The Annual History of Medicine Cruise. The cruise includes a number of talks on the History of Medicine from experienced lecturers and private escorted shore excursions to sites of medical historical interest. I have been organizing the cruise since 2003. Details on the 2009 cruise in the Mediterranean and Black Sea are available at www.jonbainestours.co.uk/hmed.
I am sure that the cruise would be of interest to those with an interest in the history of medicine. This year we have an excellent group of speakers including Dr Bill Bynum, Helen Bynum, Mick Crumplin and Peter Burke. Full details on the speakers are available on the cruise brochure which can be downloaded from the cruise web site. In addition to the planned talks the cruise provides an open forum where participants can speak on an subject of their choice. In the past this has proved extremely popular with some outstanding talks.