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Royal College of Surgeons of EdinburghAt a meeting on June 12, with Mr. J. R. Cameron, presi-

dent, in the chair, the following were admitted as fellows:Salim Khan Afridi, James Christie, Kookal Ramunni Krishnan,

Surendra Kumar, Abdul Rehman (Zainuddin Fakih), A. E. S. Richards.

Royal College of Physicians of IrelandAt a meeting on June 5, the following were admitted as

honorary fellows:H. E. Counihan, T. B. Counihan, Oliver FitzGerald, Risteard

Mulcahy, W. F. O’Dwyer, D. J. O’Sullivan, John Vallance-Owen,0. L. Wade.

The following were admitted to the fellowship:0. T. D. Loughnan, Leslie Doyle, B. E. Swain, Michael Barry, A. M.

Cantor, R. J. Skelly, Phelim Donnelly, D. O’B. Hourihane, S. D.

Nelson, W. J. Nicholson, M. P. Awon (in absentia).The following were admitted as members:J. N. Bell, B. St. J.Canning, J. N. Lavan.

Royal College of General PractitionersThe subject for this year’s essay for the Butterworth

gold medal of the Royal College of General Practitioners is" Disease Prevention or Health Promotion". Essays(identified by motto only, with the author’s name andaddress in a sealed envelope) should not exceed 10,000words, and should be submitted to the chairman of theawards committee, Royal College of General Practitioners,14 Princes Gate, London S.W.7, by Aug. 31. The subjectfor 1971 is " The Family Doctor’s Responsibility to theIndividual ".

Hearing and Deafness Film AssociationIt is proposed to form a film association to promote and

sponsor films for the deaf and partially hearing. Anyoneinterested should write to the honorary secretary, Miss P.Chalmers, Royal National Throat, Nose, and Ear Hospital,Nuffield Hearing and Speech Centre, Gray’s Inn Road,London W.C.l.

Royal Medico-Psychological AssociationThe annual meeting of the Association will take place on

July 7, 9, and 10, at 1 Wimpole Street, London W.1. Theannual business meeting is on July 8.

Summer School on Alcoholism

The second summer school on alcoholism, under theauspices of the Camberwell Council on Alcoholism, will beheld on Sept. 2-9 at the Brighton College of Education,Falmer. Details may be had from the summer school

secretary, 25 Camberwell Grove, London S.E.5.

International Congress on General PracticeThe 12th International Congress on General Practice

will be held on Sept. 16-20, at Igls (Tyrol, Austria). Detailsmay be had from the general secretariat for the congress,D-4740 Oelde/Westf., Lange Strasse 21a, West Germany.

Radioisotope Cisternography and HydrocephalusA symposium on this subject will be held in Washington

on May 6-7. Details may be had from Dr. J. C. Harbert,Division of Nuclear Medicine, Georgetown UniversityHospital, 3800 Reservoir Road, N.W., Washington, D.C.20007, U.S.A.

European Rheumatology CongressThe 7th European Rheumatology Congress will be held

in Brighton on June 6-11, 1971. Applications to attend,and abstracts of papers, are invited. Details may be hadfrom the congress secretariat, c/o Arthritis and RheumatismCouncil, Faraday House, 8 Charing Cross Road, LondonW.C.2.

Diary of the Week

JUNE 21 TO 27Monday, 22ndINSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY, St. John’s Hospital for Diseases of the

Skin, London W.C.24.30 P.M. Prof. C. D. Calnan: Autoimmunity and the Skin.

POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE11.20 P.M. Scottish Television: Hypnosis in Medicine and Dentistry.

Tuesday, 23rdINSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY

4.30 P.M. Dr. G. M. Levene: In-vitro Studies with Lymphocytes.KING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL, Denmark Hill, London

S.E.55.30 P.M. Prof. G. Amoroso: Pregnancy as an Endocrine Syndrome.

Wednesday, 24thROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND, Lincoln’s Inn Fields,

London W.C.25 P.M. Mr. T. G. I. James: Spinal Cord Tumours and John Hunter’s

Spinal Cords. (Arnott demonstration.)ROYAL POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL, Hammersmith Hospital,

London W.122 P.M. Dr. G. Robinson: Protein Binding of Antibodies.

INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY4.30 P.M. Mr. R. R. Phillips: Photography in Dermatology.

INSTITUTE OF ORTHOPEDICS, 234 Great Portland Street, London W.19.30 A.M. Dr. H. A. Sissons: Vascular Disease.6 P.M. Dr. J. T. Scales: Bioengineering-Plates, Screws, and Drills.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray’s Inn Road, London W.C.15.15 P.M. Dr. N. Dubin (Berne): Cirrhotic Diseases of the Liver.

POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE1.15 P.M. Scottish Television: Hypnosis in Medicine and Dentistry.

(Repeat.)

Thursday, 25thINSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY

5.30 P.M. (St. Andrew’s Place, London N.W.1.) Dr. Edgar Sowton:Electrical Control of the Human Heart. (Haile Sellassie lecture.)

ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL, London W.25 P.M. Prof. J. A. Stallworthy: Hysterectomy Reviewed.

WESTMINSTER MEDICAL SCHOOL, Horseferry Road, London S.W.15.15 P.M. Dr. B. E. Gilliver: Automation in Heematology.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF IRELAND, 6 Kildare Street, Dublin8.15 P.M. Dr. Javier Lentini (Barcelona): Proctology and the Fine Arts.

Appointments

BOYD, D. H. A., M.D. Edin., F.R.C.P.E.: consultant physician, Edinburghsouthern hospital group.

CAWDERY, J. E., B.M. Oxon., M.R.C.P., D.OBST.: consultant paediatrician,Newport and East Monmouthshire H.M.c.

FRY, D. I., B.M. Oxon., F.F.A. R.C.S.: consultant anaesthetist, Nevill HallHospital, Abergavenny, North Monmouthshire H.M.C.

GREEN, B. J., M.B. L’pool, D.P.M., D.T.H., D.P.H. : senior M.o., Birminghamprison.

JENKINS, PETER, M.B. Lond., D.M.R.D.: consultant radiologist, SouthWest Wales H.M.C.

"’LEWIS, A. A. G., M.D., B.sc. Lond., F.R.C.P. : physician in charge ofdiabetic clinics, Kent and Sussex and Pembury Hospitals.

MULLEN, N. A. J., M.B. Dubl., D.P.M. : principal M.o., Bristol prison, andregional M.o., South West region.

STEPHEN, WILLIAM, M.B. Aberd.: principal M.o., Birmingham prison,and regional M.o., Midland region.

Manchester Regional Hospital Board:CHEEMA, M. A., M.B. Punjab, D.M.R.D. : consultant radiologist,

Rochdale and district hospital group.GARSTON, J. B., M.B. Durh., F.R.C.S., F.R.C.S.E., D.O. : consultant

ophthalmologist, Oldham and district hospital group.GOWLAND, ERIC, M.B. PH.D. Lond., M.R.C.P.: consultant chemical

pathologist, University Hospital, South Manchester.GuDE, S. J., M.B. Bombay, F.R.C.S., F.R.C.S.E., D.L.O. : consultant

E.N.T. surgeon, Burnley and district hospital group.NEHAMA, V. S., M.B., D.P.M. : consultant psychiatrist, Prestwich

Hospital, Manchester.* Amended notice.