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University of Leicester

Dr Graham Smith, senior lecturer in anaesthesia in the Uni-versity of Glasgow, has been appointed to the foundation chairof anxsthesia.He graduated from Guy’s Hospital Medical School, University of

London, in 1966. After holding junior and senior house posts at Guy’sHospital and Leeds General Infirmary he was appointed in 1969research fellow to the hyperbaric unit, department of surgery, Univer-sity of Glasgow, and honorary senior registrar in anaesthetics at theWestern Infirmary, Glasgow. In 1970 he was appointed lecturer inanaesthesia m the University of Glasgow, becoming senior lecturer andhonorary consultant to the Glasgow Western and Gartnavel hospitalsin 1974.

University of Manchester

Dr I. M. Leck, reader in community medicine at the Univer-sity, has been appointed to the chair of community medicine.He will succeed Prof. Alwyn Smith who was recentlyappointed to a new chair of epidemiology and social oncologyat the University of Manchester.

Royal College of PathologistsOn the occasion of the 15th Roy Cameron memorial lecture

given by Prof. A. R. Williamson on Feb. 15, the honorary fel-lowship of the College was conferred upon Sir Douglas Black and Prof. L. P. Garrod.

Appointment of ASH director

Mr David Simpson, director of the British section of

Amnesty International, has been appointed as director of ASH,the campaign for Action on Smoking and Health.

Diary of the Week

MARCH 4 TO 10

Sunday, 4thINSTITUTE OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY, 330/332 Gray’s Inn Road, London

WC IX SEE10.15 A.M. Mr O. H. Shaheen: Swellings of the Salivary Gland.

Monday, 5th ,

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INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY, St. John’s Hospital for Diseases of the Skin, LisleStreet, Leicester Square, London WC2H 7BJ

4.30 P.M. Dr D. Murray: Skin Lymphetics.ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC1.

4.30 P.M. Dr J. L. Stanford: Ubiquitous Mycobactena and their Relation toDisease in Man.

Tuesday, 6thINSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY, National Hospital, Queen Square, London WC1N

3BG1.15 P.M. Dr J. M. Foley (Cleveland, Ohio). History of American Neurology.

Wednesday, 7thINSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY ’

4.30 p M. Dr Y. M. Clayton. Candidiasis.INSTITUTE OF ORTHOPAEDICS, 234, Great Portland Street, London WIN 6AD

6 P.M. Mr E. L. Tnckey: Pathology of Knee Ligament Injuries.7 P.M. Mr Trickey- Repair of Knee Ligament Injuries.

INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY, de Cresplgny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE55.30 P.M. Dr D. H. Funkenstein’ The Changing Scene in U.S. Psychiatry: The

Roles of Different Professional Groups.RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY, Oxford

5 P.M. Prof. J. R A. Mitchell: Why Can’t We Prevent Thrombosis?

Thursday, 8thLONDON HOSPITKL MEDICAL COLLEGE, Turner Street, London El 2AD

5 P.M. Sir Ashlev Miles, F.R.S. : Iron and Infection of Man-the Limitationsof the Expenmental Approach. (Schorstein Memorial lecture.)

ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL COLLEGE, John Islip Street, Millbank, London SW1 15 P. M. Prof. Harold Ellis: Second Look Surgery.

ONOCOLOGY CLUB, Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ6.30 p.M Dr RaB Poules: Acute Myeloid Leukxmia: Biology, and Recent

Advances.ROYAL INFIRMARY, Edinburgh

5 P.M. Prof. Martin Vessey Oral Contraceptives and Neoplasia.

Friday, 9thINSTITUTE OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY

5.30 P..vt. Dr S. D G. Stephens Adult Auditory Rehabtlltation.

A research fellowship in gastroenterology has been set up by SmithKline & French Laboratories Ltd. and the British DigestiveFoundation.

A symposium on executive health will be held in London on April10, 1979. Details may be had from Conference Services Limited, Lud-gate House, 107/111 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2AB.

The 2nd national symposium on genetics and the law will be heldin Boston on May 21-23, 1979. Details may be had from Dr AubreyMilunskv, Genetics Division, Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, 200Trapelo Road, Waltham, MA 02154, U.S.A.

