PROFESSIONAL NEWS , , people on the move Leave Duke Two members of the immunology faculty have left the Medical Center. Dr. William Boyle, asso ciate professor, has taken a post in Melbourne, Aus tralia. Dr. Chester Zmijewski, also an associate professor, has begun research work with the Ortho Pharmaceu tical Company in New Jer sey. At Section Meeting Dr. Paul Ebert of the Department of Surgery and Dr. Nicholas Georgiade of the division of plastic, maxillofacial, and oral surgery, presented papers at the sectional meeting of the American College of Surgeons in San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 24-28. Dr. Ebert talked on "Surgical Manage ment of Complex Cortgenital Heart Le sions" and "Current Concepts in the Management of Shock." Dr. Georgiade's paper involved "Acute Management of Maxillofacial Injuries." Gives Paper Dr. Peter K. Lauf, assistant professor of physiology,- presented a paper on "Stimulation of S-ATPase in LK Sheep Red Cell Membranes by Isoimmune anti- L Serum" at the 14th annual meeting INTERCOM is published monthly for Dule University Medical Center employes, faculty, staff, students, and friends by the Medical Center Public Relations Office, Joe H. Sigler, director. MRS. SUE CHILDS PR Assistant and Intercom Editor MISS BARBARA RAY Public Relations Secretary Editorial Committee: Sam A. Agnello, director of the division of audiovisual education; James L. Bennett, administrative assistant to the vice-president for health affairs; Mrs. H. Shelton Smith, publicity chairman for the Duke Hospital Auxiliary; S. Douglas Smith, assistant director of the hospital, and Miss Julia Taylor, R. N., acting supervisor for Strudwick, Holmes, and Welch wards. of the Biophysical Society February 28. Co-authoring the paper were M. L. Par- melee and J. J. Snyder. Guest Speaker Dr. Philip C. Pratt, associate professor of pathology, gave a talk on "Post Mortem Measurement of Lung Function (Correlations with Emphysema)" at the meeting of the Tri-City Medical Techno logy Society at the VA Hospital January 21. To Speak Dr. Joseph A. C. Wadsworth, chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, will be guest speaker at the postgraduate convention of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology in Portland, Oregon, later this month. At Meetings Dr. Pauline Gratz, professor of nursing, will talk on "Maintaining a Supportive Physical Environment for Man: How the Schools May Help" at a world conference on education March 11 at Asilomar on the Monterey Peninsula of California. The conference, scheduled from March 5 to 14, will be sponsored by the Com mission on International Cooperation in Education of the Association for Super vision and Curriculum Development. Dr. Gratz will also present a paper on "A New Look at Science for the Health Professions" at a meeting of the National Science Teachers Association March 13- 17. Visiting Professor Dr. Raymond Massengill, director of medical speech pathology, was visiting professor recently at Auburn University. He spoke on the Duke Summer Speech Camp and on research being done at Duke in medical ^eech pathology. At Council Meeting Miss Helen McLachlan, acting director of dietetics, and Miss Elaine Waller, also of the department, attended a Dietetic Internship Council mid-year workshop in Cleveland February 22-26. At Course Dr. J. Leonard Goldner, chief of the . division of orthopaedic surgery, partici pated in a postgraduate course sponsored by the University of Colorado in Denver February 16-21. His topics included tendon and nerve injuries of the upper extremities. Attends Course Mr. Bill Schmidt, physical therapist, attended a two-week course in Lower Extremity Prosthetics for therapists given by New York University's Post-Graduate Medical School February 9-20. At Seminar Bobby Gooch of the department of prosthetics and orthotics attended a five- day seminar on Advanced Fitting of Below Knee Prostheses at the North western University Prosthetic Center in Chicago January 19-23. Gives Talks Dr. William D. Bradford, assistant professor of pathology, will present two papers at the Pediatric Pathology Section of the American Association of Patholo gists and Bacteriologists meeting in St. Louis March 7-10. Dr. Bradford will speak on the "Sub- cellular Aspects of Iron Storage and Toxicity" and "Pediatric Pathology for Medical Students in the Core Curricu lum." On Committee Dr. James F. Glenn, chief of the division of urology, attended a meeting of the Alpha Omega Alpha Professorship Committee January 28-30. At Workshop Miss Nancy Curtis of the dietetics department aUended a continuing educa tion workshop on dietary administration sponsored by the Georgia Dietetic Asso ciation and Emory University in Atlanta February 17-19. At Symposium Mrs. Betsy Denny, physical therapist, attended a symposium on Developmental and Learning Disorders with Pre-School Children sponsored by the Division for Disorders of Development and Learning of the Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina February 20-21.

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