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12TH MEETING INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE

12TH MEETING INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE

Diversity and intercultural dialogue in the History of Medicine

October 15-17, 2025
Nebrija University Auditorium
C/ Asura 90. Madrid. Spain

Organized by​

Organized by
  • International Society for the History of Medicine (ISHM)
  • Francisco Vallés Institute of Clinical Ethics
  • Nebrija University

Collaborate

  • Pan-American Academy of the History of Medicine
  • Association of Fundamental and Clinical Bioethics, Spain
  • Permanent Seminar for Research on the History of Nursing, Spain
  • Royal Academy of Medicine, Spain
  • Spanish Society of Internal Medicine
  • National Association of Forensic Physicians, Spain
  • Complutense University of Madrid
  • San Pablo CEU University
  • European University of Madrid

  • Alcorcón Hospital Foundation

Official languages

  • English
  • French
  • Spanish
    • Simultaneous subtitled translation in the auditorium

Registration

Registration via the website or complete this Registration Form and send it with a copy of the bank transfer bay email to mundicongres@mundicongres.com.

  • 200 euros for non-ISHM members.
  • 150 euros for ISHM Members.
  • 100 euros for residents and doctors under 30 years of age.
  • “Francisco Vallés” Scholarships: free for undergraduate students.
Registration Form

Scientific Committee

Presidents: Benjamín Herreros and José Miguel Hernández Mansilla (Spain)

Carlos Viesca (México)

Mariblanca Ramos (México)

Dana Baran (Romania)

Ricardo Losardo (Argentina)

Antonio Blanco (Spain)

Cristina Coca (Spain)

Giorgio Zanchin (Italy)

Organizing Committee

Presidents: José Miguel Hernández Mansilla

Pilar Pinto Pastor

Tayra Velasco

Pablo Gella

Enrique Olivares

Gerardo de Vega

Óscar Andrés

José Luis Arana

Sara Ferreiro

International Society for the History of Medicine

  • President: Dana Baran.

  • Carlos Viesca: ISHM past president.

  • Vicepresidents: Maria do Sameiro Barroso; Maria Blanca Ramos de Viesca;

    Ricardo Losardo; Andrew Nadell.

  • General Secretary: Juris Salaks.

  • Associate General Secretary: Hamza Essadam.

  • ISHM Treasurer: Luca Borghi.

  • Vesalius Editor: Francesco Galassi.

Honorary ISHM presidents: Carlos Viesca, Giorgio Zanchin, Jean Pierre Tricot, Athanasios Diamandopoulos.

ISHM Counsellors: Giorgio Zanchin, Jean-Pierre Tricot, Anastasios Diamandopoulos, Ana Maria Rosso, Amélia Ricon Ferraz, Axel Karenberg, Zhang Daqing, Alain Touwaide.

National Delegates

  • Argentina: Ricardo Losardo.

  • Australia: Neville Yeomans.

  • Belgium: Jean Pierre Tricot.

  • Brazil: Lybio Jose Martire Junior.

  • Canada: Toby Gelfand.

  • China: Zhang Daqing.

  • Estonia: Maie Toomsalu.

  • Georgia: Ramaz Shengelia.

  • Germany: Axel Karenberg.

  • Greece: Maria Mandyla.

  • Israel: Avi Aohry.

  • Italy: Luca Borghi.

  • Latvia: Juris Salaks.

  • Mexico: Josefina Torres Galan.

  • Poland: Ewa Skrzypek.

  • Portugal: Amélia Ricon Ferraz.

  • Romania: Dana Baran.

  • Spain: Alberto de Leiva Hidalgo.

  • Tunisia: Chedlia Leila Ben Youssef.

  • Turkey: Yesim Isil Ulman.

  • Ukraine: Alexey Oparin.

  • United Kingdom: Hilary Morris.

  • United States of America: Andrew Nadell.

Scientific Program

12TH MEETING INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

8:30 - 9:30h. Registration and delivery of documentation

9:00 - 9:15h. Opening of the Meeting

Dana Baran, President of the ISHM.
Ricardo Losardo, Vice President of the ISHM.
Benjamín Herreros, President of the Scientific Committee.
Gregorio Rodríguez-Boto, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Nebrija University.

