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Summer 2002 An Official Publication of the Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians Volume 15, Number 2 

July 18-21, 2002 

Sandestin Hilton Beach & 

Golf Resort 

Destin, Florida 

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OFFICERS 

Michael Marcello, MD 

President 

Marguerite Picou, MD 

President-Elect 

Derek Anderson, MD 

Vice President 

Richard Streiffer, MD 

Secretary 

Michael Oler, MD 

Treasurer 

John Luke, MD 

Speaker, General Assembly 

Roger Zoorob, MD, MPH 

Vice Speaker, General Assembly 

Harold “Skip” Ishler Jr., MD 

Immediate Past President 

Donnie Batie, MD & Dennis LaRavia, MD 

Delegates to AAFP 

Robert Lahasky, MD & Edward Martin, MD 

Alternate Delegates to AAFP 

Michael Harper, MD 

Chair, Education Committee 

Michael Oler, MD 

Chair, Operations Committee 

Derek Anderson, MD 

Chair, Physician Advocacy Committee 

Camille Pitre, MD 

Chair, Public Issues Committee 

Roger Zoorob, MD, MPH 

Chair, LAFP Foundation 

Research Committee 

LAFP STAFF 

Sonora S. Norman, Interim Director 

Cathy Stanley, Administrative Assistant 

Frances Termini, Admin. Accounting Clerk 

In This Issue 

Around the Department ·············································································· 15 

Consultant Directory ··················································································· 17 

Editor’s Notes ······························································································· 5 

55th Annual Assembly—Agenda & Registration Brochure ····················· 11-14 

Foundation Silent Auction Donor Form ······················································· 16 

Membership Report ······················································································ 4 

Membership Anniversaries ········································································· 16 

Partners ·······················································································Back Cover 

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P R E S I D E N T ’ S M E S S A G E 

n recognizing this is my last column 

to my fellow family physicians 

across Louisiana, there are 

four points of information that I 

want to address. First, please 

consider attending our annual 

Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians 

Assembly in Destin, Florida, July 

18-21, 2002. This conference will be 

in a wonderful location with our academy 

office planning to make your stay 

a good one with CME hours, excellent 

relaxation and family enjoyment. This 

annual conference is offered complimentary 

to all medical student members, 

as they are surely encouraged 

to attend. There will also be some 

nostalgia for some of us older members, 

as many of our past assemblies 

were held in Destin in the early 

1980’s. The academy will be holding 

its General Assembly session, and 

one of the resolutions on the floor 

will be to reconsider the requirement 

that only four hours of CME every 

three years must be obtained by attending 

a Louisiana Academy of Family 

Physicians or LAFP Foundation 

sponsored CME event. The intent of 

this requirement is to allow members 

to be exposed to the activities of the 

State Academy and to encourage participation 

in the State Academy, even 

if it is on a very limited basis once 

every three years. The assembly will 

discuss the pros and cons of this issue 

as it regards our Academy members. 

Secondly, I am excited to report 

what I see are historical trends of cooperativeness 

across our state in family 

medicine. There are collaborative 

discussions between LSU Health Science 

Center in New Orleans, the Tulane 

Medical Center Family and Community 

Medicine Department and involvement 

also with the LSU Family 

Medicine Department in Shreveport. 

These centers are making efforts to 

have the issues of family medicine 

heard, as well as to promote the need 

for more family docs in many rural 

areas of our state. The growth of 

family medicine can be a huge solution 

towards alleviating many health 

care shortages and issues that continue 

to retard the health of so many 

of our citizens in the state. The Academy 

office along with these Family 

Medicine Departments will continue 

to work in a collaborative manner to 

make our issues heard at the legislative 

level in Baton Rouge. 

Thirdly, I have strong sense of 

optimism that we now have one of 

our own, well trained and dedicated 

family docs who has been appointed 

as head of the Family Medicine Department 

at LSU’s Health Science 

Center in New Orleans, Kim Edward 

LeBlanc, MD, PhD. Kim is the kind of 

individual that can energize medical 

students and continue to raise family 

medicine’s clout at the medical 

school, all for the betterment of our 

students, and for the issues that are 

important to all practicing family 

physicians. Congratulations to Dr. 

LeBlanc on his appointment and best 

of success for his department. Part of 

his focus will be the development of a 

new rural family medicine tract for 

medical students to pursue in their 

medical school training. 

Any finally, now principally 

speaking, in Dr. Victor Frankl’s book, 

A Man’s Search for Meaning, this German 

Physician, who was forced to 

treat fellow prisoners in a Nazi Death 

Camp during WWII, describes his 

struggle to find value in the loss of so 

many lives in his own family and 

those around him. 

Frankl’s main thesis is that people 

can waste their lives, often unhappily 

and frustratingly on the trivia 

of everyday experiences, unless they 

have a clear vision of what is important 

to them as individuals. The corollary 

here is, as family docs we have 

to once again be surprised by the 

Michael Marcello, MD 

miracles in our practices. We have to 

once again be energized by how many 

miracles result from our hard work 

and consistent efforts, while being 

driven by the compelling vision of 

family medicine. If we as family docs 

will stop and take comfort and joy in 

the labor of our endeavors, I think we 

will once again find those miracles 

that encouraged us to be family docs 

from the very beginning. 

Thanks for allowing me to serve this 

past year. 

Make plans to attend 

LAFP’s 

Board of Directors 

Luncheon & Meeting 

Thursday, July 18, 2002 

12:45—2:30 pm 

Sandestin Hilton 

(Held in conjunction with 

LAFP’s 55th Annual Assembly) 

Join your colleagues who 

have already registered to attend 

the 55th Annual Assembly 

in Destin. 

See page 10 for a list of Assembly 

Registrants as of June 3, 2002. 

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M E M B E R S H I P R E P O R T 

Welcome to the following members who have recently joined, transferred or upgraded their LAFP 

membership. 

RESIDENT TO ACTIVE 

Michelle Elizabeth Carley, MD, Metairie 

Stephen Matthew Cary, MD, Alexandria 

Vincent D. Mallory, MD, Alexandria 

RESIDENTS 

Ochsner Clinic 

Farrell B Johnson, MD 

LSU-Shreveport 

Daniel F. Umoh, MD 

Alina Zacharia, MD 

RELOCATIONS 

TRANSFER-to-LA 

Joel Alexandre, MD—Florida, Oakdale 

Tony Dang, MD—Michigan, Chalmette 

Brad Gaspard, MD—Alabama, Baton Rouge 

Fred Gaupp, MD—Colorado, Mandeville 

Jane Hartline, MD—Texas, Shreveport 

Aaron Lirette, MD—Tennessee, Oakdale 

Clinton Netherland, MD—Arkansas, Bastrop 

Jimmy Randles, MD—Texas, Columbia 

Ravi Vadlamudi, MD—Wisconsin, New Orleans 

TRANSFER-from-LA. 

Suzanne Breslow, MD—Texas 

Kenna Stephenson, MD—Texas 

STUDENTS 

LSU-New Orleans 

John F Steen, Jr 

LSU-Shreveport 

Philip Cole 

Satheavy Lay 

Seth P Womack 

Tulane 

Jeremy S Swindle 

N Augusta Schroeder 

In Memoriam 

Eddie Benson Scoggin, MD 

1935- March 12, 2002 

Bogalusa, Louisiana 

2 0 0 2 G E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y 

Notice: Mandatory CME Requirement will 

be discussed during the General Assembly. 

