2006 PAS Annual Meeting

April 29–May 2 
San Francisco, California

Daily Schedule (as of April 13, 2006) 

Friday, April 28

Saturday, April 29

Sunday, April 30

Monday, May 1

Tuesday, May 2

Sunday, April 30

6:00am–8:00am
Insights into ADHD's Associated Comorbidities and Treatment Modalities
PAS Industry Sponsored Symposium
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 7, SF Marriott

Target Audience: General pediatricians.

Studies suggest up to 80% of children with a clinical diagnosis of ADHD will continue to have the disorder into adolescence, with 60% having symptoms into adulthood.

Among children with ADHD, comorbid psychiatric disorders are predictive of the persistence of ADHD into adolescence and adulthood, and a more complicated course of illness with poorer outcomes.

Options for effective management of ADHD from childhood through adulthood are emerging as more clinical studies focus on this common disorder. Studies in adults show that medications with anti-ADHD activity in childhood and adolescent ADHD work equally well in adult ADHD, providing further evidence for the syndromatic continuity between the juvenile and adult diagnosis. This engaging, leading-edge session is designed to fill the knowledge gaps that exist in the areas of diagnosis and treatment of ADHD, with a particular focus on managing the common psychiatric conditions that are often comorbid with ADHD.

For registration information please contact: 
Marcie Farmer
Phone: (800) 600-5636.
Email: mfarmer@partnersmeded.com

Supported by a grant from Eli Lilly & Company

6:00am–8:00am
Surfactant Therapy—Where Are We and Where Do We Go from Here?
PAS Industry Sponsored Symposium
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 8, SF Marriott

Target Audience: Neonatologists.

Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) results from insufficient levels of endogenous surfactant. Surfactant therapy, when used as treatment or prophylaxis, significantly reduces morbidity and mortality. New synthetic protein-containing products promise to emerge soon as a viable therapeutic strategy in the prevention of RDS. Neonatologists and other pediatric health care professionals need to have a thorough and up-to-date understanding of current and emerging products to make the most informed clinical decisions for their patients.

This symposium will focus on the current role of exogenous surfactant therapy in neonatology. Speakers will review the composition and function of this class of compounds. Faculty also will discuss the clinical status of current animal-derived and future protein-containing synthetic surfactant therapies, including comparative trials and meta-analyses, as well as studies of various ventilation strategies in conjunction with surfactant therapy. Additionally, speakers will describe potential new applications of surfactant therapy.

For information please contact: (Please note that pre-registration is not required)
Danielle Krasny 
Phone: (215) 860-2202 
Email: danielle.krasny@thomson.com

This activity is jointly sponsored by Thomson Professional Postgraduate Service and Thomson Scientific Connexions

Supported by a grant from Discovery Laboratories, Inc.

7:00am–8:00am
3020—Career Training, Promotion, Satisfaction and Opportunities in Academic Pediatric Emergency Medicine
PAS Meet the Professor
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 6, SF Marriott

This session is designed to provide trainees and junior faculty with insight and advice concerning the pursuit of an academic career in pediatric emergency medicine. An overview of the fellowship training and the academic promotion process will be presented. Training beyond fellowship, the importance of mentorship and balance of both academic and personal life will be discussed. In addition, the current issues and areas of opportunity in the field will be presented.

7:00am–8:00am
3025—Pediatric Gastroenterology—A 30-Year Perspective
PAS Meet the Professor
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 15, SF Marriott

This session is designed to provide trainees and junior faculty with insight and advice concerning the pursuit of an academic career in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition. During an interactive discussion, we will offer an analysis of the opportunities and challenges in this rapidly evolving field, relying on a personal 30-year historical perspective. We will review important clinical and research advances as well as key events in the evolution of this subspecialty. We will provide advice concerning integration of basic and applied research into a well-structured and aligned academic career.

