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Have you heard? Delegates required...
The Austrian Society for the History of Pharmacy and the Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Vienna, cordially invites you to the 39th International Congress for the History of Pharmacy in Vienna, 16-19 September 2009.
The Congress theme is Remedy
and Society
The traditional apothecary’s role
as a producer of medicines has changed substantially during the last two centuries and rapid scientific developments have led to the discovery of potent new remedies. The success story of modern remedies influences not only therapy but also society. Improving the quality of life and extending life span are positive consequences. However, one major negative effect on people’s health is growing self-medication, which is triggered by advertisements in the media. Today, the sale of medicines restricted to pharmacies is faced
with a new distribution channel,
the Internet. Selling such medicinal products via the Internet is in conflict with the legal orders for drug distribution in many nations and presents new challenges for health politics. Furthermore, the increasing demand for complementary and alternative medicine during the last decades has led to an acceptance of traditional healing methods, mainly
of Asian origin, in the West and to
a revival of remedies and therapies used in former times. The history
of remedies, drug abuse in bygone eras, the change of legal regulations throughout the times and the changing impact on society are fields of great interest for historians of pharmacy.
The Congress organisers expect many interesting contributions on these topics and hope that a great number of colleagues will participate.
Registration
Registration for the congress can be made either via online registration
at www.39ichp.org or by filling out the official registration form, which needs to be sent back to the Congress Secretariat by e-mail (3gichp@ medacad.org) or by fax (0043-1-
407 82 74). You can download the registration form from the website. We kindly ask you to fill out the form entirely and indicate in which social events and excursions you want to participate. All social events and excursions must be booked with the registration. The registration for the Congress and the excursions is only valid after the payment has been credited to the congress account; register by May 31, 2009 in order to avoid late fees.
For more information, contact: Prof. Dr. Christa Kletter, Congress President, Department of Pharmacognosy, University Vienna PharmaCenter, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
A limited number of preliminary programs for the Congress are available from the Australian Academy of the History of Pharmacy. Email your request to gcmiller@iinet.net.au
For your information
If you want to make contact with any of our Japanese pharmacy colleagues: The Secretary is:
Masahiko Goino
Tokyo-Kaido Hospital
Department of Pharmacy
1-4-5 Suehiro-cho,
Ome-City Tokyo, 198-0025 JAPAN
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