Biennial Conference Themes - Locations

ANZSHM conferences have been held biennially since 1989, in locations around Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region.

Programs have featured keynote addresses, concurrent sessions of research papers, cultural activities, and social events. Some conferences have included a Witness Seminar. Periodically, selected papers have been published as conference proceedings.

19thHealth History in the MakingSydney2025
18thSecond OpinionsAdelaide2023
17thInnovation and Health in MedicineNewcastle2021
16thBeyond Borders: Health and Medicine in Historical ContextAuckland, NZ2019
15thHealth, Medicine and Society: Challenge and ChangeMelbourne2017
14thMissions, Methods and ManagementSydney2015
13thAntipodean Health: People, Places, PerceptionsDarwin2013
12thPublic Health, Private HealersBrisbane2011
11thHealth and History at the FrontierPerth2009
10thMedicine in ContextCanberra2007
9thHealth and History: International PerspectivesAuckland, NZ2005
8thExploring the Boundaries of MedicineMelbourne2003
7thNow and ThenAdelaide2001
6thIndividuals and Institutions in the History of MedicineSydney1999
5thMigration to MiningDarwin1997
4thHistory, Heritage and HealthNorfolk Island1995
3rdOutpost Medicine: Australian Studies on the History of MedicineHobart1993
2ndImpact of the Past upon the PresentPerth1991
1stNew Perspectives on the History of MedicineSydney1989
Other Conferences involving ANZSHM
Launceston BicentenaryLaunceston 2006