The ANZSHM is a learned Society dedicated to sharing all aspects of the history of health – including the professions of dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, allied health, and medical science – and health themes within history itself.
ANZSHM has an emphasis on medicine and health in the Australian, New Zealand and the Pacific region, while many members also have major interests in European, Oriental, Middle Eastern and Classical Medicine.
Members include amateur and professional historians, clinicians interested in the history of their disciplines, and people interested in health practice through the centuries.
WHAT’S ON
Meetings with guest speakers, lectures, seminars, workshops, and conferences are among some of the medical history events that ANZSHM, its two branches (ANZSHM NSW Branch and MHSV), ANZSHM members, and kindred organisations host. If you wish to advertise a medical history event that is open to the public, please contact the ANZSHM Honorary Secretary at anzshm@anzshm.org.au
| WHAT'S ON | EVENT DETAILS |
|---|---|
| Wed 18 February 7pm AEST | MHSV - Quarterly Meeting Dinner and AGM Speaker: Dr Louella McCarthy Enquiries to Rod Westhorpe Hon Secretary <mhsvmail@gmail.com> |
| Fri 20 February 2026 | Abstracts due for AHA Conference Medical History Stream Further information atAHA Conference 2026 Macquarie University, Sydney 29 June - 3 July 2026 |
| Thu 26 February 2026 5pm AEST | ANZSHM - Health & History Journal Publishing and peer review workshop with the Health & History team Zoom details TBA Enquiries: sgrey1@usc.edu.au |
| Thu 26 February 2026 6pm AEST | South Australian Medical Heritage Society Inc. - Monthly Meeting Speaker: Kellie Branson – ‘A History Of The Helipad At The Royal Adelaide Hospital’ Enquiries: SA-MHS@outlook.com |
| Tue 4 March 2026 7pm NZ DST | Auckland Medical History Society - Lecture Programme Speakers: Neil Anderson and Gus Cabre https://www.amhs.co.nz/programme/speaker-programme Enquiries: secretary@amhs.co.nz |
| Wed 5 March 2026 7pm AEST | ANZSHM NSW Branch -AGM and Dinner Speaker: Dr Kylie Smith Enquiries to Ben Skerman Hon Secretary <raymondskerman@bigpond.com> |
| DATE | ANZSHM Seminar Series Online Topic: Women in Gynaecology Speakers: Prof Alison Downham Moore (Western Sydney University),Michaela Malmberg (Stockholm University) Zoom details TBA |
| Wed 18 February 7pm AEST | MHSV - Quarterly Meeting Dinner and AGM Speaker: Dr Louella McCarthy Enquiries to Rod Westhorpe Hon Secretary <mhsvmail@gmail.com> |
| Fri 20 February 2026 | Abstracts due for AHA Conference Medical History Stream Further information at AHA Conference 2026 Macquarie University, Sydney 29 June - 3 July 2026 |
| Thu 26 February 2026 5pm AEST | ANZSHM - Health & History Journal Publishing and peer review workshop with the Health & History team Zoom details TBA Enquiries: sgrey1@usc.edu.au |
| Thu 26 February 2026 6pm AEST | South Australian Medical Heritage Society Inc. - Monthly Meeting Speaker: Kellie Branson – ‘A History Of The Helipad At The Royal Adelaide Hospital’ Enquiries: SA-MHS@outlook.com |
| Tue 4 March 2026 7pm NZ DST | Auckland Medical History Society - Lecture Programme Speakers: Neil Anderson and Gus Cabre https://www.amhs.co.nz/programme/speaker-programme Enquiries: secretary@amhs.co.nz |
| Wed 5 March 2026 7pm AEST | ANZSHM NSW Branch -AGM and Dinner Speaker: Dr Kylie Smith Enquiries to Ben Skerman Hon Secretary <raymondskerman@bigpond.com> |
| DATE | ANZSHM Seminar Series Online Topic: Women in Gynaecology Speakers: Prof Alison Downham Moore (Western Sydney University),Michaela Malmberg (Stockholm University) Zoom details TBA |
| Wed 18 February 7pm AEST | MHSV - Quarterly Meeting Dinner and AGM Speaker: Dr Louella McCarthy Enquiries to Rod Westhorpe Hon Secretary <mhsvmail@gmail.com> |
| Fri 20 February 2026 | Abstracts due for AHA Conference Medical History Stream Further information at AHA Conference 2026 Macquarie University, Sydney 29 June - 3 July 2026 |
| Thu 26 February 2026 5pm AEST | ANZSHM - Health & History Journal Publishing and peer review workshop with the Health & History team Zoom details TBA Enquiries:sgrey1@usc.edu.au |
| Thu 26 February 2026 6pm AEST | South Australian Medical Heritage Society Inc. - Monthly Meeting Speaker: Kellie Branson – ‘A History Of The Helipad At The Royal Adelaide Hospital’ Enquiries:SA-MHS@outlook.com |
| Tue 4 March 2026 7pm NZ DST | Auckland Medical History Society - Lecture Programme Speakers: Neil Anderson and Gus Cabre https://www.amhs.co.nz/programme/speaker-programme Enquiries:secretary@amhs.co.nz |