Winterl 2017 draft

The
Stethoscope

KEEPING AN EAR ON WHAT AFFECTS OUR PHYSICIAN MEMBERS
Volume 15, Issue 4 Winter 2017

Capital Area Medical Society

5261 Highland Road #181
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone 225-273-7904
Fax 225-273-7905

www.CapitalAMS.org

OFFICERS MEMBERS AT LARGE

Will Freeman, MD Randy Brown, MD
President William “ Beau” Clark, MD

Reece Newsome, MD David Fargason, MD
President-Elect Rachel Gruner, MD
Rebecca Treuil, MD
Amberly Nunez, MD
Secretary/Treasurer STAFF
Sara Sotile, LCSW
Carol Patin, MD
Immediate Past

President

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From the President

Thank you for allowing me to serve as your President of the Capital Area Medi-
cal Society for the past year. With the help of our great Board of Directors we
have established a plan going forward as we move towards de-unification with
LSMS. While we remain affiliated with LSMS, we are more responsible for our
dues, direction, and the independent control of our organization.

Our biggest obstacle for the future is trying to grow our organization. Do you Will Freeman, MD
realize that there are over 1800 physicians in our community and just over President
400 have joined CAMS? If each of us will talk to, and convince one of our
friends, our partners, or a colleague to join we can double or even triple our
reach. Please do your part, recruit a colleague and help CAMS grow for the fu-
ture.

CAMS is growing and reaching out to be a better asset to you, our members, and a better community
partner. We offer several meetings a year which include CME, political advocacy, political forums, so-
cial events, and our ever-popular springtime crawfish boil. We offer scholarships to medical students
with special consideration for students with ties to our community, and are in the process of setting up
applications for grants for our members for their special community projects and organizations. CAMS
will always be involved with advocacy for our members benefit.

As a final reminder, now is the time for you to get involved. We are always looking for members to join
us on the board. We are actively reaching out to have our members join us at the House of Delegates
on January 26 – 27, 2018 at the Capital Hilton. If you are interested please reach out to Sara Sotile at
[email protected].

Will Freeman, MD

CAMS Announces 2018
Medical Student Scholarship

Two medical students will be awarded $1500 each for the year 2018. The student must
be from the Capital Area Medical Society Region (East/West Baton Rouge or Livingston
Parish) and have shown leadership and an interest in organized medicine. Priority will

be given to children of CAMS members and or referred by a CAMS member.

Please be considering referring someone you know who is worthy of this award.
For questions please contact Sara Sotile at [email protected].

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President Elect Comments

Our patients have plenty of questions concerning mammography. One of the Reece Newsome, MD
more common ones is when should a woman get her first mammogram. Assum- President-Elect
ing that a woman has no elevated risk factors, the American College of Radiology
recommends that a woman receives her first mammogram at the age of 40 and
continues to receive one every year as long as she has a life expectancy of at
least ten years. If she has a first degree relative (i.e. mother or sister) who had
breast cancer before the age of fifty, then the American College of Radiology rec-
ommends that the woman begins receiving screening mammograms every year
starting ten years before the age that her first degree relative was first diagnosed
with breast cancer.

The Monica Landry Helo Early Detection Act mandated that patients receive their
mammography and breast ultrasound reports via the mail. It also required that
the patients receive the following warning.

"If your mammogram demonstrates that you have dense breast tissue, which could hide abnormalities,
and you have other risk factors for breast cancer that have been identified, you might benefit from sup-
plemental screening tests that may be suggested by your ordering physician.”

"Dense breast tissue, in and of itself, is a relatively common condition. Therefore, this information is not
provided to cause undue concern, but rather to raise your awareness and to promote discussion with
your physician regarding the presence of other risk factors, in addition to dense breast tissue.”

"A summary of your mammography results will be New CAMS Members
sent to you, and a full mammography report will be
sent to your physician and also to you. You should Samantha Gulino, MD
contact your physician if you have any questions or
concerns regarding your summary or report of re- Magnolia Pediatrics
sults."
Kelechi Iheagwara, MD
I have been advising my patients who have con-
cerns about their dense breasts to receive mam- Pediatric Intensivists of LA
mography with tomosynthesis. If you have com-
ments or concerns about screening for breast can- Charles Nunez, MD
cer, please email them to Mrs. Sara Sotile at
[email protected]. Depending on the feedback,
we may continue this conversation in future issues.
Your comments or concerns may be shared with our
readers in the future. Thus, please let us know if
you want your comments or concerns to remain
anonymous.

Cordially, Emergency Medicine

R. Reece Newsome, M.D.

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CALL FOR DELEGATE & ALTERNATE DELEGATES

2018 LSMS House of Delegates ▪ January 26-27, 2018 ▪ Capitol Hilton Baton Rouge

DELEGATE & ALTERNATE DELEGATE SLOTS

Are you interested in representing CAMS at the 2018 LSMS House
of Delegates? If you would like to be considered for one of our

Delegate or Alternate Delegate slots please submit your name to the
CapitalAMS Board ASAP.

If you have questions or need additional information about becom-
ing a Delegate, please contact CapitalAMS at 273-7904 or via email
at [email protected].

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2018 CAPITALAMS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT PRESIDENT ELECT SECRETARY TREASURER IMM PAST PRESIDENT
Reece Newsome, MD Amberly Nunez, MD Randy Brown, MD Will Freeman, MD

MEMBER AT LARGE MEMBER AT LARGE MEMBER AT LARGE
William “Beau”Clark, MD Shavaun Cotton, MD Kelechi Iheagwara, MD

MEMBER AT LARGE MEMBER AT LARGE
Rebecca Treuil, MD Rachel Gruner, MD

Looking Forward to a Great Year!!

