The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-11
2 NATIONS MAKE PROTEST, RED TROOPS
DOCTORS SUPPORT MEDICAL BILL AT
 FIRST CONVENTION

FikyI IVVvENllVN With the introduction of basic science bill in the current session of the legislature as their chief ob- jective, members of the Alaska Territorial Medical Association are holding their first annual meeting in Juneau.
 The doctors attending opening sessions this morning voted unani : mously in favor of the proposed legislation which would prescribe certain tests in the basic sciences, chemistry, biology, etc, for medical and non-medical practitioners in of entering the Territory.
 The bill is being drafted by the attorney general, Dr. William M. Whitehead said today. "The asso- ciation," he said, feels that such a bill will greatly improve the class of medical and non medical prac- titioners entering the territory
 The association, he continued, is quite sure that the legislation will be passed.
 Officers of the association in- clude: Dr. A. N. Wilson, Ketchikan, President; pr. Dwight Cramer, Vice President, and Dr. William Blanton, Juneau, Secretary. Dr. Paul Hagg- land, Fairbanks, who is president elect for l947, is expected to arrive later today.
 Among those attending the ses- sion here are: Doctors G. Lee Stagg, Ketchikan; C. Earl Albrecht, Terri torial Commissioner of Health, Ju- neau; A. Holmes Johnson, Kodiak, William M. Whitehead, Juneau; D.. M. Coggwell, Anchorage; Capt. FL mer F. Lowrey, Naval Medical off cer at Kodiak, N. Bernita Block, of the Territorial Dept. of Health; l.. G. Gehrig, T. B. consultant for the Dept. of Health; Edgar w Norris, medical director of the U. s. Public Health Service at Juneau; John H. Clements, Juneau; Max Van Sandt, officer in charge oi the Alaska Ma tive Hospital, Juneau.
 Others attending the session are: Doctors Ray Banister, Seward; Da- vid Hoehn Palmer; Robert l.. Stricker, Cordova; A. N. Wilson, Kstchikan; R. N Hester, Ketchi- kan; Rudolph Haas, Medical off cer of the tuberculosis sanatorium at Skagway; Joseph Rude, Juneau; and William Blanton, also of Ju- neau.
 Paul Monroe, representative from Seattle for the Squibb pharmaceu- tical company, is also attending.
 The convention opened at 10 o'clock this morning with busi- ness meeting presided over by pr. Lee Stagg of Ketchikan. Physicians registered, committees were named and an open forum conducted on legislation At l o'clock medical luncheon was served.
 Starting at 2:3o o'clock this af- ternoon, a business meeting, Dr. Wilson, President, presiding, was held and, the program was fol- lows: Legation treatment of vari- cose veins, by Dr. Wm. Whitehead; X-ray interpretation of tuberculi- sis, by Dr. Rudolph Haas; Applica- ton of Tuberculosis Control Pro- gram, by pr. Leo J. Gehrig.
 800 o'clock Conlght-Program open to all professional personnel. Meeting to be. held in basement room of Methodist Church. Castro duodenal ulcer and surgical physiol- ogy envolved, by Dr. Joel w. Baker of Seattle.
 The program tomorrow is as fol- lows:
 10:0O a. m.-Business meetingg, by Dr. Arthur Wilson, presiding. Report of Committees.
 11:00 a. m.-Program. Report on two cases of Mesenteric Thrombosis, by pr. G. Lee Stagg. Territorial Department of Health Plans, by pr. c. Earl Albrecht.
 100 p. m.-Medical luncheon. Physicians guests of Sisters of St. Ann's at the hospital
 2:30 p. m.-Closing business meet ing, Dr. Arthur Wilson presiding.
 3:30 p. m.-Program: Treatment of the Acute Gall Bladder, by Dr. A. Holmes Johnson; Papers by Dr. Wilson and Dr. Haggland. Moving pictures. courtesy of Squibb & Go.
 5:30 p. m.-Reception at home of Dr. Wm. Whithead
 TOO p. m.-Banquet open to all Professional Personnel Address by Gov. Ernest Gruening. Aspects of venereal Disease Control by Dr. E. w. Norris Address by Dr. Joel w. Baker-"Acute Surgical Abdomen Differential Diagnosis at Operation Table"