9:20 - 10:00h. Inaugural Conference

Introducer: Ricardo Losardo. Vice President of the ISHM.
From the West and East Indies to the Mediterranean World.
Carlos Viesca. Honorary President of the ISHM.

10:00 - 10:45h. History of nursing (I): Women and the sanitary profession

Moderator: Tayra Velasco. Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.

  • History of midwives.
    Miriam Morlans Lanau. Nebrija University. Spain.
  • Women and Medicine in Ancient Rome: professional profiles and competences.
    Mª Ángeles Alonso Alonso. National Distance University of Spain.
  • Women and Medicine: A Historical and Contemporary Perspective.
    Nadir Eunice Valverde Barbato de Prates. Pan American Academy of Anatomy.

10:45 - 11:45h. Coffee break

11:15 – 12:00h . Arab-Islamic medicine and translations

Moderator: Pilar Pinto. Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.

  • Illustrious Pages of Medicine in Arab-Islamic Art.
    Mohamed Naceur Ben Arab. University of Tunisia.
  • Was Rhazes’s Miḥnat al-Ṭabīb Translated into Latin?
    Ahmet Aciduman. Ankara University. Turkey.
  • Rhazes and the Hospital in Baghdad in the 9th century AD.
    Mohamed Naceur Ben Arab. Tunisia.

12:00 – 13:00h. History of pharmacology (I)

Moderator: Antonio Blanco. Spanish Society of Internal Medicine.

  • Medications against breast pain during recovery.
    Francisco Javier Puerto Sarmiento. Royal Academy of History of Spain.

  • Medicinal plants as medicines in official Mexican codes.
    Liliana Schifter. Autonomous Metropolitan University of Mexico.

  • The biocultural character of Mexican hallucinogenic plants.
    Patricia Aceves Pastrana. Autonomous Metropolitan University of Mexico.

  • The evolution of pharmaceutical laboratories in Spain.
    Antonio González Bueno. Autonomous University of Madrid.

13:00 – 15:00h. Lunch break

15:00 – 16:00h. Art, iconography and medicine

Moderator: Gerardo de Vega. Complutense University of Madrid.

  • Iconodiagnosis: optimising Medical Diagnosis in the Visual Arts.
    Antonio Perciaccante. University Campus Bio-Medico. Rome. Italy.

  • Frank’s Sign – The Silent Witness of Heart Disease in Papal Portrait Art.
    Amelian Madalin Bobu. University Stefan cel Mare of Suceava. Romania.

  • Medicine in the art. Psychiatry and psychopathology in the work of Fernando Pessoah.
    Joseline Vega Osornio. Autonomous Metropolitan University of Mexico.

  • A Rare Case of Parry-Romberg Syndrome in an 18 th Century Orthodox Votive Offering?
    Andrei Ionut Cucu. University of Suceava. Romania.

16:00 – 16:45h. Infections and epidemics (I)

Moderator: Paloma Merino. Complutense University of Madrid.

  • The plague and inoculation in the 18th–19th century.
    Endre László Kerekes. University of Debrecen. Hungary.

  • From House Disease to Sanatoria: Tuberculosis in Princely Mysore State in the 20th century.
    Radhika Hegde. University of Horticultural Sciences Bagalkote. India.

  • Balmis expedition and smallpox vaccination.
    Antonio Pérez Pérez. University of Cádiz. Spain.

16:45 – 17:15h. Break

17:15 – 18:15h. Illustrious biographies (I)

Moderator: Óscar Andrés Molina. European University of Madrid.

  •  Friedrich August von Haken (1833–1888): A Forgotten Pioneer of Endoscopy.
    Juris Salaks. Riga Stradiņš University. Latvia.
  • Amparo Poch y Gascón.

    Concha Gómez Cadenas. Association of Fundamental and Clinical Bioethics. Spain.

  • Juan Rof Carballo.
    Antonio Piñas. CEU University. Spain.

  • The scientific works of Brazilian scientist Dr. Francisco Fajardo in the library of the Complutense University of Madrid.
    Bruno Fonseca Guimaraes. University of Porto. Portugal.

