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1228 University of Leeds A chair of rheumatology has been founded in perpetuity at the university, which presently holds a personal chair in the subject. The chair has been made possible by a grant from the Arthritis and Rheumatism Council. Royal College of Surgeons of England Dr John J. Bergan (Chicago) and Dr Lloyd M. Nyhus (Chicago) have been made honorary fellows. Prof Roy Duckworth (London) has been elected fellow of the college. Prof Paul Turner has been elected president of the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine, following the retirement of Mr J. P. Hopewell. Dr K. A. Day, consultant psychiatrist to the Northgate Hospital, Morpeth, has been awarded the 1986 Burden research gold medal and prize for published work in the field of mental handicap. Applications are invited from researchers working in a country of the European Community for the 1987 Oswald Vander Veken prize of Bel Fr 1 million to be awarded for the best original contribution to the understanding of tumors of the locomotor apparatus, their causes, their prevention, their diagnosis, and/or their treatment: National Fund for Scientific Research, Egmontstreet 5, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium. A 2-day exhibition entitled the London Age Well Show will take place at the Kensington Town Hall, London W8, on June 2-3: Sian Jones, Assistant Press Officer, Age Concern England, 60 Pitcairn Road, Mitcham, Surrey CR4 3LL (01-640 5431 ext 259). A 2-day course on Osteopathy is to be held at the British Postgraduate Medical Federation, London WC1, on June 2-3: Mrs Elva Macklin, Education Department, British Postgraduate Medical Federation, 33 Millman Street, London WCIN 3EJ (01-831 6222). International Diary 1986 International symposium on Diagnosis and Treatment of Lipoprotein Disorders-Impact on Prevention of Atherosclerotic Diseases: Vienna, Austria, Aug 21-23 (Dr K. Widhalm, Department of Pediatrics, University of Vienna, Wahringer Gurtet 18, A-1090 Vienna). 2nd annual symposium on Cancer Epidemiology in Mediterranean Countries: Naples, Italy, Sept 20 (Oncology Organisation of Mediterranean Education and Research Secretariat, ICIG, I’Hopital Paul-Brousse, 14-16 Avenue Paul-Vaillant-Couturier, 94800 Villejuif, France). 2nd international exhibition and congress for Biotechnology : Hannover, Germany, Sept 23-25 (Deutsche Messe und Ausstellungs-AG, Messegelande, D-3000 Hannover 82). International symposium on Multiple Sclerosis: London, UK, Sept 24-25 (Director, Academic Unit, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, Hammersmith, London W6 8RP). Congress for the Basel Liver Week: Basel, Switzerland, Oct 13-21 (Falk Foundation e.V., Dr H. Falk, Habsburgerstrasse 81, D-7800 Freiburg/Br, West Germany). Course on Practical Topics in Pediatric Nutrition: San Francisco, California, Oct 16-18 (Extended Programs in Medical Education, Room 569-U, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA). Annual conference on Getting to the Heart of Things in San Francisco: San Francisco, California, Oct 22-25 (Lil Sablack, Executive Director, American Medical Writers Association, 5262 River Road, Suite 410, Bethesda, MD 20816, USA). 9th international symposium on Drugs Affecting Lipid Metabolism: Florence, Italy, Oct 22-25 (Fondazione Giovanni Lorenzini, Via Monte Napoleone 23, 20121 Milan, Italy) 6th international meeting on Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases: Bologna, Italy, Oct 27-29 (Organising Secretariat, OSC Bologna, Via S. Stefano 30, 40125 Bologna). A one-day workshop for clinical tutors will take place at the British Postgraduate Medical Federation, London WC1, on Tuesday, June 3: Mrs Elva Macklin, Education Department, British Postgraduate Medical Federation, 33 Millman Street, London WC1N 3EJ (01-831 6222). A one-day workshop entitled Empowering Patients-a Case Study of Hackney Maternity Services will be held at the Royal Institute of Public Administration, London SW1, on Tuesday, June 3: Jane Cragg, Conference Officer, RIPA, 3 Birdcage Walk, London SW1H 9JH (01-222 2248). A one-day symposium on Alzheimer’s Disease will take place at the Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5, on Tuesday, June 3: Dr E. Spargo, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF (01-703 5411 ext 338). A one-day meeting entitled Prescribing for the Elderly-Could We Do Better? is to take place at the Kensington Town Hall, London W8, on Tuesday, June 3: British Association for Service to the Elderly, 119 Hassell Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 lAX (0782 661033). A one-day symposium entitled Genetic Red Cell Abnormalities in the Community is to be held at the Royal College of Pathologists, London SW 1, on Thursday, June 5: Scientific Meetings Officer, Royal College of Pathologists, 2 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AF (01-930 5861). A one-day meeting on Bhopal-What Happened and the Lessons Learnt will take place at the Middlesex Hospital, London W 1, on Thursday, June 5: Conference Department, Royal Society of Health, RSH House, 38A St George’s Drive, London SW1V 4BH (01-630 0121). Corrections Quinolones-A Paradoxical Adolescence.