Motion from the November 3, 2001 Board of Directors 

Meeting: 

Require LAFP Active and Supporting members to obtain 

four (4) hours of AAFP Prescribed credit from LAFP or 

LAFP Foundation sponsored CME every 3 years. The motion 

was seconded and passed. 

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E D I T O R ’ S N O T E S 

I do love being a family doctor. It’s just not always easy these 

days. 

One of the reasons that it’s not easy, as I said the last column, 

is that so few in positions of power and influence seem to 

really understand and value the important role and function of 

the family doctor. Why is that Why, 30 years after our discipline’s 

triumphant politically-driven creation from general 

practice, the oldest tradition in all of medicine, is the role of 

the family physician not at the center place of the US health 

system, as it is in so much of the industrialized world 

There’s not a single explanation, of course, and I do not pretend 

to fully understand all of the sociological and political 

complexities that fully underlie the question. But I know that 

it is true, and that each of us needs to share some responsibility 

in improving our discipline’s position. Why Simply because 

a strong primary care base with a commitment to preventively 

oriented care stands to improve the health status of our patients, 

our state and our country. And that is why most of us 

remain dedicated to being physicians. 

Do you have the facts at hand that support the need for this 

Are you well versed with talking points about Family Medicine 

so that when you see your local legislator in the grocery or a 

civic leader at a cocktail party, you can make a point or two 

We need to use every opportunity that we can to make the 

point that family physicians care for the country, and that we 

need the support of policy makers to help assure a strong and 

vibrant Family Medicine. So, here are a few talking points to 

use: 

• While the U.S. spends more money per capita than any 

other country, we do not have the best health when compared 

to other industrialized countries. The U.S. ranks 

12th of 13 countries overall for 16 health indicators 

(JAMA July 26, 2000 Starfield) 

15th of 25 industrialized countries according to the 

World Health Organization (WHO 2000) 

• According to Starfield, our poor health status is attributable 

to these key factors: 

a failure to build a strong primary care infrastructure 

a high degree of income inequity in the country, and 

errors and adverse effects of health care including cascade 

effect 

• Louisiana has a great need for additional primary care 

physicians, exacerbated in part by our rural nature (63% of 

our parishes are rural). 

In 1997, Louisiana had 1,107 non-Federal family physicians 

in direct patient care. With a State population 

that year of 4,333,000, this means that Louisiana had 

3,914 civilians for each non-Federal FP in direct patient 

care. Only eleven 

states had ratios that 

were higher (worse). 

Further, less than 

1/3 of all physicians Richard Streiffer, MD 

in Louisiana are dedicated 

to primary 

care practice in any 

discipline (FM, General 

Internal Medicine and General Peds). 

Yet, evidence exists that shows that 5 of 7 top ranking 

countries have a strong primary care infrastructure 

(typically 50% of the physicians are PCPs). And, in 

states with higher PCP-to-population ratios, health outcomes 

are better. (Starfield) 

Louisiana ranks second in the country in the percent of 

the population lacking access to primary care (Louisiana 

Department of Health and Hospitals, 1999 data). 

Of our 64 parishes, currently, 25 qualify in whole as 

Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and 29 as 

partial HPSAs. Only 10 parishes in the state do not contain 

any shortage areas. 

Family physicians disproportionately care for patients in 

areas of need. A study by the AAFP Policy Center in 

Washington, DC, found that if all family physicians were 

withdrawn from the 3082 counties/parishes in the US, 

an additional 1033 counties/parishes would become primary 

care HPSA's - a 43% increase. In contrast, if all 

internists, pediatricians, and obstetricians/ 

gynecologists were taken out of the nation's counties/ 

parishes, only another 176 would become shortage areas 

- a 6% increase. 

The AAFP estimates that withdrawing of family physicians 

from Louisiana would create 22 new full HPSA parishes 

in addition to those 25 now so designated. 

Studies have shown that Family physicians are eight 

times more likely to settle and practice in rural areas 

than other physicians. Hence, training an adequate 

number of family physicians LAFP Foundation 

for rural practice is a critical 

part of any solution to the issue of access Louisiana. 

Board of Directors Meeting 


2:45—4:45 pm 


• Many of Louisiana’s health indicators, based on preventable 

and detectable disease, are shocking and cost Louisiana 

and the Federal government (Held in conjunction money: with 

We have the sixth LAFP’s highest 55th rate Annual of obesity Assembly) in the country, 

contributing to high rates and complications from 

disease and For health more care information utilization. contact We rank Judyth at or near 

the top of the Demarest nation in diabetes, at the LAFP cancer, Headquarters heart disease 

and infant mortality. 

We are 48th in the nation for women over 50 who have 

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G U E S T A R T I C L E 

Developing a Bioterrorism Response Plan 

William R. Brandon, MD, MPH 

Abstract 

One of the aftermaths of the tragedy 

of September 11 th is a newfound emphasis 

on preparedness for further 

attacks, especially bioterrorism. Although 

most efforts have been concentrated 

in the governmental response, 

it is important that individual 

practicing physicians are also prepared. 

Hopefully, these newfound 

skills will not have to be used, but 

physicians in private practice, or 

working at community hospitals, 

should be prepared. 

Developing an Emergency Plan 

Each physician’s office and 

medical facility should have an Emergency 

Action Plan in place. It should 

be in writing and easily accessible to 

key staff. While this article focuses on 

bioterrorism, this plan should be able 

to be used for any natural disaster 

including fire, flood, or chemical spill. 

Hospitals will be expected to 

provide the majority of first aid, decontamination, 

and antidote therapy 

to disaster victims. Physicians’ offices 

may have to serve as triage areas or 

overflow care sites. Even if a particular 

office is not called on to do direct 

care, they may need to provide additional 

emergency supplies. 

Often, additional mobile care 

sites need to be put in place. Individual 

offices should consider assembling 

emergency kits that could be used at 

these sites. These kits should include 

water, first aid supplies, shortwave 

radios, flashlights, batteries, heavyduty 

gloves, food, and sanitation supplies. 

Prior to developing an office 

emergency action plan, local and 

state governmental agencies should 

be consulted.They will likely be able 

to provide guidance in developing a 

plan. Often individual physicians may 

be asked to serve on the community 

response team. 

Once an emergency plan is developed, 

it is important that each office 

rehearses their individual roles in 

case of an emergency. Several things 

can be expected to happen at times 

of disaster. Among these are: sudden 

influx of patients, loss of communication, 

supply shortages, medication 

shortages, and internal damage to the 

medical facility. Where possible, 

processes to avert or help remediate 

these situations should be involved in 

the plan. 

According to the OSHA Watch 

Newsletter of November/December 

2001 (see Suggested Reading) less 

than 20% of US hospitals currently 

have emergency plans in place to 

treat victims of chemical or biological 

weapon incidents. It is anticipated 

that even fewer private physician’s 

offices have such plan in place. It is 

paramount that medical facilities address 

this important issue. 

OSHA Requirements for an Emergency 

Action Plan 

The following should be included 

in your action plan 

1. Emergency escape procedures 

and emergency escape route assignments. 

2. Procedures for employees to follow 

who remain to operate critical 

facility operations (before 

they, too, evacuate). 

3. Procedures to account for all employees 

after emergency evacuation 

have been completed. 

4. Rescue and medical duties for 

those employees who are to perform 

them. 

5. The preferred means of reporting 

fires and other emergencies. 

