Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-06
WELL KNOWN SPECIALISTS
At CLINIC PAY TRIBUTE
TO MAINE PHYSICIANS

The last day of the clinic for Maine
physicians. which has been held our
ing the week at the Central Maine
Saniturium, vas d busy one, 'much
being crowded into the closing hours
rounding out n program which mas
been exceedingly helpful TO the spec
ialists and to the attending physicians
and nurses. The noted specialists,
who have contributed much to the
success Of. the clinic, have been stim-
u!ated BY the prcsence-of those gen
cral practitioners, Whoh ave so eager
Iy sought the knowledge gained by
the wider experience of the physl-
clans in their speCi9l lines of work.
/ They have paid the Maine physicians
generous tribute tor their interest in
( public health shown by their presence
at the clinics.
| FRIDAY forenoon the usual clinics
were conducted by DR.. Edward o.
! Otis and DR. Samuel Elliott as we'll
as demonstrations of the administra-
ton of arsenphine for venereal dis
eases given on living subjects. by
DR.. Otto Lowey of New Jersey of the
United Public Health Service.
w D. Thurber of Augusta. execu-
tive secretary of the Maine Public
Health Association, taking for his
theme a motto that he saw hanging
in the doors of one of the public
garages of the city. Life Is Sweet.
Blow Your Horn" stated that the
public health workers are doing this.
Mr. Thurber smoke before the nurses
and likened them to statesmen who
sells her work to the patient and is
successful in proportion to her ability
to do her work well and to the salts
faction to the patient. Through
sounding the horn the need for pub
lie health work is made known and
also by thesame means the work be-
ing done by the public health workers
is revealed to the public and they
gladly lend their assistance and even
financial cooperation. The finances
for the public health work are almost
wholly raised by The sale of Christmas
seals, Mr.. Thurber said.
Miss Mary Marshall Of New York,
supervising nurse for the National
Tuberculosis Association also spoke
to the nurses briefly. Another speak
err was Dir. Frederick r. Hill of this
city who talked on "Relation of
Throat Infection to General Health"
DIR Hill urged early attention to
throat and ear troubles and said most
deafness was preventable if proper
steps We're taken early enough. He
emphasized the importance of the
takin" Of cultures on all acute throat
conditions nd said that loss of life
sometimes results from failure to do
this
= Much Of the success of the nurses
section of the clinic is due to Miss
Edith l.. Soule, director of nursing
service for the Maine Public Health
Association. who arranged the pro-
gram which was highly appreciated
by the nurses.
In Speaking of his experience at
the clinic. DIR. Edward O. Otis of
Boston said Il was much impressed
with the high standard of the Maine
medical men who have attended the
clinic. 1t was, of course, not to be
expected that men who are doing
general practice could be expert in
any one department of medicine.
If they possess q reasonable amount
Of working knowledge in the diagno-
sis Of the large number of diseases
with which they constantly meet.
they are doing as much or more in
the reasonable and competent care
of their patents as is the specialist
i'll his limited field
What does impress the specialist
as he meets with these general
practitioners is their keen ap-
probation Of such clinics as were
given at this conference and
their eagerness to improve their
general knowledge and techni-
/ que in the examination of the chest
with particular reference to tuber
culosis. The value of these confer
ences is very great, not only for
whatever knowledge may be impart
ed but to those who attend it is also
OF perhaps quite as much value for
the inspiration which is obtained
from them. 1t is a new beginninl
In the effort to increase ones skill
and knowledge in the diagnosis of
the chest diseases and these confer
ences stand. not only for what is
learned of them. but for the putting
into effect of such knowledge as is
gained and for further study along
the lines treated"
In closing DIR. Otis said that the
specialist learns quite as much from
such conference as the general
practitioner, that While he may know