18:15 – 19:00h . Magistral Conference

  • History of Dentistry.

    Javier Sanz. Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.

19:00 – 20:00h. Medicine in painting: a conversation with Antonio López

Moderator: Benjamín Herreros. Complutense University of Madrid.

  • Conversation between the painter Antonio López and the Doctor Alberto Martínez Calero.

20:30h. Cultutal Act. The Spanish guitar

  • Ricardo Fernández del Moral y Miguel Herreros.

Thursday, October 16, 2025

10:00 – 11:00h. Visit to the Javier Puerta Anatomy Museum, Complutense University of Madrid

The visit will be in Spanish. Limited seating. To sign up for the visit, please fill out the following form before October 10:
https://forms.gle/GKPT73X46y9AyAUM8

13.00-14.00h. Visit the Museum of the History of Pharmacy, Complutense University of Madrid

The visit will be in Spanish. Limited seating. To sign up for the visit, please fill out the following form before October 10:
https://forms.gle/GKPT73X46y9AyAUM8

09:00 - 09.40h. Magistral Conference

  • Æsculape: An Almost Forgotten Chapter in the History of the International Society for the History of Medicine.
    Luca Borghi. Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma. Italy.

09:40 – 10:30h. Philosophy and ancient medicine

Moderator: Cristina Murano. Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.

  • Ancient Philosophers and Medicine.
    Theodore J. Drizis. University of Thessaloniki. Greece.

  • Pedro Laín Entralgo.
    César Sierra Martín. Universitat de València. Spain.

  • Greek medicine in Pedro Laín Entralgo.
    Theodore J. Drizis. University of Thessaloniki. Greece.

10:30 – 11:00h. Coffee break

11:00 – 12:00h. Medical professions and specialties

Moderator: Carme Font. Clinic Hospital, Barcelona. Spain.

  • The Medical Profession in Nineteenth Century Europe: International Observations.
    Andrew T. Nadell. Duke University. USA.
  • The professionalization of medicine in modern Chinese history.
    Chen Qi. Peking University. China.
  • History of infectious diseases.
    Paloma Merino, Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.
  • History of Allergology.
    Tomás Chivato. CEU University. Spain.

12:00 – 13:00h. History of bioethics

Moderator: Antonio Blanco. Spanish Society of Internal Medicine.

  • Bioethics before bioethics.
    Benjamín Herreros. Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.

  • History of ethics committees.
    Javier Rivas. Association of Fundamental and Clinical Bioethics. Spain.

  • History of end-of-life decisions.
    Javier Júdez. Association of Fundamental and Clinical Bioethics. Spain.

  • Rethinking the legacy of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross from the perspective of clinical bioethics.
    Carme Font. Clinic Hospital, Barcelona. Spain.

13:00 – 14:00h. Medical dictionaries and terminology

Moderator: Cristina Córcoles. Francisco Vallés Institute of Clinical Ethics. Spain.

  • The Arabic Contribution to Medical Dictionaries.
    Mohamed Naceur Ben Arab. University of Tunisia.

  • Dictionaries as a source of study for the cultural and medical practices of the 16th century: Alonso de Molina.
    María Cristina López Ortego. SES/UCM. Spain.

  • Terms in bioethics.
    Tayra Velasco. Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.

  • Eponymous of migraine spectra of fortification: Vauban or Sanmicheli?
    Giorgio Zanchin, Padova University Medical School. Italy.

14:00 – 15:30h. Lunch break

15:30 – 16:45h. History of pharmacology (II)

Moderator: José Luis Arana-Echevarria. Francisco Vallés Institute of Clinical Ethics. Spain.

  • A new era in pharmacology teaching in the world.
    Maie Toomsalu. University of Tartu. Estonia.

  • From Magon to Dorvault… 23 to 24 centuries of history… about a Veterinary recipe.
    Chédlia Leila Ben Youssef. Tunisian Society for the History of Medicine and Pharmacy. Tunisia.

  • Historical evolution of the dose of the “pill” to control birth.
    José Luis Figueroa Hernández. National Autonomous University of Mexico.

  • Botanical Origins of the “China Root”.
    Yiwei Yan. Xiamen University. China.

