INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

ARGENTINA

Argentinan Association of Dermatology, Associacion Argentina De Dermatologia, Mexico 1720, 1100 Buenos Aires, Argentina: tel. 381-2737, FAX. 381 2737, Dr. Pedro H. Magnin, Chairman

BELGIUM

European Association of Poison, Centres and Clinical Toxicologists (EAPCCT}, 1, rue Joseph Stallaert Boite 15 B-1060 Brussels Belgium tel. 2 3459474; FAX. 2 3475860, Dr. Allister Vale President

International Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies, 1FOS-MISA NKO Oosterweldlaan 24, 2610 WKRIJK, Belgium; tel. 3 4433611; Ms. Gadeyne, Administrator, Publication Manager

Verbond der Verzorgingsinstellingen V.Z.W., 1, Guimardstraat, Brussels 1040 Belgium tel. 2 5118008; FAX. 2 5135269; Mrs. C. Boonen, M.D., General Director

BRAZIL

Fraternidade Crista De Doentes E Defficientes, Cap. Correa Pacheco 134, Americana, SP, 13470 Brazil; tel. 0 194 619754; Celso Zoppi

CANADA

Association des Medecins de langue francaise du Canada, 8355 St. Laurent Boulevard, Montreal PQ H2P 2Z6, Canada; tel. 514/388-2228- FAX. 514/388-5335; Wilhelm B. Pellemans President

Canadian Anaesthetists' Society, One Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 208, Toronto, ON M4P 3AI, Canada, tel. 416/480-0602 FAX. 416/480-0320; Ann Andrews, CAE, Executive Director

Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists, 280 Metcalfe Street, Suite 410 Ottawa, ON K2P IR7 Canada tel. 613/234-0012; FAX. 613/234-1097, Earl P. Rooney, Executive Director

Canadian Association of Pathologists, Office of the Secretariat, 774 Echo Drive, Ottawa, ON KIS 5N8, Canada; tel. 613-730-6230; FAX. 613-730-1116; Dr. Rosemary Henderson, Secretary-Treasurer

Canadian Association of Social Workers, 383 Parkdale Avenue, Suite 402 Ottawa, ON KIY 4R4 Canada; tel. 613/729 6668 FAX. 613/725-3720; Eugenia Repetur Moreno Executive Director

Canadian Cancer Society, 10 Alcorn Avenue, Suite 200, Toronto, ON M4V 3BI, Canada; tel. 416/961-7223; FAX. 416/961-4189; Dorothy Lamont, Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Cardiovascular Society, 360 Victoria Avenue, Suite 401 Westmount, PQ H3Z 2N4 Canada; tel. 514/482-3407 FAX. 514/482 6574, Linda Theriault, Executive Director

Canadian College Of Health Record Administrators Canadian Health Record Association, 1090 Don Mills Road, Suite 501, Don Mills, ON M3C 3G8, Canada; tel. 416/447 4900; FAX. 416/447-4598; Deborah Del Duca, Executive Director

Canadian Council of the Blind, 396 Cooper Street, Suite 405, Ottawa, ON K2P 2H7, Canada; tel. 613/567-0311, FAX. 613/567-2728, Mary Lee Moran, Executive Director

Canadian Council on Social Development, 441 Maclaren, Fourth Floor, Ottawa, ON K2P 2H3 Canada; tel. 613/236 8977; FAX. 613/236-2750; Nancy Perkins, Communications Coordinator

Canadian Dental Association, 1815 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa, ON KIG 3Y6, Canada; tel. 613/523-1770; FAX. 613/523 7736; Jardine Neilson, Executive Director

Canadian Healthcare Association/Association Canadienne de soins de sante, 17 York Street Suite 100, Ottawa, ON KIN 9J6, Canada tel. 613/241-8005; FAX. 613/241-5055; Carol Clemenhagen, President

Canadian Medical Engineering Consultants, 594 Bush Street, Beltountain, ON LON IB0, Canada tel. 519/927-3286- FAX. 519/927-9440, A. M. Dolan, President

Canadian Mental Health Association, 2160 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4S 2Z3, Canada; tel. 416/484 7750; FAX. 416/484-4617; Edward J. Pennington, General Director

Canadian National Institute for the Blind, 1931 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON M4G 4C8, Canada tel. 416/480-7588; FAX. 416/480-7677; Euclid J. Herie, President, Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Nurses Association 50 Driveway, Ottawa ON K2P IE2, Canada; tel. 613/237-2133 FAX. 613/237-3520; Mary Ellen Jeans, M.D. Executive Director

Canadian Orthopaedic Association, 1440 Ste. Catherine Street W. Suite 421, Montreal, PQ H3G IR8, Canada; tei. 5I4/874-9003 FAX. 514/874-0464, Robert F. Martin, M.D. President-Elect

Canadian Pharmaceutical Association, 1785 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa, ON KIG 3Y6, Canada tel. 613/523-7877, FAX. 613/523 0445, Leroy C. Fevang, hecutive Director

Canadian Physiotherapy Association, 890 Yonge Street, 9th Floor, Toronto, ON M4W 3P4, Canada; tel. 416/924-5312; FAX. 416/924-7335; Brenda Myers, Executive Director

