Evening star., 1942-11-16
Physicians Seminar
To Stress Battle 10
Curb tuberculosis
General Practitioners
Role Emphasized at
Meeting Opening Today

Meeting Opening Today
The role of the general practi-
tioner in combating tuberculosis will
be emphasized at the third annual
postgraduate seminar for physicians
Of the District of Columbia, Mary
land and Virginia which opened to-
day at Howard University and
Freedmen's Hospital.
Approximately 100 physicians were
expected to register for the seminar,
which will run through Wednesday.
One of the highlights will be
luncheon tomorrow when DR.. Martha
Eliot, associate chief of the Chill
! dren's Bureau, will be the speaker.
Special clinics were held at Freed
mems at today's sessions, attended
mostly by physicians from Virginia
and Maryland.
Sponsored by T. b. Groups.
! The seminar is being sponsored by
the tuberculosis Association, Med
ico-Chirurgical Society and Social
Hygiene Society of the District of
Columbia, Howard University Col
lege of Medicine, Maryland Tuber-
culosis Association and the Virginia
! tuberculosis Association.
DR.. Orville L. Ballard, staff men,
Der of Waverly Hills Sanatorium,
Waverly Hills, KY, presented series
OF case histories and conducted
forum on tuberculosis today. He
was assisted by DR.. H. M. Payne.
Other clinical sessions today were:
syphilis, by DR.. Ralph r. Scull,
Cleveland, Ohio; genito-urinary, DR..
R. Frank Jones, Washington, and
obstetrics and gynecology, DR.. J. w.
Ross, Washington.
DR.. j. Hamilton Francis, Norfolk
Va, speaker of the House of Dele
gates of the National Medical Asso-
citation, presided at the afternoon
lecture session.
DR.. Ballard spoke on modern tu-
berculosis finding methods and
the services of the general rracti-
toner. Pediatric fundamentals for
the general practitioner was to be
the subject for DR.. Armen G. Evans.
Western Reserve University, Cleve-
land, Ohio.
Maternity Welfare.
Maternity welfare was discussed
by DR.. Herbert P. Ramsey, George
Washington medical school; syph-
llltlc drugs, by DR.. Scull, followed by
cllnlco- pathological conference
conducted by DR.. Robert Jason, pro-
fessor OF pathology at Howard Uni
versity.
Clinics tomorrow morning will
cover obstetrics and gynecology. in
charge OF DR.. Ross; surgery, DR..
Charles Drew; rediatrics, DR.. Evans
assisted by Dr. Alonzo De G. Smith.
and general medical, DR.. James L.
Hall.
DR.. John w. Lawlah, dean of the
Howard University Medical College
and acting chief of staff at Freed
mems Hospital. will preside at to-
morrow's luncheon, to be held in
Frazier Hall of the university. DR..
Eliot will be introduced by DR..
Dorothy B. Ferebee, member of
the Steering Committee.
With DR.. Payne presiding, tomor-
row afternoons lecture session will
include talks on clinical course and
management of syphilis. by DR..
Scull; diagnosis of minimal and
moderately advanced pulmonary tu-
berculosis, DR.. Ballard, and clinico-
pathological conference by DR.. ia
son. A smoker will be held at Crys-
tai Caverns, Eleventh and U streets
NV, at 9 pm. tomorrow.
Clinics on Wednesday.
Clinics Wednesday morning will
be: Syphilis s-dermatology Dr. Scull,
assisted by DR.. Freeman; pediatrics,
DR.. Evans, assisted by DR.. Smith:
genito-urinary, DR.. Jones, and tuber-
culosis, DR.. Ballard, assisted by DR..
Payne.
DR.. Ulysses B. Bourne, ST., Fred
erick, Nd, will preside at the closing
session Wednesday afternoon. Com
mon treatment problems in the
management of pulmonary tuber-
culosis will be discussed by DR.. Bal
lard. DR.. Evans will survey nutri-
tional disturbances in children. Hos
pital and maternal welfare will be
the subject of DR.. Ramsey. Applica-
ton and Interpretation Of diagnostic
tests in the management of the
syphilitic patient will be outlined by
DR.. Scull. DR.. Jason will hold a
third clinico-patrological confer
ence and general discussion, con-
Quoted by DR.. Freeman, will close
the seminar.
The Steering Committee for the
seminar includes: DR.. Freeman.
chairman; M. Alexine Tanner, sec
retary; Mrs. Virginia Allan, DR..
Roscoe Brown. DR.. Charles p. Cake.
DR.. w. Warrick Cardozo, DR.. Paul
B. Cornley, Ray H. Everett, DR..
Ferebee, Leslie G. Foster, DIR. Law
lah, DR.. william G. Lotion, Harald
H. Lund, William B. Matthews, jr.,
DR.. Ella Oppenheimer, DR.. Payne,
DR.. H. A. Poindexter, DR.. B. M. |
Rhetta, DIR. E. G. White and DR.. H.
Maceo Williams.