Pharmacy history

The Australian Academy of the History of Pharmacy was established in 1996. Its aims are:

To establish a national preservation organisation for pharmacy historical records, artefacts and ephemera
To collect and receive donations, bequests and sponsorships to establish a National Pharmacy Museum, as well as for the pursuit of the objectives of the academy
To promote research and scholarship in the field of pharmacy history, and to facilitate conferences and meetings for the preservation of original historical works.
To encourage and support the teaching of pharmacy history, philosophy and ethics to pharmacy undergraduates.
To affiliate with other learned societies with similar objectives, to promote the wider understanding and recognition of pharmacy history, and to actively participate in the International Society of Pharmacy History.
To support and encourage all organisations connected with the practice of Pharmacy, to record and document their own history.
To disseminate the knowledge of pharmacy history to all pharmacists and practitioners through national publications as well as through localised activities.

Membership is open to all.

Pharmacy History Australia, the Academy’s Journal, ceased publication after issue No 37, November 2009

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Residential members of the Australian Academy are also members of the International Society for the History of Pharmacy. The International Society publishes a newsletter is once a year, and holds conferences every two years. Its website is http://www.histpharm.org/
The British Society for the History of Pharmacy – http://www.bshp.org
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy – http://www.aihp.org
The French Society for the History of Pharmacy – http://www.shp-asso.org

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