| 5th International Congress of the International Society for History of Islamic Medicine |
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25-26-27-28 October 2010 |
| ANNOUNCEMENT |
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The International Society for the History of Islamic Medicine will hold its
fifth congress in Istanbul on 26-28 October 2010. Papers are invited in both
English and Türkçe. There will be no registration fee.
The objectiveThe objective of the congress is the exchange of information and ideas on subjects including the historical development of Islamic medicine and its contribution to world medicine; interaction between Islamic and Western medicine; the development of medical education and the development of health institutions and medical associations in Islamic societies; the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in Islamic medicine; Islamic medical ethics; knowledge of historic figures who have contributed to practice and literature in the field of health in the Islamic countries; the place of the Turkic world in Islamic medicine; research and presentation of manuscripts, rare printed works and archive documents relevant to the history of Islamic medicine; preparing a union catalogue of manuscripts and early printed medical books in world libraries; and the conservation of historic buildings that have played a part in the history of medicine. Those wishing to present a paper at the conference should send a summary using the form provided on the website to the e-mail address given below by 30 May, 2010. Contact Info: e-mail: ishim2010  gmail.com
Phone: +90 505 821 47 39, +90 537 266 38 23, +90 535 327 70 55 |