7:00am–8:00am
3030—Career Specifics in Academic General Pediatrics
PAS Meet the Professor
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 5, SF Marriott

This session is designed to provide trainees and junior faculty with a perspective on career pathways in academic general pediatrics, a broad field with an often-confusing array of possibilities. Specific attention will be given to: (1) training options, especially the selection of fellowships and the spectrum of research training; (2) career trajectories and mentorship; and (3) leadership development. The integration of an academic focus with other professional activities in an academic setting will be discussed. Additional topics will include creating an academic niche and the importance of life balance.

7:00am–8:00am
3035—Developmental Immunology: Scientific Challenges and Opportunities
PAS Meet the Professor
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 13, SF Marriott

This session will be informal and designed to provide trainees and junior faculty with insight and advice concerning the pursuit of an academic career that includes research in developmental immunology. Current scientific opportunities will be emphasized, including the role of human versus rodent studies. Discussion will include the challenges and potential rewards of having a "wet lab" investigative career as part of an academic pediatric position in immunology or infectious disease.

7:00am–8:00am
3040—Infectious Diseases
PAS Meet the Professor
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 12, SF Marriott

This session is designed to provide trainees and junior faculty with insight and advice concerning the pursuit of an academic career in pediatric infectious diseases. Attention will be given to describing approaches to obtaining the best possible training in clinical infectious diseases, epidemiology, as well as in basic and applied research in the field of pediatric infectious diseases. The importance and value of mentoring will be discussed.

7:00am–8:00am
3045—Neonatology:
There Are Many Ways to Get to Rome (or Omaha or…)
PAS Meet the Professor
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 10, SF Marriott

This interactive session will explore the proposition that the route that one chooses to success in an academic environment is less important than the way one makes the journey. The important principles of making the trip are simple. They are easier to measure than to master.

7:00am–8:00am
3050—Life as a Pediatric Nephrologist
PAS Meet the Professor
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 11, SF Marriott

This session is intended to provide trainees and junior faculty with insights about career opportunities in pediatric nephrology and appropriate preparation for these careers. Career opportunities, both within and outside of academic departments, will be discussed. Faculty tracks and the perspective of department chairs about these tracks will also be addressed. Topics will include how to choose the appropriate academic position for one’s interests and talents, as well as balancing career objectives with personal and family goals.

7:00am–8:00am
3055—Child Neurology in the New Millennium
PAS Meet the Professor
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 14, SF Marriott

Attendees will learn about training in child neurology from the immediate Past-President of the Child Neurology Society. Dr. Bale will provide an overview of training and prerequisites, discuss the child neurology match initiated in 2004 and describe plans for integrated training in child neurology and pediatrics.

7:00am–8:00am
3060A—Practice Management—Results of the 2005 ASPHO Compensation Survey
ASPHO Workshop
Golden Gate Hall A1, SF Marriott
Chair: Timothy C. Griffin, Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX

In the spring of 2005, ASPHO conducted a survey of its membership regarding compensation. The preliminary results of this survey will be presented, and members will have an opportunity to ask questions and provide insights into the results in an open forum.

• Results of the 2005 ASPHO Compensation Survey
  Jeffrey D. Hord, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH

• Discussion

7:00am–8:00am
3065A—Young Investigators
ASPHO Workshop
Golden Gate Hall A2, SF Marriott
Chair: Kathleen M. Sakamoto, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

This workshop will focus on career options in pediatric hematology–oncology. Pediatric hematologists–oncologists representing basic/translational research, clinical research and industry will discuss their experiences and the reasons for their career choices. The workshop provides an opportunity for fellows and junior faculty to interact with each other and established faculty members and to discuss issues related to career decisions, research directions and career development.

• Clinical Research—Building Your Career from the Ground Up
  Smita Bhatia, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, CA

• Choosing a Career in Basic/Translational Research
  Kathleen M. Sakamoto, Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

• Choosing a Career in Industry
  Anne E. Hagey, Oncology Cytotoxics, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL

• Discussion

7:00am–8:00am
3070—Council of Pediatric Subspecialties: A New Organization
PAS Breakfast
Room 3020, Moscone West
Chairs: Richard Behrman, H. William Schnaper, Theodore Sectish, F. Bruder Stapleton

While a significant number of pediatric organizations presently exist, none of them are specifically designed to facilitate communication among all of the pediatric subspecialties regarding issues that are common to, and specific for, subspecialists. Such an organization would provide a common voice for the subspecialties with regard to training, research, patient care and academic concerns. The purpose of this open forum is to review progress to date in developing a Council of Pediatric Subspecialties and solicit further input into the process.