Canadian Psychiatric Association, 237 Argyle Street, Suite 200, Ottawa, ON K2P IB8, Canada tel. 613/234-2815; FAX. 613/234-9857, Alex Saunders, Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Public Health Association, 1565 Carling Avenue, Suite 400, Ottawa, ON KIZ 8RI, Canada tel. 613/725-3769; FAX. 613/725-9826, Gerald H. Dafoe, M.H.A., Executive Director

Canadian Rehabilitation Council for the Disabled, 45 Sheppard Avenue, E., Suite 801, Toronto, ON M2N 5W9 Canada tel. 416/250-7490 FAX. 416j229-13il, Henry Botchford, National Executive Director

Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists, 1145 Hunt Club Road, Suite 350, Ottawa, ON KIY 0Y3, Canada, tel. 613/736-9733 FAX. 613/736-5660; Bill Leslie, Executive Director

Canadian Society of Laboratory Technologists, Box 2830, LCD 1, Hamilton, ON L8N 3N8, Canada; tel. 905/528-8642; FAX. 905/528-4968; E. Valerie Booth, Executive Director

Catholic Health Association of Canada, 1247 Kilborn Place, Ottawa, ON KIH 6K9, Canada tel. 613/731-7148; FAX. 613/731-7797, Maryse Blouin, Director, Programs and Communications

College des medecins du Quebec, 2170 boul. Rene-Levesque Quest, Montreal, PO H3H 2T8 Canada; tel. 514/933-4441 FAX. 514/993-3112; Joelle Lescop, MD Secretary General

College of Family Physicians of Canada, 2630 Skymark Avenue, Mississauga, ON L4W 5A4 Canada; tel. 905/629-O900 FAX. 905/629-0893 Dr. Claude A. Renaud Director, Professional Affairs

College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick, P.O. Box 628, Rothesay, NB E2E 5A7, Canada, tel. 506/849-5050 FAX. 506/849-5069; Ed Schollenberg, M.D., Registrar

National Cancer Institute of Canada, 10 Alcorn Avenue, Suite 200, Toronto, ON M4V 3BI Canada tel. 416/961-7223 FAX. 4;6/961-4189, J. David Beatty, M.D. Executive Director

The Canadian Dietetic Association, 480 University Avenue, Suite 601, Toronto, ON M5G 1V2, Canada; tel. 416/596-0857, ext. 314 FAX. 416/596-0603; Marsha Sharp, Chief Executive Officer

The Canadian Hearing Society, 271 Spadina Road, Toronto, ON M5R 2V3, Canada; tel. 416/964 9595; FAX. 416/964-2066; Gordon Ryall, Executive Director

The Canadian Medical Association, Box 8650 Ottawa, ON KIG OG8, Canada; tel. 613/731-9331; FAX. 613/731-7314; Leo-Paul Landry, M.D., Secretary General

The Canadian Red Cross Society, National Office 1800 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa, ON M5C 1S2 Canada; tel. 613/739-2300; FAX. 613/731-1411; Claude Houde, National Director, Blood Services

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 774 Echo Drive Ottawa, ON K1S 5N8 Canada; tel. 613/730-6201; FAX. 613/730-2410; Mrs. Pierrette Leonard, APR Head Communications Section

World Federation of Hemophilia, 4616 St. Catherine Street, W., Montreal, PQ H3Z 1S3 Canada; tel. 514/933-7944 FAX. 514/933 8916; The Rev. Prebendary Alan J. Tanner

DENMARK

Amstraadsforeningen I Danmark, Landemaerket IO, P.O. Box 1144, DK-lOl0 Copenhagen K Denmark; tel. 45 33 91 2161 FAX. 45 33 11 21 15; Ida Sofie Jensen, Assistant Director

Danish Dental Association, Amaliegade 17 Postboks 143, DK-1004, Copenhagen, Denmark; tel. 45 33157711; FAX. 45 33151637, Karsten Thuen, Executive

National Committee for Danish Hospitals, Amtsraadsforeningen I Danmark, Landemaerket 10 P.O. Box 1144, DK-1010 Copenhagen K Denmark; tel. 45 33 91 2161 FAX. 45 33 11 21 15; Ida Sofie Jensen, Assistant Director

ENGLAND

British Medical Association B.M.A. house Tavistock Square, London, WCHI 9iP England tel. 0171/387 4499 FAX. 0171/383-6400, Dr. E. M. Armstrong, B.Sc., FRCP(Glas), FRCGP, Secretary

Institute of Health Services Management (United Kingdom and International), 39 Chalton Street London, NWI IJD, England, tel. 071/388-2626 FAX. 071/388 2386; Noel Flannery, Deputy Director

International Hospital Federation, Four Abbots Place, London, NW6 4NP, England tel. 071-372 7181; FAX. 071/323 7433, Dr. Errol N. Pichering, Director General

King's Fund, 11-13 Cavendish Square, London W1M OAN, England, tel. 017t/307-2400 FAX. 0171/307-2801 R. J. Maxwell, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary

