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Louisiana Family Doctor
Winter 2002
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Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians
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Roger Zoorob, MD, MPH, Editor
Sonora Norman, Managing Editor &
Production & Design
OFFICERS
Marguerite “Cissy” Picou, MD
President
Richard Streiffer, MD
President-Elect
Derek Anderson, MD
Vice President
Roger Zoorob, MD, MPH
Secretary
Bryan Picou, MD
Treasurer
Michael Marcello, MD
Immediate Past President
Brian Krier, MD
Speaker, General Assembly
Daniel Jens, MD
Vice Speaker, General Assembly
Donnie Batie, MD
Edward Martin, Jr., MD
Delegates to AAFP
Robert Lahasky, MD
Harold “Skip” Ishler Jr., MD
Alternate Delegates to AAFP
Michael Harper, MD, Chair
Education Committee
Bryan Picou, MD, Chair
Michael Oler, MD, Co-Chair
Operations Committee
Wayne Gravois, MD, Chair
Michael Marcello, MD, Co-Chair
Membership & Legislative
Issues Committee
Roger Zoorob, MD, MPH, Chair
LAFP Foundation Research Committee
LAFP STAFF
Sonora S. Norman
Executive Vice President
Administrative Assistants
Frances Termini
Cathy Stanley
In This Issue
The Board of Directors and Staff
of the Louisiana Academy of
Family Physicians wish you and
your family a very Happy New
Year!
President’s Message ··························································································4
From the Editor ···································································································5
From the EVP ······································································································6
Membership Update ···························································································7
To the Editor ········································································································8
Audit Report ········································································································9
LaREN Research Seminar ············································································· 11
2002 Foundation Donors ················································································· 12
8th Annual Winter Conference ···································································13-16
Call for Board Nominations ············································································· 17
2003 Foundation Donations ············································································ 18
Residents’ Corner ·······················································································19-21
LAFP Family Doctor of the Year Nominations ··········································23-24
News & Classified Advertising ········································································ 26
Consultant Directory ······························································ Inside Back Cover
LAFP Partners ··················································································· Back Cover
Guest Articles
Missing MD’s: Wanted more geriatricians to treat the aging ························· 25
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LAAMICO ········································································································· 10
Pharmacia ·············································································· Inside Back Cover
Schering/Key ···································································································· 11
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