Events under 'Membership Event'

E. Edward Martin, Jr., MD, MS Memorial Lake Charles Area Family Medicine Grand Rounds

Presented by the Lake Charles Family Medicine Residency Program

Title: “Weigh in the Balance”

Speakers: Timothy Takach, DO, Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine and Tallen Cavenah, MD, PGY 2
Lake Charles Family Medicine Residency Program

Location

Pat’s of Henderson
1500 Siebarth Drive
Lake Charles, LA 70615

Registration

Attendance is free, but RSVP, and registration is required.

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Learning Objectives

1.  Identify common risk factors for postsurgical complications, including intra-abdominal abscess.
2. Recognize the typical and atypical clinical presentations of postsurgical infections.
3.  Select appropriate imaging modalities and management strategies for suspected postsurgical intra-abdominal abscess.

Speakers

CME Accreditation

The AAFP has reviewed 2026 Monthly Webinar/Grand Rounds Series and deemed it acceptable for AAFP credit. Term of approval is from 01/12/2026 to 12/31/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Credit approval is for 1.00 In-Person, Live (could include online) AAFP Prescribed Credit(s) and includes the following session(s): “Weigh in the Balance”

Questions

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Residency Fair: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM - CMEB Activity Center

Procedure Workshops: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM - CMEB Procedural Lab – Rooms 2305 & 2306

Location

LSU Health Shreveport
Center for Medical Education Building
1501 Kings Highway
Shreveport, Louisiana 71103

We are excited to offer the North Louisiana Regional Student Procedure Workshops and Residency Fair in 2027!

The scheduled residency fair and procedure workshops is Wednesday, January 20, 2027 in Shreveport, LA.  This event will connect medical students, family medicine residents, and residency program staff!

The workshops offered during this event are aimed to not only introduce and allow students to practice physical examination techniques, but also to expose students to different aspects of family medicine. The area residency programs (faculty and residents in training) will lead the workshops and discuss family medicine, their training in the field and their experience practicing in a variety of settings in Louisiana.

Ways to Participate

• Register Online to attend the North Louisiana Regional Procedure Workshop and Residency Fair

Who Should Attend?

• Medical students who are interested in pursuing a career in Family Medicine

For questions, please contact the LAFP office by calling  (225) 923-3313.

E. Edward Martin, Jr., MD, MS Memorial Lake Charles Area Family Medicine Grand Rounds

Presented by the Lake Charles Family Medicine Residency Program

Location

Pat’s of Henderson
1500 Siebarth Drive
Lake Charles, LA 70615

Registration

Attendance is free, but RSVP, and registration is required.

Register Today

Learning Objectives

Speakers

CME Accreditation

The AAFP has reviewed 2027 Monthly Webinar/Grand Rounds Series and deemed it acceptable for AAFP credit. Term of approval is from 01/12/2027 to 12/31/2027. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Credit approval is for 1.00 In-Person, Live (could include online) AAFP Prescribed Credit(s) and includes the following session(s): 

Questions

For questions regarding CME credit or the evaluation, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Join us on May 12, 2027, to meet your legislators and join other members of the Physicians Coalition working to protect you, your practice and your patients. You will be able to attend committee meetings of your choice, as well as, have the opportunity to visit with your legislators while they are in a legislative session. Register Today!

Event Details

This opportunity will allow you to join colleagues at the state capitol, gain information about the issues affecting family medicine and your patients and dialogue with state legislators and administration officials.

White Coat Day allows family physicians to discuss salient healthcare issues with Louisiana legislators and relay the issues that affect their patients on a daily basis. You'll spend the day hearing from legislators, agency heads and the Governor's staff about relevant issues.  YOU are the voice for your patients: the LAFP is calling on you to make a difference. White Coat Day is designed to provide free health screenings to legislators while discussing important issues and concerns affecting the health of your patients.

Participants in White Coat Day will:

• Make a difference for the future of family medicine
• Learn about the challenges health care issues face today
• Inform legislators about the issues important to you and your patients
• Attend committee hearings and House and Senate sessions

Tentative Agenda

7:30 am - 9:00 am             Legislative Breakfast/ Advocacy Training - Pentagon Barracks
9:00 am - 11:00 am           House and Senate Health and Welfare Committee Meetings
11:00 am - 12:00 pm         Lunch - Pentagon Barracks
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm           Legislator visits

As a member of the LAFP, you are encouraged to, attend and participate in the LAFP's 2026 General Assembly, which will convene on Friday, July 23, 2027 at 1:00 pm. The General Assembly will be held in conjunction with LAFP's 80th Annual Assembly and Exhibition at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans, LA.

2027 Call For Resolutions

LAFP members may present resolutions for debate which set the direction for the Academy in the coming year. Any LAFP member can submit a resolution for vote. If you wish to submit a resolution, it must be submitted, in writing, to Ragan LeBlanc, Executive Vice President of the LAFP at least thirty (30) days prior to the General Assembly (No later than June 23, 2027). Resolutions cannot be submitted from the floor except by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the General Assembly present and voting.

Any resolution submitted from the floor and accepted for presentation must be submitted in writing to the Speaker of the General Assembly, Dr. Derek Anderson. To learn more about writing a resolution, or to complete form, please visit the LAFP website at www.lafp.org. Remember, the deadline to submit resolutions to the LAFP is no later than June 23, 2027.

Bylaws and Amendments to Bylaws

Any five or more members may propose bylaws or amendments of bylaws. Such proposals must be submitted to Ragan LeBlanc, LAFP's Executive Vice President, at least sixty (60) days prior to any regular or special meeting of the General Assembly, and notice shall be given to all members at least thirty (30) days prior to the meeting at which the proposals are to be voted upon.

An affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members present and voting shall constitute adoption. Amendments shall take effect immediately upon adoption unless otherwise specified. For more information, please contact Ragan LeBlanc at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. or call 225.923.3313.