The Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) welcomes proposals from industry to present non-commercial scientific symposia during designated hours at the PAS Annual Meeting. Industry Sponsored Symposia (ISS) are educational programs supported by PAS exhibitors. These events are not part of the official scientific sessions as planned by the PAS Program Committee, nor are they endorsed by the PAS. These events are scheduled during time slots that do not compete with PAS programs or exhibit hall hours.

About the PAS

The ISS program is the exclusive venue available for educational programs by industry during the PAS Annual Meeting. Available times for ISS for 2006 are noted below. No educational programs sponsored by any other organization or PAS-approved alliance directed at the same audience may be offered over the official dates of the PAS Annual Meeting within 100 miles of the PAS meeting location. There are a limited number of time and space slots available.

CME Credit and Compliance with AMA and ACCME Guidelines

The PAS does not provide AMA-PRA Category 1 credit for ISS. Those wishing to hold symposia must obtain credit from another accredited CME provider.

All symposia must be held in compliance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education. In addition, although compliance with the AMA's Ethical Opinion on Gifts to Physicians from Industry is the responsibility of the individual physician, every effort should be made to ensure that PAS attendees are not put in a situation that would be considered a violation of these guidelines. Approval of proposed symposium will be based on these and other regulations as outlined below.

The process for submission, selection and conduct of ISS is as follows: