CONTENTS
JOURNAL EDITORIAL STAFF
EDITOR D. Luke Glancy, MD
VOL 173 | ISSUE 2 | SUMMER 2021
ASSOCIATE EDITOR L.W. Johnson, MD
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER JeffWilliams
4 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 5 LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS SINE DIE 8 LEGISLATIVE TIMELINE 9 SCOPE OF PRACTICE, NURSE PRACTITIONERS 10 ROLL CALL HB 495 11 ROLL CALL HB 442 12 COMMUNITY CONNECTOR PARTNERSHIPS 14 PHYSICIAN COALITION OF LOUISIANA 15 INFORMING OUR LEGISLATORS 16 WHAT DO PATIENTS SAY? 18 WHITE COAT WEDNESDAY 21 LEGISLATIVE RECEPTION 23 LEGISLATURE BOOTCAMP 24 AN INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN LOUISIANA 28 THE EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCE AT LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN NEW ORLEANS
JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARD Vice Chair, K. Barton Farris, MD Secretary/Treasurer, Richard Paddock, MD
Anthony Blalock, MD D. Luke Glancy, MD L.W. Johnson, MD Fred A. Lopez, MD
LSMS 2021 BOARD OF GOVERNORS OFFICERS President, Katherine Williams, MD Past President, Lee Stevens, MD President-Elect, William Freeman, MD Vice President, R. Reece Newsome, MD Speaker of the House, T. Steen Trawick, MD Vice Speaker, William“Beau” Clark, MD Secretary/Treasurer, Richard Paddock, MD Chair, COL, David Broussard, MD COUNCILORS District 1 Member, George Ellis, Jr., MD District 1 Alternate, Anne Borreson, MD District 2 Member, Robert Chugden, MD District 2 Alternate, Gabriel Rivera-Rodriguez, MD District 3 Member, Allen Vander, MD District 3 Alternate, Mark Hebert, MD District 4 Member, F. JeffWhite, MD District 4 Alternate, Susan Veillon, MD District 5 Member, Adrienne Williams, MD District 5 Alternate, Gwenn Jackson, MD District 6 Member, Michael Roppolo, MD District 6 Alternate, Azeen Sadeghian, MD District 7 Member, Brian Gamborg, MD District 7 Alternate, Donald Higgins, MD District 8 Member, Lance Templeton, MD
Obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Katherine Williams has trusted LAMMICO to provide her medical malpractice insurance for over 13 years.
EXPECTATIONS EXCEEDING
I left LAMMICO for lower rates that were offered at another medical malpractice insurer. I later learned that this other insurer had no follow up, risk management education or relationships. So I came back to LAMMICO.
When I was faced with a claim, which can be a difficult experience for any physician, LAMMICO went above and beyond with claim support during the defense of the claim. I felt like they cared. Throughout the claim process, LAMMICO fought beside me so that I prevailed in court when they could have chosen a simpler, less expensive path. LAMMICO maintains relationships that are far reaching and benefit all physicians. They’re more than an insurance company. – Katherine Williams, M.D., obstetrician-gynecologist
District 8 Alternate, Michael Dole, MD District 9 Member, Andy Blalock, MD District 9 Alternate, Vacant
District 10 Member, Nicholas Viviano, MD District 10 Alternate, Jeremy Henderson, MD Senior Physician Member, Robert McCord, MD Senior Physician Alternate, Greg Lord, MD Young Physician Member, Amberly Nunez, MD YoungPhysicianAlternate, Randall G.White, Jr.,MD Resident/Fellow Member, Omar Leonards, MD Resident/Fellow Alternate, Ken Ehrhardt, Jr., MD Medical Student Member, Jacob Boudreaux, MD Medical Student Alternate, Dan Frechtling
Building Enduring Partnerships 800.452.2120 | lammico.com
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