6. Names of regular job titles of persons 

or departments who can be 

contacted for further information 

or explanation of duties under the 

plan. 

7. A description of the employee 

alarm system. 

8. The types of evacuation to be 

used in emergency circumstances. 

9. The designation and training of a 

sufficient number of persons to 

assist in the safe and orderly 

emergency evacuation of employees. 

10. A review of the plan with each 

covered employee at the following 

times: 

— Initially, when the plan is developed 

— Whenever the employee’s responsibilities 

under the plan change 

— Upon initial assignment for new 

employees 

— Whenever the plan is changed 

How to Beef Up Your Current 

Disaster Plan 

Here are ten ways physicians can 

improve their disaster/bioterrorism 

plan. 

1. Obtain local contact numbers 

2. Develop simplified registration 

process to handle large influx 

of patients 

3. Designate an office emergency 

manager 

4. Develop backup communication 

mechanism along with a phone 

tree 

5. Develop triage plan 

6. Review inventory 

7. Develop evacuation plan for each 

building 

8. Inquire about community support 

for family members of support 

staff 

9. Do in-service training on recognizing 

common signs and symptoms 

of biological agents 

10. Rehearse the plan and revise as 

needed 

There are other important functions 

physicians and their office staff 

must perform to handle potential biological 

exposure. Among these are: 

1. Dealing with a suspicious package 

arriving at the office 

2. What to do when receiving an 

anthrax threat by mail 

3. Examining a patient you think 

may have the signs or symptoms 

of a biological agent exposure 

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Dealing with a suspicious package 

The following characteristics of a 

package should alert office staff that it 

might be suspicious. All staff that handle 

mail should be aware of these “red 

flags” and know how to deal with such 

packages. 

1. Restrictive markings such as 

“personal” 

2. Excessive postage 

3. Mailed from a foreign country 

4. No return address 

5. Postmark does not match return 

address 

6. Addressed to a title only, or 

wrong title with name 

7. Lopsided, rigid, or bulky packaging 

8. Strange odor 

9. Oil stains on wrapping 

How to Deal With the Suspicious 

Package 

1. Do not handle the package 

2. Isolate the package and cordon 

off the exposed are 

3. Everyone who touches the mail 

must vigorously wash their 

hands with soap and water 

4. Notify the local authorities 

5. List all people who contacted the 

package with contact information 

6. Have staff remove clothes and 

place in plastic bags 

7. Keep clothes for examination by 

law enforcement 

8. Have staff take a shower as soon 

as possible 

There are four clinical presentations 

for anthrax: gastrointestinal, cutaneous, 

inhalational, and meningeal. Cutaneous 

and Inhalation are the two 

most common bioterrorism presentations. 

Small pox: Eruptive fever with a 

vesiculo-pustular rash 

Botulism: Acute bilateral descending 

flaccid paralysis 

Plague: ARDF and pneumonia with 

gastrointestinal symptoms and hemoptysis 

Pre-Exposure Vaccines 

Anthrax vaccine is available for military 

personnel. The government is considering 

more widespread vaccination. 

Small pox vaccine is available for lab 

workers, but the current vaccine has 

significant side effects. Research is 

underway to improve the vaccine. A 

vaccine available for the plague but 

does not help with pneumonic plague. 

Post-Exposure Prophylaxis 

Anthrax: Doxycycline 100 mg BID or 

Ciprofloxacin 500 mg BID may be used 

for suspected exposure and then discontinued 

once screening tests are 

negative. If WBC, CXR, or chest CT 

are abnormal, OR patient is moderately/severely 

ill then begin antimicrobial 

treatment (2 or or more drugs). If 

above tests are normal and patient 

mildly ill; initiate/continue prophylaxis, 

awaiting blood culture results. 

Small pox: Small pox vaccine, if given 

within 5 days after exposure. 

Botulism: Antitoxin available from the 

Centers of Disease Control and Prevention 

Plague: Doxycycline 100 mg BID for 7 

days 

5. Daniel Lucey, MD, MPH. Fifth annual 

Clinical Infectious Disease 

Symposium, New York City, March, 

2002} 

Conclusion 

It is a sad state of affairs that all 

physicians, regardless of their practice 

site, must be prepared to help with a 

bioterrorism attack at a moments notice. 

The work done in preparing for 

this can also be used to deal with the 

more likely natural disasters physicians 

may be called on to help with. By utilizing 

the steps outlined in this article, 

practicing physicians hopefully will 

feel more prepared to meet this challenge. 

Suggested Reading 

1. OSHA Watch Newsletter Vol. 3, 

No. 6 November/December 

2001 

2. Chemical and Biological Terrorism 

and Warfare: The Role of the 

Health Professional. A Continuing 

Education Program for 

Biotech Medical Management 

Association Douglas Bricker 

PHD DABT 

3. Louisiana Morbidity Report Special 

Edition Volume 12 Number 

6 November-December 2001 

4. Key Resources on Bioterrorism 

and Disaster Preparedness, 

http://www.aafp.org/ 

btresponse/ 

Dr. Brandon is an LAFP member and 

Senior Staff Physician at Ochsner Clinic 

Family Medicine Department, New Orleans, 

La. 

Examining a Patient Who May Have 

Been Exposed to a Biological Agent 

The four most likely biological 

agents are anthrax, small pox, botulism, 

and plague. 

Common clinical symptoms: 

Anthrax: Acute respiratory distress 

and a fever (ARDF), chest x-ray showing 

widened mediastinum and no evidence 

of pneumonia and no history of 

trauma or chronic disease 

Resources Available for Practicing 

Physicians 

1. CDC Public Health Emergency 

www.bt.cdc.gov 

2. American Hospital Association Disaster 

Readiness www.aha.org/ 

Emergency/EMIndex.asp 

3. Video by Dr. Jeffrey Kaplan Director 

of CDC explaining topics presented 

in this article available at 

www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/ 

index.htm 

4. Key Resources on Bioterrorism and 

Disaster Preparedness www.aafp. 

org/btresponse 

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For more information 

Contact the LAFP 

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National Congress of 

Special Constituencies 

April 24-27, 2002 

Kansas City, Missouri 

Comments from the LAFP 

Woman Representative 

I enjoyed attending the conference. 

It was a great learning experience. It 

is nice to know that the academy 

wants to know what our concerns are 

to set future agendas. Through the 

resolution writing I was able to voice 

my concern about an issue that was 

very important to me. I also found 

out that many others were concerned 

about this issue as well. Knowing the 

resolution was adopted during the 

conference assures me that the 

academy will pursue this issue. I was 

able to meet family physicians from 

all over the United States. Hearing 

what problems they are facing and 

their solutions was very informative. 

I was able to meet leaders in the 

academy and discuss my concerns 

with them. Attending the breakout 

sessions for the ALF was also informative 

and allowed me to get CME 

credits. 

Kasey Chenevert, MD 

Baton Rouge, La. 

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“Talking Points” (Continued from page 5) 

obtained mammograms within two years 

We are amongst the worst one third of the 

states for adults not exercising. 

We continue to disproportionally spend on institutional 

settings like hospitals and nursing 

homes. In 1997, Louisiana had the second highest 

per capita state government expenditure for 

hospitals in the country. 

High levels of disparity in cardiovascular and 

cancer mortality exist between races. 

