Evening star., 1948-09-26
.Laymen Are Invited
As Medical Society
Starts 18Th Session

| Special programs for the general
public will be included in the 10Th
annual three-day scientific assembly
of the District Medical Society
which opens at 10 am. tomorrow at
the Hotel Statler.
/ More than 5000 doctors and men,
bers of allied professions from the
District and five States are expected
| to participate in scientific and
social sessions.
The public is invited to a special
meeting at 8:l5 pm. tomorrow at
the Statler Presidential Ballroom
to near a group of science writers
quiz DR.. Howard B. Sprague, of the
Harvard Medical School. on Heart
EDisease-How to Live With IT..
The quiz will follow a discussion
of heart ailments and treatment by
DR.. Sprague, former secretary OF
the American Heart Association.
The discussion will be led by DR..
Herbert P. Ramsey. Science writers
participating will include Frank
Carey, of the Associated Press;
Thomas R. Henry, science editor
of The Star; Gerald G. Gross,
editor of the Washington Report
on Medical Science, and Ron Ross,
of Science Service.
Polio Exhibit on Program.
Also open to the public tomorrow
through Wednesday from 10 m. to
IS pm. will be series OF public
health exhibits, sponsored by 10
national and District health agen-
cies to illustrate latest developments
In the Nations health.
Included will be an exhibit of polio
trea tment at the Georgia Warm
Springs Foundation sponsored by
the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis. Lip-reading DEM
onstrations and other illustrations
Of progress in overcoming hearing
defects will be shown by the Ameri-
can Hearing Society. In another
exhibit, the Georgetown University
Medical Center will demonstrate
experiments with radioisotopes in
cancer research
The daily scientific discussions
for doctors, many led by national
authorities, will be developed around
the theme of Modern Medicine
and the Patient" Rather than to
concentrate on specific diseases,
the programs are geared to giving
physicians an overall picture Of the
needs of their patients-biologically,
medically and sociologically," ac-
cording to Dr. Robert w. Groh,
general chairman of arrangements.
VD Treatment a Topic.
The session tomorrow will open
with discussions of virus control,
new electronmicroscope techniques
to study bacteria and progress in
venereal disease treatment. The
afternoon meeting will center on
nutrition. as it affects surgery. un-
der-nourishment, obesity ard infant
feeding.
Psvchiatrv and emotional ailments
will highlight the Tuesday morning
session, and chest injuries and the
treatment of bone fractures and
ailments will be discussed at the
afternoon session.
The third morning meeting will
deal with the philosophy of medi-
cine, with talks on medical educa-
ton, the Public Health Service and
the quality of medical service. A
panel discussion on allergy will fea-
ture the final session Wednesday
afternoon. Other talks will cover
"Gout. the Forgotten Disease" and
"Infertility in the Female"
Luncheon Series Scheduled.
At luncheons on successive days,
DR.. Robin c. Buerki. dean of the
graduate school, University of Penn
sylvania. will discuss What Is
Wrong With Our Hospitals?" Miss
Mary Donlon. commissioner OF
workmen's compensation for New
York, will speak. and the Rev. John
Tracy Ellis. of Catholic University,
will have Price of Freedom as his
subject.
The Women's Medical Society
will hold its banquet at $50 pm.
tomorrow at the Mayfower Hotel.
Selective Service Director Lewis B.
Hershey will speak at another din
ner tomorrow night for the Alumni
Association, Medical College OF Vlr-
ginia.
A highlight Of the assembly Will
be the District Medical Societys