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BILL 301/ACT 538
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BILL1379/ACT 758
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Support the CDMR's legislative proposals by contacting your state legislators and by making donations. (Checks payable to Committee for Disaster Medicine Reform, 748 Camp St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Dec 8th, 2008
Pou Defense Fund Event Huge Success
Special thanks to the more than 350 people who so generously have given to Dr. Pou's legal defense fund in conjunction with the December 3rd event and with Dr. John Ochsner's solicitation letter. 286 people attended the event which took place in New Orleans and another 64 doctors have contibuted in response to Dr. Ochsner's letter to date.
Several dignitaries including former White House advisor and new New Orleanian Mary Mattilin and city council member and leading reformer Stacy Head joined Honorary Chair and WWL radio host Garland Robinette at the event.
Special thanks to event hosts Anne and Edmund Redd for inviting us into their home.
Supporters in Houston have indicated their interest in holding an event to help retire Dr. Pou's sizeable legal debts during early 2009 and we are most grateful for their offer.
Again, many thanks to all who contributed and continue to offer their prayers and support.
Dr. Anna Pou (left) with Garland Robinette and
host Anne Redd at the December 3rd defense fund debt retirement event
Nov 14th, 2008
...she stayed.   ...she served.   ...she paid the price.
...now it's your turn to give back! Please Join Us! WHEN: Wednesday, December 3rd 6PM - 9PMWHERE: At the Home of Anne and Edmund Redd, 1427 Fourth StreetClick Here For The Invite!     
Oct 10, 2008
Media Outlets continue to hound Dr. Pou, other docs, nurses and their patientsover access to private medical records 
Just in case anyone believed that things have returned to normal for Dr. Anna Pou and her colleagues, CNN and the Times Picayune are continuing their pursuit of access to medical records of patients at New Orleans’ Memorial Hospital during the harrowing days around Hurricane Katrina.  Despite the decision of an Orleans Parish grand jury not to pursue allegations against Dr. Anna Pou and her nurse colleagues in July 2007, both media outlets have continued to assert their right to intrude into patient privacy issues and to foment new controversy where none now exists. 
The media pursuit of confidential patient records and other documents collected by the state of Louisiana and the Orleans Parish District Attorney prior to the grand jury’s rejection of charges takes a new turn on Monday, October 13 when the Louisiana State Supreme Court will hear oral arguments from lawyers for CNN and the Times Picayune on one side and attorneys for the medical professionals who stayed and served patients in need during the August 2005 hurricane. 
“The fact that after more than three l