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Welcome Back!! The Stethoscope is the official quarterly newsletter
of the Capital Area Medical Society (CapitalAMS).
Wayne Gravois, MD
No material in The Stethoscope is to be construed
Baton Rouge General as presenting the policies or views of the Society.
The editor reserves the right to review and to reject
Mark Posner, MD commentary and advertising deemed inappropriate.
Randy Vick, MD Advertisers and agencies must indemnify and hold
the CapitalAMS harmless of any expense arising
Baton Rouge Urology Group from claims or actions against the CapitalAMS
because of the publication of the content of an
advertiser. No part of this publication may be
reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any
means, electronic or mechanical, including
photocopy, recording or any information storage and
retrieval systems, without permission from the
Editor.

To advertise in future issues of The Stethoscope
please contact CapitalAMS at 225-273-7904 or by
email [email protected].

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Executive Director Comments Thank you to Dr. Will Freeman, who has led CAMS
through unchartered waters in 2017. We continue to
As I begin my seventh year as Executive Director of
CAMS, I reflect on where we have come from and how strive to be the local voice of medicine and he has
much change has occurred. We have awarded 6 med- played a significant role. We are ever evolving and
ical student scholarships, built the largest delegation Dr. Freeman has sacrificed much time and effort to
to the LSMS Annual House of Delegates, donated to
numerous community health initiatives and so much support the transition. You are appreciated!
more. Not to mention, the Spring Crawfish Boil has
become the “place to be!”

The CAMS Board members that sacrifice invaluable
time are the backbone of the organization. Please
take an opportunity to thank them for their service in
representing you so well. I look forward to the leader-
ship of Dr. Reece Newsome as we navigate what is
going to be the year of a completely new Capital Area

Medical Society!

Wishing you all a happy and
healthy holiday season!

Sara K. Sotile, LCSW

CAMS is excited about the future! We are gaining new mem-
bers along with welcoming back some old ones. We no longer
have a unified membership with LSMS and dues have been
reduced to $195.00, to be paid on your anniversary date of
renewal.

We look forward to strengthening the local voice of physicians
and welcome any feedback on how we can support you and
increase the value of your membership. Please let us hear
from you. Renew your dues online ASAP or email
[email protected] for an invoice.

New Reduced Rate for Capital Area Members is
$195.00

PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE)

Name (As Shown on Medical License) Preferred Mailing Address:
__________________________________________________________________
Office Home

Degree MD DO Birth Date (____/____/_______) Gender: Male Female

Marital Status: Married Single Spouse Name: ____________________________________________________

Home Address__________________________________________________________ City_____________________ State______ Zip___________

Home Phone (_____)__________________ Home Fax (_____)_____________________ Home Email__________________________________

Primary Specialty ___________________________________________________ Sub-Specialties ________________________________________

Specialty Areas of Expertise ________________________________________________________________________________________________

Board Certification(s) _________________________________________ Languages Spoken ____________________________________________

Practice Name or Group Name______________________________________________________________________________________________

Office Address__________________________________________________________ City_____________________ State______ Zip___________

Office Phone (_____)__________________ Office Fax (_____)_____________________ Office Email__________________________________

Cell Phone (_____)__________________ Practice Administrator__________________________________ Medicare Accepted: Yes No
Practice Admin. Phone (_____)________________ Practice Admin. Email____________________________ Medicaid Accepted: Yes No
Hospital Affiliations________________________________________________________________________

LA License #________________________________Other State Licenses _____________________________ME#___________________________

Medical School _______________________________________________________ City/State_________________ Year Received MD/DO________

Undergraduate ______________________________Degree___________________ City/State_________________ Dates Attended_____________

Internship__________________________________Specialty___________________City/State_________________ Dates Attended_____________

Residency_________________________________ Specialty___________________ City/State_________________ Dates Attended_____________

Fellowship_________________________________ Specialty___________________ City/State_________________ Dates Attended_____________

Medical School Teaching Appointments_______________________________________________ Professorship Level________________________

Interested in serving as a Media Contact or as a Speaker? Media Yes No Speaker Yes No (If indicated yes, you will be con-
tacted)

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION AND ATTESTATION

Members are governed by the Louisiana State Medical Society (LSMS) I am aware that information submitted in this application will be verified. I hereby
Principals of Medical Ethics and must comply with the bylaws of the LSMS and authorize other organizations having information relating to this application including
Parish Component Medical Society. To assist in upholding these standards, governmental and regulatory entities, to release any and all such information.
please provide answers to the following questions. If you answer yes to any of
these questions, please attach full information. I understand that any false or misleading statement made on my application may be
grounds for denial of membership or probation or censure by, or suspension or expulsion
Yes No from the medical society.

  Have you ever been convicted of fraud or a felony? The foregoing information is true and complete.

  Has any action, in any jurisdiction, ever been taken regarding ________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________
your license to practice medicine? This includes actions involving
revocation, suspension, limitation, probation, or any imposed Signature Date
sanctions or conditions.
If membership has been recommended to you by a CapitalAMS/LSMS member, please
  Have you ever been the subject of any disciplinary action by list his/her name here: ________________________
any medical society or hospital medical staff?

Applications are processed by the Capital Area Medical Society. Additional information may be requested.
Please return application and applicable dues payable to the Capital Area Medical Society to 5261 Highland Road #181, Baton Rouge, LA 70808.

You may also join online at www.lsms.org. Questions—Contact Capital Area Medical Society @ 225-273-7904.