PROFESSIONAL NEWS
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Department of Medicine, addressed a session dealing with health
professions education. His topic was “Responsibility for Teaching
and Research.” RAY E. BROWN, Director of the Graduate Pro
gram in Hospital Administration, spoke to a session which dealt
with health care. His topic was “Community Health Care Plan
ning. ’ ’ Mr. Brown was also one of nine men selected to serve on the
Conference Executive Committee. Also in attendance at the Confer
ence were Mr. Charles Frenzel and Dr. Banks Anderson, Jr.
The Conference was called by President Johnson to “bring
together... the best minds and the boldest ideas to deal with the
pressing health needs of the nation. ’ ’
HELEN L. KAISER, Director of Physical Therapy, and
ELEANOR FLANAGAN, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy,
represented Duke at the Second National Conference on Graduate
Education, held in Highland Park, Illinois, November 28-29. The
Conference was sponsored by the American Physical Therapy As
sociation and the Vocational Rehabilitation Administration.
RAYMOND MASSENGILL, JR., Director of Medical Speech
Pathology, showed an exhibit on “Research and Treatment Used in
Speech Pathology, Orthodontics, and Plastic Surgery” at the
American Speech and Hearing Convention, held in Chicago the
first week in November. The exhibit was prepared by Mr. Mas-
sengill. Dr. Galen W. Quinn, and Dr. Kenneth L. Pickrell.
At the American Nurses ’ Association 1965 Regional Clinical Confer
ence, held in Washington, D.C., November 3-5, were RUBY WIL
SON, Assistant Professor of Nursing, and MRS. JEANNETTE
STRAUB, Instructor in Nursing. The main theme for the meeting
was “Exploring Progress in Nursing Practice.”
DR. C. D. CHRISTIAN, Director of the Endocrine Division of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, presented a paper entitled “Manage
ment of the Menopausal Syndrome ’ ’ at the November 2 meeting of
the Virginia Beach County Medical Society. Dr. Ben Younger was
also in attendance at the meeting.
At the meeting of the Southern Gynecological and Obstetrical
Society in Houston, Texas, October 31-November 3, DR. CHARLES
II. PEETE, JR., Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
presented a paper on “Carcinoma of the Breast in Pregnancy.”
Drs. Bayard Carter and Roy T. Parker were also in attendance.
The October 22-27 meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiol
ogists had several participants from Duke. Presiding over the
General Sessions was DR. C. R. STEPHEN, Chief of the Division of
Anesthesiology. DR. JAMES R. HARP, Assistant Professor of
Anesthesiology, presented a paper on “Effects of Anesthetic Drugs
on Hyperbaric Oxygen Toxicity.” DR. VALDIR C. MEDRADO,
Fellow in Anesthesiology, spoke on “Blood Gas Studies During
Induction of Anesthesia and During Endotracheal Intubation.”
The School of Nursing had three representatives in attendance at
the Council of Members Agencies of the Dej)artment of Baccalau
reate and Higher Degree Programs of the National League for
Nursing, held November 10-12 in Philadelphia. They were ANN M.
JACOBANSKY, Dean of the School of Nursing, MRS. MARY
JANE BURCH, Assistant Dean in Charge of Student Life, and
ELLEN GWEN FORTUNE, Associate Professor of Nursing.
Duke was well represented at the American College of Surgeons
meeting in Atlantic City, New Jersey, October 18-22.
DR. DAVID C. SABISTON, JR., Professor of Surgery and
Chairman of the Department, was chairman of a panel on ‘ ‘ Diagno
sis and Management of Thromboembolism” and participated as a
member of the faculty in the Postgraduate Course on “Pre- and
Postoperative Care.” He was elected a member of the Committee
for FORUM on Fundamental Surgical Problems.
DR. W. W. SHINGLETON, Chief of the Division of General
Surgery, presented a paper on “Regional Chemotherapy for Liver
gery, presented a paper on “Regional Chemotherapy for Liver
Metastases. ” DR. DONALD SILVER, Assistant Professor of Sur
gery, presented a paper entitled “Inhibition of Intravascular
Fibrinolytic Activator by Trauma.” DR. RICHARD G. LESTER,
Professor of Radiology and Chairman of the Department, presented
lectures on “Angiocardiography of Surgical Heart Disease.”
DR. KEITH GRIMSON, Professor of Surgery, presented a film
entitled “Vagotomy, Choice of Drainage Sites.” (This film wa-s
made during the spring of 1965 by photographers from Davis and
Geek who filmed an operation being performed by Dr. Grimson,
vagotomy and gastroenterostomy, for duodenal ulcer.) Dr. Grimson
also showed movies made from X-ray film used in diagnosing cases
and X-ray films showing the stomach functioning postoperatively.
The films were narrated by Dr. Grimson.
Eight members of the Resident Staff in the Department of Sur
gery also gave papers. Also in attendance was Dr. William P. Peete,
Associate Professor of Surgery.
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DR. BAYARD CARTER, Chairman Emeritus of the Department
of Obstetrics and Gynecology, was a participant in the Postgraduate
Obstetric and Gynecologic Seminar held at the Cedars of Lebanon
in Miami November 18-20. Two papers were delivered: ‘ ‘ Obstetric
Deaths Due to Bilateral Cortical Necrosis of the Kidneys” and
“Primary Adenocarcinoma of the Cervix Uteri.”
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Dr. Estes and Dr. Henson
SO ENDED THE SEMINAR—It was 5:15 P.M., and on one of the upper
floors of the Sheraton-Boston Hotel 300 young doctors were participating in
the last lecture of the day in a Postgraduate TJrologic Seminar. A movie was
being shown.
Suddenly the movie stopped. Someone tried to switch on the lights, but
nothing Iiappened.
Enter apologetic hotel manager with candles. “Only a temporary power
failure,” he explained.
The doctors filed forth to examine the situation.
Thus Drs. Paul Henson and Richard Estes (both chief residents in the Duke
Division of Urology) found themselves in the midst of that dark period of
history known as the “Eastern Blackout.”
‘ ‘ Transistor radios were the only means of immediate communication, ’ ’ said
Dr. Henson. “Elevators were out, and this was really paralyzing as far as the
hotel was concerned ... and the switchboard was jammed, so phones were no
help.”
But the Sheraton seemed totally unnerved by the incident, for the two doctors
said that the banquet scheduled for that evening was given as planned (cooked
with gas). And the doctors dined by candlelight.
The only effect upon the otherwise delicious meal was the noticeable absence
of coffee.
By 10:45 P.M. power was restored to Boston, candles were snuffed out, and
a city got slowly on its feet again.