The Canadian Society for the History of Medicine and the Canadian Association for the History of Nursing are issuing a call for papers for their annual meeting, to be held jointly in conjunction with the Congress for the Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Victoria, on Saturday 1 June to Monday 3 June 2013. Abstracts on all topics relating to the history of nursing, medicine, health, and health care, broadly defined, are welcome.

Please submit your abstract (maximum 350 words) and one-page c.v. for consideration by 30 November 2012 to: Kristin Burnett and Jayne Elliott, program co-chairs kburnett@lakeheadu.ca / jelliott@uottawa.ca

The Committee will notify applicants of its decision by 15 January 2013. All presenters must be members of one of the societies and, if invited to present at the meeting, must to provide a translation of their abstract for the bilingual program book.