MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR
As we continue to battle the COVID Pandemic, I send my heartfelt sympathies to all who have lost their family members and friends to COVID. I would also like to commend all healthcare providers who have worked tirelessly and put themselves in harm’s way to care for COVID patients around the state. I have had the honor and privilege of serving as Editor-in-Chief to the LSMS Journal since January 1, 2002. Alas, it is time for me to resign this post as of January 1, 2022. I am forever grateful for the many great physicians of our state who served on the journal’s editorial board with me over these many years. I would also like to thank Jeff Williams and all of the LSMS staff who have been kind, considerate and competent in helpingme make the LSMS Journal a valuable asset to Louisiana physicians.
Last but not least, I would you like to thank my wife Cynthia for her unwavering love and support throughout the years. ■
D. Luke Glancy, MD Editor-in-Chief
LSMS…THE VOICE OF LOUISIANA PHYSICIANS
When you join the Louisiana State Medical Society (LSMS), we support your interests and the issues that matter to you. We provide an outlet for your voice as a profession, in our case physicians, to be heard. What does it mean to have the LSMS on your side? It means
polices and positions approved or implemented by the AMA. Historically, these differences were all related to the practice of medicine and to physicians. However, in recent years the AMA has gotten further away from medicine as its wading into social justice and political waters that have nothing to do with medicine. Furthermore, many of these differences are in stark contrast to our policies (LSMS), customs, and beliefs here in Louisiana. As such, I feel its necessary today to make sure every Louisiana physician knows and understands that the Louisiana State Medical Society (LSMS) has no formal affiliation with, authority over, nor do we sponsor or endorse the opinions of, or information disseminated by, the American Medical Association (AMA). The LSMS represents the physicians of Louisiana, their values and beliefs and are bound by polices approved by our House of Delegates and Board of Governors. ■
you have an organization that will listen, investigate issues, andmake your voice, the physicians voice, heard. However, at times, that message may be confused with what others are doing or saying. In my sixteen years at the LSMS, I’ve found our organization at odds with the American Medical Association (AMA) many times over differing views. In fact, as an organization, the LSMS spends time each year distancing Louisiana from irresponsible and unnecessary
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