Historical information

On Saturday the 28th of May 2005, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), incorporating Osteoporosis Victoria (OV), held a Fibromyalgia Seminar and Expo at the Melbourne Town Hall. The event was attended by more than 350 people. Presenters included rheumatologist, Dr Daniel Lewis, and Dr Craig Hassed from Monash University, who specialises in mind-body and integrative medicine. This photo depicts Dr Hassad making his presentation on the reciprocal relationship between the mind and body, and how that impacts on dealing with conditions such as Fibromyalgia Syndrome.

Physical description

COL photo of a man speaking into a microphone at a lectern on a stage. On either side of him are two vertical free-standing banners (partially obscured). One of the banners contains the text "Osteoporosis Awareness" (partially obscured). Behind the man is a large screen on a black floor to ceiling curtain. The image being projected onto the screen contains several depictions of an upright neanderthal man holding various tools such as a knife or a spear. In the final depiction, the neanderthal man is sitting hunched over at a desk. Below the image is the text [partially obscured], ..."ere, something went terribly wrong".

Inscriptions & markings

[On a white label, printed in black ink, and positioned upside down] Fibromyalgia Seminar May 28 2005 Dr Craig Hassed