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June 13, 2015
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• State Activities
• Federal Activities
• Member News & Information
• Science & Technology
State Activities
Ask Governor Jindal to Sign HB 843
HB 843 has come a long way since it was first introducedprior to the beginning of the legislative session. It has beenreported favorably without objection from the House Healthand Welfare Committee, the Senate Commerce and SenateFinance Committees. It has passed both the full House andSenate and now goes to the Governor for hisconsideration. None of this would have been possiblewithout YOUR support. Several amendments were adopted, with the support of theLSMS, that bolster the intent of the legislation includingmandating a review process by the LSBME Board before aformal investigation can move forward, requiring a burden ofproof (preponderance of evidence) for prosecution of acomplaint, and creating an appropriate separation of powersby precluding the executive director from also serving as thelead investigator on a case. For more information on the finalversion of the bill please click here. We need your help one last time as we continue to push HB843 along in the process to become law. Please askGovernor Bobby Jindal to support Louisiana's physicians andsign HB 843.
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Other State News
Louisiana Legislators Pass $24 Billion Budget, EndSession, theadvocate.comNew Delay in Getting a Health Clinic for Lafayette‐areaVeterans, nola.comLawmakers Agree to Tax Changes as Part of BudgetDeal, washingtontimes.com
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Federal Activities
Surprise Bills for Many Under Health Law, wsj.comPanel Tells F.D.A. to Back Second Drug to Help Heart,nytimes.comWhy Health Care IT Is Still on Life Support, politico.com
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Member News & Information
Meet a Member: Caroline Alquist, MD, PhD
Q. What is your favorite medical t.v. showor movie?A. The Mindy Project
Q. Where is your dream place to practicemedicine?A. A glass hospital in the woods. Can youtell I'm looking forward to my TransfusionFellowship at Dartmouth‐HitchcockMedical Center?
Q. Strangest medical question you have ever been asked?A. That's a tough call being in Pathology, but most recently:"Why wouldn't the 'blood bag' concept in the new Mad Maxmovie be a good idea?"
Q. What other profession would you have liked to pursue?A. Veterinarian.
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Q. Scrubs or white coat?A. White coat, but some mornings this can be a tough call.
Dr. Caroline Alquist is Chief Resident in the Department ofPathology at LSUHSC New Orleans and will begin a fellowshipat Dartmouth‐Hitchcock Medical Center in June. She hasbeen an LSMS member since her time as a medical student.We wish Dr. Alquist the best of luck in New Hampshire and asshe returns next fall to join Ochsner Medical Center.
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Science & Technology
March/April 2015 (Vol. 167, No. 2)
The next issue of the Journal is scheduled forpublication in June 2015.
See all of the articles published in the March/April2015 issue...
Other Science & Technology News
Reviving Old Antibiotics, oxfordjournals.comFinal Salvos Against Polio, nytimes.comScience has Found a Gene for Pain, sciencealert.com
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