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Spring Meeting in Natchez
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LPMA joined Mississippi Psychiatric Association the Louisiana & Mississippi Councils for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and the Louisiana Chapter of the American Society for Addiction Medicine for a great event in Natchez, MS! The weather was amazing! We visited the city's historic cemetery and a beautiful 18th century Bed & Breakfast was the setting to celebrate MPA's 50th Anniversary
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Congratulations
2018 Excellence in Psychiatry
Resident-Fellow Award Winners!
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Carine Nzodom, MD
LSU Baton Rouge
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Eric West, MD
LSU New Orleans
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Not Pictured
Chris Davis, MD
Tulane University
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Each year Residency Program Directors select an Excellence in Psychiatry award winner from their respective programs. Winners must be an LPMA resident member in their terminal year going into practice or a fellowship. Candidates must be staying in Louisiana to practice or expressing strong plans to return to Louisiana to practice post fellowship.
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Sydney
Smith
LSU Baton Rouge
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Douglas
Alexander
LSU New Orelans
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Rachel Voss
LSU Shreveport |
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The Bick
Award
is
given
each
year
to
the
graduating
medical
student
from each of Louisiana's medical schools who demonstrate outstanding achievement and promise in psychiatry.This award was established in1970 by LPMA in honor of Dr. John W. Bick, Jr. Dr. Bick was an excellent general psychiatrist who was open to new ideas, well versed in both the biological modes of treatment and in psychodynamics ,and highly respected as a clinician. LPMA member, John W. Bick III, who is listed among the "Top Doctors" in New Orleans, is his son.
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| 2018 Spring Meeting
Poster Competition Award Winners
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Pictured left is1st Place Poster Winner Dr. Krutika Chokhawala for
Decrease in Neural Connectivity Seen on Neuroimaging in Adolescent with Poly Substance Abuse
Pictured far left is Kunal Maini, MD taking
2nd place for his entry Deutetrabenazine vs Valbenazine
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Also pictured left center Maneek Kaler, MD took
3rd Place for her submission Marijuana
Congratulations to all!
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LPMA member Dr. Denese Shervington received this year's APA Assembly Award for Excellence in Service and Advocacy from the Women of the Assembly. This award, presented by the Assembly Women's Caucus goes to a woman member of the APA whose work exemplifies excellence in clinical mental health care combined with service to members of an underserved minority community. Thanks for your great work Dr. Shervington!
LPMA APA Assembly Representative, Dr. Mary Jo Fitz-Gerald has been
appointed to the Public and Community Psychiatry committee by Area 5. Dr. Fitz-Gerald also serves on their committee for Disasters. We appreciate your hard work!
Great work ladies!
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A special thanks to our supporters who helped us make the Spring Meeting possible. And to American Professional Agency, Inc. for the Resident-Fellow dinner Friday night and Janssen Pharmaceuticals for providing Saturday's lunch!
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Addiction Counseling & Educational Resources
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Magventure
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Pfizer
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Alkermes
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M
eridian Programs
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Physician's World - Takeda/Lundbeck
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American Professional Agency, Inc.
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Merit Health River Region Behavioral Health
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Profesional Risk Management Services, Inc.
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Forrest General Hospital
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Merit Health Gulf Oaks
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Rivermind Health
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Galen US
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Merit Health
Rankin County
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Shire
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Janssen Pharmaceuticals
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Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
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Sunovion
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L&M Healthcare Communications LLC/Otsuka
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Neurostar
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Woodlake Center
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Longbranch Healthcare
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Ochsner
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L
PMA Executive Council Members
voted to forego a fall meeting this
year.
Instead, efforts and resources
be focused to host the 2019
Spring Meeting that will be held
in
New Orleans. Final dates and
the location will be announced soon.
2019 Annual Spring Meeting
ACE Hotel New Orleans
February 15-17
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News & Benefits from APA
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Free to Members CME Course of the Month:
Lithium and Bipolar Disorder in Children
Feeling Burned Out? Take the wellbeing self-assessment and access resource tools to help you. Click here to take the self-assessment today.
APA announces Ned H Kalin, MD to assume the role of Editor in Chief of the American Jouranl of Psychiatry beginning January 1, 2019.
A statement of support of U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams' recommendation to widen the availability of Naloxone, which can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose was made by the APA. Click here to read it.
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Job Opportunities
South Louisiana Veterans Health Care System -
contact Garry Laborde, LCSW at 504 571-8283 for more information.
Integrated Behavioral Health, LLC - Contact Tricia Mogg
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