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Saturday, MAY 14
8:00am–11:00am
4100—Global
Environmental Health—Part I
PAS Mini Course
Chair:
Ruth A. Etzel, George Washington University School of
Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DC
Pollution knows no borders, and efforts to protect
children from hazards in the environment have increasingly
recognized that some of the highest exposures to children
occur in the developing world. This 6-hour mini course
will provide pediatricians with information about
exposures, treatments and prevention of diseases linked to
environmental contamination.
Target Audience: Scientists and clinicians who are
interested in the problems facing children in the low- and
middle-income countries will learn about selected
environmental health issues from experts who have worked
in international settings.
Environmental Threats to Children's Health
Ruth
A. Etzel, George Washington University School of Public
Health and Health Services, Washington, DC
Children's Health and the Environment: A Global
Perspective
Jenny
Pronczuk, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Arsenic in Drinking Water and Implications for Global
Child Health
Ondine
S. von Ehrenstein, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Break
DDT, Malaria and Infant Mortality
Walter
J. Rogan, National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC
Radiation Effects on the Pediatric Thyroid: What Have
We Learned from the Chernobyl Accident?
Aaron
B. Brill, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine,
Nashville, TN
11:45am–2:45pm
4502—Global
Environmental Health—Part II
PAS Mini Course
Chair:
Ruth A. Etzel, George Washington University School of
Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DC
Pollution knows no borders, and efforts to protect
children from hazards in the environment have increasingly
recognized that some of the highest exposures to children
occur in the developing world. This 6-hour mini course
will provide pediatricians with information about
exposures, treatments and prevention of diseases linked to
environmental contamination.
Target Audience: Scientists and clinicians who are
interested in the problems facing children in the low- and
middle-income countries will learn about selected
environmental health issues from experts who have worked
in international settings.
Childhood Pneumonia and Indoor Air Pollution in
Developing Countries: Results from the First Randomized
Trial
Kirk
R. Smith, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Neurological Diseases Hidden in the Third World
Peter
Spencer, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland,
OR
Selenium Status and Keshan Disease in China
Raymond
F. Burk, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville,
TN
Break
Environmental Pediatrics in the Developing World: The
Need for Prospective Studies
Philip
John Landrigan, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York,
NY
Environmental Threats to Children in Developing
Countries: Key Research Needs
Terri
Damstra, World Health Organization, International
Programme on Chemical Safety, Research Triangle Park, NC
11:45am–2:45pm
4571—International
Health
APA Special Interest Group
Chairs:
Anna Mandalakas, amm13@po.cwru.edu;
and Joseph Sherman, joe.sherman@multicare.org
The International Health SIG provides programs
appealing to both members and non-members who are
interested in international child health. This year’s
program will begin with a presentation by the 2005 APA
International Health Award winner discussing the health
needs of children in the investigator’s home country.
This will be followed by an introduction of all attendees
and opportunity to learn about their professional
activities and interests. Finally, we will conduct an open
forum addressing the topic: The Effect of Armed Conflict
on the Health and Well-being of Children. Invited speakers
will address the issue from the perspective of
international public policy as well as clinical experience
from the field. There will be a chance for all attendees
to participate in the discussion. We will also hold an
informal meeting for SIG members and anyone interested in
becoming involved with SIG activities. The approximate
schedule will be as follows:
2:00–3:00pm: Presentation by award winner and
introduction of attendees
3:00–3:30pm: Informal interaction
3:30–5:00pm: The Effect of Armed Conflict in the Health
and Well-being of Children
5:00–5:30pm: Informal meeting concerning SIG activities
Sunday, MAY 15
12:00pm–1:30pm
5492A—Milk
Club—Advancing Evidence-Based Care of Breastfeeding
Mothers and Infants
Club
Does Maternal Obesity Impede Lactation? Evidence and
Clinical Implications
Kathleen
M. Rasmussen, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Vitamin D Supplementation of Mothers or Infants? The
Need for Evidence-Based Care
Carol
L. Wagner, Medical University of South Carolina,
Charleston, SC
Vitamin D and Breastfeeding Mother-Infant Pairs: An
International Perspective
Adekunle
H. Dawodu, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
The Milk Club gives one travel award each year to an
outstanding trainee (medical, graduate, resident or
post-doctoral student) who submits a first-authored
abstract on breastfeeding.
