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The PAS Program Committee is pleased to invite investigators to submit the results of their research for consideration for presentation at a special Late-Breaker session. The purpose of the Late-Breaker Session is to ensure, in particular, that the results of important clinical trials are presented at the PAS Annual Meeting in the Spring. In the past, some large clinical trials have missed the window of opportunity for presentation at the PAS Annual Meeting because data collection and analysis had not been completed by the December deadline. We are eager to provide an opportunity for the results to be presented at the PAS. Although the emphasis of the Late-Breaker session is to highlight the results of research that is likely to have an immediate, significant translational impact on practice and could not be completed before the usual deadline, other important and consequential pediatric research will be considered. However, in fairness to those who did submit on time, reviewers will expect to be provided with a convincing reason for why the December deadline could not be met.

All abstracts will undergo peer review and scoring similar to other abstracts, and the PAS Program Committee reserves the right to decide whether the abstracts are appropriate for inclusion in the Late-Breaker Session. We anticipate that the acceptance rate for Late Breaker Sessions will be much lower than that for regular submissions. The Program Committee reserves the right to decide, based on the number, quality, and potential impact of the submissions and the space available in the Convention Center, whether to hold one or more Late-Breaker Sessions.

If you need technical support or additional assistance, please contact  info@pas-meeting.org (phone: 281-419-0052).