Liverpool Medical History Society

Founded in 1984, the Liverpool Medical History Society is affiliated to the British Society for the History of Medicine. Lecture meetings, held five times a year at the Liverpool Medical Institution, reflect the diverse backgrounds and perspectives of the Society's members whose interests include the histories of ancient medicine, general practice, occupational medicine, dentistry, nursing, clinical practice, medical education, veterinary science, social, military and art history, historical demography and social policy.

2008 Meetings

2nd October               Liverpool Medical History Society Annual General Meeting followed by Dr John Rowlands "Dr John Brandreth of Ormskirk and Liverpool and his family"

12th November           Dr Sanjoy Bhattacharya 'The worldwide eradication of smallpox: global history and integrative challenges'

10th December            Dr Ivan Iniesta "Epilepsy and literature”

2009 Meetings

11th February               Mr Robert Sells "A history of transplantation"

11th March                    Bishop Thomas Williams "Growing up in Liverpool's Scotland Road"

For more information, please contact the Honorary Secretary, Dr Sally Sheard, Senior Lecturer in History of Medicine, Division of Public Health and School of History, University of Liverpool, Whelan Building, Quadrangle, Liverpool L69 3GB, UK  Tel: (0)151 794 5593 Fax:(0)151 794 5588. Email: sheard@liv.ac.uk

The Bulletin of the Liverpool Medical History Society

The bulletin of the Society, Medical Historian, has been published annually since 1988. Speakers are invited to submit a written (referenced) version of their paper of up to 8,000 words for inclusion in the number issued at the end of the session.

The support of the Cohen bequest in producing the Bulletin is gratefully acknowledged.