Volume 117 • Number 7 JANUARY 2021
David Wroten Executive Vice President
Penny Henderson Executive Assistant Journal Advertising
Nicole Richards Managing Editor
Laura Haywood Membership and Communcications Specialist
EDITORIAL BOARD
Appathurai Balamurugan , MD , DrPH , MPH Family & Preventative Medicine / Public Health
Tim Paden , MD Family Medicine
Sandra Johnson , MD Dermatology
Issam Makhoul , MD Oncology
Naveen Patil , MD , MHSA , MA , FIDSA Internal Medicine / Infectious Disease
Benjamin Tharian , MD , MRCP , FACP , FRACP Gastroenterologist / Hepatologist
Robert Zimmerman , MD Urology
Tobias Vancil , MD Internal Medicine
Darrell Over , MD Family Medicine
EDITOR EMERITUS Alfred Kahn Jr ., MD ( 1916-2013 )
Cover Story 150
Help AMS Represent You at the Capitol in 2021
Member Engagement Crucial During the 93rd Arkansas General Assembly
Casey L . Penn Cover Photo By Nagel Photography .
Commentary 148
Happy New Year
Sandra Marchese Johnson MD , FAAD
Case Study 152
Operation Compassion : COVID-19 Pandemic & Homelessness in Arkansas
Appathurai Balamurugan , MD , DrPH
AFMC : A Closer Look 156
Medication-Assisted Treatment in Arkansas
Kellie Cornelius , MAP , CPHIMS ; Carla Hestir , BBA , PCMH-CCE , CPHIMS ; Sheryl Hurt , PCMH CCE , CPHIMS
Scientific Article 158
Pediatric Sepsis : Prompt and Effective Management Strategies
Christopher W . Edwards , MD ; Lauren R . Edwards , MD ; Brittany M . B . Slagle , DO
Case Study 162
Opioid Use Reduction in a Sickle Cell Disease Patient : A Case Report
Sarah K . Council , PhD ; Collin Montgomery , APRN ; Leigh Ann Wilson , LCSW ; Sarah E . Harrington , MD
People and Events 166
ARKANSAS MEDICAL SOCIETY 2020-2021 OFFICERS
Chad Rodgers , MD , Little Rock President
Dennis Yelvington , MD , Stuttgart Immediate Past President
Danny Wilkerson , MD , Little Rock President Elect
Seth Barnes , MD , Hot Springs Vice President
George Conner , MD , Forrest City Secretary
Bradley Bibb , MD , Jonesboro Treasurer
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