Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1960-04-02

Medical Association, accredited by
the Academy of General Practice
The convention planners are
scheduling a full round of social
events and a special invitation has
been extended to ladies to attend.
The sessions open Monday morn
ing at 10 o'clock with an eye clinic
presenting DR.. H. P. Venable, di.
rector of ophthalmology, Homer
G. Phillips. At the same hour, a
surgical-gynecological clinic will
present DR.. Matthew Walker, pro-
fessor and chairman Of the de-
partment of surgery, Meharry
Medical College and DR.. Leo V.
Mulligan, chief of staff, St. Louis
City Hospital. Monday afternoon
will be given over TO diagnosis and
therapy, common heart problems
gastro-intestinal diseases, skin dis
orders and psychosomatic medi-
cine.
Tuesday mornings schedule in
cludes an X-ray refresher course
with DR.. Richard Timpton, super
visor, department Of radiology,
Homer G. Phillips. DR.. ]. Earl
Smith, director Of health and hos
pitfalls for St. Louis, will deliver
a welcome address on the same
program with the Memorial Ad-
dress and the Presidents Address
from DIR. M, A. Harris of Toledo.
Tuesday morning also schedules
"The Abuse of Antibiotics" with
DR.. Jean Cook, New York State
Medical College.
Tuesday afternoons program
features Diseases of the Urethra, y
DR.. John John B. Lyons, College
of Medical Evangelists; "How TO
Refer a Patient to a Psychiatrist,
DIR. Aubrey w. Lewis, University
of London; a symposium on pedi-
atrics will be led by DIR. Charles
Written, research assistant, De-
troit Receiving Hospital.
On Wednesday, the convention
will hear "The Significance of
Staphylococcus Infections in Cen
eral Practice" with DIR. William r
Cole, Washington University; a
Clinico Pathological conference
with DR.. Benjamin Black, associate
professor of surgery, Mayo Clinic
and DIR. Horace M. Frazier, acting
chairman, department Of pathol-
ogy, Meharry Medical College.
Common Complications Of the x
ray" will present DR.. Benjamin
Felson, professor of radiology
University Of Cincinnati.
Wednesday Afternoon will pro-
gram q discussion on Common
Tumors Of the Bresat," DR.. Mitch
ell Spellman, Howard University
Washington; a cancer symposium
will be moderated by DR.. Carl
Meyer, Bixby professor of surgery
Washington University. The panel
will include: DR.. Harold Scheff
Washington University; DR.. Ben
jamin Black, Mayo Clinic; DR.. Lau-
rem v. Alderman, Washington
University, and DR.. Don c. Weir.
st. Louis University.
On Thursday the program will
include q symposium on "Resusci-
tation Of the Newborn" with .
panel including DR.. Helen E. Nash
director, pediatrics, Homer G
Phillips. There will also be the
Andrew Cheatham Memorial lee
ture, "Newer Ways Of Preventing
Blindness" conducted by DR.. Paul
A. Gibbs, associate professor of
ophthalmology, Washington Uni.
versity. What has been listed as
an "all star program" on Thurs
day will feature DR.. Spellman, DR.
Lyons, DR.. Gibbs and DR.. Sydney
Fraser, supervisor, department OF
medicine, Homer G. Phillips Hos.
pital.
Thursday afaternoon will bring
seminar on "The Management
of Cardiac Arrest" conducted by
DR.. Francis G. Duffy, chief anes.
thesiologist, Homer G. Phillips
This early hour will also feature
. genealogical speaker, followed
by = seminar on "Hypnosis in Med.
icine." This will be conducted By
DR.. Jerome Williams, clinic super