Nuffield Provincial Hospitals Trust, 59 New Cavendish Street, London WIM 7RD, England tel. 0171/485-6632, FAX. 0171/435>3215 Professor Alan Maynard, Secretary

FRANCE

World Medical Association, 28 avenue des Alpes-01210 Ferney-Voltaire, France, P.O. Box 63, 01212 Ferney-Voltaire, France tel 50 407575, FAX. 50 405937: Dr. Ian Field Secretary General

GERMANY

Deutsche Krankenhausgesellschaft, {German Hospital Federation), Tersteegenstrasse 9 D40474 Dusseldorf, Germany tel. 211 454730 FAX. 211 4547361, Dr. Klaus Proessdorf, Director General

International Academy of Cytology, Universitaets-Frauenklinik, Hugstetterstrausse 55, D-79106 Freiburg I. Br. Germany tel. 7612703012, FAX. 76I 2703112, Manuel Hilgarth, M.D., F.I.A.C.

HUNGARY

Magyar Korhazszovetseg, Furedi utca 9/c. V111.34., 1144 Hungary, Budapest, Hungary tel. (36-1)163-52-73, FAX. (36-I) 163-52-73 Dr. I. Mihola, President

KOREA

Korean Hospital Association, (Mapo Hyun Dai Building), 35-1 Mapo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul 121-050 Korea, tel. 2 7187521 FAX. 2 7187522, Ho Up Ha, Ph.D., Vice President

MEXICO

Federation Latinoamericana de Hospitales, Apartado Postal 107-076, C.P. 06741 Mexico D.F., Mexico; tel. 5 482650; Dr. Guillegmo Fajardo, Representative

NETHERLANDS

Federation of Health Care Organizations in the Netherlands, Postbus 9696, NL-3506 GR Utrecht, Netherlands; tel. 30 739911; FAX. 30 739438

NEW ZEALAND

Health Boards New Zealand Incorporated, P.O. Box 714, Wellington One, FA, New Zealand tel. 4 736181; FAX 4 711227; John M. Rennie, Executive Director

PERU

Peruvian Hospital Association, Av. Dos De Mayo 8502 of. 203, San Isidro, Lima 27, Peru; tel. 14 419546; Arturo Vasi Paez, President

PHILIPPINES

Philippine Hospital Association, 14 Karmas Rd. Quezon City-1102 Metro Ma, Philippines; tel. 2 9227674/75; Thelma Navarrete-Clemente, M.D., M.H.A., President

SOUTH AFRICA

Provincial Administration, Health Services Branch, P.O. Box 517, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa,

South Africa; tel. 051/4055818; FAX. 051/304958; Dr. J. H. Kotze

SWITZERLAND

Vereinigung Schweizerischer Krankenhaeuser, {VESKA-Swiss Hospital Association) Box 4202 Rain 32, CH-5001, Aarau, Switzerland; tel.64 24 12 22 FAX. 64 22 33 35, Mr.N. Undritz, Secretary General

World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland tel. 22 791 21 11; FAX. 22 791 07 46 Hiroshi Nahajima, M.D., Ph.D., Director-General

UNITED STATES

American College of Gastroenterology, 4900B South 31st Street, Arlington, VA 22206, United States; tel. 703/820-7400; FAX. 703/931 4520; Thomas F. Fise, Executive Director

American Society Or Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States; tel. 610/832-9672; FAX. 610/832-9666; Kenneth C. Pearson, Vice President

International Academy of Podiatric Medicine (IAPM}, 4603 Highway 95 South, P.O. Box 39 Cocolalla, ID 83813-0039, United States; tel. 208/683-3900; FAX. 208/683-3700; Judith A. Baerg, Executive Director

International Association for Dental Research, 1619 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 3406, United States; tel. 703/548-0066; FAX. 703/548 1883 John J. Clarkson, BDS Ph.D., Executive Director

International Association of Ocular Surgeons, 4711 God Road Suite 408, Shokie, IL 60076, United States tel. 847/568-1500- FAX. 847/568-1527- Randali T. Bellows, M.D., Director

International Association of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine, 6728 Old McLean Village Drive, McLean, VA 22101, United States; tel. 703/556-9222; George K. Degnon, Executive Director

International Council on Social Welfare/U.S. Committee, 750 First Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20002, United States, tel. 202/336-8274 FAX. 202/336 8311; Toshio Tatara, Chair

Rehabilitation International, 25 East 21st Street New York, NY 10010, United States; tel. 212/420 1500; FAX. 212/505-0871; John Stott, President

Sigma Them Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, 550 West North Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 United States, tel. 317/634-8171 FAX. 3I7/634 8188, Nancy A. Dickenson-Hazard Executive Officer

World Federation of Public Health Associations c/o APHA, 1015 15th Street N.W., Washington DC 20005, United States; tel. 202/789-5696 FAX. 202/789-5681; Diane Kuntz, M.P.H., Executive Secretary

VENEZUELA

Latin American Association for the Study of the Liver {LAASL}, P.O. Box 51890, Sabana Grande, Caracas, 1050-A, Venezuela; tel. 58-2-9799380; FAX. 58-2-9799380; Dr. Miguel A. Garassini, President