journal club event thumbnailLSU Health New Orleans FMIG hosted its inaugural Journal Club meeting on Thursday, September 25 at NOLA Brewing and Pizza Co.  Students, faculty, residents and community physicians enjoyed a relaxed evening of networking followed by a review of current journal articles. 

Three student members reviewed the current research articles with the group and then discussed the strengths and weaknesses of each article:

  • Tyson Cowart, L 2 – Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Tiera Gulum, L 2- Clinically Important Benefits and Harms of Monoclonal Antibodies Targeting Amyloid for the Treatment of Alzheimer Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – PMC
  • Ainsley Morgan, L 2 - The Effectiveness of Prophylactic Oral and/or Vaginal Probiotic Supplementation in the Prevention of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections

The LAFP Foundation thanks our Partner in Family Medicine, Ochsner, for sponsoring this event.