Friends - without a shift towards more prevention and 

early treatment, without access to basic health care 

services that we all provide as family docs, without a 

pipeline to producing enough of us to fill the needs of 

the rural and underserved parts of our state, Louisiana 

will have little opportunity to reduce these disturbing 

trends. Family physicians are critical to that goal. 

Tell everyone you know. 

Pharmacia Corporation 

is pleased to support 

our friends at the 

Louisiana Academy 

of Family Physicians. 

Membership Report 

as of March 31, 2002 

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Annual Assembly 

Registrants 

President 

President-Elect 

Vice President 

Secretary 

Speaker/GA 

Vice Speaker/GA 

AAFP Delegate 

AAFP Alt. Delegate 

District 2 

Director 

Alternate 

District 3B 

Director 

Alternate 

District 5 

Alternate 

District 6A 

Director 

Alternate 

District 8 

Director 

Alternate 

Resident 

Nominations 

Marguerite Picou, MD,Natchitoches 

Richard Streiffer, MD, New Orleans 

Derek Anderson, MD, Baton Rouge 

Roger Zoorob, MD, New Orleans 

Daniel Jens, MD, New Orleans 

Open for Nominations 

E. Edward Martin, Jr., MD, Covington 

Harold Ishler, Jr., MD, Baton Rouge 

District Officers 

Roger Zoorob, MD, New Orleans 

Daniel Jens, MD, New Orleans 

Paul Rachal, MD, New Roads 

Open for Nomination 

Robert Parker, MD, Monroe 

Derek Anderson, MD, Baton Rouge 

John Frachie, MD, Gonzales 

Michael Madden, MD, Alexandria 

Bryan Picou, MD, Natchitoches 

Resident & Student Members 

Student—Tulane (non-voting) 

Student—LSUNO (non-voting) 

Student—LSUSP (Non-voting) 

Sandra Parker, MD 

Open for nominations 



Elections will be held at the General Assembly, in 

conjunction with the Annual Assembly, on Saturday, 

July 20, 2002, Destin, Florida. 

The following physicians have already registered 

for LAFP’s 2002 Annual Assembly. If you would 

like to register, please give us a call at 225-923- 

3313 or 800-375-5237, or fax the registration form 

on pages 11 & 12 to 225-923-2909. You may also 

obtain additional information by visiting our website 

at http://www.lafp.org. Won’t you join your colleagues 

Allen, Gregory, MD, Ponchatoula 

Allen, Merlin, MD, Ponchatoula 

Anderson, Derek, MD, Baton Rouge 

Batie, Donnie, MD, Baton Rouge 

Behrens, Cindy, MD, Pace 

Bella, Tim, MD, Baton Rouge 

Bertucci, Bryan, MD, Chalmette 

Biggs, Otis, MD, Leesville 

Blereau, Robert, MD, Morgan City 

Bonilla, Edwin, MD, DeRidder 

Boyer, Sylvia, MD, Lake Charles 

Beuttner, Craig, MD, Northport, Ala. 

Dawson, Mark, MD, Rayne 

Dollar, Mark, MD, West Monroe 

Fort, III, Arthur, MD, Shreveport 

Gravois, Wayne, MD, Zachary 

Grimball, Roger, MD, Sulphur 

Harris, Robert, MD, Bernice 

Harvey, Jr.,, Henry, MD, Baton Rouge 

Heidenreich, Jack, MD, Raceland 

Horton, Charles , MD, Berryville, Ark. 

Ishler, Harold, MD, Baton Rouge 

Jens, Daniel , MD, Metairie 

Kemmerly, Kenneth, MD, New Orleans 

Kirby, Dean, MD, Ruston 

Krier, Brian, MD, Monroe 

LaHaye, Nick, MD, Ville Platte 

Landry, Nathan, MD, Lafayette 

Lapite, Oladapo, MD, Monroe 

LeBeau, Thomas, MD, Lake Charles 

LeBlanc, Brian, MD, New Roads 

Luke, John, MD, Lecompte 

Madden, Michael, MD, Alexandria 

Malkovich, Eleanor, , Lake Charles 

Marcello, Michael, MD, Mathews 

Marlow, Robert, MD, Huntsville, Ala. 

Marx, James, MD, Clinton 

McGuinness, John, MD, Mobile, Ala. 

McLain, Elizabeth, MD, Eunice 

Moore, Robert, MD, Alexandria 

Morgan, Cara, MD, Houma 

Nicewander, Kurt, MD, New Orleans 

Nieto, Sandy, MD, Mandeville 

O'Neal, Keane, MD, Lake Charles 

Parker, Sandra, MD, Mangham 

Picou, Bryan, MD, Natchitoches 

Picou, Marguerite, MD, Natchitoches 

Pilgrim, Randal, MD, Lafayette 

Pistorius, Michael, MD, Minden 

Pittman, Marcus, MD, Covington 

Rachal, Paul , MD, New Roads 

Richert, Allen, MD, Sulphur 

Scott, Benson, MD, West Monroe 

Streiffer, Richard, MD, New Orleans 

Tassin, Jr., John, MD, Ville Platte 

Tran, Andy, MD, Monroe 

Waddill, James, MD, Baton Rouge 

Waldo, Stephen, MD, Hammond 

Yongue, Marelle, MD, Lafayette 

Zoorob, Roger, MD, MPH, Kenner 

As of May 30, 2002 

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55Th Annual Assembly & Exhibition 

Meeting Agenda 

July 18-21, 2002, Destin, Florida 

Sandestin Hilton Beach & Golf Resort 

Wednesday, July 17, 2002 

3:00 pm—7:00 pm Registration Desk Open 

(Physicians & Exhibitors) 


6:30 am—12:45 pm Registration Desk Open 

7:00—7:45 am Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors 

7:45—7:55 am Welcome, Announcements & Introductions 

Michael Marcello, MD, LAFP President 

7:55—8:55 am Balancing the Risks & Benefits of Arthritis 

Treatment—Charles Cefalu, MD 

8:55—9:55 am Acute Pain Management—Inpatient and 

Outpa tient—Michael Jennings, MD 

9:55—10:35 am Break with Exhibitors 

10:35—11:35 am Non-Invasive Evaluation and Treatment of 

Bladder Control Problems in Primary Care 

Charles Cefalu, MD 

11:35 am—12:35 pm Cardiac Stress Testing—Michael Madden, MD 

12:45 pm—2:30 pm LAFP Board of Directors Meeting 

2:45—4:45 pm LAFP Foundation Board of Directors Meeting 

5:00—6:30 pm LAFP Foundation Research Committee Meeting 

Friday, July 19, 2002 


7:00—7:45 am Continental Breakfast 

7:50—7:55 am Announcements & Introductions 

7:55—8:55 am Impaired Physicians Program—Gary Olbrich, MD 

8:55—9:55 am Chronic Pain—Michael Jennings, MD 



10:35—11:35 am Medical Compounding-Doug Boudreaux, PharmD 

11:35—12:35 pm PDA’s & Drug to Drug Interactions—Are PDAs the 

Answer to Managing This Overwhelming Amount 

of Information —Michael Bottorff, PharmD 

2:00—4:00 pm Louisiana Clerkship Preceptor Workshop 

Presented jointly by faculty from LSU and 

Tulane Family Medicine 

Prospective and current preceptors are welcome. 