The Schizophrenia Association of Great Britain will hold a conter-ence on schizophrenia and addiction on May 16-17, 1979, at Friends’House, Euston Road, London. Details may be had from Mrs Gwyn-neth Hemmings, Tyr Twr, Llanfair Hall, Caernarvon LL55 1TT.

As part of International Breast Feeding V’eek a conference onbreast feeding will be held at the Kensington Hilton, London, on June4-5, 1979. Information may be obtained from Maire Davies, 55Warren Road, London E4.

The 14th graduate summer session in epidemiology will be held atthe University of Minnesota on June 17-July 7, 1979. Details may behad from Dr Leonard M. Schuman, Graduate Summer Session in Epi-demiology, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 1-117Health Science Unit A., 515 Delaware St., S.E., Minneapolis, Minne-sota 55455, U.S.A.

A symposium on emergency room radiation will be held in SanFrancisco on June 20-22, 1979. Details may be had from theExtended Programme in Medical Education, University of California,1308-3rd Avenue, San Francisco, California 94143.

Appointments

Northern Regional Health Authority:ARMON, P. J., M.B , M.R.C.O.G. : consultant m obstetrics and gynxcology, South

West Cumbria health district, Cumbna Area.ATKINSON, P. M., M.B., F.R.C.S.: consultant in general surgery, Darlington

health district, Durham Area.BERRILL, W. T., M.B., M.R.C.P.’ consultant in general medicine, West Cumbna

health district, Cumbna Area.DowsoN, J., M.B., F.R.C.S., D.o.: consultant in ophthalmology, Darlington and

South West Durham health districts, Durham Area.HAZELDINE, W. M., M.B., D C.H., D.M.R.D.: consultant m radiology, Central

and Eastern Northumberland health area.

KEDDIE, N C., B.M., F.R.c.s.: consultant in general surgery, West Cumbnahealth district, Cumbna Area.

METCALFE-GIBSON, C., M.B., F.R.C.S. consultant in general surgery, WestCumbria health district, Cumbna Area.

McNEILL, R. H., M.B., F.R.C.R. consultant in radiology, East Cumbria healthdistrict, Cumbria Area.

RASHID, S., M.B , M.R.C.O.G.: consultant in genitounnary medicine, Sunder-land and South Tyneside health areas and Newcastle Area Health Au-thority (Teaching).

ROSENBERG, 1. L., M.B., F.R.C.S.’ consultant in general surgery, North Teeshealth district, Cleveland Area.

WILLIAMS, L. J., F.F.A. R.C.S.: consultant in anoesthetics, South West Cumbnahealth district, Cumbria Area

WRIGHT, J. W., M.B., M.R.C.P., M.R.C.PATH.: consultant in chemical pathology,East Cumbria health district, Cumbria Area.

North Western Regional Health Authority:CHATTERJEE, T. K., M.B , M.R.C.O.G., D.OBST., D.c H.: consultant in genttounn-

ary medicine, Stockport/Manchester Area Health Authority, Central dis-trict.

EAD, R. D., M B., M.R.C.P.. consultant dermatologist, Manchester Area HealthAuthority (Teaching), Salford Area Health Authority (Teaching), Cen-tral and North districts.

LAW CHIN YUNG, Y. F., M.B., F.F.A. R.c.s.. consultant anesthetist, LancashireArea Health Authority, Ormskirk district.

MACKAY, M. E., M.B., M.R C.P., M.R C.PSYCH., D.P.M.: consultant psychiatrist(special interest, rehabilitation), Salford Area Health Authority Teach-ing).

MUSTON, H. L., M.B , M.R.C.P:: consultant dermatologist, Trafford AreaHealth Authority and Salford Area Health Authority Teaching.

PATEL, R. G., M.B , M.R.C P., D.C.H. : consultant pxdiatric cardiologist, Salfordand Manchester Area Health Authorities (Teaching)

STANLEY, J. K., M.B , St CH.ORTH., F R c.s. consultant in traumatic and ortho-pædic surgery , special interest, hand surgery’, Lancashire Area HealthAuthorities, Ormskirk district.