Welcome to the History of Anaesthesia Society Website
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Founded in 1986, the History of Anaesthesia Society aims to promote the study of the history of anaesthesia and related disciplines and to provide a forum and social ambience for discussion among members. Membership is open to any persons over the age of 18 years who is interested in the study of the history of anaesthesia. The Society normally holds a two-day Summer meeting and a one-day Autumn meeting annually. In addition the Society has supported various projects connected with the history of anaesthesia. It funded the restoration of the gravestone of Sir Frederic Hewitt and has contributed towards the restoration of John Snow's grave as well as the Simpson grave in Edinburgh. Donations have been made in connection with the Hickman exhibition in Ludlow, and to the Erasmus Darwin museum in Lichfield. In commemoration of Joseph Priestley's researches into oxygen and nitrous oxide a garden seat was presented to Bowood House. The Society funded the conservation of the Casebooks of John Snow, which are held in the library of the Royal College of Physicians. The Society has reprinted Dr Barbara Duncum's book 'The Development of Inhalation Anaesthesia' and printed 'Essays on the History of Anaesthesia', based on the earlier volumes of the Proceedings.
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Latest News:
Call for nominations: David Zuck Memorial Prize
Nominations are invited for the inaugural David Zuck Prize for the best paper or chapter in a book published in 2017.
This certificate will be awarded by the History of Anaesthesia Society.
The nominated items must be:
a)on the history of anaesthesia, resuscitation, intensive care or pain management;
b)published in the English language in 2017.
Nominations should be sent by email to the Chair of the D. Zuck Prize Committee, Brigadier Ivan Houghton: ivan.houghton@btinternet.com
The paper or chapter must be sent as an attachment: word-processed document or PDF. The closing date is 1st May 2018. The winner will be announced at the History of Anaesthesia Society scientific meeting in Edinburgh on 29th June 2018.
If you have had a publication within 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2017, please don’t wait for someone to nominate you – cast modesty to the wind and nominate yourself!
HAS Summer Scientific Meeting: 29th-30th June 2018, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
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Friday 29 June (Playfair Hall):
0830 Registration opens (Fellows Library) 0900 President’s welcome (Playfair Hall) Session 1: Symposium on the history of subspecialties in anaesthesia (1). Chair: Dr John Pring. 0905 Neuroanaesthesia. Dr Peter Farling 0950 Obstetric anaesthesia & analgesia. Dr Alistair McKenzie 1035 Coffee break Session 2: Symposium on the history of subspecialties in anaesthesia (2). Chair: Dr Ann Ferguson. 1100 Paediatric anaesthesia. Dr Declan Warde 1145 Cardiothoracic anaesthesia. Dr R Peter Alston 1230 Close of Symposium and lunch Session 3: Free Papers. Chair: Prof Tony Wildsmith. 1320 75th anniversary of the Canadian Anaesthesiologists’ Society. Prof Roger Maltby 1345 RCoA Lives of the Fellows project. Dr Robert Palmer 1410 A Museum of and for the Profession – how, why and so what? Mr Neil Handley 1435 The history of anaesthesia in disaster and emergency situations. Dr Marten van Wijhe 1500 Tea break Session 4: Trainees. Chair: Dr Alistair McKenzie. 1530 The highs and lows of recreational drug use in anaesthesia. Dr Erica Morris 1550 The anaesthetic history of delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction. Dr Ahmed Gilani 1610 Protocolised resuscitation and advanced life support: was its original genesis by a surgeon? Dr Sampath Weerakkody 1630 Annual General Meeting 1830 Drinks Reception (Dress code: lounge suits) 1900 Dinner in Fellows Library |
Saturday 30 June (Playfair Hall):
Session 5: Free Papers. Chair: Dr Marten van Wijhe. 0900 A background to anaesthesia in China. Dr John Crowhurst 0925 Two English doctors who had an influence on modernizing Japanese medicine and anaesthesia during the late 19th C. Dr Kentaro Dote 0950 Following the footsteps of William Willis: a University of Edinburgh graduate who provided modern medical service and broadened humanity during the civil war in Japan. Dr Hiroshi Makino 1015 Seishu Hanaoka, a notable name in anaesthesia in Japan. Prof Hirosato Kikuchi 1040 Coffee break Session 6: Free Papers. Chair: Dr Neil Adams. 1105 The discovery of the nature of breathable, vital and therapeutic gases. Dr Patrick Magee 1130 Origin and evolution of domiciliary ventilation in the UK. Dr Margaret Branthwaite 1155 Joined by accompanying persons Updates and announcements 1155 Anaesthesia Study Tour of Japan in September 2018. Dr John Crowhurst 1200 10th International Symposium on the History of Anaesthesia in Kobe, Japan 2021. Dr Kentaro Dote 1205 History of Anaesthesia Society Meeting at Madingley Hall, Cambridge in June 2019. Dr Ken MacLeod Session 7: Guest Lecture. Chair: Dr Alistair McKenzie. 1210 A look back at clinical trials in anaesthesia. Prof Walter Nimmo CBE, Edinburgh 1255 Close of Meeting and lunch |
Accomodation
20 bedrooms for 2 nights (28 and 29 June 2018) have been reserved at discounted rates in Ten Hill Place Hotel (4 star), which is just across the road from the venue. These will be available on a first-come, first-served basis by quoting the code “SURG280618”.
The rates are: £150 B&B single per night, £160 B&B double per night. Booking must be made by 3rd May 2018.
Details for contacting this hotel are as follows.
10 Hill Place, Edinburgh EH8 9DS
Tel: +44 (0)131 662 2080
Fax: +44 (0)131 662 2082
Email: reservations@tenhillplace.com
As the event is during the University of Edinburgh summer vacation, rooms have also been reserved at the nearby Pollock Halls for the following discounted rates:
£75 B&B single-en-suite per night
£104 B&B twin/double en-suite per night.
Contact details are as follows:
Edinburgh First, 18 Holyrood Park Road, Edinburgh EH16 5AY
Website: http://www.edinburghfirst.co.uk/for-accommodation
When making reservation, enter the code: “HAS18”.
Subject to availability bookings may be made until 28 June 2018.
There are of course many other hotels and “Bed & Breakfast” accommodation in Edinburgh, which may be found on the Internet.
Registration form
Help for trainees with historical project
The History of Anaesthesia Society is happy to provide mentors to help trainees with historical projects. If you have an idea/project and want advice, e-mail a description of this to: amckenzi@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
Dr McKenzie will then select the most appropriate mentor, who will get in touch with you.
Note that the mentors cannot do the work and write the manuscript. They will give advice on the viability of the project, where to find relevant literature, other relevant aspects to consider, guidance on writing and where best to submit a particular paper.
Dr McKenzie will then select the most appropriate mentor, who will get in touch with you.
Note that the mentors cannot do the work and write the manuscript. They will give advice on the viability of the project, where to find relevant literature, other relevant aspects to consider, guidance on writing and where best to submit a particular paper.
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