The LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport Orthopaedic Surgery Interest Group is holding a fund raiser to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children in Shreveport, Louisiana.
We are holding a drawing for a hand-signed George Rodrigue print of “We Are Marching Again.” The suggested donation is $20 and the drawing will be held on February 22, 2010. [...]
Dr. John Marymont, MD, MBA, has been chosen as the new chairman for the Orthopaedic Surgery Department at LSUHSC in Shreveport. Dr. Marymont is a nationally known foot and ankle specialist, and is fellowship trained in foot and ankle and sports medicine. Dr. Marymont was recruited to LSUHSC from Baylor, where he was the Orthopaedic [...]
Dr. Richard McCall will be the guest speaker at our upcoming meeting. Dr. McCall is the Chairman of the LSUHSC-S Orthopaedic Surgery Dept. and Chief of Staff at Shriners Hospital for Children. He will be speaking on pediatric orthopaedics and answering questions after his talk.
Richard Evan McCall, MD, Department Head and Chairman
Fellowship: Boinburgh, Scotland
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Send a Disabled Child to Summer Camp!
We are selling jambalaya lunches to help raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Summer Camp. Tickets are $7 and all profits will go to the MDA. Lunches will be distributed on November 20, 2009, between 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., in front of the main [...]
Study Finds 52 Percent Lower Chance Of Dying At Top-rated Hospitals.
ScienceDaily (Oct. 15, 2009) — The largest annual study of patient outcomes at each of the nation’s 5,000 nonfederal hospitals found a wide gap in quality between the nation’s best hospitals and all others. According to the study, issued today by HealthGrades, the leading independent [...]
“In several trials of older individuals at risk for vitamin D deficiency, vitamin D supplementation improved strength, function, and balance in a dose-related pattern,” write H.A. Bischoff-Ferrari, MD, MPH, from the University of Zurich in Zurich, Switzerland, and colleagues. “Most importantly, these benefits translated into a reduction in falls. Overall, however, results have been mixed for fall prevention with vitamin D; for example, several trials of vitamin D have had non-significant results.”
September 23, 2009 — It is not uncommon for medical students to post unprofessional and even illegal information on social networking sites like Facebook and media-sharing sites like YouTube, a survey of medical schools shows.
In an anonymous poll of student affairs administrators from schools across the country, 60% said they were aware of incidents in [...]
Shriners Hospitals for Children
We have recently been given an opportunity to develop a long-term volunteering relationship with Shriners Children’s hospital.
On Thursday, Oct. 8, at 5:30pm, they will be offering a tour and orientation for anyone in OSIG that is interested in helping out throughout the year. If you want to attend, please send me an [...]
It’s time for fourth year students to get serious about choosing their specialty area. Some of you are lucky, and everything lines up: you know which clinical area interests you most, your board scores and grades/letters are all in the correct range, and you have helpful professors on your side. For you, it’s just a [...]
Osteoporosis Prevention Recommendations
Calcium is a mineral that is essential for life, yet the majority of Americans do not get adequate calcium on a daily basis. Calcium plays an important role in building stronger, denser bones early in life and keeping bones strong and healthy later in life.
The National Osteoporosis Foundation recommends that individuals under the [...]