Evening star., 1942-02-15
George WashingtonU U
Plans Medical Clinic
Friday and Saturday
,Feoture Of Program
will Be Symposium
On War Medicine

The George Washington Univer-
slty's 10th annual postgraduate
clinic Friday and Saturday will give
considerable time to a symposium
on war medicine.
Many outstanding doctors, asso-
ciated with the Army, Navy, other
Government organizations and pri-
vate institutions, will participate.
Sessions will start at $50 am, with
registration at the school of medi-
cine, and will be completed with the
18th annual banquet Of the George
Washington University Medical So
ciety at the Mayf1ower Hotel Sat-
urday night.
Following registration Friday
morning members of the clinic will
go to Gallinger Hospital conference
room for grand ward rounds with
DR.. Walter A. Bloedorn, dean of the
university's school Of medicine, pre-
siding.
Afternoon and evening programs
in the school of medicine include
the fifth annual presentation by the
A. F. A. King Obstetrical Society and
lectures from prominent medical
schools. Marvin P. Footer, president
of the society, will preside at the
afternoon session.
Round liable Discussion.
Speakers and their subjects for the
afternoon session are:
DR.. Robert A. Ross, associate pro-
fessor of obstetrics and gynecology,
Duke University school of medicine,
"Androgenic Substitutes in the Fe-
male; DR.. Frederick H. Falls. pro-
fessor of obstetrics and gynecology
University of Illinois college of med
icine, "Ectopic Pregnancy; DR.. Cliff
ford B. Lull, assistant professor of
obstetrics, Jefferson Medical Col
lege, Philadelphia. use of Analgesic
Agents in Relief of Labor Pains"
and DR.. Samuel M. Dodek, associate
in obstetrics at the George Wash
ington University, who will present
a motion picture on "Prolapse of the
Uterus Complicating Pregnancy and
Labor: Management of Case"
An evening session, to be held at
BIS. will consist Of a round-table
discussion of subjects presented in
the afternoon meeting. Questions
may be asked from the floor.
Saturday morning, commencing
at 9 o'clock, will be devoted to dem
onstrations and exhibits and to a
lecture by Dr. Elliott P. Joslin, clin-
ical professor of medicine emeritus,
Harvard University, on THE Treat
ment of Diabetes Mellitus in 1912"
A luncheon will be served at 1890
in the university hospital dining
room.
Col. Huntington to Preside.
The symposium on war medicine
will get under way at 80 pm. Sat-
urday afternoon with Col. Philip
w. Huntington of the Army Medical
Corps and professor of military
science and tactics at the university,
as presiding officer. Brig. Gen.
Larry B. McAfee. assistant surgeon
general of the Army; Rear Admiral
Ross T. McIntire, surgeon general
of the Navy. and DR.. George Baehr,
chief medical officer, Office of Civil
ian Defense, will extend greetings.
Immediately following, at las
pm, DR.. Huntington Williams, COM
missioner of health, Baltimore, Md,
and professor of hygiene and public
health, University of Maryland, will
speak on "Air-Raid Medical Ad-
ministration in England" DR..
Williams was a member of the civil
ian defense mission to England.
He will be followed at 2:30 pm.
by Comdr. E. Harvey Cushing, Med
ical Corps, United States Naval Re-
serve, who will speak on "The Mod
ern Treatment of Burns" DR..
Cushing was a special observer for
the Navy in England.
Mass Manifestations of Infec-
ticus Disease as Affected by War
time Measures in England is the
topic to be discussed by DR.. John
r. Mote, assistant director of the
British Purchasing Commission and
a former American Red Cross off,
cial. Capt. Charles S. Stephenson,
Navy Medical Corps, will speak after
DR.. Mote on the Subject of Mass
Immunization"
The symposium will conclude
with a talk by Maj. Harry F. Wilson,
Army Medical Corps. at 4:45 pm.
on prevention and First-Aid Treat
ment of Casualties from Chemical
Warfare Service"
The program was arranged by
DR.. Thomas M. Perry, chairman,
and Dr. w. Warren Sager, Dr. Harry
F. Bowling, DR.. Chester E. Leese and
DR.. Irving w. Wink.