The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-10
1900 DOCTORS
ASSEMBLEFOR
STATE RALLY
High Standard Maintained
Despite Hard Times,
Says President.
MAYOR GREETS GROUP
Dr.. H. S. Leonard, Head of
City Society, Extends
Welcome.

Despite the depression and the I'M
certainty Of recent years, the physi-
clans Of Indiana have continued to
give the people of this state high
standard Of medical service without
regard to their own individual well
fare, DR.. E. (. Padgett, 3648 North
Delaware street, president of the as
ISOLATION. told the 1900 delegates to
the eighty-hfth annual Indiana
State Medical Association conven-
ton today.
The past few years have VII
messed many drastic changes IN our
economic and social life and the
physicians have turned their atten-
ton to medical economics" DR..
Padgett said in his address at the
ClaypoOl." but the educational
phases Of our work actually have
improved during this hectic period.
DR.. Padgett spoke after greetings
had been given the delegates by
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan and DR..
j. w. Carmack, 5145 North Merid-
ian street. who introduced DR.. H.
S. Leonard 1916 Washington bOule-
ward, indianapolis Medical Society,
who delivered the address OF well
come.
Presidents Address Given
Following DR.. Leonard's address,
DR.. Padgett delivered the presi
dents address, The State Medical
Association as a Factor in Educa-
ton"
DR.. David Wallace Mackenzie,
clinical professor of urology, McGill
university, Montreal, first speaker OF
the morning, spoke on Mechanical
Factors in Renal Infection"
He was followed by DR.. Isidor S.
Ravdin, surgery professor, University
of Pennsylvania medical school,
Philadelphia. whose tpoic was,
Problems of Acute Appendicitis"
DR.. Ravdin finds that mortality Of
appendicitis has increased.
Vital statistics show that the
mortality of appendicitis has in
creased in the last two decades al
though the operating mortality. ac-
cording to selected series, has de-
creased" DR.. Ravlin said.
AssaiIs Use of Cathartics
Regardless of the method of
computing the mortality, the figures
still are too high" he said. 1T IS
impossible to reduce the death rate
in surgical cases Unless the patient
is operated upon speedily"
DR.. Ravdin said that the two
major causes of appendicitis mortal
itv are "the unauthorized use of
catharticS and delay in sending the
patient to the hospital" This sit
uation can be remedied only by an
extensive educational campaign, Dr.
Ravdin concluded.
"ErythroblaStic Anemia of Child
hood" was the topic of the next
guest. DR. Robert A. Strong.
who came to the convention from
Tulane university medical school,
New Orleans, La. where he is pro-
feSSOr of pediatricS.
DR. Emil Novak, associate gyne-
Cology professor, Johns Hopkins
medical school. Baltimore. Md. was
the final speaker of the morning
session. His topic was "Endocrine
Aspects of Gynecology." Following
Or. Novak'S address. the asSoci-
atoms legislative committee met in
the association headquarters.
Journal Editor Renamed
Yesterday. DR.. E. NJ. Shanklin,
Hammond. was reelected Indiana
State Medical Association Journal
editor. DR. Ernest Rupel, 57l6 North
PENNSYLVANIA street. was reelected
10 the editorial board Wayne Coy,
Governors unemployment relief COM
mission director. discussed the med
ical care the state is giving and
hopes to continue. The editorial
boards midwinter meeting was set
for the second Sunday in January.
The afternoon was devoted TO sec
tional meetings. concerning medi-
cine. surgery and opthalmology and
otolaryngology.
DR.. c. J. Clark. 5735 Winthrop
avenue. is medical section chair
man; DR.. H. c. RagSdale. Bedford.
surgery section chairman. and DR..
J. R. Gillum. Terre Haute, opthal-
mology and otolaryngOlogy section