Continental breakfast will be provided.

Co-sponsored by the Federation of Pediatric Organizations, the American Board of Pediatrics, the Association of Pediatric Program Directors, the Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs and the Pediatric Academic Societies Alliance Societies

Supported in part by the American Board of Pediatrics Foundation  

7:00am–8:00am
3075—APA Past Officers Breakfast
APA Breakfast
Golden Gate Hall B3, SF Marriott

7:45am–9:00am
3080A—LWPES Business Meeting
LWPES Business Meeting
Room 3007-3011, Moscone West

8:00am–9:30am
3150—Hematology/Oncology II
PAS/ASPHO Platform Session
Room 3016-3018, Moscone West
Chairs: Yigal Dror and James A. Whitlock

Includes

• SPR Fellow's Clinical Research Award: DNA Repair Polymorphism and Outcome of Treatment for Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
  Deepika Bhatla, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

• CXCR4 Inhibition Leads to Decreased Adhesion and Fewer Metastases in Osteosarcoma
  Su Young Kim, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

8:00am–10:00am
3100—Advances in Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Management of Kawasaki Disease
PAS/PIDS Topic Symposium
Room 3001, Moscone West
Chairs: Marian Melish, University of Hawaii, Kapiolani Children's Hospital, Honolulu, HI; and Stanford T. Shulman, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Target Audience: Infectious disease specialists, cardiologists, rheumatologists, immunologists and primary care pediatricians.

Cloning the IgA antibody response in acute Kawasaki Disease has led to exciting new insights into the etiology and pathogenesis of this enigmatic illness. The diagnosis of incomplete Kawasaki Disease remains a significant clinical problem, and new guidelines have been published to help the clinician in making this diagnosis. Approximately 10–15% of children with acute Kawasaki Disease do not respond to conventional intravenous gammaglobulin and aspirin therapy, and new data regarding treatment with steroids and Remicade are emerging. Knowledge regarding optimal management of cardiac complications and long-term outcome continues to evolve as patients diagnosed with Kawasaki Disease in the 1970s and 1980s age.

• Overview
  Marian E. Melish, University of Hawaii, Kapiolani Children's Hospital, Honolulu, HI

• IgA Response in Acute Kawasaki Disease Targets Inclusion Bodies in Acute Kawasaki Disease Bronchial Epithelium
  Anne H. Rowley, Northwestern University, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

• Clinical Dilemma of Diagnosing Incomplete Kawasaki Disease
  Jane C. Burns, University of California, San Diego, CA

• Treatment of Refractory Kawasaki Disease
  Stanford T. Shulman, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

• Management of Cardiac Complications and Long-Term Outcome
  Jane W. Newburger, Harvard University, Children’s Hospital of Boston, Boston, MA

Sponsored jointly by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Pediatric Academic Societies

8:00am–10:00am
3105—From Health Services Research to Public Policy
PAS Topic Symposium
Room 2006, Moscone West
Chair: Gary L. Freed, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Target Audience: Investigators, clinicians and advocacy experts.

The contribution of research regarding children is measured in its ability to improve children's health and well being. Research findings that contribute to public policy efforts have the potential to improve the lives and well being of whole communities, states and nations of children. Understanding the nature and appreciating the role of such work is fundamentally important for clinicians and researchers alike.

• Overview
  Gary L. Freed, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

• Using Research To Confront Power: Can P Values Speak to Justice?
  Paul H. Wise, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

• Where Research Meets Policy and Politics: The Road to Health Reform for Children
  Sara Rosenbaum, George Washington University, Washington, DC

• Linking Health and School Goals To Address Childhood Obesity
  Joseph W. Thompson, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR

• Addressing Children’s Underinsurance Through Policy-Relevant Research
  Matthew M. Davis, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

• Discussion

8:00am–10:00am
3110—Probiotics in Necrotizing Enterocolitis—Their Clinical Effect and Possible Mechanisms
PAS/ASPR/JPS/NASPGHAN Topic Symposium

Room 3003-3005, Moscone West
Chairs: W. Allan Walker, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Yuichiro Yamashiro, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Target Audience: Neonatologists, gastroenterologists, pediatric surgeons, NICU nurses and bacteriologists in perinatal medicine.

