The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-29
ANA TO START
CONVENT ION IN
CHICAGO June II

UNITED Press Stan Correspondent
Chicago, May 20. (UP)-The' Gath
annual session Of the American
Medical Assn. viii be held June IL
to i6 in Chicago with an extensive
program Of scientific discussions
covering every phase Of medical
practice.
The convention will begin with q
meeting Of the house Of delegates
on June IL, and the scientific as
sembly Of the association win open
with general meeting. on Tuesday
evening, June 10.
Panel discussions on tropical
medicine, chemotherapy, plasrna
and blood substitutes and neuro-
psychiatry will be held on June IL
and IS.
Speakers on tropical medicine
will be 1t. Col. Frances r. Dieu-
daide, Army medical corps; Alver
v. Hardy, United States public
health service and Comdr. Omar J.
Brown, naval reserve. Brig. Gen.
Hugh ]. Morgan will be the moder-
ator.
Divided Into 16 Sections
Wesley w. Sphinx, Minneapolis.
MINI, will be moderator Of the
chemotherapy discussion, to which
Francis G. Blake, New Haven,
Conn; w. Barry Wood, Jr., St.
Louis, Mo-; and Maj. Michael E.
DeBakey. Army medical corps, will
contribute.
Owen H. wangensteen, Minnea-
polls; Capt. L. r. Newhouser, naval
reserve; Max M. Strumia, Bryn
Mawr, Pa; and Elmer L. DeGowin.
Iowa City, La, will discuss plasrna
and blood substitutes, with Charles
A. Doan, Columbus, O., as modera-
tor.
Treatment Of war neuroses will
be emphasized In the panel on neu-
ropsychiatry, at which speakers will
be 1t. Col. John M. Murray, Maj.
william H. Everts and 1t. Col. Roy
r.. Grinker, Army medical corps:
and Jack r. Ewalt, Galveston,
Tex.
Work of the convention on June
IA, Is and 16 will be divided into
l6 scientific sections, in addition to
O section on miscellaneous business.
Wide Agenda
The sections will deal with SURG
cry, obstetrics and gynecology, path
ology and physiology, nervous and
mental diseases, dermatology and
syphilology, radiology. urology,
opthalmology, pediatrics, preventive
industrial and experimental medis
cine, public health and other topics.
Officers Of the ANA and menu
80 80 ln1A akng
have a dinner on Monday evening,
June IL. 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 Medical
Alumni association, and by Alpha
Kappa Kappa and Alpha Omega
Alpha fraternities.
A war meeting will be held the
evening Of June IA at the Medinah
Temple, with addresses by officials
directly concerned with prosecu-
ton Of the war. The program for
the event will be announced later.
The women's auxiliary Of the
ANA will hold its 22nd annual ses-
blOLI OAl OuklC 4Ss Aot Al 0tA0 4Ve
with series Of luncheons and huSi~
ness meetings.
Army and Navy Exhibits -
The 10Th annual tournament OF
the American Medical Golflng asso-
citation will be held at the Floss
moor country club on June IL, 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 a 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 dis
eases and rehabilitation.
1t Is the first time since 1924
that the association has held its
annual session in Chicago, where its
national headquarters, employing
IS persons, Is located.