  • Pharmaceutical heraldics: shields with bicephalic eagles.
    Maria do Sameiro Barroso. University of Lisbon. Portugal.

16:45 – 17:45h. Women pioneers and social compromise

Moderator: José Luis Arana-Echevarria. Francisco Vallés Institute of Clinical Ethics. Spain.

  • Lydia M.A. Dewitt (1859-1928), pioneer in histology and metabolism of endocrine pancreas.
    Alberto de Leiva-Hidalgo. Autonomous University of Barcelona. Spain.

  • The “dottora” of the poor: the intertwined medical and political identities of Anna Kuliscioff (1857-1925).
    Letizia Capriotti. Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma. Italy.

  • Medical discourses on the female body: genealogy of a difference.
    Sara Ferreiro. Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.

  • History of Nursing during the Late Ottoman Period & Early Modern Turkey.
    Yesim Isil Ulman. Acibadem University School of Medicine. Turkey.

17:45 – 18:00h. Break

18:00 – 18:45h. Religion and Medicine

Moderator: Carlos Viesca. ISHM past president. Mexico.

  • St. Hilarion the Iberian: Epoch-Making Church Figure and Silverless Healer.
    Ramaz Shengelia. Tbilisi State Medical University. Georgia.

  • Early Modern Reformations of Medicine and Religion.
    Ekaterina N. Lomperis. George Fox University. USA.

  • Jesuit medicine in the Río de la Plata.
    Ricardo Losardo. University of Salvador. Argentina.

18:45 – 19:45h. Illustrious biographies (II)

Moderator: Óscar Andrés Molina. European University of Madrid. Spain.

  • Nobel Prize winner Bernardo Houssay, a Latin American leader in medical research.
    Ricardo Losardo. University of Salvador. Argentina.

  • Friedrich August von Haken (1833–1888): A Forgotten Pioneer of Endoscopy.
    Juris Salaks. Riga Stradiņš University. Latvia.

  • Beloved sister? One of the first woman-gynaecologists in the world.
    Ewa Skrzypek. University of Warsaw. Poland.

  • Al-Biruni: Islamic Medicine and Pharmacology – Wisdom, Mercy, and the Science of Thinking.
    María Ignez Figueredo. Brazilian Institute of Mind Education. Brazil.

20:30h. Gala Dinner: Restaurante La Txulapona, calle de Arturo Soria 126

Dinner price: 46,5 euros. Prior registration required (before October 10th):
https://forms.gle/XsuUHtv4UQFZFD389

Friday, October 17, 2025

09:00 - 09.40h. Magistral Conference

  • George Marinescu and Jean-Martin Charcot`S Centenary.
    Dana Baran. President of the ISHM. Romania.

09:40 – 10:30h. History of nursing (II): Investigation and teaching of confinement

Moderator: Tayra Velasco. Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.

  • Permanent Seminar on the History of Nursing.
    Ramón del Gallego. Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.

  • Teaching the History of Nursing.
    Javier Castro Molina. University of La Laguna. Spain.

  • Epidemiological Analysis for Addressing the Emotional Sphere During the First World War.
    Sergio Savoini Arévalo. Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.

10:30 – 11:00h. Coffee break

11:00 – 12:00h. Tribute to Professor Romano Forleo

  • Professor Romano Forleo, a Humanistic and Innovative Obstetrician and Gynecologist.
    Dana Baran, Giorgio Zanchin, Luca Borgi, Carlos Viesca.

12:00 – 13:00h. Closure conference

Introducer: Benjamín Herreros. Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.

  • Pedro Laín Entralgo in the history of medicine.
    Diego Gracia. Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.

13:00h. Closure of the Meeting

Dana Baran. President of the ISHM
Mariblanca Ramos. Vice President of the ISHM
Benjamín Herreros. President of the Scientific Committee
Gregorio Rodrguez-Boto. Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Nebrija University

AVERROES ROOM
Scientific Program

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

10:00 – 10:45h. Medical institutions and societies

Moderator: Sara Ferreiro. Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.

  • The Collegium Medicum Antverpiense: A Pioneering Medical Society in the Southern Netherlands.
    Ann Van de Velde. University of Antwerp. Belgium.

