’FAMILY DOCTOR’ CONFERENCE

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30043, 30 January 1963, Page 5

’FAMILY DOCTOR’ CONFERENCE

Meeting hi Dunedin Next Month

(WX Prost Association) WELLINGTON, Jan. 29.

A “family doctor” emphasis wiM be given at the biennial conference of toe New Zealand branch of toe British Medical Association in Dunedin next month.

Ito conference, from Febrwsy 12 to 15. win be a joint «®ort m that toe BMA. and toe College of General Practitioners will be co-partners “ ito *£**“**■ Th “ wwUd tfve the proceedings a family doctor” emphasis, a spokesman for the BMA «ud today. IJr. J. C. Mercer, of Wellington, will give the inaugural address. Professor E. G. Sayers, °f the Otago University Medical School, will have the toe president of the B.MA. branch conferred on w y « e e4 * in « Dfr. W p. p. Gordon, Stratford at a ceremony in the Dunedin town halt Speakers will include Dr G. Swift, of Winchester, EngJBnd, chairman of the PostGraduat- Education CommitCoUege of General Practitioners, Professor A. J. *-- 8, Pfofeseor of economics at the University of Canterbury, Dr. w. E. King, an honorary physician at toe Royal Melbourne Hospital, Professor J. Loewenthal, professor of surgery at toe University of Sydney, Dr. A. A. Ferris, director of toe epidemiology unit at Fairfield Hoi pital, Victoria, and Professor L J h w en ? e '^ ho ' rt ’ Professor of child health at the University of Queensland.