Society of CW Surgeons CONFERENCE APRIL 1-3, 2011

[cwdoc45]

The Society is holding its annual conference:
CROWNE PLAZA WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA -- AT FORT MAGRUDER
Built Around Redoubt # 3, one of the redoubts from the 1862 Battle of Williamsburg -- April 1st, 2nd & 3rd, 2011
You can still register. Sessions on Friday & Sunday along with a guided day at the Mariner’s Museum in Newport News, VA where we’ll see portions of the U.S.S. Monitor that have been raised.

Dr. Bob Karczewski (DDS) will discuss the results of his “Bite the Bullet” research that he conducted at Marquette University using an electron microscope on bullets that claimed to have been bit by CW soldiers in medical situations. His research is very interesting.

Dr. John Moss (DVM) is presenting a video on his personal experiments with horse hair sutures.

Dr. Guy Hasegawa will be presenting on artificial limbs and their makers.

The conference is not to be missed if you live it that section of the country. The society has most of its conferences in the midwest and Tennessee region. Please take advantage of the location!

For further info go to the Society website at: http://www.civilwarsurgeons.org/

[1860sEsquire]

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to attend this year's meeting. I am sure it was educational and a great opportunity to network with fellow medical reenactors. Any insights or particular presentations that you thought were especially noteworthy?

I am looking forward to the 2012 meeting, which I understand will be held in Columbus, Georgia.

Regards,

Thomas Federico
Atlanta, Georgia

[Elias]

I'd like to hear about some of the highlights of the conference myself. My "C.O.", Dr. Jack Thomason, attended, but seeing as he lives way back there in East Texas, and has a "hate/loathe" relationship with the internet, I'll have to wait until the next encampment to hear from him first hand ...

The expense of such a trip makes attending an event like this improbable for me, esp. if it is to be held so far Back East. Will there be material from the conference posted on the SCWS website ?