WEEKLY FAMILY MEDICINE UPDATE

   
March 7, 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
Tar Wars 2008

Family Doctors must help children make the right choice to stay tobacco-free. Without your help, tobacco companies will seduce more young people and make them tobacco addicts. Tar Wars’ mission is to keep kids tobacco-free for life. Read more...

Key Contacts 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...

Externship Program

Are you interested in working with a practicing family physicians to conduct clinical or educational research? Apply to receive $2,000.00 to conduct important research in primary care. Read more...

Research Poster Contest

A Call for Posters is being issued for presentation at the Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians 2008 Annual Assembly and Exhibition. We are particularly interested in practice-based research, but presentations may address any topic relevant to Family Medicine. Work in progress may be submitted. Submissions must be of original work not yet published or presented at regional or national meetings The research must be of interest and educational value to the specialty of Family Medicine and conducted by a Louisiana Family Medicine resident or a Louisiana medical student. Read more...

Call for Resolutions!

Any member can submit a resolution for vote by the General Assembly (July 4th, 2008, Destin, Florida). If you wish to submit a resolution, it must be submitted, in writing, to the executive vice president of the LAFP at least 30 days prior to the General Assembly. Read more...

 

 

 

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