a1995: Hospital Albert Schweitzer event in Sarasota, FL

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

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