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The 135th annual meeting of the Louisiana State Medical Society House of Delegates takes place in Shreveport, LA, January 22-23, 2016. 

We encourage members to join in the process and contact your parish  executive director for more information on how to become a delegate.

If you have any questions, please email HOD@lsms.org.
 

LSMS 2016 Research Symposium

The Louisiana State Medical Society Educational and Research Foundation (LSMS ERF) is hosting a research symposium at the society's 135th Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates. Deadline for submissions is December 8, 2015. The LSMS ERF Research Symposium takes place January 22, 2016. For more information or how to submit an abstract, click here. 

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Volume 167, Number 5 • Sept/Oct 2015 of the Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society is now available at www.journal.lsms.org.

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• What's in Your Pad or Tampon?
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• OCD: Exposure Therapy Offers Benefits When Drugs Fail to Work

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End-of-Life Care Planning Resources Available Through LaPOST Program

Dr. Susan Nelson, LaPOST Coalition Chair, says, "We are pleased to see advance care planning become a priority in our nation's health care system. It is clear that more patients are expressing a desire to be heard, and want to have a voice in determining the care and medical treatments they receive as their illness progresses. These conversations are not always easy to have, but are necessary to ensure that patients' treatment wishes are honored."
 
For more information about advance care planning and LaPOST, visit la-post.org, or (225) 334-9299.