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The mission of the LSU Health Shreveport Family Medicine Residency in Alexandria is to increase access to well-prepared family physicians in Central Louisiana and other rural areas.

This is a workspace for faculty, residents and staff of the LSU Health Shreveport Family Medicine Residency in Alexandria.  Note that all rotation goals and objectives are in MyEvaluations under the "My Portfolio" link at the top then clicking the "Policies, curricula..." tab and selecting "Curricula and Evaluation Measures".

Residency Resources

• Chiefs' Page
• AAFP Clinical Recommendations & Guidelines
• Alumni List
• AMA Healthcare Trends 
• American Board of Family Medicine (for SAM's, PPM's, etc.)
• Campus Education - do this annually on your birth month
• Change or reset your LSU password
• Change or reset UHSystem password
• Coding & Billing Tips
• Compliance/HIPAA Training - do this annually in June
• Emergency Medicine Time Log Sheet
• House Calls Survival Guide
• IRB/Human Research Protection Program (HRPP)
• Journal Club Presentation Guidelines
• Louisiana Medicaid Preferred Drug List
• Louisiana Board of Pharmacy Prescription Monitoring Program  
• LSU Health Shreveport Library and E-Journals & E-Books
• M&M Conference Guidelines and Resources
• Reading Plan for assigned Rakel chapters and SAM's listed by rotation.
• Report Duty Hours Violations Here.  Duty hours violations can occur for valid educational reasons, but please report them when they occur.
• Residency Suggestion Box to anonymously make suggestions or report issues.
• Screening Tools for Outpatient Clinic/Clinic Resources
• USPSTF A to Z

Equations

Recent Guidelines Of Interest  (Newer at the top!)

• 2016 Updated USPSTF Guidelines on Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events and Colon Cancer. aspirin guideline (1).pdf 
• 2014 Updated Consensus Guidelines for Managing Abnormal Cervical Cancer Screening Tests and Cancer Precursors 
• Management of Sickle Cell Disease: Summary of the 2014 Evidence-Based Report 
• 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
• 2014 IDSA Update. Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections.
• 2014 Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report from the Panel Members Appointed to the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8).  

• 2013 AHA/ACC/TOS Guideline for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults: A Report of the American COllege of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and The Obesity Society.

• 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. 

• 2013 AHA/ACC Guideline on Lifestyle Management to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. 

• 2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension: The Task Force for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
• Brief Journal Watch summary of the guidelines 
• 2013 American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists’ Comprehensive Diabetes Management Algorithm 2013 Consensus Statement
• 2012 Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes: A Patient-Centered Approach. Position Statement of the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes
• Febrile Seizures: Guidelines for the Neurodiagnostic Evaluation of the Child with a Simple Febrile Seizure 
• Updated AAP guideline on The Evaluation of Children in the Primary Care Setting When Sexual Abuse Is Suspected, in Pediatrics, 7/29/13
• Updated AAP guideline on acute bacterial sinusitis in children, in Pediatrics, 6/24/13
• MUST READ FOR ALL RESIDENTS!!  AAP Clinical Practice Guideline on the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Otitis Media, 2/25/13
• New surviving sepsis campaign guidelines.  Journal Watch summary 2/22/13

          Full article in Critical Care Medicine 41(2), February 2013, p 580-637 

• Summary of Revised AAP Guideline on UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children from AAFP
• Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis: 2012 Update by IDSA, 9/9/12  
• Guidelines for Colonoscopy Surveillance After Screening and Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, 9/2012

Physician's First Watch: Current Issue

General Medical References

• UpToDate
• MDConsult: best starting point for a Medline search, also with quick access to guidelines, patient education, and more.
• DynaMed: excellent, continuously updated evidence-based point-of-care reference.
• Family Practice Notebook is an outstanding collection of "peripheral brain" quick references.
• The Merck Manual Online is a revered broad but deep reference.
• Rakel's Textbook of Family Medicine (accessible on campus, or off campus via the VPN)

Subject Area References (see also LSU's extensive online textbook library)

• Dermatology: DermAtlas    DermIS      American Academy of Dermatology 
• End of Life Care: Louisiana Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (LaPOST)
• Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Gastrosource    Gastrolab
• Genetics: American College of Medical Genetics' Newborn Screening ACT sheets
• Geriatrics: American Geriatrics Society Guidelines and Recommendations
• Immunizations: Shots Online    CDC Vaccines Site 
• Infectious Disease: Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Practice Guidelines
• Pap Smear Results and Colposcopy: ASCCP Algorithms (Updated Consensus Guidelines for Managing Abnormal Cervical Cancer Screening Tests and Cancer Precursors)    Colposcopy and Treatment of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia: A Beginner's Guide
• Patient Education: Familydoctor.org (from AAFP)   MD Consult Patient Education
• Procedural Skills: NEJM Procedure Videos 
• Traveler's Health: CDC Traveler's Health Site