title: [Sournia as president of the International Society for History of Medicine and chairman of the International Congress in Paris].
abstract: During the last quarter of the century, Sournia took an active part in the life of the International Society for History of Medicine as he introduced English as a second official language and he modernised some procedures. In 1982 he organized an international congress in Paris about two themes close to his heart: the history of public health and of communication in medical area. So the I.S.H.M. became well known all around the world and Sournia remained a wise advise until his death.
authors.affiliation: Société Internationale d'Histoire de la Médecine, Antwerpen, Belgique.
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Tricot
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D006663:Historiography; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007390:International Agencies / Q000266:history*; D008511:Medicine; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history*