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious gastrointestinal disease seen predominantly in very low birth weight (VLBW) and extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. NEC is probably a complex, multifactorial disease. Currently, the precise pathogenic mechanisms remain to be elucidated; however, clinical use of probiotics has been reported to be useful for preventing NEC development in VLBW and ELBW infants. This session will provide us the current knowledge about the role of probiotics in the management of NEC.

• Fifteen-Year's Experience of Early Administration of Bifidobacterium Breve to Preterm Infants
  H. Kitajima, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Osaka, Japan

• Oral Probiotics Reduces Incidence of NEC in VLBW Infants
  H. C. Lin, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

• Effects of Probiotics on the Immunological Development and Short Chain Fatty Acids in ELBW and VLBW Infants
  Yoshikazu Ohtsuka, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Japan

• Possible Role of Probiotic Supplementation for Prevention from NEC
  Michael S. Caplan, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Sponsored jointly by the Asian Society for Pediatric Research; Japan Pediatric Society; North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition and the Pediatric Academic Societies

8:00am–10:00am
3115A—Renal Pathology—Its Still Not Just Little Adults
ASPN Symposium
Room 2003-2005, Moscone West
Chairs: Sharon P. Andreoli, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN; and Patrick Walker, Nephropathology Associates

Target Audience: Nephrologists and pathologists.

The pathologic features of the kidney in pediatric kidney disease have unique features compared to adult patients and, some kidney diseases are solely observed in pediatric patients. This symposia will address the unique pathologic features of congenital nephrotic syndrome, MPGN, renal pathology in pediatric transplant patients and will also propose a new taxonomy for the podocytopathies.

Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome—An Update
Stephen M. Bonsib, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN

MPGN and Dense Deposit Disease
Patrick D. Walker, Nephropathology Associates, Little Rock, AR

Renal Pathology in Pediatric Transplant Patients
Carole A. Vogler, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO

Toward a New Taxonomy for the Podocytopathies
Laura Barisoni, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY

Supported in part by an unrestricted educational grant from NephCure Foundation and Ross Products Division, Abbott Laboratories

8:00am–10:00am
3120—Adolescent Medicine I
PAS Platform Session
Room 2004, Moscone West
Chairs: Donald E. Greydanus and Bernard J.M. Stier

8:00am–10:00am
3125—Developmental Origins of Adult Disease—Metabolism
PAS Platform Session
Room 3010-3012, Moscone West
Chairs: William W. Hay and Rebecca A. Simmons

8:00am–10:00am
3130—Emergency Medicine II
PAS Platform Session
Room 3014, Moscone West
Chairs: Mirna M. Farah and Richard A. Saladino

8:00am–10:00am
3135—Environmental Health: Exposures and Outcomes
PAS Platform Session
Room 2002, Moscone West
Chairs: Ellen F. Crain and Bruce P. Lanphear

8:00am–10:00am
3140—General Pediatrics II
PAS Platform Session
Room 2007, Moscone West
Chairs: Christine L. Johnson and Elisa A. Zenni

8:00am–10:00am
3145—Genetic Basis of Disease: Pathogenesis and Treatment
PAS Platform Session
Room 3000, Moscone West
Chairs: George A. Diaz and Brendan H. Lee

Includes:

• SPR Fellow's Basic Research Award: Conditional Mutagenesis of the Homeobox Gene [italic]Hhex[/italic] Reveals Novel and Essential Roles in Development of the Liver and Extrahepatic Biliary Tract
  Michael Hunter, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

• SPR Student Research Award: Germ Line [italic]KRAS[/italic] Mutations Encoding Proteins with Novel Biochemical and Functional Properties Cause Disorders of the Noonan Syndrome Spectrum
  Suzanne Schubbert, University of California, San Francisco, CA

8:00am–10:00am
3153—Late-Breaker Abstract Session I: Clinical Trials in Neonatology
PAS Platform Session
Room 3022-3024, Moscone West Convention Center
Chairs: Lucky Jain and Robin H. Steinhorn

The "Late-Breaker" sessions include reports on clinical trials and other important and significant pediatric research, which might not have been ready for reporting at the time of the winter abstract deadline. Please be sure to review the content so you don't miss these very special sessions!

