WEEKLY FAMILY MEDICINE UPDATE

   
April 18 , 2008
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Executive Commitee

Russell Roberts, MD
President

James Campbell, MD
President-Elect

Mark Dawson, MD
Vice President

John Fleming, MD
Secretary

Herbert Muncie, MD
Treasurer

Bryan Picou, MD
Immediate Past President

Ragan Canella
Editor-in-Chief

Cathy Stanley
Co-Editor & Website Manager

Annual Assembly - Early Bird Discount Deadline Approaching!!

Don't delay! Register NOW and take advantage of a $50 discount for full paid registrants. Deadline is May 3rd. Register today...

2008 Legislative Session Begins

Monday, March 31st was the beginning of the 2008 Regular Legislative Session consisting of a total of 1,777 pre-filed bills, many of which feature medical and health care issues. The LAFP's Committee on Legislative and Membership Issues, along with Lobbyist, Joe Mapes and George Sutton, met on Friday, April 4th to discuss 83 of the pre-filed bills. Read more....

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary: TarWars Poster Contest

The LAFP Foundation is gearing up for the 2008 TarWars Poster Contest! This year's deadline to submit winning posters to the LAFP is Wednesday, April 30th. Read more...

Get Involved in the LAFP Key Contact Program

The LAFP needs you! In this day and age state and federal law makers are making decisions that directly effect your patients and your practice. As the legislative session draws near, legislators need to hear from family physicians about issues that impact their practice and their patients. Read more...

Volunteer to be the LAFP "Family Doctor of the Day"

The Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians is asking is members to sign up to be "Family Doctor of the Day" at the capitol during the 2008 Legislative Session.  This program will enable the LAFP to build an effective relationship with our senators and representatives; a relationship that should be maintained if our views and suggestions concerning health care are to be heard. Read more...

 

 

 

 

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