First International Congress of Christian Physicians (the start of ICMDA)

1. First International Congress of Christian Physicians(the start of ICMDA) Amsterdam 15-18 July 1963 a compilation by Freerk Heule MD PhD 1st ICCP/ICMDA 1963

2. venue: MINERVA PAVILLION Amsterdam 1st ICCP/ICMDA 1963

3. themeministerium medici - the service of the christian doctor in our society aim of the congress is to exchange views and experiences in the field of medicine in connection with ethics and religion and to promote personal contact among Christian doctors all over the world 1st ICCP/ICMDA1963

4. programme (1) Monday, July 15 8.15 pm opening session of the congress Tuesday, July 16 (morning) plenary session 9.00 devotion 9.15 Dr. P. Tournier: Towards a Christian Anthropology 10.15 Intermission 10.45 Dr. C. Ev. Koop: The Ministry of the Christian Physician (afternoon) combined committee sessions 14.00 Dr. R. Blocksma: World Responsability of the Christian Physician 14.45 Dr. B. Harnik: Illness and Sin 15.30 Intermission !6.00 Dr. A.C. Drogendijk: Faith Healing 1st ICCP/ICMDA 1963

5. programme (2) Wednesday, July 17 (morning) plenary session 9.00 Devotion 9.15 Dr. G. A. Lindeboom: Origin and Foundation of Christian Medicial Ethics 10.15 Intermission 10.45 Dr. V. Edmunds: The Changing Face of Medical Ethics (afternoon) combined committee sessions 14.00 Dr. J. Janssens: Birth Control and Family Planning 14.45 Dr. T. Takai: Prenatal Pathology and Christian Physicians 15.30 Intermission 16.00 Dr G. den Otter: Artificial Prolongation of Life 16.30 Dr C. Malmnäs: Christian Medical Work in Africa (film) 1st ICCP/ICMDA 1963

6. programme (3) Thursday, July 18 (morning) plenary session 9.00 Devotion 9.15 Dr. P.K. Gieser: The Importance of Medicine in the Missionary Activity of the Christian Church 10.15 Iintermission 10.45 Dr. R. Eeg-Olofson: Future of Christian Medicine 11.45 Closing of the Congress LANGUAGES: The congress languages will be English, French and German. Most lectures will be held in English. If possible written tranlations of the papers will be issued to the audience at the beginning of the lecture. Moreover interpreters will be at the disposal of the participants. FEE: the congress-fee will amount to $25.– for active members and to $10 for the accompanying family. 1st ICCP/ICMDA 1963

7. from 16 countries: 80 participants! 1st ICCP/ICMDA 1963

8. personal contacts, new friends 1st ICCP/ICMDA 1963

9. what’s new? 1st ICCP/ICMDA 1963

10. 1st ICCP/ICMDA 1963 devotion, opening hymn

11. 1st ICCP/ICMDA 1963 concentration at the plenary session

12. discussion in the intermission 1st ICCP/ICMDA 1963

13. 1st ICCP/ICMDA 1963 personal attention

14. courteous greetings 1st ICCP/ICMDA 1963

15. 1st ICCP/ICMDA 1963 drinks

16. 1st ICCP/ICMDA 1963 international exchange of viewsand experiences

17. Mr Ivo Samkalden, Lord Mayor of Amsterdam: “welcome” - 1st ICCP/ICMDA 1963

18. ladies’ programme 1st ICCP/ICMDA 1963

19. final luncheon in Volendam 1st ICCP/ICMDA 1963

20. Prof Lindeboom 1st ICCP/ICMDA 1963 a stroll to the harbour of Volendam

21. a boattrip with music 1st ICCP/ICMDA 1963

22. media reports: inspiring talks 1st ICCP/ICDMA 1963

23. programme of social activities • Reception by the Board of Directors and Govenors of the Free university, Faculty of Arts • Reception by the Municipal Council of Amsterdam at the Stedelijk Museum • Chamber–concert at the Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem • Final Luncheon in Volendam ladies’ programme • Visit to the Rijksmuseum • Walk through old Amsterdam and visit to Rembrandt’s house • Excursion to Flower Auction at Aalsmeer by bus • Sight-seeing by boat through the canals • Coffee at the Harbour-building

24. list of attendants (alphabetically) DA Andersen (UK), U Backman (Sweden), G Bakker (NL), A Bindslev (Denmark), DM Blankhart (NL), DM Blocksma (USA), D Böhme (Germany), E Boonstra (NL), BEK & G Brodin (Sweden), TLA de Bruïne (NL), WM Capper (UK), AN Connell (UK), G Dekker (NL), W Dijk (NL), HG Dinglinger (Germany), AC, DL & JL Drogendijk (NL), V Edmunds (UK), R Eeg-Olofson (Sweden), CP Engel (NL), JF Folkerts (NL), C Goedhart (NL), IDR Gregory (UK), J Gundersen (Sweden), Ben Harnik (Switzerland), R ten Have (USA), S Hoekstra (NL), JA van der Hoeven (NL), PJE Hoving (NL), BWH Ide (NL), L Janse de Jonge (NL), J Janssens (NL), RT Jensen (Tangayika), W Jentzsch (Germany), G Johnsen (Norway), AJ Kägi (Switzerland), JR Knighton (USA), CE Koop (USA), J Krahn (Germ), HL Kreider (Algeria), HEJ Kruisheer (USA), A Kummer (NL), E Kurki-Suoni (Finland), PC van Leeuwen (NL), P Liefrinck (NL), GA Lindeboom (NL), P Lopes Cardozo (NL), C Malmäs (Sweden), C Martin (Scotland), Cees van der Meer (NL), H Mjölnes (Sweden), J Mooi (NL), DH Nelson (USA), LG Nilsson (Sweden), E Odé (NL), HJ Oskam (NL), G den Otter (NL), MM Plomp-van Harmelen (NL), M Plooij (NL), T Rabaglia (Italy),L Riddervold (Norway), H Robers (NL), H Rodgers (N-Ireland), W Röllinghoff (Germany), J Schneider (Germany), J Smalbraak (NL), B Sommer–Hummel (Germany), TD Stahlie (NL), A Stenbäck (Finland), F Taber (Central African Republic), Paul Tournier (Switzerland), A Urrutia (Spain), L Vallhagen (Sweden), R Wikström (Sweden) 1st ICCP/ICMDA 1963

25. This work was first presented in digital technique as a summary of original photographs and printed material at the 40 year CMF-the Netherlands celebration in conference centre “Hydepark” Driebergen (NL), 28th of May 2005 About the author: Freerk Heule MD PhD (1948) is a graduate of Free University Medical School in Amsterdam and State University Medical School in Utrecht, now a senior dermatologist at Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He was president of the PCAO/CMF- the Netherlands (1979-1995), now Honorary Member. In those years he was member of the Executive Committee of ICCP/ICMDA and was appointed Honorary Member. He prepared three ICCP/ICMDA conferences: VII Bangalore, India (1982), VIII Cancun, Mexico (1986) and IX Seoul, Korea (1990). Correspondance: Devel 1, 2991 RB Barendrecht NL 1st ICCP/ICMDA 1963 information & contact