  • Riga Medical Institute personnel foreign scientific and educational trips from 1950 to 1991.
    Kaspars Antonovičs. Riga Stradiņš University. Latvia.

  • From the asylum to the psychiatric hospital in the second half of the 19th century.
    Mariblanca Ramos. National Autonomous University of Mexico.

10:45 – 11:15h. Coffee break

11:15 – 12:00h. Diseases in history

Moderator: Juris Salaks. General Secretary ISHM. Latvia.

  • Treating indigestion according to the Byzantine author John the Pysician’s work “Therapeutics” in the 13th century.
    Athanasios Diamandopoulos. Louros Foundation for the History of Medicine. Greece.

  • Coagulopathy associated with cancer: from the first descriptions by Jean Baptiste Bouillaud (1796-1881) and Armand Trousseau (1801-1867) to current clinical challenges.
    Paola Hurtado. Clinical Hospital of Barcelona. Spain.

  • The significance of François Guyot in Loa filariasis.
    Hans-Georg Friedrich Huber. Düsseldorf. Germany.

12:00 – 12:45h. Infections and epidemics (II)

Moderator: Paloma Merino. Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.

  • Disease Prevention and Control in the Early Years of New China.
    Zhang Daqing. Peking University. China.

  • Ying-Wei and the Humors: A Comparative Study of Leprosy Explanation and Therapy within the Balance-Based Medical Thought of Medieval China and England.
    Yuchang Zhao. University of Glasgow. UK.

  • Abū Sahl ʿĪsā b. Yaḥyā l-Masīḥī’s Treatise on Smallpox: A Preliminary Study.
    Gözde Aciduman Subasiay. Ankara University. Turkey.

12:45 – 13:30h. Death in History

Moderator: Beatriz Lozano. Institute of Legal Medicine of Madrid. Spain

  • Forensic anthropology.
    Enrique Dorado. Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.

  • Suicide in history.
    Sara Galiano. Andalusian Health Service. Spain.

  • Death in the painting of the Prado Museum.
    Isabel Castro. Institute of Legal Medicine of Madrid. Spain.

13:30 – 15:30h. Lunch break

15:30 – 17:00h. ISHM Meeting

  • 15:30h. Executive Bureau

  • 16:00h. Vesalius Editorial Board

  • 16:30h. Administrative Council

17:00 – 17:45h. Anatomy and representation of the body

Moderator: Pablo Gella. King Juan Carlos University. Spain.

  • The first book on human anatomy written in Spanish.
    Rafael Romero. Central of Venezuela University.

  • Anatomical dissection as knowledge and anatomical drawing as artistic expression.
    Luigi Antignani. Florente. Italy.

  • A Preliminary Study on the Characteristics of China’s First Chinese-Language Systematic Anatomy of the Human Body.
    Ying Pan. Hebei Medical University. China.

17:45 – 18:00h. Break

18:00 – 18:30h. Valverde and Renaissance anatomy

Moderator: José Miguel Hernández. Autonomous University of Madrid. Spain.

  • Realdo Colombo, Juan Valverde’s mentor.
    Maurizio Rippa Bonati. University of Padova. Italy.

  • Juan Valverde, his life and work.
    Luis Fernández. National Distance University of Spain.

18:30 – 19:15h. Ayurveda and traditional knowledges

Moderator: Sara Ferreiro. Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.

  • The initiation of medical disciples according to Ayurveda.
    Mia Menendez Motta. National Autonomous University of Mexico.

  • Palm Leaves vs. Oral Tradition: A Comparative Study of Dai and Li Ethnic Medical Transmission Models and Implications for East Asian Local Medical Knowledge Systems.
    Jin Yueying. University of Peking. China.

  • Male Sexual Dysfunction as Addressed in Georgian Traditional Medicine.
    Ramaz Shengelia. Tbilisi State Medical University. Georgia.

19:15 – 20:15h. Surgery in history

Moderator: José Luis Arana-Echevarría. Francisco Vallés Institute of Clinical Ethics. Spain.

  • Portuguese 19th-Century Surgical Instruments in the “Tratado Completo de Medicina Operatória” by António de Almeida.
    Amélia Ricon Ferraz. University of Porto. Portugal.

