Watch 2021 Kreminar Videos - American Institute of the History of Pharmacy

In May and June of 2021, AIHP hosted and helped organize the second annual Edward Kremers Seminar in the History of Pharmacy & Drugs. The Summer 2021 “Kreminar” explored the theme of Opiates & Opioids and featured six virtual seminars, presentations, and discussions by scholars and practitioners researching and writing about the history and the contemporary status of opiates, opioids, and addiction.

All of the recorded lectures and presentations are now available to watch for free on the Summer 2021 Kreminar home page or on the AIHP YouTube Channel.

The six virtual Kreminars were:

Dr. Benjamin Breen: “Three Ways of Looking at Opium: Flower, Latex, Pharmaceutical.”
Dr. Diana S. Kim: “Empires of Vice: The Rise of Opium Prohibition Across Southeast Asia.”
Dr. Daniel Skinner in conversation with Kerri Mongenel: “The Humanity of Addiction: What We Can Learn from Families, Educators, and Practitioners”
Dr. Nancy Campbell and Dr. David Herzberg: “Unexpected Histories of Opioids and Overdose.”
Dr. James Bradford: “Poppy Politics: Drugs in Afghanistan, Past and Present.”
Maia Szalavitz: “Undoing Drugs: Harm Reduction, Opioids and the Future of Addiction.”

The 2021 Kreminar series drew between 50 and 70 attendees for each virtual event for a total attendance of 327 people across the six webinars.

Hosts and sponsors of the Summer 2021 Kreminar were:

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AIHP Thanks National Association Sponsors

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Patron ($10,000)
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, Donor ($5,000)
American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Donor ($5,000)
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Contributor ($2,500)
American Pharmacists Association, Contributor ($2,500)
Board of Pharmacy Specialties, Contributor ($2,500)
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, Contributor ($2,500)

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Calendar of Events

Upcoming events of interest to historians of pharmacy, pharmaceuticals, medicines, science, and related fields. (Event information current when posted. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, please double-check the status of all events):

July 22-26, 2023: Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Aurora, CO.
August 30-September 2, 2023: Biennial Meeting of the European Association for the History of Medicine and Health, Oslo, Norway.
November 11-14, 2023: Annual Meeting of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Dallas, TX.
December 3-7, 2023: Midyear Clinical Meeting of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Anaheim, CA.
January 4-7, 2024: Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association, San Francisco, CA.
September 4-7, 2024: 46th International Congress for the History of Pharmacy, Belgrade Serbia.