Saturday, July 20, 2002 


7:00—7:30 am Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors 

7:30—10:00 am General Assembly—Membership Meeting 



10:35—11:35 am New Drug Update—Tom Frank, PharmD, BCPS 

11:35—12:35 pm Children’s Bone & Calcium Health 

Richard Kreipe, MD 

12:45—2:30 pm Awards & Installation Luncheon 

2:30—3:15 pm Dessert with Exhibitors—Grand Prize Drawing 

Winner Must Be Present 

3:15—3:20 pm Announcements & Introductions 

3:20—4:20 pm Congenital Heart Failure: Early Recognition 

and 

Treatment—Kathy Hebert, MD 

4:20—5:20 pm New Advances in Treating Type 2 Diabetes 

Ziab Mamish, MD 

7:00—10:00 pm President’s “Beach” Party—Family Fun Night 

Sunday, July 21, 2002 


7:00 am Continental Breakfast 


7:20—8:20 am CyroSurgery—Robert Moore, MD 

8:20—9:20 am Managing Erectile Dysfunction: Considerations 

for Primary Care—George Carr, MD 

9:20—9:45 am Coffee Break 


9:50—10:50 am Infectious Disease Update—Susan McLellan, MD 

10:50—11:50 am Pediatric Rashes—Robin English, MD 

11:50—12:00 pm Farewell Remarks 

Mark your 2003 Calendar 

8th Annual Winter Conference 

March 1-4, 2003, Beaver Run Resort, 

Breckenridge, Colorado 

Speakers and/or topics are subject to change without notice. 

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Program Information 

Registration 

Registration fee covers CME offerings, syllabus, and daily 

continental breakfasts and coffee breaks, as well as one complimentary 

ticket to the Awards and Installation Luncheon and 

President’ s Party. Additional tickets and Guest Registrations 

can be purchased at a nominal charge. See Registration Form for 

pricing. 

Cancellation Policy 

Refunds, less a $75 administrative charge, will be given on 

receipt of written cancellations received prior to June 17, 

2002. 

Accommodations 


To make reservations contact the Sandestin Hilton at 800-367- 

1271 and identify yourself as an LAFP Physician Attendee or 

give them our “group code” AFP. 

Rates are available from July 17-20, 2002. Any dates outside of 

the room block dates are subject to availability. All rooms in 

the LAFP block will be held until June 7, 2002 or until all the 

rooms in the block are reserved, whichever may occur first. 

King/Double Junior Suite or King Executive Suite $190 

nightly. When making your reservation be sure to indicate 

whether you want a Junior Suite (East Tower Room with Bunk 

Beds) or an Executive Suite (King Bed-West Tower without Bunk 

Beds). A Resort Fee of $10 per day (subject to change), plus tax 

will be added to the above rates. 

Online Reservations: You may also make your reservation 

online by visiting Sandestin’s website at 

www.sandestinbeachhilton.com/reservations 

1. Select option number 1 for real-time reservations 2. After 

completing dates & preferences go to the “Special Accounts” 

section. 3. Enter AFP, LAFP’s Group Code, in the Group Code 

field . You may encounter problems making reservations with 

dates that fall outside of our room block. In that case, you will 

have to phone in your reservation. Also, please contact Sonora 

Norman at the LAFP office (800) 375-5237, if you are unable reserve 

a room at the Hilton. 

Sandestin Resort 

Contact the Sandestin Resort at (800) 320-8115 and identify 

yourself as an LAFP meeting attendee. We have negotiated a 

variety of rooms, including hotel, studio, and 1 and 2 bedroom 

condos, ranging in price from $170–$387 per night. Our room 

block drops on June 3, 2002. 

Embassy Suites 

Single/Double or King Suite —$169 

Contact the Embassy Suites at (850) 337-7000 and identify yourself 

as an LAFP meeting attendee. Our room block drops on June 

17, 2002. 

Special Events 

President’s “Beach” Party 

Saturday, July 20, 7:00-10:00 pm 

You won’t want to miss this indoor event, which will offer 

food, entertainment (live band, clown, face painting, balloon 

sculpting, etc) and a chance to spend time with family and 

friends, having fun “on the beach”. Registrants receive one 

complimentary ticket to this event. Additional tickets may be 

purchased for family and friends. Ticket prices are, Adult (12 

and over) $40, Child (Age 4-11) $20. Children 3 and under are 

free. Attire: Hawaiian Shirts, Leis, etc. 

Awards and Installation Luncheon 

Saturday, July 20, 12:45-2:30 pm 

Join us at the Installation & Awards Luncheon as outgoing 

President, Doctor Michael Marcello gives his official farewell. 

New officers will be installed followed by the inaugural 

address of incoming president, Doctor Marguerite Picou. This 

function also spotlights our Family Physician of the Year, 2002 

Partners, and 25-50 Year Members. Full meeting registrants 

receive one complimentary ticket to this event. Daily 

Registrants and others wishing to attend can purchase tickets 

by utilizing the Extra Ticket section of the Registration Form. 

Ticket prices are, Adult (12 and over) $30, Child (Age 4-11) 

$15. Children 3 and under are free. Attire: Business Casual 

Accreditation 

The Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians is accredited by 

the Louisiana State Medical Society to provide continuing 

medical education for physicians. 

The Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians designates this 

educational activity for a maximum of 16 hours in Category 1 

credit towards t he AMA Physician Recognition Award. Each 

physician should claim only those hours of credit t hat he/ she 

actually spent in the educational activity. 

This program has been reviewed and is acceptable for 16 

Prescribed hours by the American Academy of Family 

Physicians. AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the AMA as 

equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 for the AMA Physicians’ 

Recognition Award. 

Objectives 

This activity is designed for the specialty of family medicine, 

but may also be of educational interest to the specialties of 

internal medicine, pediatrics and other primary care fields. It 

is designed to introduce providers to the latest infor-mation, 

techniques and technology applicable to office-based patient 

care through didactic lectures and interactive discussions. 

Upon completion of this activity, participants should have a 

working and applicable comprehension of these topics. Specific 

objectives for each topic will be included in the participant 

syllabus. 

This meeting also provides the opportunity for residents, 

students, educators and physicians to intereact. 

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Registration Form 

Destin, Florida, July 18-21, 2002 

Need More Information: Contact the LAFP by mail at 919 Tara Boulevard, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806, by phone 

800-375-5237, or 225-923-3313, by FAX 225-923-2909, or by email at academy@lafp.org. 

Please Print: 

Name: ______________________________________________________________________________ 

Mailing Address: ______________________________________________________________________ 

City: __________________________________ State: _____________________ Zip: _______________ 

Phone: _____________________ Fax: __________________ Email: ____________________________ 

Spouse/Guest Name: __________________________________________________________________ 

Children’s Names(s) and Age(s) if attending: ________________________________________________ 

How did you hear about this meeting_______________________________________________________ 

AAFP, Magazine, Website (CMESearch, etc), LAFP Mailing, LAFP Fax…... 

Please complete the following information by entering a check mark or number where indicated. 

This information will aid the LAFP in giving accurate counts for meal and social functions. 


Continental Breakfast (7:00-7:30 am) 

______ 

Friday, July 19, 2002 


Louisiana Clerkship Preceptor Workshop (2:00-4:00 pm) — Current & future preceptors are welcome. 

______ 

______ 

Saturday, July 20, 2002 


General Assembly (7:30-10:00 am) (Business Meeting for Membership) 

Awards & Installation Luncheon (12:45 pm—2:30 pm) — 1 ticket included with full meeting registration. 

