) Read more
Award Winners: 2016 Hannah Summer Studentship – Bourses d’été du Hannah
Award Winners 2016 Congratulations to the 2016 Hannah Summer Studentship Award Winners: Melissa Micu (Guelph University) Claire Gjersten (University of Calgary) Haley Pineau (University of Alberta) Alison Hogan (University of Victoria) Read more
Announcement: The formation of the Canadian Association for Health Humanities
The newly-formed Canadian Association for Health Humanities is being introduced to serve and support the ever-growing health humanities community in Canada. We invite health professions educators, students, practitioners, creative writers and artists, along with scholars across multiple disciplines – whose varying perspectives and creative work encourage a broader, more critical view of health and illness […] Read more
Dr. Jenna Healey appointed as the Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine
Dean Richard Reznick is pleased to announce that Benoit-Antoine Bacon, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) at Queen’s University, has appointed Dr. Jenna Healey as the Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, for a five-year period beginning August 1, 2017. Dr. Healey received her PhD from the Program in the […] Read more
CME Accreditation for CSHM/CAHN Conference 2017
Annual Meeting / Réunion annuelle Canadian Society for the History of Medicine / Société canadienne d’histoire de la médecine Canadian Association for the History of Nursing/Association canadienne pour l’histoire du nursing Only regularly occurring medical humanities conference in Canada to enjoy CPD (CME) accreditation for up to 16.5 hours. Seule conférence sur les sciences humaines en […] Read more
Somewhere in France: A Centenary Review of Medical Arrangements at Vimy Ridge
In April 1917, medical units of the 4 divisions of the Canadian Corps combined for the first time in support of a single action, the assault upon Vimy Ridge. Detailed planning, infrastructure development, information dissemination and rehearsal were features of preparations by the combat arms and medical elements of the Canadian Forces. Extraordinary coordination resulted […] Read more