Australian and New Zealand Society of the History of Medicine
Conferences
An ANZSHM conference is held on a biennial basis. The conference usually spans 3-5 days at venues around Australia and New Zealand. The program includes keynote addresses, a varied program of research papers and other intellectual and social activities.
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2025 Conference:
The 19th Biennial Conference of the ANZSHM will be held in Sydney, Australia, from 8 to 12 July. To participate in the conference, as an attendee or presenter, please visit the 2025 conference website.
Financial assistance in the form of Ben Haneman Memorial Conference Grants for Postgraduate Students and Early Career Researchers is available on a competitive basis for students and ECRs to attend the conference. Click here for more information.
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Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt
Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Willem van der Meer, 1716
Previous Biennial Conferences
1. New Perspectives on the History of Medicine, Sydney, 1989
2. Impact of the Past upon the Present, Perth, 1991
3. Outpost Medicine - Australian Studies on the History of Medicine, Hobart, 1993
4. History, Heritage and Health, Norfolk Island, 1995
5. Migration to Mining, Darwin, 1997
6. Individuals & Institutions in the History of Medicine, Sydney, 1999
7. Now and Then, Adelaide, 2001
8. Exploring the Boundaries of Medicine, Melbourne, 2003
9. Health and History: International Perspectives, Auckland, New Zealand, 2005
10. Medicine in Context, Canberra, 2007
11. Health and History at the Frontier, Perth, 2009
12. Public Health, Private Healers, Brisbane, 2011
13. Antipodean Health: People, Places, Perceptions, Darwin, 2013
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14. Missions, Methods and Management, Sydney, 2015
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15. Health, Medicine and Society: Challenge and Change, Melbourne, 2017
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16. Beyond Borders: Health and Medicine in Historical Context, Auckland, 2019
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17. Innovation and Health in Medicine, Newcastle, 2021
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18. Second Opinions, Adelaide, 2023
Other conferences involving the ANZSHM
Launceston Bicentenary Conference, 2006
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