The 69th annual General Assembly convened on July 8th in Destin, FL at the beautiful Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort. Speaker Derek Anderson and Vice Speaker Dan Jens presided as around forty five members and guests discussed issues and elected officers for the upcoming year.  As usual it was a lively meeting with many issues discussed and debated.

 

The meeting provided members with addresses from Rob Muscalus, DO, Medical Director of Care Transformation for Blue Cross Blue Shield of LA, Senator Dan Claitor and Robert Wergin, MD, AAFP Board Chair.  Dr. Wergin brought us greetings and information from the national Academy and also shared a presentation on the work of the board over the past year.

 

The 2016-2017 LAFP Board of Directors were elected and are as follows:

President:	James Taylor, MD, Zachary, LA
President-Elect:	Jonathan Hunter, MD, Alexandria, LA
Vice President:	M. Tahir Qayyum, MD, Bastrop, LA
Secretary:	Christopher Foret, MD, Franklinton, LA
Treasurer:	Bryan Picou, MD, Natchitoches, LA
Immediate Past-President:	Brian Elkins, MD, Alexandria, LA
Speaker:	Derek Anderson, MD, Baton Rouge, LA
Vice-Speaker/GA:	Lisa Casey, MD, New Orleans, LA
AAFP Delegate:	Russell Roberts, MD, Shreveport, LA
AAFP Delegate:	Marguerite Picou, MD, Natchitoches, LA
AAFP Alternate Delegate:	James Campbell, MD, Kenner, LA
AAFP Alternate Delegate:	Bryan Picou, MD, Natchitoches, LA
Resident Representative:	James Robinson, MD, Lake Charles, LA
Resident Alternate:	Ronnie Slipman, MD, New Orleans, LA
Student Representative:	Koby Lanclos, LSUHSC, Shreveport, LA
Student Alternate:	Michael Bacon, LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA
District1 Director	Mary Coleman, MD, New Orleans, LA
District 1 Alternate	Brandon Page, MD, New Orleans, LA
District 2 Director	Daniel Jens, MD, Mandeville, LA
District 2 Alternate	Luis Arencibia, MD, Mandeville, LA
District 3A Director	Jack Heidenreich, MD, Raceland, LA
District 3A Alternate	Camille Pitre, MD, Larose, LA
District 3B Director	Indira Gautam, MD, Lafayette, LA
District 3B Alternate	Zeb Stearns, MD, Eunice, LA
District 4 Director	Ricky Jones, MD, Shreveport, LA
District 4 Alternate	Gregory Bell, MD, Coushatta, LA
District 5 Director	Tobe Momah, MD, West Monroe, LA
District 5 Alternate	James Smith, Bastrop, LA
District 6A Director	Phillip Ehlers, MD, Baton Rouge, LA
District 6A Alternate	Carol Smothers-Swift, MD, New Roads, LA
District 6B Director	Richard Bridges, MD, Amite, LA
District 6B Alternate	Keisha Harvey, MD, Bogalusa, LA
District 7 Director	Jason Fuqua, MD, Sulphur, LA
District 7 Alternate	Andrew Davies, MD, Lake Charles, LA
District 8 Director	Kenneth Brown, MD, Alexandria, LA
District 8 Alternate	Brian Picou, Jr., MD, Natchitoches, LA
Director at Large	Jody George, MD, Lake Charles, LA
Alt. Director at Large	Esther Holloway, MD, Coushatta, LA

                                                                            

Reports were given by each of the committee chairs on the work that had been done over the past year.  After completing our business by early afternoon, Dr. Anderson called for an adjournment. We hope everyone enjoyed their time in Destin. We look forward to seeing you all next year in New Orleans!

 

Click here to view the 2016 General Assembly Minutes.