8:00am–10:00am
3155—Underserved Populations I
PAS Platform Session
Room 2009, Moscone West
Chairs: Wendy L. Hobson-Rohrer and Lolita M. McDavid

8:00am–11:00am
3200—Sports Medicine—Caring for the Young Athlete
PAS/APPD Mini Course
Room 2008, Moscone West
Chair: Robert S. McGregor, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA

"Sports medicine, not a matter of life and death…it’s much more important than that” is a bit overstated. However, some estimates suggest pediatricians in training receive little more than 5 hours of clinical training. This creates a generation of pediatric clinicians and pediatric educators who didn't get it.

We suggest the time has come for a mini course designed to address some basic concepts, as well as more current controversial areas to attempt to catch-up the contemporary pediatrician, and to provide a curricular base for the pediatric educator.

Topics will include: the female athlete, ergogenic substance use and abuse and current medical issues including concussion guidelines. The course will conclude with case discussions combined with live video projection of pertinent physical examination techniques.

• Overview
  Robert S. McGregor, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA

• Female Athlete Issues
  Jordan Daniel Metzl, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY

• Ergogenic Substance Use, Abuse and Cases
  Cynthia Rose LaBella, Institute for Sports Medicine, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

• Medical Considerations and Concussion Management
  Rani S. Gereige, University of South Florida/ All Childrens' Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL

• Selected Sports Medicine Cases with Video Feed
  Rani S. Gereige, University of South Florida/ All Childrens' Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL

• Selected Sports Medicine Cases with Video Feed
  Jordan Daniel Metzl, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY

• Selected Sports Medicine Cases with Video Feed
  Cynthia Rose LaBella, Institute for Sports Medicine, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

• Selected Sports Medicine Cases with Video Feed
  Robert S. McGregor, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA

Sponsored jointly by the Association of Pediatric Program Directors and the Pediatric Academic Societies

8:00am–11:00am
3230—Acute Care Transport: Neonatal and Pediatric Emergencies
PAS Educational Workshop
Golden Gate Hall A3, SF Marriott
Leader: Hilary Whyte, Toronto, ON, Canada; Co-leader: Diane Wilson

Target Audience: Trainees, fellows, junior faculty, mid-level faculty, community practitioners, nurses, respiratory therapists, paramedics and EMTs, and transport team members.

Pediatric emergencies are often un-anticipated acute life threatening events. Timely and appropriate decision-making on the part of the health care facility staff are often paramount to outcome in these patients. The focus of the workshop is to provide the practitioner with an overview of the common causes of these events and emergent treatment, including skills required for these patients prior to and during transport to a tertiary or quaternary care setting using patient simulation and real life clinical scenarios. Modules will cover neonatal and pediatric resuscitation and stabilization in a variety of settings and clinical cases. Skills taught and practiced will include intubation, vascular access, thoracocentesis and chest tube insertion. Emphasis will be on patient safety and evidence based best clinical practices.

Objectives:

– Timely and appropriate decision making in acute life threatening events
– Overview of causes of neonatal and Pediatric emergencies
– Resuscitation and stabilization of critical patients
– Safe and effective and timely transport strategies for best outcomes

Format: Patient simulation with neonatal and pediatric case based scenarios.

Supervised hands on clinical care of the patient based on good problem solving and critical thinking in the prehospital, community hospital and transport milieu.

Hands on skills workshop for intubation, ventilation/ventilator strategies, vascular access (PIV, UV, UA, IO) thoracocentesis/chest tube insertions. Also, round table discussions of common emergencies.