President’s Party (7:00-10:00 pm) — 1 ticket included with full meeting registration. 

______ 

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______ 

______ 

Sunday, July 21, 2002 


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Please Complete Reverse 

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REGISTRATION FEES 

(NOTE: *Daily registration fees do not include tickets to the 

Installation & Awards Luncheon or President’s Party) *THU *FRI *SAT *SUN FULL TOTAL 

LAFP/AAFP MEMBER 

(Member ID #__________________________________________) 

Registration Fee $125 $125 $125 $125 $450 $_______________ 

LAFP/AAFP FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENT & LIFE MEMBERS 

(Member ID #__________________________________________) 


LAFP STUDENT MEMBERS (Member ID#___________________) 

(Registration Fee is complimentary, however, pre-registration is required : 

Registration not include tickets to Installation Luncheon or President’s Party.) 

$ -0- . 

ALLIED HEALTH/PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS 

(Copy of License must be attached) 


NON-MEMBER 

Specialty (_____________________________________________) 


GUEST REGISTRATION & EXTRA TICKETS 

Guest Registration (Includes all Continental Breakfasts, Installation & Awards 

Luncheon and President’s Party) 

$100 $_______________ 

Installation & Awards Luncheon (Saturday, July 20) Adults (Age 12 and Up) $30 $_______________ 

Child (Age 4-11 $15 $_______________ 

President’s Party (Saturday, July 20) Adults (Age 12 and Up) $40 _______________ 

Child (Age 4-11) $20 $_______________ 

Child (Age 3 and under) N/C #_______________ 

SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS 

I would like to sponsor the cost for (#_____) student(s) attendance at the social 

functions held in conjunction with our meeting. I would like to make a donation to the 

LAFP Foundation for: 

____ Tar Wars ____ Center of Excellence ____ Jean Aitken Fund 

$50 each $_______________ 

$_______________ 

TOTAL AMOUNT DUE LAFP 

$______________ 

PAYMENT MODE 

___ Check enclosed payable to LAFP OR ___ I prefer to use a credit card: ___ Visa ___ MasterCard 

Check #_________________ 

___ American Express ___ Discover Card 

Card Number: _________________________________________________________ Expiration Date: _______________ 

Card Holder’s Name: _______________________________________ Signature: _______________________________________ 

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//Summer

A R O U N D T H E D E P A R T M E N T 

Tulane University School of 

Medicine, Department 

of Family and 

Community Medicine 

Rick Streiffer, MD 

Professor & Chairman 

Winkie King–Senior Program 

Coordinator, Predoctoral Education 

Tulane Family Medicine is especially 

proud of the Match Day 2002 results. 

Ten of the graduating class of 145 will 

enter Family Practice Residency programs 

this July. Those Tulane Students, 

their new residencies, and their 

preceptors during their Family Medicine 

Clerkship,follow: 

Aran Degenhardt (matched at 

Beth Israel Medical Center, New 

York, NY) and Daniel Pace 

(matched at Univ Of Arkansas 

Medical Ctr. Jonesboro, AR, both 

precepted with Dr. Mark Dawson 

of Rayne, La); 

Christine Eisele (matched at U.C. 

San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 

precepted with Drs. Madden and 

Zeller and faculty at the Alexandria, 

La FP Residency); 

Sonya Foster-Merrow (matched 

at Lancaster General Hospital, 

Lancaster, PA, precepted with Dr. 

Bill Brandon and faculty at 

Ochsner in New Orleans East); 

Christopher Fernandez (matched 

at Scripps Memorial Hospital, La 

Jolla, CA, precepted with Dr. Alix 

Bouchette in Gretna, La); 

Anjali Niyogi (matched at East 

Jefferson General, Metairie, LA, 

precepted with Dr.Calvin Ennis in 

Pascagoula, MS); 

Cormac O'Connor and Donnelly 

Wilkes (both matched at Naval 

Hospital Program Camp Pendleton, 

CA, and precepted with Dr. 

Harry Rowe and faculty at the 

Pensacola Naval Hospital); 

Christine Knab (matched at York 

Hospital, York, PA, and precepted 

with Drs. Marguerite and Bryan 

Picou in Natchitoches, La) and 

Alpheaus Wise (matched at University 

Hospital-Columbia, Columbia, 

MO, and precepted with Dr. 

Christian Mayorga in Kenner, 

La). 

The Tulane Family Medicine Interest 

Group has elected its officers for the 

coming academic year. They are 

President, BJ Williams; Vice- 

President, Jen Baars ; Secretary, 

Jessica Galandak; Treasurer, Cara 

Kawahara. New president B.J. Williams 

hopes to attend the annual LAFP 

meeting in Destin this summer in addition 

to coordinating the registrations 

for the Tulane students at the AAFP’s 

July meeting in Kansas City for students 

and residents. During a recent 

planning session with our advising faculty, 

the students explored “domestic 

violence education” as their public 

service theme for the year. 

Tulane and LSU Family Medicine Departments 

will hold a joint workshop 

on precepting and office based 

teaching at the July LAFP meeting in 

Destin, Florida. The workshop is 

scheduled for Friday, July 19 th in the 

afternoon. Current and prospective 

preceptors are invited to attend. 

The program will run for 2 hours. 

We recently welcomed a new faculty 

member to our department, Ravi Vadlamudi, 

MD. Ravi received his medical 

degree from Michigan State University 

and completed his family medicine 

residency last year at the University 

of Wisconsin. He most recently 

(May 2002) received a Masters in Public 

Health and Tropical Medicine from 

Tulane University. In addition to full 

time clinical activities, Ravi will be 

precepting and lecturing our third year 

medical students. 

Pam Wiseman, MD, Assistant Professor, 

a faculty fellow in the Michigan 

State University Primary Care Research 

Fellowship program, will present 

the results of her fellowship research 

at Michigan State this June. 

The title of her presentation is 

“Counting Steps: Using the Digiwalker 

to Measure Physical Activity in Children.” 

This research was conducted 

at the Butler Elementary School based 

clinic here in the New Orleans area, 

where she serves as the Medical Director. 

James Theis, MD, Assistant Professor 

was awarded the top Family Medicine 

Teacher Award at the student's annual 

Owl Club banquet. This is the second 

year that Jim has received this honor, 

bestowed by the students in the third 

year class. Dr. Theis conducts clerkship 

curriculum segments on Dermatology, 

Substance abuse, and evidencybased 

treatment of respiratory infections. 

The students really enjoy the 

hands-on opportunity to learn stitching 

and biopsy techniques. Dr. Theis also 

co-directs the International rotation 

for seniors, and presented a recent 

informational session on taking an 

elective abroad to the Community 

Medicine Interest Group in April. 

Rick Streiffer, MD, Chairman, was 

named in the current issue of the Ladies 

Home Journal, as one of the 

“Best Doctors for Families - Coast to 

Coast”. But, we already knew that! 

Clerkship preceptor and Tulane public 

health doctorate recipient, Joe 

Breault, MD, ScD, with the Ocshner 

Foundation, was also named in that 

LHJ article. 

In an ongoing effort to improve the 

scholarly and research skills of faculty 

in the department, the Research Division 

of Family and Community Medicine 

holds an Evidence Based Medicine 

(EBM) Journal Club the second Thursday 

each month. Five EBM Journal 

Club meetings have been held since 

December 2001. Each month, a different 

general topic is covered, usually 

centered on reading the literature 

with a more critical eye to the quality 

of the evidence presented in the article 

is discussed. Last May 9, Dr. Rob 

Chasuk, of the Baton Rouge General 

Family Medicine Residency, who is also 

collaborating in our department’s research 

program, led the discussion. 

