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The Australian Academy of the History of Pharmacy

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About Us

Mission Statement

• 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.

Officers, 2005
President:    Mr.Ross Brown AM, FPS, RFD, ED
Senior Vice President:   Mr.Radley West.MPS

Secretary/Treasurer  Mr.G.C.Miller FPS.
gcmiller@iinet.net.au

Publication

The Academy journal, Pharmacy History Australia is published in March, July & November each year.

Membership Subscription

Membership is open to all for an annual subscription of AUD$35 (including GST) in 2008.

Affiliated Societies

The International Society for the History of Pharmacy
Residential members of the Australian Academy, are also members of the International Society. A Newsletter is published once a year, and Conferences are held every two years.
Website http://www.histpharm.org

The British Society for the History of Pharmacy
Website http://www.bshp.org
 
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy
Website http://www.aihp.org

The French Society for the History of Pharmacy
Website http://www.shp-asso.org

Pharmacy History Australia

Volume 3, No 27, October 2005 - Click here for the index of articles and the leading article/s in this issue
Volume 3, No 26, July 2005 - Click here for the index of articles and the leading article/s in this issue
Volume 3, No 25, March 2005 - Click here for the index of articles and the leading article in this issue

Reference Articles

• A Scandalously Short Introduction to the History of Pharmacy 
• Smallpox Vaccine storage and transportation

Geoff Miller F.P.S