Talk Location: Newtown Salvation Army Worship and Community Centre

Wednesday 1st July, 2026

History of the Life Flight Trust – Andrew Wilson

Presented by Dr Michael Harrison, Andrew Wilson

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Wednesday 3rd June, 2026

Rīga Stradiņš University Anatomy Museum

Presented by Associate Professor Dr Jayne Krisjanous

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Wednesday 6th May, 2026

Florence Nightingale

Presented by Lin Coleman

Florence Nightingale was born May 12, 1820, died Aug 1910 aged 90. She was one of the most influential figures of her time and the founder of nursing…

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Wednesday 4th March, 2026

Otago Medical School 1875-2025 – 150 years of Staff and Students

Presented by Dawn Elder

In 2025 the Otago Medical School celebrated its 150th Anniversary. New Zealand’s first medical school was established just 6 years after the establishment of Otago University and had a…

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Wednesday 4th February, 2026

Dr John Plimmer and the Road to Crete

Presented by Dr Aine McCoy

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Wednesday 3rd December, 2025

Elimination of Cervical Cancer in our Lifetime

Presented by Bev Lawton

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Wednesday 5th November, 2025

Thomas Hodgkin

Presented by Archie Kerr

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Wednesday 1st October, 2025

An Early Medical Woman of NZ – the extraordinary life and times of Dr Bettina Collier

Presented by Emeritus Professor Sue Pullon

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Wednesday 3rd September, 2025

Doktor Bilong Kuru – Dr Richard W Hornabrook – his part in finding its cause.

Presented by David Abernethy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t-Ifl9IxnA

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Wednesday 6th August, 2025

History of an expert system for anaesthesia monitoring with Michael Harrison

Presented by Dr Michael Harrison

Anaesthesia Monitoring from 1970 – 2025 The Early Detection of Diagnostic Information https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNTNT821P1Y

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Wednesday 4th June, 2025

Drs Henry and Cecily Pickerill, Mother-Nursing, and Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery on Infant Patients at the Bassam Hospital, 1939-1967

Presented by Barbara Brookes

I examine the pioneering work of New Zealand plastic surgeons Henry and Cecily Pickerill, specifically their establishment of the Bassam Hospital in 1939. For nearly thirty years this…

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Wednesday 4th June, 2025

Women Doctors on the Nineteenth Century Stage: Education and Entertainment

Presented by Barbara Brookes

A talk on the creation of a new kind of women-only theatre that she (Longshore-Potts) and some other 19thC women doctors embarked on and why they did so.…

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Wednesday 7th May, 2025

Performing with Difficulty | presenter David Barker

Presented by David Barker

David Barker has been a Wellington resident since 2016 and NZ citizen since 2022, having moved from Australia “for the weather”. He is not a medical doctor but…

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Wednesday 2nd April, 2025

Mary Truby King’s Holidays in 1918 – The Armistice, Influenza and Christmas at Porirua

Presented by Clare Ashton

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Wednesday 5th March, 2025

Dr Marie Stopes: Pioneer of Sex Education and Family Planning

Presented by Dr Aine McCoy

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Wednesday 6th November, 2024

The History of Cardiac Electrophysiology in NZ

Presented by Lin Coleman

Electrophysiology is the branch of physiology that studies the electrical properties of biological cells and tissues. It involves measurements of voltage. Remarkable work and research have been undertaken…

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Wednesday 2nd October, 2024

Eponymity | presented by Michael Harrison MD FRCA FANZCA

Presented by Dr Michael Harrison

Presentation Topic: Eponymity: The state of being identified and recognised by name. Some in this group of physicians were good, but some were not so good. Was the…

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Wednesday 4th September, 2024

Medicine & Music: Die Young, Stay Pretty | presented by David Baker

Presented by David Barker

David Barker has been a Wellington resident since 2016 and NZ citizen since 2022, having moved from Australia “for the weather”. He is not a medical doctor but…

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Wednesday 7th August, 2024

President Garfield, Alexander Bell and the bullet | David Abernethy

Presented by David Abernethy

Foster Kennedy mentioned Horsley using a bullet probe to successfully locate and remove a bullet from the head of an attempted suicide. It caught my attention because FK…

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Wednesday 3rd July, 2024

The Legacy of Two Frenchmen | presented by Archie Kerr

Presented by Archie Kerr

Presentation Topic: A look at tuberculosis around the world and the development of BCG with a few surprises. Presenter Bio: Archie was a General Paediatrician at Hutt Hospital…

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Wednesday 5th June, 2024

Wellington Medical History Society Hospitals at Christmas: 1890-1940

Presented by Associate Professor Dr Jayne Krisjanous

Presentation Topic Hospitals focus on efficiency and effectiveness. It is fascinating though how hospitals located where Christianity is dominant create temporary spaces to celebrate Christmas. Here they seemingly…

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Wednesday 1st May, 2024

William Borrowdale Tripe: An early Wellington Doctor

Presented by Associate Professor Dr Jayne Krisjanous

Jayne joined the WMHS in 2012 and was appointed Chairperson in 2019.   Jayne is on the academic staff of the School of Marketing and International Business at Victoria…

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