HJBR May/Jun 2019

42 MAY / JUN 2019  I  Healthcare Journal of baton rouge   Healthcare Briefs caused the closure of his clinic in Central. “I am excited to reopen my clinic in Central and expand heart and vascular services,” said Cefalu. “I look forward to being able to provide services again to patients who live or work in Central.” Baton Rouge Cardiology Center’s Central Sat- ellite Clinic is located at 13111 Hooper Road in Central. Radiology Associates’ Administrator KimSingletary Appointed toMGMA Baton Rouge Chapter Board Radiology Associates announces the election of its administrator Kim Singletary to MGMA— Baton Rouge Chapter board as secretary. “Kim has been an integral part of the Radiol- ogy Associates team for many years and has a wealth of knowledge in our industry,” said Scott Schuber, MD, Radiology Associates’ managing partner. “We are confident she will be a valued new member of the MGMA—Baton Rouge Chap- ter board.” “With over 30 years of healthcare industry expe- rience, I am honored to serve as the 2019 Sec- retary for MGMA—Baton Rouge Chapter,” Sin- gletary said. “I have learned so much from the organization. I am excited to give back and sup- port my colleagues in the Baton Rouge health- care community.” Louisiana Healthcare Connections Hosts No One Eats Alone Day at Local School A positive prevention initiative designed to promote inclusion in middle schools was cele- brated at Park Forest Middle School in Baton Rouge. Representatives from Louisiana Health- care Connections hosted an assembly in honor of National No One Eats Alone® Day, created by the non-profit Beyond Differences™. The students participated in activities designed to teach them about social isolation and the nega- tive impact it can have on a student’s health and academic performance. The school was among more than 2,250 schools across the country that celebrated National No One Eats Alone® Day. n Kim Singletary Ethnobotanist Discusses Plants’ Potential to Improve Health A world-renowned expert on ethnobotany – the study of how people of a particular cul- ture and region make use of native plants – was the featured speaker at the recent Botani- cal Dietary Supplements Research Center’s community symposium held at LSU’s Penning- ton Biomedical Research Center. James S. Miller, PhD, senior vice president for science and conservation, Missouri Botani- cal Garden in St. Louis, presented “State of the World’s Plants and Their Untapped Poten- tial.” The event also included plant exhibits and free blood-pressure screenings. “The Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the premier botanical gardens in the coun- try. So it’s no small thing that he’s in that position,” said Elizabeth Floyd, PhD, co-direc- tor of Pennington Biomedical’s Botanical Dietary Supplements Research Center. “Jim is extremely accomplished. He’s traveled the globe, studying plants and cataloging them and their medicinal purposes. He knows a lot about how plant species are threatened, what needs to be done to preserve different plant species, and the possibilities these plants represent.” Miller manages a portfolio of international research and conservation projects that all address environmental issues in a world of rapid global change. Prior to joining the Mis- souri Botanical Garden, Miller served as dean and vice president for science at The New York Botanical Garden. His research includes efforts to explore and catalog plants of poorly known tropical regions, and his work has focused on Latin America and tropical parts of Africa and Mad- agascar. He is using his research to help design conservation initiatives, including iden- tifying the species most in need of attention to ensure their survival and how they can adapt to a changing climate. Miller also has extensive experience working in collaborative partnerships to discover new pharmaceutical, agricultural, and nutritional products from plants.