For more information, contact Dr. 

Meriwether at 504-988-4700. 

Just a reminder to all of you, if you 

couldn’t make our Family Practice Update 

2002 in late May, you will have 

another opportunity this coming November 

2002. As we reported last 

time we will run our Update 2002 two 

times this year and the Tulane Family 

Medicine preceptors may use their discount 

voucher if they haven’t already. 

More on that later…. 

With the close of our academic year 

we would like to take this opportunity 

to thank all of the Family Docs who 

have precepted, lectured and supported 

our Family Medicine Clerkship 

this past year. Please don’t hesitate 

to contact us if we can reciprocate in 

anyway. 

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DONOR FORM 

It’s never too late to contribute an item for the LAFP Foundation Silent Auction. Anyone can donate (office staff, pharmaceutical 

companies, etc.) and items can range from crafts and collectibles to goodie baskets, and vacation getaways. Use your 

imagination and help make our 9th Annual Silent Auction, which will be held during LAFP’s Annual Assembly, July 18-21, 

2002, a successful one. Note: Donations to the auction may be considered tax deductible charitable contributions. 

PLEASE PRINT: 

Name: 

Address: ________________________________ City: ________________________ State: _______________ Zip: 

Telephone: (home): ______________________________________ Telephone (office): 

Fax: ___________________________________ Email: 

DONATED BY: 

ESTIMATED VALUE: $_________ (It is important to assign a value. The value of your item may be tax deductible. You will 

receive a 

receipt for the amount indicated on the form.) 

ITEM DONATED: (Detailed description, please include any restrictions or time limits) 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

Please complete and return this form to the LAFP Foundation, 919 Tara Blvd., Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806, by July 1, 

2002. Use one sheet per donation. It would be appreciated if you could bring the items to the LAFP Registration Desk at the 

Hilton Hotel prior to 1:00 pm on Thursday, July 18. You can also deliver the items(s) to our office prior to July 1st if you 

prefer. If you need to discuss pick-up or shipping please give us a call at (225) 923-3313 or (800) 375-5237. 

The following individuals have supported our Academy for the past 25-50 years. These long time members will be 

honored during our 55th Annual Assembly at our Installation & Awards Luncheon scheduled for Saturday, July 20, 

2002, Destin, Florida. 

Fifty Years 

Forty-Five Years 

Forty Years 

Thirty-Five Years 

Thirty Years 

Twenty-Five Years 

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Consultant Directory 

Allergy & Immunology 

James M. Kidd, III, M.D. 

8017 Picardy Ave. 


Phone: 225-769-4432 

Fax: 225-768-7642 

Allergy, Asthma, Clinical Immunology 

Richard H. Kent, MD, FACAAI 

2912 Warren St. 

Lake Charles LA 70601 

Phone: 337-478-8074 

Fax: 337-478-8089 

Orthopaedic Surgery 

Thibodaux Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic 

Neil J. Maki, MD 

Michael A. LaSalle, MD 

525 St. Mary Street 

Thibodaux LA 70301 

Phone: 985-446-6284 

Fax: 985-447-1754 

Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic 

Barry M. Rills, M.D 

Larry G. Ferachi, M.D. 

A. Brent Bankston, M.D. 

8595 Picardy, Suite 320 


Phone: 225-924-2424 

Fax: 225-924-5653 

Orthopedic Surgery 

M. Angela Mayeaux, MD 

401 N. College, Suite 2 

Lafayette, LA 70506 

Phone: 337-235-1600 

Fax: 337-235-1604 

Gerald R. Gehringer Award and Family Physician 

Award Recipient: Congratulations to recent graduate, 

Reagan E. Elikins, MD, of LSU, New Orleans on being 

named the 2002 Gerald R. Gehringer Award Winner. 

Christopher Fernandez del Riego, MD Tulane Medical 

School graduate was the recipient of the Scott Gregory 

Kramer, M.D. Family Medicine Award. Congratulations 

Dr. Kramer! 

Family Practitioner members of the American Geriatrics 

Society descended on Capital Hill last week during the 

American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Assembly 

Meeting held in Washington, DC to lobby for several major 

pieces of legislation relative to providing primary care to 

the elderly. 

One legislative issue involved the repeal of the 5.4% cut in 

Medicare reimbursement and the other involved a case 

management code that would reimburse family physicians 

for the time and/or complexity of an elderly patient office 

visit. Last week's congressional meetings were held in follow-up 

to testimony given at a recent Senate Committee 

on Aging Hearing in DC (Chaired by John Breaux, D-LA) 

during which Charles A. Cefalu, M.D., M.S., Professor 

and Associate Chairman for Geriatric Program Development 

in the Department of Family Medicine at LSUHSC in NO, LA 

testified relative to these two pieces of legislation. 

Rick Streiffer, MD, Chairman, Tulane University, Department 

of Family and Community Medicine, and Joe 

Breault, MD, ScD, Ocshner Foundation were named in 

the current issue of the Ladies Home Journal, as one of the 

“Best Doctors for Families - Coast to Coast”. 

If you have recently won an award, are involved in your community, volunteer in 

your spare time, etc...let us know! Send us information about your 

accomplishments and we will get the news out in a future issue of the Louisiana 

Family Doctor. This is your opportunity to let your peers know that you are a 

“Member On the Move.” Send to: LAFP • Members on the Move, 919 Tara Blvd. • 

Baton Rouge, LA 70806, fax: 225-923-2909 • email: academy@lafp.org 

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R E S I D E N T S ’ C O R N E R 

LSUHSC-Kenner 

Residency Program 

Roger J. Zoorob, MD, MPH, 

Program Director 

Our class of third-year residents will 

hold a graduation ceremony on June 

27 th at the City Entergy Club in New 

Orleans. Congratulations to the 

graduates: Sanjna Malpani, Malini 

Kumar, Harry Chen, Chris Naquin, 

Bert Tillery, Sidney Marchand and 

Victor Weaver. 

Our new first-years will enter the 

program during orientation week, 

June 24-28, 2002. We welcome Ross 

Fremin, Sadia Yahya, Iliaben Patel, 

Coleman Pratt, Thanh Vo, and Lorrie 

Brenckle. We also welcome Hung 

Nguyen who will be joining our 

LSUSHC program as a second-year 

resident. 

Drs. Ernest James and Sarat Raman, 

first-year residents, will be attending 

the NCFPR Seminar in Kansas City, 

MO at the beginning of August. 

Vanessa Holmes, our residency coordinator, 

will accompany them. Dr. 

Roger Zoorob and Dr. Kevin Hayes 

will attending a residency fair at the 

Family Medicine Interest Group at the 

University of Mississippi in Jackson on 

September 9 th . 

LSUHSC’s annual Family Practice Update, 

directed by Dr. Roger Zoorob, 

was held during the week of April 15 th 

at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in the 

French Quarter. Approximately 180 

physicians participated. Speakers 

included almost all of our faculty: 

Drs. Roger Zoorob, Gina Mangun-Mire, 

Michele Larzelere, James Campbell, 

Mohamad Sidani, Vincent Morelli, 

Ronald Gagne and Charles Cefalu. 