  • Contributions to surgical progress in the Spanish Civil War.
    Enrique Olivares Pardo. Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.

  • Pietro Valdoni: a pioneer of abdominal and emergency surgery in Italy.
    Santa Lamattina. Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma. Italy.

  • Pietro Valdoni: a pioneer in the field of abdominal and emergency surgery in Italy.
    Santa Lamattina. Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma. Italy.

Thursday, October 16, 2025

10:00 – 11:00h. Visit to the Javier Puerta Anatomy Museum, Complutense University of Madrid

The visit will be in Spanish. Limited seating. To sign up for the visit, please fill out the following form before October 10:
https://forms.gle/GKPT73X46y9AyAUM8

13.00-14.00h. Visit the Museum of the History of Pharmacy, Complutense University of Madrid

The visit will be in Spanish. Limited seating. To sign up for the visit, please fill out the following form before October 10:
https://forms.gle/GKPT73X46y9AyAUM8

09:00-09:45h. History of Medicine in the Mediterranean

Moderator: Ricardo Losardo. Vicepresident ISHM. Argentina.

  • Ancient Mediterranean Imprints On The Geto-Dacian Medicine.
    Dana Baran. President ISHM. Romania.

  • Writings on pediatrics in Tunisia in Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
    Leila Essaddam. Tunis El Manar University. Tunisia.

  • «The Regency» of Tunis: presentation and insights into the medical practice of doctors at the beginning of the 19th century.
    Abderraouf Jemal. Tunisian Society for the History of Medicine and Pharmacy. Tunisia.

09:45 – 10:30h. Medicine and Nazism, with the doctors Alberto de Leiva-Hidalgo y Alejandra de Leiva-Pérez

Moderator: Lucía González Cortijo. European University of Madrid. Spain.

  • Academic Biological Warfare Program (1938-1941)

  • Academic staff of the Charité, victims of National Socialism

  • Doctors and scientists collaborating with the crimes of National Socialism

  • Frederick G. Banting and Biological Warfare

10:30 – 11:00h. Coffee break

11:00 – 13:30h. Milestones in the history of 20th-century medicine

Moderator: Gerardo de Vega. Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.

  • Public monuments and medical identity in the 20th century.
    Lluís Corominas Verdaguer. University of Girona. Spain.

  • Angelo Mosso (1846-1910): A Pioneer of High Altitude Physiology and Medicine.
    Giuseppe Fiorenzano. Salerno. Italy.

  • A mathematician’s dissent: Andrei Kolmogorov’s stand against lysenkoism in Soviet biology and medicine.
    Nikolai Danilov. Lady David Carmel Medical Center. Haifa. Israel.

  • The history of altitude sickness: from the first descriptions to the middle of the 20th century.
    Annalisa Cogo. Ferrara. Italy.

  • Andrija Štampar and the Nationalist Government’s Public Health Development in Northwest China.
    Donghua Zhou. Hangzhou Normal University. China.

  • Advances in blood transfusion during the Spanish Civil War.
    Enrique Olivares, Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.

  • Epidemic Death in Contemporary History.
    Theodore J. Drizis. University of Thessaloniki. Greece.

13:30 - 15.30h. Lunch break

15:30 – 16:30h. Intercultural dialogue

Moderator: Daniel López Wolf. King Juan Carlos University. Spain.

  • The Portuguese Medical Diaspora Jewish Doctors in Jamaica.
    Kenneth Collins. University of Jerusalem. Israel.

  • D’Ibn Al-Nafis to William Harvey – A history of circulation.
    Driss Cherif. Tunisian Society for the History of Medicine and Pharmacy. Tunisia.

  • Janiceps, the teratological prototype for God Janus?
    Maria do Sameiro Barroso, University of Lisbon. Portugal.

20:30h. Gala Dinner: Restaurante La Txulapona, calle de Arturo Soria 126

Dinner price: 46,5 euros. Prior registration required (before October 10th):
https://forms.gle/XsuUHtv4UQFZFD389

Friday, October 17, 2025

09:00 – 11:00h. Poster session***

Moderator: Cristina Coca. European University of Madrid. Spain and Enrique Olivares. Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.

