The spring issue of the Louisiana Family Doctor should have arrived in your mailbox...so be sure to read the latest issue!
Also in this issue:
- Updates from your LAFP President, Secretary and EVP
- Beyond the Prescription: Understanding Polypharmacy
- Bridging Care Gaps and Improving Efficiency: A Simpler Approach to Annual Wellness Exams
- From Shrugs to Skills: Mastering the Shoulder Exam in the Family Medicine Clinic
- LabQuest: Championing HIV Screening in FHC
- Pregnant or not Pregnant? A Case of Chronic Ectopic Pregnancy with Negative Beta HCG
- Suspicious Screenings: Leveraging the Electronic Medical Record to Support Medical Decision-Making
- Sweet Signs: The Impact of CGM Signage on Freestyle Libre Prescription Rates in a Resident Clinic
- Federal Program Helps Family Practices Prevent and Manage Chronic Conditions, Behavioral Health Needs
- Registration Information for the 79th Annual Assembly and Exhibition
- Update on 2026 General Assembly Meeting and Resolutions
- A Message from the LAFP Foundation President
- And much more!
If you are interested in submitting and article for the Summer Issue of the Louisiana Family Doctor, please contact the LAFP or email the article to
The Louisiana Family Doctor is a journal, published quarterly and mailed in mid- March, June, September and December. Typical subject matter includes features on sports medicine, healthcare legislation, medical journal reviews as well as a scope of other topics that affect today's family physicians. The journal also serves as a vehicle for LAFP to communicate important dates, partnerships, conferences, opportunities and other news.
The current circulation is over 1,900. Subscribers include the entire LAFP membership, Louisiana medical association offices, LAFP affiliate members, Louisiana medical libraries, Louisiana legislators and American Academy of Family Physicians state chapter executives.