LSUHSC-Shreveport 

Residency Program 

Kim J. Hunter, Coordinator 

The department of Family Practice is 

proud to announce two recent additions 

to our program. Kim J. Hunter 

joined us as Residency Coordinator on 

December 1, 2001. Kim comes from 

within the LSUHSC system and previously 

was the Executive Assistant Director 

of Environmental Services. 

She has been with the LSUHSC family 

for five years. Connie Bunton joined 

us as Residency secretary in November 

2001. She hails from Colorado. 

We are very pleased to have both of 

these ladies in our program. 

Dr. Edward J. Mayeaux, Jr., who is 

our Associate Program Director, is 

now Professor of Family Medicine and 

professor of Clinical Obstetrics and 

Gynecology. He has also been 

elected for a two-year term to serve 

on the board of American Society for 

Colposcopy Cervical Pathology. 

Dr. John Bart Pope has been selected 

to serve a 3 year term as the LSUHSC 

respesentative member to the Louisiana 

Medicaid Pharmacy and Therapeutics 

Committee. He also was recently 

appointed by the American 

Academy of Family Practice to serve 

as a representative to the Competencies 

and Standards Task Group of the 

National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable 

sponsored by the American Cancer 

Society. 

The department continues to grow. 

Congratulations goes out to Dr's Ken 

and Atossa Stanley. Atossa is a 3rd 

year and she gave birth to a health 

girl in February. Dr. Eric and Shanna 

Dupree followed suit in April with the 

birth of their son. Mr. Jay and Chief 

resident, Dr. Amy Hammons will complete 

the cycle with the anticipated 

birth of their child later this month. 

Dr. and Mrs. Randy Richter eldest 

daughter, Melanie was united in marriage 

to Kiley Hooper on March 22, 

2002. Dr. Kevin McGann, 3rd year 

and Dr. Philip Isherwood, 3rd year 

both announced engagements this 

year. Dr. McGann will tie the knot in 

August and Dr. Isherwood will follow 

suit in October. CONGRATULATIONS 

TO EACH OF THEM. 

Our residents have been actively involved 

in the “Tar Wars” efforts. 

With the support from AHEC our residents 

and faculty presented this program 

to over 500 fourth & fifth graders 

in April. The response from teachers 

and students was heart-warming. 

The 3rd year residents are eagerly 

anticipating their graduation ceremony 

on June 28, 2002. Each of 

them have accepted the following 

positions: 

• Somes Guha will be joining the 

faculty of the University of West 

Virginia 

• Amy Hammons will join the staff 

of Schumpert Medical Center in 

Shreveport 

• John Hogg will start a private 

practice in Natchez 

• Atossa Stanley will join the staff 

of Willis-Knighton Pierremont in 

Shreveport 

The planning committee consists of 

our newly elected chief residents: 

William Maranto and Eric Dupree. If 

you are ever in Shreveport on a 

Wednesday night you can catch Will 

singing at Semolina's Restaurant during 

open Mic night. He is worth the 

trip and the food isn’t bad either. 

We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of 

our new residents: 

• Joseph Bolger, 2nd year Rural - 

Vivian, Dr. Bolger comes to us 

from John Peter Smith in Ft. 

Worth, Texas 

• Benjamin Hogg, 1st year, Dr. 

Hogg is one of our own graduating 

seniors. 

• Abdul Khan, 1st year, Dr. Khan 

comes to us from Baylor University 

in Houston, Texas 

• Greg Salard, 1st year, Dr. Salard 

is one of our own graduating seniors. 

• Marshall Sanson, 1st year, Dr. 

Sanson is one of our own graduating 

senior. 

We are pleased to have 3 new residents 

come to us from our own 

school of medicine. 

University Medical Center 

Lafayette 

David Reehlmann, LCSW 

We are told that change is the one 

constant; that it is a positive force. 

Time, also, it seems, moves quickly, 

(despite the old Guess Who song to 

the contrary) particularly in retrospect. 

Al Rees says it is because, as 

we age, each additional year constitutes 

a smaller and smaller proportion 

of the time lived. I’m not sure. 

However, there are times that 

change seems to be more encompass- 

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ing than others. This, to me, seems to 

be such a time: Residents are graduating, 

new people will be coming in to 

take their positions, and we are having 

some othe staff changes. As usual, 

while we eagerly anticipate the arrival 

of the new folks, we know we will miss 

the others who are excited and perhaps 

a little anxious to be moving on 

to the next phase of their lives. 

The Family Practice Residency in Lafayette 

is pleased to be able to introduce 

another promising group of incoming 

residents who will be starting 

in July. They are: Patricia Brinkley, 

Texas Tech University Health Science 

Center School of Medicine; Michael 

Duplechain, LSU School of Medicine in 

New Orleans; Glen Lafleur, American 

University of the Caribbean; Craig 

Menard, St. Matthews University; 

Mitch Montelaro, LSU School of Medicine 

in New Orleans; Brian Rich, Central 

America Health Science University; 

Laura Rogers, American University 

of the Caribbean; and Joseph 

Ryan, LSU School of Medicine in New 

Orleans. We look forward to having 

these folks with us and eagerly anticipate 

their arrival in July. 

Another change that we are soon to 

experience is that Joe Ferguson, MD 

will be leaving our faculty to return to 

another passion, medical missionary 

work. Before joining us approximately 

three years ago, Joe spent 

considerable time in Belize providing 

medical care to an underprivileged 

population. He will soon be providing 

such services to a similar population, 

this time in the good old USA. We are 

happy for Joe in having successfully 

made a difficult decision, and wish he 

and his family well in their new environment. 

Joe will be very much 

missed personally by everyone, and 

his experience and skills in so many 

areas will be hard to replace. 

It seems like yesterday that faculty 

member Kent Humble excitedly told 

me, “I’m having a girl!” That, 

somehow, struck me funny but, because 

I didn’t want to pop his bubble, 

I didn’t bother to explain to 

him that he needed to give his wife, 

Stephanie, one of our former residents, 

at least a little credit. Nevertheless, 

the two became the 

proud parents of Sarah, their first 

child, born 9 March ’02. Congratulations! 

Andrew Chesson and Craig Greene 

were selected new chief residents 

for next academic year, and will replace 

Jason Chambers and Gary 

Toups. 

A crawfish boil was held last month 

at the home of program director 

Kim Edward LeBlanc, MD, Ph.D. Dr. 

LeBlanc was, by the way, fairly recently 

appointed the National Nutritional 

Spokesperson for the AAFP 

Foundation. 

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To our Tar Wars Presenters and Regional Partners: 

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you all on a job well done. I am sure that the parents 

and teachers are proud of our accomplishments in getting the anti-tobacco “Tar Wars” message to the 

children of Louisiana. Our state outreach was a success. 

We also would like to take this opportunity to thank all the children for their bright poster ideas. They 

were great! We have forwarded our winning poster to the Tar Wars National Office in Leakwood, Kansas 

for the National Tar Wars Poster Competition in Washington, DC in July, and we believe our poster 

will do well. 

On behalf of the Board of Directors, myself and the executive staff, we thank each and every one of you 

for your support and efforts. 

Sincerely, 

Harold Ishler, Jr., MD, President 

Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians Foundation 

LAFP State Tar Wars Poster 1st Place Winner 

Van Miller (11 yrs.), Lake Charles 

Second Place Winner 

William Doucet (11 yrs). Lake Charles 

3 rd Place Winner 

Peter Ferguson (11 yrs), Lafayette 

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