8:00am–11:00am
3232—Build a Tutorial To Track Resident Learning in Developmental–Behavioral Pediatrics
PAS Educational Workshop
Golden Gate Hall C1, SF Marriott
Leader: Henry Shapiro, St. Petersburg, FL; Co-leader: Frances Glascoe and Nataly Arcila

Target Audience: Fellows, junior faculty, and mid-level faculty.

This workshop will teach participants to use the online tutorial on Developmental and Behavioral Screening at www.dbpeds.org. Participants will learn how they can track resident learning activities, and produce individual and group reports. They will also learn how to teach residents to track their own progress. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to customize the tutorial for local use, know how to use analysis tools, and contribute to further improvement and evaluation of the tutorial tool. Participants will be give access to the online tools needed to view reports and participate in an online user group.

Objectives:

– Know how to view reports from the online tutorial
– Know how to customize tutorials to reflect local needs
– Know how to use online tools to communicate with user community

Format: Demonstration, direct training, guided practice, small group brainstorming, and facilitated group discussion.

8:00am–11:00am
3234—Effective, Efficient and Innovative Medical Student and Resident Teaching: Who Says It Can't Be Done?
PAS Educational Workshop
Golden Gate Hall C2, SF Marriott
Leader: Lewis First, Burlington, VT

Target Audience: Trainees, fellows, junior faculty, mid-level faculty, senior faculty, community practitioners.

With increased pressures to treat patients as efficiently as possible, teaching of medical students and residents has become more of a burden or even an afterthought and less of a major priority in the clinical setting. Effective, efficient and innovative teaching strategies are needed. This workshop will provide participants with such strategies that will in turn aid in the recruitment, faculty development and retention of preceptors. Content areas will focus on the importance of a good orientation, feedback, evaluation and creative teaching techniques that will resolve conflicts with time constraints and make teaching fun and a true learning experience for all involved.

Objectives:

– To introduce innovative strategies and techniques to improve teaching effectiveness and efficiency
– To provide opportunities to practice these strategies and techniques

Format: Mock "teaching" codes, trigger videotapes, live demonstration, audience participation and discussion.

8:00am–11:00am
3236—Evidence-Based Advocacy: Turning Research into Action
PAS Educational Workshop
Golden Gate Hall C3, SF Marriott
Leader: Dennis Durbin, Philadelphia, PA; Co-leaders: Flaura Winston, Suzanne Hill

Target Audience: junior faculty, mid-level faculty, senior faculty, and community practitioners.

Evidence-based advocacy integrates the often independent, yet complementary, efforts of clinicians, researchers, public health officials, policymakers and the media to apply scientific principals to widespread health promotion and prevention initiatives. Through case-based illustrations, small-group skill building and brainstorming exercises, workshop participants will learn the critical steps involved in translating research results into a variety of complementary advocacy activities to advance children's health and safety. Strategies including public education through the media, social marketing techniques, legislative advocacy and working collaboratively with industry will be reviewed and discussed. At the completion of the workshop, participants will better understand how to plan and conduct successful advocacy activities for the children in their communities and will know how to access relevant resources in support of their work.

Objectives:

– Learn the steps involved in translating research into a variety of advocacy activities.
– Understand the complementary nature of distinct advocacy activities.
– Practice translating research results into messaging.
– Develop a strategic plan for advocacy.

Format: Case-based demonstrations, group discussion, and small break-out group skill-building.

8:00am–11:00am
3238—Individual Academic Plans: Valuing and Supporting Diversity
PAS Educational Workshop
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 1, SF Marriott
Leader: Danielle Laraque, New York, NY; Co-leaders: Phyllis Dennery, Fernando Mendoza, Denice Cora-Bramble, Lyuba Konopasek, and Virginia Niebuhr

Target Audience: Fellows and junior, mid-level and senior faculty.

This faculty development workshop is designed for fellows, junior and senior faculty to learn about individual academic plans (IAPs) to support academic advancement and fulfillment. A special focus will be on the needs of minority faculty and the institutional mission to recruit and retain diverse faculty—an important discussion that affects all in academics. Participants are asked to come with their school's criteria for promotion, their educational portfolio and/or curriculum vitae, as well as a description of their current/pending grants. Participants will develop their IAP in small group consultation with mentors. It is also an opportunity for senior faculty to hone their skills at supporting the development of junior faculty.