Contact:
Ardythe L. Morrow, Ph.D.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Phone: 513-636-7626
Email: ardythe.morrow@chmcc.org
2:00pm–4:00pm
5522—Update
on Human Milk Immunobiology and Infectious Disease: New
Insights and Current Controversies
PAS/PIDS/Milk Club Topic
Symposium
Chairs:
Mark R. Schleiss, University of Minnesota Medical School,
Minneapolis, MN; and Lawrence M. Gartner, Professor
Emeritus, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
The importance of human milk feeding to reduce risk
of infectious disease in infants is undisputed among
pediatricians. Nevertheless, more data are needed about
the basic biology of human milk, particularly in relation
to specific health and developmental effects on term and
premature infants. There have recently been significant
advances in the understanding of the immunobiology of
breast milk, particularly with respect to the role of
oligosaccharides in protection against diarrheal disease,
and new insights into interrelationships between breast
milk and gut immune responses. In addition to presenting
these new research data, this session will also review
clinical controversies in breast feeding practice,
including issues of milk storage and the potential for
transmission of infectious pathogens, in particular
cytomegalovirus, via human milk. Areas of need for future
clinical and basic research will be emphasized.
Target Audience: Clinicians responsible for the care
of newborn infants, particularly premature infants;
neonatologists, gastroenterologists, infectious diseases
physicians and general pediatricians; and basic scientists
conducting research on human milk, secretory immunity or
gut immunity.
The Future of Breast Milk Research: What Do We Need
To Learn?
Lawrence
M. Gartner, Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago,
Chicago, IL
Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Their Role in
Protection Against Gastroenteritis
Ardythe
L. Morrow, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center,
Cincinnati, OH
Infectious Diseases and Human Milk: Does
Cytomegalovirus Pose a Risk to the Breast-fed Infant?
Mark
R. Schleiss, University of Minnesota Medical School,
Minneapolis, MN
Human Milk as a Carrier of Biochemical Responses to
the Newborn
W.
Allan Walker, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Mother's Milk, Milk Banks and Preemies: Effects of
Pasteurization and Storage on Milk Nutrition and Biology
Richard
J. Schanler, Schneider Children's Hospital at North Shore,
North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY
Human Milk Immunology: The Whole Is Greater Than the
Sum of Its Parts
Charles
Isaacs, New York State Institute for Basic Research,
Staten Island, NY
Discussion
Sponsored jointly by the Pediatric
Infectious Diseases Society, the Milk Club and the
Pediatric Academic Societies
2:00pm–4:00pm
5531—Clinical
Research in Emerging Countries
PAS Original Science Abstracts -
Platform Session
2:00pm–4:00pm
5532—Epidemiology
Research II
PAS Original Science Abstracts -
Platform Session
Monday, MAY 16
1:45pm–5:15pm
6550—APA
Presidential Plenary & Awards
APA Presidential Plenary
Chair:
Diane Kittredge, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center,
Lebanon, NH
Includes selected original science abstract
presentations, the Presidential Address, and the Research
and Teaching Awards
APA Presidential Address
Daniel Coury
5:15pm–6:45pm
Poster
Session III
PAS Original Science Abstracts -
Poster Session
Global Paediatric Research:
6830—Birth Asphyxia
TUESday, MAY 17
8:00am–10:00am
7180A—Global
Perspectives on Birth Asphyxia, Part I
Birth Asphyxia: A Review of the Clinical Problem
Programme for Global Paediatric
Research Symposium
Chair:
Zulfiqar Bhutta, The Husein Laljee Dewraj Professor of
Paediatrics, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
The Programme for Global Paediatric Research (“PGPR”)
is an international union of paediatric scientists and
societies. It has been formed to address the disparity
between the scientific resources available in high-income
countries and the quantity of scientific research aimed at
child health problems in mid- and low-income countries.
