The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-08
Medical Men
Will Meet in
Chicago Soon

NhlN AbO-l p ne 9iLn annual
session OF the American Medical
Association will be held June ~ 20
Is in Chicago. with an extensive
program OF scientific discussions
covering every phase OF medical
practice
The convention will begin with a
meeting OF ,'-e house OF delegates
on June 70, and the scientific as
sembly OF the association will open
with general meeting on Tuesday
evening, June 10.
Panel discussions on tropical
medicine. chemotherapy, plasma
and blood substitutes and neuro-
psychiatry will be held on June
u and Is.
Speakers on tropical medicine
will be 1t. Col. Frances r. Dieu-
daide, Army medical corps; Alyer
V. Hardy, United States Public
Health Service and Comdr. Omar
]. Brown naval reserve. Brig. Gen.
Hugh ]. Morgan will be the moder-
ator.
divided Into rs Sections
Wesley W. Sphinx. Minneapolis,
Mimi. will be- moderator OF the
ohemotherspy discussion, to which
Francis G.. Blake, New Haven.
Conn; W. Barry Wood, Jr,. ST.
Louis, Mo-; and Mai. Michael F..
DeBakey. Army Medical Corps.
will contribute
Owen H. Wangensteen, Minnea-
polls; Capt l.. r. Newhouser, naval
reserve: Max NJ. Strumis, Bryn
Mswr, Pa; and Elmer L. DeGowin.
Iowa City, la, will discuss plasma
and blood substitutes, with Charles
A. Doan, Columbus, O., as mod
orator.
Treatment Of war -neuroses will
he emphasized in the panel on neu-
ropsychiatry. at which speakers
will be 1t. Col. John NJ. Murray,
Maj. William r. Everts and 1t.
Col. Roy r. Grinker. Army medical
corps: and Jack r. Ewalt, Calves
ton. Tex.
Work of the convention on June
Il, Is and 16 will he divided into
16 scientific sections. in addition
TO a section on miscellaneous bust
ness.
Wide Agends
The sections will deal with surg
cry. obstetrics and gynecology.
pathology and physiology, nervous
and mental diseases, dermatology
and syphilology, radiology, urology,
opthalmology. pediatrics, prevent
i've industrial and experimental
medicine, public health and other
topics.
Officers OF the ANA and mem
hers of the house OF delegates will
have a dinner on Monday evening,
June 10. and luncheon the follow
ing noon.
Other dinners and luncheons will
be given during the week by the
Harvard Medical Alumni Associa-
ton, the Loyola University Medic
al Almni Association, and by Al
pha Kappa Kappa and Alpha
Omega Alpha fraternities.
A war meeting will be held the
evening OF June a at the Medinsh
Temple, with addresses by officials
directly concerned with prosecu-
tion Of the war. The program for
the event will he announced later.
The women's auxiliary OF the
ANA will hold its 22nd annual SEES
sion on June ~. IA. IA and Is.
with series of luncheons and
business meetings.
Army and Navy Exhibits
The goth annual tournament NJ
the American Medical Golhng
Association will be held at the
Flossmoor Country Club on June
-, with eight major trophies as
prizes.
Accompanying the convention
will be the scientific exhibit, which
will emphasize war medicine, for
which exhibits will be submitted
by the Army and Navy.
There will be group OF exhibits
on tropical medicine. and lectures
and conferences on rheumatic fever
and heart disease. Special exhibits
will include fractures. treatment
OF burns, chemotherapy. infectious
diseases and rehabilitation.
II Is the first time since 1924
that the association has held it's
annual session in Chicago. where
its national headquarters. employ.
ing Sc persons, Is located.