Browse past talks presented to the Wellington Medical History Society. This archive brings together talk records, speakers, dates, locations, and available supporting material.
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Wednesday 2nd September, 2026
Presented by Mark Derby
Presentation Topic – Doug Jolly was born in Cromwell, Central Otago, in 1904. He served in the Spanish Civil War and throughout WW2, gaining more experience at treating…
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Wednesday 1st July, 2026
Presented by Andrew Wilson
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Wednesday 3rd June, 2026
Presented by Associate Professor Dr Jayne Krisjanous
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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 1st April, 2026
Presented by Dr Aine McCoy
Presentation Topic: Porirua Hospital was established in 1886 and provided care for patients with psychiatric illnesses for 100 years. The museum was established in 1987 in F Ward,…
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View TalkWednesday 4th March, 2026
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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Presented by Dr Aine McCoy
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View TalkWednesday 3rd December, 2025
Presented by Bev Lawton
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Presented by Archie Kerr
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View TalkWednesday 1st October, 2025
Presented by Emeritus Professor Sue Pullon
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View TalkWednesday 3rd September, 2025
Presented by David Abernethy
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Wednesday 6th August, 2025
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
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
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
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
Presented by Clare Ashton
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Wednesday 5th March, 2025
Presented by Dr Aine McCoy
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Wednesday 6th November, 2024
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
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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View TalkWednesday 4th September, 2024
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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View TalkWednesday 7th August, 2024
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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View TalkWednesday 3rd July, 2024
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
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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View TalkWednesday 1st May, 2024
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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Wednesday 3rd April, 2024
Presented by Dr Michael Harrison
Reginald Pound was an English journalist and biographer. His book ‘Harley Street’ is a chronological tale of people and events. For this presentation I’m going to present the…
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Presented by Noel Sulzberger
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View TalkWednesday 7th February, 2024
Presented by David Glasson
Training – Hutt Hospital, then Melbourne in ’86 and Oxford ’87. Consultant at Hutt 1988-2005. Private practice part time 1988-2005, then full time until retirement in December 2020.
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Wednesday 6th December, 2023
Presented by Dr Michael Harrison
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Presented by Lin Coleman
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Presented by Archie Kerr
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View TalkWednesday 6th September, 2023
Presented by Associate Professor Dr Jayne Krisjanous
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View TalkWednesday 2nd August, 2023
Presented by David Hamilton
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View TalkWednesday 5th July, 2023
Presented by Dr Aine McCoy
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Presented by Archie Kerr
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Presented by Carol Shand
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Wednesday 5th April, 2023
Presented by Dame Margaret Sparrow
The collection of contraceptive items that were donated to Family Planning.
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View TalkWednesday 1st March, 2023
Presented by Dr Michael Harrison
The Anaesthetic Research Society emblem based on Mandragora officinarum Anaesthesia is now very safe; it is safer now partly because of the research work that many academics carried…
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View TalkWednesday 1st February, 2023
Presented by Burton King
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View TalkWednesday 7th December, 2022
Presented by David Abernethy
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Presented by Associate Professor Dr Jayne Krisjanous
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Presented by Jane Tolerton
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Presented by Noel Sulzberger
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Presented by Professor Richard Beasley
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Presented by Archie Kerr
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Presented by Peter Hatfield
A detailed description is not currently available for this presentation. Cancelled May 2022
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Presented by Barbara Brookes
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Presented by Anu Langdana
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Presented by Mark Derby, David Lowe
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View TalkWednesday 2nd March, 2022
Presented by Dr Aine McCoy
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Presented by Reuben Johnson
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Presented by Lucy Sulzberger
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Presented by Paul Herrick
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Presented by Dr Michael Harrison
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View TalkWednesday 2nd June, 2021
Presented by Merian Litchfield
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View TalkWednesday 5th May, 2021
Presented by Ron Easthope
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Presented by David Abernethy
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View TalkWednesday 3rd March, 2021
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View TalkWednesday 3rd March, 2021
Presented by Susi Williams
Susi Williams traces the shift from the traditionally authoritative, “omnipotent” doctor to modern multidisciplinary healthcare teams. Drawing on medical history and her own experience in general practice, hospital…
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