January 30, 2021
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The Family Doctors
Located in one of the fastest growing areas in the Shreveport/Bossier City area, The Family Doctors practice offers comprehensive wellness examinations, diabetes, hypertension, and cholesterol screening, acute care, diagnostic radiology services, laboratory testing, ultrasound services, bone mineral density screening, minor surgical procedures, immunizations, gynecological examinations, colposcopy and LEEP examinations, EKG, medical spa, and FAA exams.
For more information about group memberships, membership renewals, or general questions regarding the benefits of a membership with LSMS, please contact Terri Watson, Sr. Director, Administration & Member Services.
The LSMS is gathering information for the March 2021 COVID-19 special edition issue of the Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society! This is a special call for members to contribute personal stories, photos, and other information relating to COVID-19 that could be featured in the Journal. Please email Communications Associate, Gina Garner, for more information.
LSMS Award Nominations - Now Open
The LSMS is now accepting nominations for the following awards, which will be honored at the 2021 LSMS Annual Meeting on August 6, 2021. Please use the online form to submit your nomination. Contact Terri Watson, Sr. Director Administration & Member Services, with any questions.
2021 LSMS Awards
- Hall of Fame
- The candidate for election to the Hall of Fame shall be a member of the Louisiana State Medical Society who has shown long-term meritorious service to the Louisiana State Medical Society.
- Community Service
- A candidate for the Community Service Award shall be a living member of the Society licensed to practice medicine in Louisiana who has not received this award previously and has compiled an outstanding record of community service, which, reflects well on the profession, and is apart from his or her specific identification as a physician.
- Distinguished Service Award
- A candidate for the Dave Tarver Distinguished Service Award shall be a member of the Society who has shown exceptional leadership and meritorious service to the Louisiana State Medical Society.
- Citation of a Layman for Distinguished Service
- A candidate for Citation of a Layman for Distinguished Service shall be a person not of the medical profession who has contributed to the fulfillment of the ideals of Louisiana Medicine.
Attention Medical Students: The P.H. Jones, MD Scholarship Opens Monday, February 1!
One LSMS medical student member will be awarded a one-time scholarship of $10,000. The selection process will be conducted by LSMS Foundation Board. Awardees will be selected and notified by July and recognized at the LSMS Annual Meeting on August 6, 2021, at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center. Winner is required to attend LSMS Awards Lunch on August 6 to receive the check, as well as two Board of Governors meetings within one year. Students will not be able to receive scholarship more than once.
Click here for more information on the P.H. Jones, MD Scholarship and how to apply.
Have You Gotten the COVID-19 Vaccine?
Please send all photos and a few sentences detailing your vaccine experience to LSMS Communications Associate, Gina Garner, at ggarner@lsms.org. Your photo or story could be featured on LSMS social media or in the upcoming issue of the Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society.
HealthSYNC Update
HealthSYNC welcomes Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital (formerly Southern Surgical Hospital)! Their connection continues our growth in the Northshore area where we currently are connected to North Oaks Health System and St. Tammany Parish Hospital.
Please contact Jeremy Lapeyrouse, Director of HealthSYNC, for any questions.
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LSMS is continuing our one-on-one interviews with legislators from around the state. We're pleased to offer this insight into who represents you and hope you find the information timely and informative. This week, our staff visited with Rep. Bob Owen, a Republican from Slidell representing House District 76 and sitting on Health and Welfare; Labor and Industrial Relations; and Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
Click here to watch the video.
Louisiana Board of Pharmacy Regulation Revision Committee
On Tuesday, January 26, 2021, LSMS District 7 Councilor, Brian Gamborg, MD, along with Vice President of Legal Affairs, Lauren Bailey, participated in the Regulation Revision Committee of the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy. During this meeting Dr. Gamborg reiterated that the LSMS would appreciate the Committee considering adoption of a rule which would clearly identify prescriptions which are computer generated. The LSMS has also requested that the Committee adopt a rule which would require pharmacists to transfer prescriptions which have yet to be filled or have refills remaining upon request of the patient, rather than requiring the physician to issue an additional prescription. Dr. Gamborg's testimony was well received and the Committee has agreed to continue to collaborate with the LSMS in order to resolve the issues relative to automatic prescription refills, ownership, and transfer of electronic prescriptions. We would like to thank Dr. Gamborg for his invaluable assistance in this process.
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Biden Kills Trump Administration Plan on Opioid-Treatment Prescriptions Hailed by Physicians
The Biden administration said Wednesday that it is canceling a last-minute plan by the Trump administration to let more physicians prescribe an opioid-treatment drug, despite exhortations from lawmakers and physician groups to keep it.
"On January 14, 2021, HHS announced forthcoming Practice Guidelines for the Administration of Buprenorphine for Treating Opioid Use Disorder," the White House's drug policy office said in a message obtained by The Washington Post. "Unfortunately, the announcement was made prematurely. Therefore, the Guidelines previously announced cannot be issued at this time."
Many Last-Minute Health Rules Subject to Biden 60-Day Pause
From insulin to life-saving medical devices to last-ditch efforts to protect premature infants, multiple rules posted by the Health and Human Services Department in the final days of Donald Trump's presidency are subject to a 60-day pause.
The halt on Trump-era rulemaking includes two controversial rules designed to curb high drug prices-one that changes the way pharmacy liaisons and drugmakers can pay each other and another that ties Medicare rates for expensive drugs to the prices paid in other countries.
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CDC Investigates Data Implying Mutant UK Virus May Be More Deadly
Scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are consulting with UK health officials to learn more about British data that suggests a new coronavirus variant could be more deadly, CNN reports.
"The CDC has reached out to UK officials and is reviewing their new mortality data associated with variant B.1.1.7," a CDC official told CNN Saturday, using the scientific name for the variant first spotted in the UK in November.
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