State of the Art Plenaries

• Advances in Neonatal Nutrition

• Challenges to Academic Health Centers:  Historical Perspectives and Responses

• Early Origins of Later Life Disease (cosponsored by LWPES)

• Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: Current Controversies (cosponsored by PIDS)

• New Directions in Newborn and Pediatric Sepsis and Multiple Organ Failure (cosponsored by PIDS)

• Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases, a Hematologic and Molecular Approach  (cosponsored by ASPH/O)

• Sex and the Pediatrician (cosponsored by LWPES)

• The Changing Faces of Pediatrics: Clinical Care, Training and Research  

PAS Special Presentation

• Responding to the Quality Crisis

Hot Topics

• Dealing with High-Risk Behavior in Adolescents: Current Concepts of Solutions

• Health Care Disparities and Children

• Hot Topics in General Pediatrics

• Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Controversies in Causation and Management

Mini Courses

• Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults: Ultimate Paradigm of Adolescent Medicine? (cosponsored by ASPH/O)

• Getting the Fat Out: A Practical Approach to Pediatric Lipid Disorders (cosponsored by LWPES)

• Handheld Computing for the Pediatrician (Part I): Introduction

• Handheld Computing for the Pediatrician (Part II): Intermediate/Advanced

• Office Management of Spasticity:  What Is New?

• Pediatric and Adolescent Psychopharmacology: Current EBM in 2003

• Pediatric Environmental Health (Part I)

• Pediatric Environmental Health (Part II)

• Pediatric Rare Tumors (cosponsored by ASPH/O)

• Science of Gateway Drugs: Tobacco, Marijuana and Alcohol

• The New Genetics: Impact on the Primary Care Pediatrician, and the Ethical, Legal and Psychosocial Issues

APA Debate

• Resolved:  Resident Work Hours Regulation Will Have a Negative Impact on Pediatric Medical Education.

Presidential Plenaries and Award Lectures

• APA Presidential Plenary & Armstrong Lecture

• APS Presidential Plenary, Howland Award & St. Geme Award

• Eighth Annual Lecture: The March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology Lectures

• SPR Presidential Plenary, Awards & E. Mead Johnson Award Lectures

Clubs

• Bioethics Interest Group

• Directors of Research in Pediatrics

• Kernicterus Symposium

• Lung Club

• Milk Club

• Perinatal Brain Club

• Perinatal Nutrition and Metabolism Club

• Society for Developmental Pediatrics

Topic Symposia

• Animal Models of Human Cardiopulmonary Development

• Birth Defects in the Developing Countries

• Bone Health (cosponsored by LWPES)

• Cellular Basis of Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury in Children (cosponsored by ASPN)

• Current Research Issues in STDs and Adolescents: 
  Chlamydia, Genital Herpes and Human Papillomavirus Infection (cosponsored by PIDS)

• Developmental Neurogenetics

• Genetic Basis of Complex Disease

• Health Care for Children in Foster Care

• "Home from War"—Follow Up Post Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (cosponsored by ASPH/O)

• Intrauterine Environment and Neonatal Health

• Lung Fluid and Ion Transport in the Perinatal Period

• New Genetics of Childhood Acute Leukemia (cosponsored by ASPH/O)

• Newborn Screening: Challenges and Controversies (cosponsored by LWPES)

• Nutrient Signaling (cosponsored by LWPES)

• Outcomes and Translational Research

• Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation in the 21st Century (cosponsored by ASPN, LWPES and NASPGHAN)

• Pediatrics and Public Health

• Smallpox and Bioterrorism Preparedness Planning 
  (cosponsored by PIDS)

• The Genetic Basis of Gastrointestinal Disease 
  (cosponsored by NASPGHAN and AAP)

• Vaccines—2003 
  (cosponsored by PIDS)

Meet the Professors Breakfasts  
(TICKET/RESERVATION REQUIRED)

• General Pediatrics

• Hematology/Oncology

• Infectious Diseases

• Neonatology 1

• Neonatology 2

Special Interest Groups

• AIDS/HIV

• Child Abuse

• Community-Based Physicians

• Complementary and Alternative Pediatrics

• Continuity

• Culture, Ethnicity and Health Care

• Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

• Division Directors in General Pediatrics

• Environmental Health

• Faculty Development

• Health Services Research

• Injury Control

• Inpatient Medicine/Hospitalist

• International Health

• Literacy Development Programs in Primary Care

• Managed Care—CANCELLED

• Medical Informatics

• Medical Student Education

• Newborn Nursery

• Nutrition

• Pain

• Pediatric Emergency Medicine Program Directors

• Pediatric Resident

• Pediatric Telephone Care

• Pediatric Tobacco Issues

• Pediatrics for Family Practice

• Practice-Based Research Networks

• Race in Medicine

• School and Community Health

• Serving the Underserved

• Women in Medicine

Educational Workshops  
(New for 2003: No ticket/reservation is required. Attendance is on a first-come, first-served basis)

• A New York State of Mind-Regulating House Staff Work Hours

• A Systems Approach To Detecting and Addressing Developmental and Behavioral Problems: Working with Residents, Faculty and Community

• Abstract Preparation and Presentation

• Achieving Cultural Competency in Pediatrics

• Adolescent Medicine: What Up? A Primer on the Anticipatory Guidance Interview

• An Innovative Approach to Self-Directed Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

• An Introduction to Children's Environmental Health

• Applying for NIH Research Grants

• Are My Learners Really "Competent?"  Recognizing Resident Achievement of ACGME Competencies

• Are You a Culturally Competent Physician?

