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VISIT TO AUSTRALIA BY NUCLEAR MEDICINE EXPERTS.

Statement by tt_e Minister for National Development, The Hon. bavid Fairbairn, D.F.C., M.P., and the Minister for Health, The Hon. A.J. Forbes, M.P.

Two of the world's leading specialists in nuclear medicine, Dr. H.N. WAGNER of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,

and Dr. D.E. KUHL of Pennsylvania University Hospital, will visit Australia from July 15 to August 2, 1968.

III a joint statement, the Minister for National Development,

Mr. D.E. Fairbairn, and the Minister for Health, Dr. A.J. Forbes,

said the American experts would visit Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra,

Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart.

They will address medical specialists and general medical practitioners in all States on recent advances in the use of radio-isotopes in medical diagnosis.

In addition to general meetings, Dr. Wagner and Dr. Kuhl will

present papers at clinical meetings and seminars to be held at several hospitals.

The visit is being sponsored by the United. States Atomic

Energy Commission under the Australia/United States Agreement for

Co—operation Cfoncerning the Civil Uses of Atomic Energy. A detailed visit programme is now being arranged jointly by the Australian

Atomic Energy Commission and the Commonwealth Department of Health.

The aim of the visit is to stimulate interest in Australia in

the value of radioisotopes in diagnosis and in the clinical

managoment of patients. The visit will provide an opportunity for medical specialists to exchange information on nuclear medicine and discuss the latest developments overseas and in Australia.

Dr. Wagner is a specialist in internal medicine and has won

recognition for his work on clinical ra:kioisotope studies.

Dr. Kuhl has specialised in nuclear medicine and radiology. His

recent research has been in radionucliJe scanning for medical diagnosis, especially problems of image formation.

CANBERRA

January 159 1968 -- P.M.

CANBERA 31st January 1968

