RT Journal T1 NEws and comment JF American Journal of Diseases of Children JO American Journal of Diseases of Children YR 1949 FD August 1 VO 78 IS 2 SP 279 OP 280 DO 10.1001/archpedi.1949.02030050290013 UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1949.02030050290013 AB GENERAL NEWS  Short Courses in Diagnosis and Treatment of Poliomyelitis Patients Announced.—The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis lists the following short courses in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with poliomyelitis for physicians, scheduled during 1949 (as of May 1, 1949):Training CenterChildren's Hospital, BostonCity Hospital, ClevelandD. T. Watson School of Physical Therapy, Leetsdale, Pa.Georgia Warm Springs Foundation, Warm Springs, Ga.Stanford University School of Medicine, San FranciscoUniversity of Colorado Medical Center, DenverScheduled CoursesJune 13 to 17; August 15 to 19July 18 to 23; August 8 to 13; August 29 to September 3One to three weeks, depending on individual need; dates to be specially arranged; emphasis on when to prescribe the respirator and when the rocking bed, with variations to meet the needs of each patientThree to six months, starting July 5 and October 3Three days, probably the