The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-01-08
COUNTY MEDICS
Open A LECTURE
COURSE IN CITY
TUESDAY ~!
Prominent Doctors on Pro-
.gram from Pueblo and ,
Colorado Springs.

A notable meeting of the Fremont
County Medical Society was held at
the Wilson undertaking chapel, 72s
Main street, Tuesday night with =
large attendance of members from
different parts of the county. The
gathering was a remarkable one. not
only in the number of physicians and
surgeons who were present. but be-
| cause OF the appearance before IT of
several distinguished medicos from
Pueblo and Colorado Springs. and
their inauguration OF a letcure course
dealing with various subjects and
phases OF professional work. as well
as their discussion OF certain diseases
and their treatment
Florence members of the society, con-
sidering the stormy character OF the
weather. among them being Drs. Hut
ton, Atkinson and Moore. The coal
camps were also represented
The visitors were Drs. Crum Epier,
Fritz LaSsen aud lie Aour OF Pueblo
and DR. Geiske OF Colorado Springs,
all OF whom add essed the society on
some question of special interest to
its members. Or. E,pler, who is IA
nous throughout the state as sur
geon, spoke on surgery and its mar
yelous development in recent years
Ds. Epler served in the medical corps
~ tho r-uitad SfateS army i'm Frauce
during the recent war and mad won
derful experience in the military hos
pitals there in the trestnent of SOL
diers disabled by wounds from shot
and shell Dr. Lsssen is specialist
in eye, ear, nose and throat diseases,
and his address was on meningitis rs
resultant maiday. DR.. lie Mour Is
superintendent OF the Colorado State
Asylum for the Insane, and the subject
OF his talk was paresis and locomotor
ataxia Dr Geiske j. specialist OF
/ lung diseases. and he spoke on the
I VARYING forms and manifestaf,ops OF
tuberculosis. The addresses were
all of mastery character and were
listened to with the utmost interest
throughout.
The origin OF this course of lectures
is noteworthy and IT promises to be-
come of great professional value to
the members of the society Last
fall delegates from the local organiza-
tion to the meeting OF the Colorado
state Medical Society in Denver sug-
gested the matter OF establishing in
the state series OF SIX lectures in
each county medical society during
& L.
should be men distinguished for
achievement in medicine and sursery-
In other words they advocated sort
of exchange lecjureship between the
different county organizations for the
purpose OF disseminating the views of
successful and progressive practition-
ers in relation to matters of profess
7 sional concern and to establish
( closer Community of interest be-
tween the physicians and surgeons of
/ the state. The SUBSECTION was re-
saried as an excellent one By the
state society and was given hearty
Endorsement Before it could be put
I into operation. however. ii was neces-
+ ssry TO secure the consent of the
American Medical Association. which
was asked 70 concur in the matter.
4 Permission havinr been obtained steps
were taken for the promotion Of the
undertaking. and tho lecture course
just launched is the result The move
mert Is an innovation aud gives prom
Use of accomplishing big things for
the profession. 1t is known as the
Colorado idea and is referred TO as
such in the medical Journals of the
country The secretary of the Ere
mont County Medical Society is re-
quired TO report the results of the lee
ture course here to the secretary Of
the state medical society in Denver.
who in turn. makes report of It to the
American Medical Association in New
York
1t is expected that the exchange lee
ture course in this county will prove
so popular and helpful to the profess
/, sion that II will be copied by the
physicians and surgeons of other
states and eventually become national
In scope Several Canon City ply
sicians have been requested to volun-
teer for this special lectureship. and
address the medical societies Of other
counties In the state Dr. W. r. Lit
tie was the frpt Of the local men to ac-
1 cept such an Invitation. and he Cd
dressed meeting of the Las Anfnns
4 County Medical Scciety It Ifimeoad
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