History of the Pharmacological Society of Canada 1956–2008

The Pharmacological Society of Canada (PSC) formed in 1956 and became a constituent society of the Canadian Federation of Biological Sciences (CFBS) in 1958. Over subsequent decades, it met annually with CFBS, matured as a society, and established an identity as the voice of pharmacology in Canada....

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Published in:Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology 2020-06, Vol.98 (6), p.343-350
Main Authors: Sawynok, Jana, Nakatsu, Kanji
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Canada
histoire
history
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Pharmacological Society of Canada
Pharmacology
Political aspects
Societies, Scientific - history
Societies, Scientific - organization & administration
Société pharmacologique du Canada
Trade and professional associations
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Summary:The Pharmacological Society of Canada (PSC) formed in 1956 and became a constituent society of the Canadian Federation of Biological Sciences (CFBS) in 1958. Over subsequent decades, it met annually with CFBS, matured as a society, and established an identity as the voice of pharmacology in Canada. During the 1980s, it sought a larger stage and bid for, and then hosted, the XIIth International Congress of Pharmacology in Montreal in 1994. The society then participated in several joint meetings with other national pharmacology societies. In 2008, the PSC merged with the Canadian Society for Clinical Pharmacology to form the Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics. The following article is a history of the PSC from its formation in the mid-1950s to amalgamation in 2008.
ISSN:0008-4212
1205-7541
DOI:10.1139/cjpp-2019-0380