Objectives:

– Participants will learn how to complete an individual academic plan.
– Participants will better understand the process of academic promotion.

Format: Roundtable discussion, interactive format with completion by participant of an IAP during the session and question-and-answer session.

8:00am–11:00am
3240—Manuscript Preparation and the Process of Peer-Reviewed Publication
PAS Educational Workshop
Willow, SF Marriott
Leader: Stephen Daniels, Denver, CO; Co-leaders: Thomas Welch, Robert Wilmott, Sarah Long

Target Audience: Trainees, fellows, junior faculty, mid-level faculty, senior faculty, community practitioners.

This interactive workshop will address multiple aspects of publication in scientific journals and provides insights from editors of The Journal of Pediatrics on the publication process. Presenters will discuss preparation of materials, including the initial decision that the data are sufficient to justify publication. Issues related to manuscript writing will include length, focus, adherence to journal formats, and referencing. The editorial process, from submission to publication, will be described in depth, with particular attention to ways in which authors can interact with journal editors. Another section of the workshop will cover ethical issues in publication including review boards, authorship, duplicate publication, intellectual property rights, and conflict of interest. There will be open discussion of sample cases and questions derived from the experiences of the participants.

Objectives:

– To learn about preparing and submitting work for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
– To discuss ethical issues related to publication of research and clinical work.
– To have the opportunity to ask and have answered questions about publication and to offer insights.

Format: Open discussion, question-and-answer.

Designed to meet elements of the core curriculum for pediatric fellowship subspecialty training.

8:00am–11:00am
3242—Medical–Legal Collaboration: New Strategies in Promoting Child Health
PAS Educational Workshop
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 2, SF Marriott
Leader: Lauren Smith, Boston, MA; Co-leaders: Megan Sandel, David Keller, Ellen Lawton, Christopher Stenberg

Target Audience: Trainees, fellows, junior faculty, mid-level faculty and community practitioners.

Families and children face social and economic challenges that can adversely affect child health, development and long-term potential. Pediatricians are a natural front-line defense for screening and referral for housing issues, education needs, disability, hunger and other problems, yet they often lack the training and resources to advocate for families' basic needs. Developing effective medical–legal collaboration in clinical settings is a potent strategy to promote child health through ensuring that these basic needs are met. Experienced pediatric and legal advocates will facilitate discussion of concrete advocacy strategies including programs such as the Family Advocacy Program at Boston Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Children's Center-Harriet Lane Clinic, UMass Medical Center, Barbara Bush Children's Hospital and others. The workshop will utilize case examples, curriculum, advocacy tools and advocacy action plans to bring to life the integration of legal advocacy in the clinical setting.

Objectives:

– Learn how to incorporate advocacy in the clinical setting.
– Learn how the medical-legal collaborative model supports a culture of advocacy.

Format: The workshop methodology will utilize case-based presentations, interactive discussions and hands-on demonstration with advocacy and training tools.

8:00am–11:00am
3244—Pediatricians as Advocates: Efforts on Behalf of Children Being Raised by Gay and Lesbian Parents
PAS Educational Workshop
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 3, SF Marriott
Leader: Ellen Perrin, Boston, MA; Co-leader: James Crawford and Jim Pawelski

Target Audience: Trainees, fellows, junior faculty, mid-level faculty, senior faculty and community practitioners.

Pediatricians have a long history of advocating for their patients health-care needs, broadly defined. Advocacy efforts have included: (1) ensuring that individual families have adequate housing and food; (2) providing societal supports for disadvantaged subgroups, e.g., foster children and immigrants; (3) enacting political guarantees for the security of vulnerable populations; and (4) building coalitions among opinion leaders in support of progressive policies.