  1. First Aid Practices in 19th-Century Ottoman Medicine: A Historical Analysis within the Framework of the Work “Cankurtaran”.
    Nilufer Demirsoy. Mine Demirsoy, Nurdan Kirimlioglu. Ibrahim Uysal. University of Ankara. Turkey.
  2. The Cerâyim-i Sıhhiyye Law (1884): A Criminal Law Approach to Combating Infectious Diseases in the Ottoman Empire.
    Nurdan Kirimlioglu, Mine Demirsoy, Nilufer Demirsoy. University of Ankara. Turkey.
  3. Legacies of Care: The Influence of Metrodora, Rufaida Al-Aslamia, and Isala van Diest on Medical Practice and Research.
    Ann Van de Velde, Winny Ang, Katrien Schaubroeck, Sarah Lebeer, Sarah
    Ahannach, Francis van Glabbeek, Robrecht van Hee, Pascale Pollier, Paul van Royen. University of Antwerp. Belgium.
  4. Geographical relations and contact pathocenosis in New Spain (1521- 1580).
    Sandra Elena Guevara Flores, National Autonomous University of Mexico.
  5. Hippocratic writings with bioethic aspects.
    Theodore J. Drizis, University of Thessaloniki. Greece.
  6. Galenic writings with bioethics aspects.
    Theodore J. Drizis, University of Thessaloniki. Greece.

*** Poster size: A1 (60×85 cm). During the session, there will be a brief presentation (between 3-5 minutes) of the posters.

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Abstract template and guidelines for authors

Abstract template and guidelines for authors

The congress will delve into the following theme:

  • Dialogue between cultures.
  • History of Medicine in the Mediterranean Koinè.
  • History of American medicine.
  • History of Asian medicine.
  • The Salerno Medical School and its Legacy.
  • Nutrition in History and Contemporary Challenges.
  • Origin and Development of the Hortus Simplicium.
  • Evolution of Medical Specialties.
  • Prevention in Medicine.
  • Pharmacopoeia from Antiquity to Present Day.
  • Women and Medicine.
  • Medicine in Art.
  • Artificial Intelligence: Pros and Cons.
  • Bioethics.
  • Miscellaneous.

The proposed topics will be addressed through Presentations, Lectures, Posters, and Round Tables. Speakers will send their abstracts by August 31, 2025 to the Scientiffic Committee email address:

They may express their preference on the method of their presentation, either as a speech or a poster. The scientific commission, chaired by Professor Dana Baran, will select the works and determine the mode of presentation (speech or poster). Each presentation lasts a maximum of 15 minutes. The authors of the presentations chosen for the congress will be contacted by August 31, 2025.

Guidelines for writing scientific abstracts

Each abstract and presentation:

  • Must be written in Microsoft Word or another compatible format, using Arial font, size 11.
  • The title must be in bold.
  • Below the title, the names of the authors and their affiliations must be provided.
  • The name of the presenter must be underlined.
  • Each abstract must include the presenter’s contact information: mailing address, email, phone numbers/cell phone for any communications.
  • The page format must be A4, margins 2,5cm on all 4 sides and single line spacing.
  • The report should contain a maximum of 300 words and 2,000 characters including, spaces, excluding titles and a brief bibliography.

Accommodation

Hotels nearest to the Venue:

  • Suites Feria de Madrid Hotel. 4**** Category C/ Moscatelar 31. 28043. Madrid. Website
  • Arturo Soria Stays by Charming Apartments
    C/ Asura 43. 28043. Madrid. Website
  • Zenit Conde Orgaz Hotel. 4**** Category C/ Moscatelar 24. 28043. Madrid. Website
  • A&Z Ulises Hotel. 2** Category C/ Ulises 30. 28043. Madrid. Website
  • New Hortaleza Coliving Hotel. 2** Category C/ Santo Ángel 88. 28043. Madrid. Website

Note:
The accommodations mentioned are relatively close to the venue and reservations can be maid directly through the indicated websites.
We recommend making accommodation reservations as early as possible, as these are located in high-demand area with limited hotel options, so occupancy is usually high.
The venue is very close to the Arturo Soria metro station. In case you want to opt for other hotels that allow you to travel by metro even if they are not close to the headquarters.

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