-Reference 14 in this editorial (April 12, p 837) was incorrect. The correct reference is: Shen LL, Pernet AG. Mechanism of inhibition of DNA gyrase by analogues of nalidixic acid: The target of the drugs is DNA. Proc Natl Acad Sa USA 1985; 82: 307-11. Should Impotent Males who have no Clinical Evidence of Hypogonadism have Routine Endocrine Screening?-The name of L. Perry was omitted from the list of authors of this letter (May 3, p 1041). Diary of the Week MAY 25 To 31 Tuesday, 27th ICRF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINICAL TRIALS UNIT, Ida Green Seminar Room, Observer’s House, Green College, Oxford 5 pm Dr Petr Skrabanek: Screening for Cancers of the Breast and Cervix-More Harm than Benefit? Wednesday, 28th ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF EDINBURGH, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9DW 9.30 am Mr Magdi Yacoub: The Science and Art of Cardiac Surgery. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG 5 pm Dr Martin A. Samuel (Boston): Cardiac Manifestations of Neurological Disease. NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTRE, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex HAI 3UJ 1 pm Mr 1. S. Fyfe: Arthroscopy and Diseases of the Knee. MANCHESTER MEDICAL SOCIETY, John Rylands University Library, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PP 5.30 pm Dr E. D. Acheson: Public Health—Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. DURHAM POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CENTRE, Drybum Hospital, Durham 1.15 pm Dr F. A. Ive: Seborrhoeic Dermatitis. NINEWELLS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL SCHOOL, Dundee DD1 9SY 12 pm Mr K. Baxby: New Ways with Urinary Stones. 1.15 pm Dr K. M. Parry: A Fair Share. Thursday, 29th ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF EDINBURGH 4.30 pm Prof G. S. Brindley: The Control of Micturition, Erection, and Seminal Emission by Surgically Implanted Stimulators of Nerves or Spinal Roots. Friday, 30th ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF EDINBURGH 12 pm Prof A. R. Moossa (San Diego): Surgical Treatment of Chromc Pancreatitis-Some Myths and Realities. CARDIOTHORACIC INSTITUTE, Fulham Road, London SW3 6HP 8 am Dr T. Higginbottom: Denervated Lungs-Denervated Hearts.
Transcript of International Diary
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University of Leeds
A chair of rheumatology has been founded in perpetuity at theuniversity, which presently holds a personal chair in the subject.The chair has been made possible by a grant from the Arthritis andRheumatism Council.
Royal College of Surgeons of EnglandDr John J. Bergan (Chicago) and Dr Lloyd M. Nyhus
(Chicago) have been made honorary fellows. Prof RoyDuckworth (London) has been elected fellow of the college.
Prof Paul Turner has been elected president of the Fellowship ofPostgraduate Medicine, following the retirement of Mr J. P.
Hopewell.
Dr K. A. Day, consultant psychiatrist to the Northgate Hospital, Morpeth,has been awarded the 1986 Burden research gold medal and prize forpublished work in the field of mental handicap.
Applications are invited from researchers working in a country of theEuropean Community for the 1987 Oswald Vander Veken prize of Bel Fr 1million to be awarded for the best original contribution to the understanding oftumors of the locomotor apparatus, their causes, their prevention, theirdiagnosis, and/or their treatment: National Fund for Scientific Research,Egmontstreet 5, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.
A 2-day exhibition entitled the London Age Well Show will take place atthe Kensington Town Hall, London W8, on June 2-3: Sian Jones, AssistantPress Officer, Age Concern England, 60 Pitcairn Road, Mitcham, Surrey CR43LL (01-640 5431 ext 259).
A 2-day course on Osteopathy is to be held at the British PostgraduateMedical Federation, London WC1, on June 2-3: Mrs Elva Macklin,Education Department, British Postgraduate Medical Federation, 33
Millman Street, London WCIN 3EJ (01-831 6222).
International Diary1986
International symposium on Diagnosis and Treatment of LipoproteinDisorders-Impact on Prevention of Atherosclerotic Diseases:
Vienna, Austria, Aug 21-23 (Dr K. Widhalm, Department of Pediatrics,University of Vienna, Wahringer Gurtet 18, A-1090 Vienna).
2nd annual symposium on Cancer Epidemiology in MediterraneanCountries: Naples, Italy, Sept 20 (Oncology Organisation of MediterraneanEducation and Research Secretariat, ICIG, I’Hopital Paul-Brousse, 14-16Avenue Paul-Vaillant-Couturier, 94800 Villejuif, France).
2nd international exhibition and congress for Biotechnology : Hannover,Germany, Sept 23-25 (Deutsche Messe und Ausstellungs-AG, Messegelande,D-3000 Hannover 82).
International symposium on Multiple Sclerosis: London, UK, Sept24-25 (Director, Academic Unit, Charing Cross and Westminster MedicalSchool, Hammersmith, London W6 8RP).
