The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-05-19
KEEP PUBLIC
INFORMED is
DOCTORS AIM
State Medical Convention
at Fargo Ends Monday
With Banquet

a committee of doctors, appointed BY
county medical societies, to give in.
formation TO the public 'on what
medical science is doing, what So
called cures are valuable and effica-
cious, and otherwise to protect the
people was suggested by Dr. Dean
Lewis Of Chicago in his address at
the annual banquet last night of the
North Dakota State Medical society
DR.. Lewis, who soon is to take the
chief chair of surgery at Johns Hop
kins. stressed the Importance OF
closer relation between doctors and
the public Countless thousands OF
dollars and much distress and suffer
ing can be saved yearly by simply
keeping the pubic properly informed,
he said.
DIR. barrow TOastmaster
Other speakers at the banquet were
DR.. w. c. Fawcett Of Starkweather,
n. D., president of the society, DR..
Willard Burnap Of Fergus Falls and
George A. Benson Of Fargo. The
POSTMASTER was DR.. Frank barrow
of Fargo.
DR.. Darrow's Introductory. talks
were interpolated with several OF his
wide repertory of witty stories which
have made him known as Fargo's
raconteur extraordinary.
The program was entirely inform
al. DR.. Fawcett urged the formation
of an international medical society
and recommended that the North Da-
kota society set aside a certain fund
each year for the use of the president
and the secretary in Strengthening
indifferent county societies.
Dr. Burnap, whose address was
largely a humorous takeoff on men,
bers of the society, urged better re-
lations between physician and pub
lie. He spoke of the work the Min
nesota society is doing in holding
extension courses and in protecting
the profession against foolish laws.
Nearly $50 Attending
There are nearly $50 doctors in at
tendance at the convention from all
sections Of North Dakota and sew
eral from Minnesota.
At the afternoon session yesterday
the entire meeting was devoted to
dry clinics In these clinics, nc
actual operation is performed, bu,
cases in which operations have been
performed or will be performed are
discussed by the specialists who are
attending this meeting
DR.. w. Winnett Orr Of Lincoln
Neb., gave clinic in bone joint sur
neapolis in nervous and mental dis
eases; DR.. Dean Lewis of Chicago il
general surgery, and DR.. W. F
Braasch of Rochester, Mimi, in urol
ogy.
Get an accurate, and truthful his
tory Of the case, especially bofor
using the knife. This advice wa
doctors by several speakers at tn
3sth annual meeting of the Mort
Dakota State Medical association
which opened in the Knights Of G.
lumbus hall.
There were ll9 registered at tn
convention hall at IL a. M, and tn
meeting promises to be one Of tn
best in the history of the associt
ton, medical men say.
Speakers at the morning sessio
were: Dr. w. c. Fawcett, Of Starl
weather, N. D., president, who is prt
siding at the sessions; Dr.. N.
Ramstad, Bismarck; DR.. F. c. Rodd
Minneapolis; DR.. l.. W. Meyers, Fa1
GO; DR.. Dean Lewis, Chicago; D
Arthur Hamilton, Minneapolis! IN
DR.. w. F. Braasch, Rochester, MINI
In each instance, the papers wei
discussed by other doctors, and
several instances questions were al
swered.
DR.. Lewis Address
DR.. Dean Lewis, newly appointe
professor of surgery Of Johns Hol
kins University, stressed especial
the Importance of making ve1
thorough study of the case before
surgical operation for LESSONS in\tf
abdominal tract is performed.
He told of an instance where
general practitioner of exceptional
good reputation brought a case
him and asked him TO operate ft
appendicitis. Before the operate
Dr.. Lewis questioned the patient ar
thought that some OF the symptom
were odd, but because of the reput1
ton of the doctor who made Il
diagnosis proceeded to operate.
So far as he could determine Il
appendix was healthy and on furth
investigation he found and remov,
large gall stone.
II consider the clinical history
of prime Importance in a diagnos
and the patient, if let alone, can Q
ten give a clear picture of his di
ease" said DR.. Lewis, in warnil
against the asking Of leading que
tions, which, he said, often leads Z
patient astray.
Victories Cf Medicine
Organized medicine made possib
the Panama canal, DR.. w. c. Fa'
cett of Starkweather, president, to
the convention.
DR.. Fawcett declared that the vi
tories of organized medicine ha
been more productive Of good tn
have been the victories of all t
armies participating in all the b,
ties Of history.
1.-THE victories of organized NEE
cine, he said. have made possible t
victories Of the armies; the Yictori
Of organised medicine have great
increased the longevity Of M
and decreased number of low gra
medical scholls.
.Council Of health and public
struction--has instructed the peoT
directly. in regard to infectious d
cases." =,
The North Dakota association "
Organized in Larimore in 1887 wi
Dr.. Millspough AZ its first presidel
X,long. its achievements DR.. Fawe'