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a1995: Hospital Albert Schweitzer event in Sarasota, FL
From: Joan F Higbee <jhig@loc.gov>
The Hispanic Division of The Library of Congress invites members of the
Corbett List to the program described below. R.S.V.P. (202) 707-2013.
Free and open to the public as space permits.
THE HISPANIC DIVISION of THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS and THE GRANT
FOUNDATION, 1410 Magellan Drive, Suite 101, Sarasota, Florida 34243
Present the following symposium
REVERENCE FOR LIFE: HOSPITAL ALBERT SCHWEITZER AND THE PEOPLE OF HAITI
9:00 a.m. registration
9:30 welcome
Library of Congress, Dr. Carolyn Brown, Director of Area Studies
Hispanic Division, Dr. Georgette Dorn, Chief, Hispanic Division
Program Overview, Dr. Joan Higbee, French Caribbean Specialist,
Hispanic Division
MORNING SESSION. Moderator: Dr. Georgette Dorn
10:00 a.m. Hospital Albert Schweitzer and the Medical needs of the
People of Haiti: A Personal Narrative--Dr. Ludner Confident
10:20 a.m. Dr. William Larimer Mellon and Mrs. Gwen Grant Mellon,
Founders of the Albert Schweitzer Hospital of Deschapelles, Haiti--Ms.
Jenifer Grant
10:40 a.m. Creating infrastructure that Endures and that Nurtures Human
Life: The Development of Hospital Albert Schweitzer--Mr. Michael
Rawson
11:00 a.m.--11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. The visual Record Created by an American Physician Who
Served at Hospital Albert Schweitzer and Later Returned to Photograph
the People of the Artibonite Valley at the Hospital. Her Book of
Photographs is Titled "The Heart of Haiti"--Dr. Andrea Baldeck
11:45 a.m. Summary and Commentary--Mr. Franz Stuppard
12:00 noon--12:15 p.m. Questions
12:15 p.m. --1:45 p.m. Lunch on your own
AFTERNOON SESSION. MODERATOR: Dr. Joan Higbee
1:45 p.m. An Expansive Approach to Public Health: Pioneering Community
Development Programs Created at The Hospital Albert Schweitzer--Dr.
Gretchen Berggren and Dr. Warren Berggren
2:30 p.m. Tropical Medicine and Infrastructure Development: A Success
Story--Dr. Jacqueline Gautier
3:15 p.m. Contemporary Accomplishments of The Hospital Albert
Schweitzer, Deschapelles, Haiti. Future Goals and Challenges--Dr. Henry
Perry
4:15--4:30 p.m. Questions and Break
4:30-5:00 p.m. Hospital Albert Schweitzer: A Model to Emulate in
Medicine and Beyond--Dr. Rodrigue Mortel
5:00--5:15 p.m. Concluding Remarks--Dr. Joan Higbee
The Thomas Jefferson Building
Room 119 The Library of Congress
1st Street and Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C. 20540-4852
Request ASL and ADL accommodations five days in advance at (202)
707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov
Updates at http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/events.html