Congress for the Basel Liver Week: Basel, Switzerland, Oct 13-21 (FalkFoundation e.V., Dr H. Falk, Habsburgerstrasse 81, D-7800 Freiburg/Br,West Germany).
Course on Practical Topics in Pediatric Nutrition: San Francisco,California, Oct 16-18 (Extended Programs in Medical Education, Room569-U, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA).
Annual conference on Getting to the Heart of Things in San Francisco:San Francisco, California, Oct 22-25 (Lil Sablack, Executive Director,American Medical Writers Association, 5262 River Road, Suite 410,Bethesda, MD 20816, USA).
9th international symposium on Drugs Affecting Lipid Metabolism:Florence, Italy, Oct 22-25 (Fondazione Giovanni Lorenzini, Via MonteNapoleone 23, 20121 Milan, Italy)
6th international meeting on Atherosclerosis and CardiovascularDiseases: Bologna, Italy, Oct 27-29 (Organising Secretariat, OSC Bologna,Via S. Stefano 30, 40125 Bologna).
A one-day workshop for clinical tutors will take place at the BritishPostgraduate Medical Federation, London WC1, on Tuesday, June 3: MrsElva Macklin, Education Department, British Postgraduate Medical
Federation, 33 Millman Street, London WC1N 3EJ (01-831 6222).
A one-day workshop entitled Empowering Patients-a Case Study ofHackney Maternity Services will be held at the Royal Institute of PublicAdministration, London SW1, on Tuesday, June 3: Jane Cragg, ConferenceOfficer, RIPA, 3 Birdcage Walk, London SW1H 9JH (01-222 2248).
A one-day symposium on Alzheimer’s Disease will take place at theInstitute of Psychiatry, London SE5, on Tuesday, June 3: Dr E. Spargo,Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF (01-703 5411ext 338).
A one-day meeting entitled Prescribing for the Elderly-Could We DoBetter? is to take place at the Kensington Town Hall, London W8, onTuesday, June 3: British Association for Service to the Elderly, 119 HassellStreet, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 lAX (0782 661033).
A one-day symposium entitled Genetic Red Cell Abnormalities in theCommunity is to be held at the Royal College of Pathologists, London SW 1,on Thursday, June 5: Scientific Meetings Officer, Royal College of
Pathologists, 2 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AF (01-930 5861).
A one-day meeting on Bhopal-What Happened and the LessonsLearnt will take place at the Middlesex Hospital, London W 1, on Thursday,June 5: Conference Department, Royal Society of Health, RSH House, 38A StGeorge’s Drive, London SW1V 4BH (01-630 0121).
Corrections
Quinolones-A Paradoxical Adolescence.-Reference 14 in thiseditorial (April 12, p 837) was incorrect. The correct reference is: ShenLL, Pernet AG. Mechanism of inhibition of DNA gyrase by analoguesof nalidixic acid: The target of the drugs is DNA. Proc Natl Acad SaUSA 1985; 82: 307-11.
Should Impotent Males who have no Clinical Evidence of Hypogonadismhave Routine Endocrine Screening?-The name of L. Perry was omittedfrom the list of authors of this letter (May 3, p 1041).
Diary of the Week
MAY 25 To 31
Tuesday, 27thICRF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINICAL TRIALS UNIT, Ida
Green Seminar Room, Observer’s House, Green College, Oxford5 pm Dr Petr Skrabanek: Screening for Cancers of the Breast and Cervix-More
Harm than Benefit?
Wednesday, 28thROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF EDINBURGH, Nicolson Street,
Edinburgh EH8 9DW9.30 am Mr Magdi Yacoub: The Science and Art of Cardiac Surgery.
ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG5 pm Dr Martin A. Samuel (Boston): Cardiac Manifestations of Neurological
Disease.NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTRE,
Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex HAI 3UJ1 pm Mr 1. S. Fyfe: Arthroscopy and Diseases of the Knee.
MANCHESTER MEDICAL SOCIETY, John Rylands University Library,Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PP
5.30 pm Dr E. D. Acheson: Public Health—Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.DURHAM POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CENTRE, Drybum Hospital,
Durham1.15 pm Dr F. A. Ive: Seborrhoeic Dermatitis.
NINEWELLS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL SCHOOL, Dundee DD1 9SY12 pm Mr K. Baxby: New Ways with Urinary Stones.1.15 pm Dr K. M. Parry: A Fair Share.
Thursday, 29thROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF EDINBURGH
4.30 pm Prof G. S. Brindley: The Control of Micturition, Erection, and SeminalEmission by Surgically Implanted Stimulators of Nerves or SpinalRoots.
Friday, 30thROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF EDINBURGH
12 pm Prof A. R. Moossa (San Diego): Surgical Treatment of ChromcPancreatitis-Some Myths and Realities.
CARDIOTHORACIC INSTITUTE, Fulham Road, London SW3 6HP8 am Dr T. Higginbottom: Denervated Lungs-Denervated Hearts.
