a12005: Re: a1995: Hospital Albert Schweitzer event at the Library of Congress in DC (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: The Grant Foundation <commun@kudos.net>


Dear Corbetters:

Please note a header correction.

This event will be held on Wednesday, 5/22 at the Library of Congress at 9am
(see address below).


Bob Corbett wrote:

> 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