Our 75th Anniversary Conference
CSHM-SCHM met at 50, rue Sainte-Ursule, Quebec City, during its first few years. Constructed by Anastasia Jaffray, this image shows the building as a mosaic of Google Earth photographs taken since the 1980s, charting its evolution.
Our 2025 Annual Conference
2025 Meeting of the Canadian Society for the History of Medicine (CSHM)
Dates: 31 May – 2 June 2025
Hosts: George Brown College, Toronto, and Congress 2025
Location: The conference will take place in the Waterfront Building (WF) and The Waterfront Limberlost (WFL).
CSHM 75th Anniversary Celebration
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
75th Anniversary Round Table (May 31, WFL 333, 9:00-10:30)
Celebrate our past and engage with future challenges at a roundtable discussion
Annual General Meeting (May 31, WFL 333, 10:45-11:45)
Have your voice heard on important matters related to the future of our Society
Paterson Lecture (May 31, WFL 333, 12:45-2:15)
Hear historical insights into the CSHM from past president Jackie Duffin
Hannah Lecture (June 1, WFL 333, 10:45-12:15)
Reflect on history’s role in race-based reparations with Emory University’s Kylie Smith
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Toronto Medical History Discovery Walk (May 30, 4:00-5:30, Location to be announced!)
Take to the streets to explore Toronto’s local medical history
Register here: https://forms.gle/FjtBRzWqvwefHDMR7
Graduate Student Happy Hour (May 31, Great Lakes Brew Pub, 6pm)
Connect with fellow students and history of health enthusiasts
Book Launch (June 1, WFL 333, 4:45-6)
Toast our colleagues’ recent publications with strawberries and bubbly
Send your submission and sign up to present: daviesmj@yorku.ca
Banquet (June 1, Hart House, 6:30-11:00)
Attend our popular annual banquet with special 75th anniversary events
Register here: https://forms.gle/FjtBRzWqvwefHDMR7
CSHM 75th Anniversary Celebration!!!
The Anniversary Committee invites you to submit a video clip of under 45 seconds, capturing memories of CSHM conferences, events, or publications. This can be a solo performance or a group one among friends and colleagues. Use a smartphone to record yourself in a well-lit, quiet environment and upload the clip to our Dropbox by 1 February 2025. Record in landscape (horizontally) and follow the following naming convention when submitting your file: Lastname_Firstname_CSHM75.mp4
We also want photos from past meetings of the society, please submit them to the same Dropbox folder to be included in a photographic slideshow at the banquet.
Dropbox Link: https://www.dropbox.com/request/R90grag6v1WviApPb6wT