PGPR brings together scientists from throughout the world
for the purposes of education, collaborative research, and
ultimately the maintenance of child health and the cure of
childhood diseases. This three-part symposium will focus
on the serious problem of birth asphyxia in developing
countries. Part 1 will provide a review of the clinical
problem. Part 2 will feature platform presentations from
selected abstracts on issues surrounding birth asphyxia.
Part 3 will be comprised of region-specific presentations.
At the follow up workshop on May 18 colleagues from high-,
mid- and low-income regions, who are working in fields
related to birth asphyxia, will meet in order to examine
the issues surrounding birth asphyxia and establish clear
plans for collaborative study and other action. One of the
expected outcomes of the workshop will be the development
of a preliminary statement and plan for action concerning
birth asphyxia in developing countries.
Target Audience: Researchers and clinicians
interested and/or involved in all aspects of the study of
birth asphyxia, in any setting.
Introduction and Overview
Anthony
Costello, Professor of International Child Health, Centre
for International Child Health, Institute of Child Health,
and Director of International Perinatal Care Unit Great
Ormond St. Hospital, London, U.K.
Pathophysiology of Birth Asphyxia
Joseph
J. Volpe, Bronson Crothers Professor of Neurology,
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard University
Prevention and Treatment of Birth Asphyxia
Ola
Didrik Saugstad, Professor, Department of Pediatric
Research, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Outcome Studies on Birth Asphyxia
Saroj
Saigal, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Break
1:30pm–3:30pm
7500A—Global
Perspectives on Birth Asphyxia, Part III
A Global View on Birth Asphyxia
Programme for Global Paediatric
Research Symposium
Chairs:
Stephen Wall, Senior Research Manager, Saving Newborn
Lives, Washington D.C., U.S.A.; and Linda Wright, Deputy
Director, Center for Research for Mothers and Children,
National Institute for Child Health and Human Development,
National Institutes of Health, Rockville, U.S.A. and
Scientific Director, Global Network for Maternal and Child
Health Research
The Programme for Global Paediatric Research (“PGPR”)
is an international union of paediatric scientists and
societies. It has been formed to address the disparity
between the scientific resources available in high-income
countries and the quantity of scientific research aimed at
child health problems in mid- and low-income countries.
PGPR brings together scientists from throughout the world
for the purposes of education, collaborative research, and
ultimately the maintenance of child health and the cure of
childhood diseases. This three-part symposium will focus
on the serious problem of birth asphyxia in developing
countries. Part 1 (“Birth Asphyxia: A Review of the
Clinical Problem”) will provide a review of the clinical
problem. Part 2 will feature platform presentations from
selected abstracts on issues surrounding birth asphyxia.
Part 3 (“A Global View on Birth Asphyxia”) will be
comprised of region-specific presentations. At the follow
up workshop on May 18 colleagues from high-, mid- and
low-income regions, who are working in fields related to
birth asphyxia, will meet in order to examine the issues
surrounding birth asphyxia and establish clear plans for
collaborative study and other action. One of the expected
outcomes of the workshop will be the development of a
preliminary statement and plan for action concerning birth
asphyxia in developing countries.
Target Audience: Target Audience: Researchers and
clinicians interested and/or involved in all aspects of
the study of birth asphyxia, in any setting.
Introduction and Overview
Africa
Elwyn
Chomba, Chief of Neonatology, University of Zambia,
Lusaka, Zambia
China
Lizhong
Du, Director of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hangzho
Children's Hospital, Zhejang University School of
Medicine, Zhejang Province, China
Central and South America
Waldemar
A. Carlo, Director of Neonatology, University of Alabama
Hospital, Birmingham, U.S.A
India
Vinod
K. Paul, Division of Neonatology, Department of
Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New
Delhi, India
Concluding Comments
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