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New LPMA Officers
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 Dr. A. Kenison (Ken) Roy,III will assume the presidency of LPMA at the end of the APA meeting in May. He is a graduate of the Tulane Medical School where he also completed a residency in psychiatry. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is also certified in the subspecialty of Addiction Psychiatry. He practices psychiatry in Metairie with Addiction Recovery Resources. The other elected officers are M. Kaleem Arshad, President-Elect; Lee Stevens, Secretary and Michelle Simon, Treasurer.
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 Winstead Selected
The American College of Psychiatrists selected Dan Winstead M.D. as its President-Elect. The American College of Psychiatrists is a not-for-profit honorary association dedicated to providing continuing education to its members. Membership is limited to 750 practicing psychiatrists who have demonstrated outstanding competence and national recognition in the field of psychiatry.
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Meeting Success
CATHY THOMPSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
 In our last issue, I forgot to mention our November meeting. We went to a Hornets Basketball game. If you have not been, it is really awesome! I’m pretty sure we had some of the best seats in the house. We were in a suite with great food and high spirits. And to top off an already good time, the Hornets won! This year’s Spring Meeting was held in Lafayette. If you missed it, you missed some really great information. The faculty who presented at the meeting were amazing. They did a great job explaining the technology and gave many examples about how they are using it successfully with their patients.
It is hard to believe that another legislative session has arrived. The Executive Council met by phone to discuss bills that are currently filed affecting Mental Health. Information will be sent to each of you by way of “Legislative Alerts.” We will ask for input as well as your action on certain issues that come up along the way. Please take a moment to share your thoughts and contact your legislators when asked. This will greatly improve your ability to keep mental health care in the hands of you and your patient.
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 It is time to start planning now for the 164th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association which will take place from May 14-18, 2011 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The last time that the APA met in Hawaii was more than 35 years ago. I would like to encourage you to take advantage of this extraordinary location as an opportunity to learn about the newest advances and treatments in psychiatry while simultaneously enjoying the cultural experience of a truly global venue. |
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APA District Branches
The APA sponsored a contest among District Branches to determine the DB in each Area with the highest percentage of members that attended the 2010 Annual Meeting in New Orleans. We are pleased to announce the following Area winners:
1: Ontario District Branch Area
2: Brooklyn Psychiatric Society Area
3: Psychiatric Society of Delaware &
Washington Psychiatric Society* Area
4: Eastern Missouri Psychiatric Society Area
5: Louisiana Psychiatric Medical
Association Area
6: Central California Psychiatric Society Area
7: Western Canada District Branch (*It was a tie and both branches win the prize)
Those DBs each win a prize of THREE FREE MEMBER REGISTRATIONS to the 2011 Annual Meeting in Hawaii. The winning DBs may decide how to award the registrations. However, once the individual registrations are awarded, it is important to let us know the names of the winners so that our Annual Meetings Department can arrange the waived registration fee. We’d also love to hear about the different ways the DBs will award the registrations, e.g., raffle, silent auction, etc. Congratulations!! |
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Contributions Welcome
Contributions to the LPMA Newsletter are welcome. Both
personal and professional items of interest in written or
photograph form are sought. Every effort will be made
to preserve the spirit and intent of the author when it is necessary to shorten or edit an article. Authors’ opinions do
not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the Louisiana
Psychiatric Medical Association. Letters to the editor and
responses to those letters are also welcome.
Mail: LPMA,
433 Pastureview Dr.
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
E-mail: ccmccs@bellsouth.net |
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