• Asynchronous Learning: A Remedy for Herding Cats

• BaFa, BaFa: Cross Cultural Simulation Exercise

• Beyond p Values—Inference in Clinical Research

• Breaking the Ice at the NIH/NICHD: Funding and Peer Review

• Care Delivery to Underserved Children with Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Disorders

• Career Paths for Clinician-Educators: Enhancing the Career Development of Clinician-Educators

• Career Paths in Academic Medicine: Clinical/Residents

• Clinical Forensic Medicine: Bridging the Gap Between Medicine and Law

• Collaborative and Accountable Teams: Key to Medical Leaders' Maximal Impact

• Community Interventions: Design, Implementation and Evaluation

• Computer Tools for Medical Educators: Development of an Electronic Educational Portfolio

• Conflict of Interest in Pediatric Research

• Cultural Competency Curriculum Development: Using Self-Reflection and Interactive Methodologies To Teach Pediatric Research

• Culture, Spirituality, Complementary and Alternative Pediatrics: An Applied Integrative Model

• Design and Implementation of a Breastfeeding Curriculum for Pediatric Residents

• Diagnosis and Treatment of Learning Needs: A Jumpstart for Clinical Education

• Effective, Efficient and Innovative Medical Student and Resident Teaching: Who Says It Can't Be Done?

• Evidence-Based Health Services for Child Sexual Abuse: Who To See, How To Evaluate, What Are the Outcomes

• Faculty Development Workshop in Clinical Pediatric Sleep Medicine

• Family Presence for Procedures—Trying To Please Everyone

• Getting Funded the "K-Way": K08 and K23 Mentored Career Development Awards

• Hospitalization Use of Children and Adolescents in the US: Application of the New AHRQ Kid Database

• How To Develop and Use Animations and Digital Collaboration as Teaching Tools: New Horizons in Teaching Generation X

• I Can Do That! Preparing Residents To Perform Minor Procedures

• Integrating Evidence-Based Medicine into the Pediatric Curriculum

• International Adoption Strategies: Working with Families Pre-Adoption and Managing Children Post-Adoption

• Introductions to Molecular Techniques in Pediatric Research Training: Basic Principles of Gene Regulation and Expression Analyses

• Managing the Business of Academic Pediatrics

• Manuscript Preparation and the Process of Peer-Reviewed Publication

• Mentors and Mentees: Finding the Right Match

• Mentorship as a Means for Continuing Education in Community Pediatrics

• Methods To Assess Causes of Pediatric Adverse Outcomes and Improve Patient Safety

• Mind Body Therapies for Stress Management

• Minority Faculty Career Development

• Models for Faculty Development: A Smorgasbord of Successful Programs

• Multidisciplinary Collaboration and Novel Advocacy Resources

• Navigating the Academic Waters as a Physician (Basic) Scientist

• Navigating the Legal Waters in Clinical Medicine: A Primer for Pediatricians

• Nontraditional Approaches to Academic Success

• Nutrition-Friendly School Model To Prevent Overweight in Children

• Open/Advanced Access II: Improving Patient Access and Care While Increasing Physician and Patient Satisfaction

• Opportunities for Leadership

• Partnering with Community: Approaches and Tools for Guiding Residents in Community-Centered Projects

• Pediatric Clinical Research: Challenges, Approach and Study Designs

• Pediatrics and Public Health—Working at the Local Interface To Improve Child Health Outcomes

• Preparing Medical Students for Their Role as Resident Teachers

• Publish/Don't Perish!

• Quick Assessment Techniques To Evaluate Student Learning

• Recognizing Common Biostatistical Errors: A Case-Based Approach

• Research and Practice in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: A Primer

• Residents as Competent Teachers and Teaching Competencies to Residents: Win–Win?

• Risk Adjustment in Health Services and Outcomes Research

• Sharing Bad News: How Do We Teach It?

• So You Want To Be an Author

• Structured Clinical Observations: Assessing Professionalism, Patient Care and Communication Skills

• Survival Skills for Pediatric Fellows

• Teaching Culturally Effective Healthcare During the Clinical Day

• Teaching Family-Focused Behavioral Pediatrics to Residents: An Educational Model

• Teaching Residents Community-Based Pediatrics: Lessons Learned from the Anne E. Dyson Community Pediatrics Training Initiative

• Teaching vs. the New Competencies—Round 1 to You

• Terrorism and Children

• The Art and Science of Negotiating for a Faculty Position: A Practical Guide for Fellows and Junior Faculty

• The Art of Lecturing

• The Ins and Outs of Publishing a Scientific Manuscript

• The Management Skills You Need When Asked To Be the "Medical Director"

• The NICHD: How It Works and Opportunities for Research Support

• The Promises and Pitfalls of Multi-site Collaborative Research

• Understanding Multivariate Regression Analysis: A Case-Based Approach

• Using Service Learning To Teach Core Competencies in Community Pediatrics: An Evidence-Based Approach

• We Are What We Repeatedly Do: Striving for Teaching Excellence

• Who Decides?  Bioethical Dilemmas in Pediatrics

• Women in Academic Medicine: Balancing Strategies

• You Can See a Lot by Just Looking: Using Fine Art To Teach Observational Skills