Not long ago, gay and lesbian teens and their parents and gay and lesbian parents and their children were close to invisible in pediatrics. Currently pediatricians are in the forefront of advocacy efforts on behalf of this group of children and families. We will describe the background and strategy behind several of these recent advocacy efforts, including pediatricians' participation in legislative deliberations, the role of professional publications and media appearances and the AAP's support of co-parent adoption and civil marriage. These examples will be used to generate ideas and strategies for further advocacy efforts for these and other populations.

Objectives:

– Know examples of advocacy efforts on behalf of families with a gay or lesbian member through professional organizations.
– Understand the role of pediatricians as opinion leaders and advocates in public media and professional publications.

Format: Small group discussion and presentation of history of successful advocacy efforts.

8:00am–11:00am
3246—The Teen–Tot Clinic: Innovative Health Care Delivery and Medical Education
PAS Educational Workshop
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 4, SF Marriott
Leader: Lee Beers, Washington, DC; Co-leader: Victoria Garriett

Target Audience: Trainees, fellows, junior faculty, and mid-level faculty.

This workshop will address strategies for caring for adolescent parents and their children in pediatric practice and the role these experiences play in medical education. During the first part of the workshop, the participants will brainstorm about effective ways of providing health care to adolescent parents and their children. Video clips of teen parents enrolled in the workshop leaders teen-tot program will be used to facilitate discussion. During the last part of the workshop, the group will discuss how the teen-tot model of health care can be used to teach trainees the principles of systems based practice and family-centered care.

Objectives:

– The participant will gain knowledge of the teen-tot model of care for adolescent parents and their children.

Format: Roundtable discussion, videotape viewing, question and answer and small group workgroups.

8:00am–11:00am
3250—Community-Based Physicians
APA Special Interest Group

Pacific Suite C, SF Marriott
Chair: David Bromberg, dbromberg@peds.umaryland.edu.

8:00am–11:00am
3252—HIV/AIDS
APA Special Interest Group
Pacific Suite B, SF Marriott
Chairs: Nancy Hutton, nhutton@jhmi.edu; and Lois C. Howland, lois.howland@umassmed.edu.

This year the HIV/AIDS SIG will hold a working meeting to focus on pediatric resident education. Antiretroviral treatment for children and adolescents with HIV is now a highly specialized field. But general pediatricians care for the broader population of infants, children and adolescents affected by HIV. Key areas of generalist responsibility include management of HIV-exposed newborns, HIV counseling and testing in different age groups, communication with children about HIV and providing support for bereaved children and siblings. Our meeting goal is to outline key competencies in generalist HIV education that respond to the ACGME core competencies and to consider next steps in curriculum development and dissemination.

8:00am–11:00am
3254—Literacy Development Programs in Primary Care
APA Special Interest Group
Pacific Suite H, SF Marriott
Chairs: Robert Needlman, robert.needlman@case.edu; and Perri Klass, perri.klass@bmc.org.

Support for early literacy development is increasingly viewed as an integral part of primary care pediatrics. Most pediatric training programs and many other clinics and offices have incorporated the Reach Out and Read (ROR) intervention model. The Literacy Development SIG provides a forum for academically minded clinicians to exchange information and questions about the various aspects of the intervention, including training, implementation, fund-raising, assessment and program innovation. Colleagues who have research projects in any stage of development are encouraged to present. In the past, the SIG has given rise to one multisite study and could do so again. Many SIG members will have attended the ROR National Conference immediately preceding the PAS meeting and will come prepared with questions and insights. Those who did not participate in the larger conference, or who are merely curious, are also welcome.

8:00am–11:00am
3256—Obesity
APA Special Interest Group
Pacific Suite I, SF Marriott
Chairs: Jennifer Bass, yenbass@aol.com; and Sandy Hassink, shassink@nemours.org.

Treatment of Childhood Obesity: A Case-Based Approach

A panel of obesity clinicians will address the practical aspects of obesity treatment in a clinical case-based approach. A variety of clinical scenarios and vignettes will be presented for discussion, with opportunities for role playing and audience participation. The cases will cover issues relating to childhood overweight and obesity for a variety of ages and developmental stages. Some of the issues included will be readiness for change, behavior modification and other strategies, medications and screening and treatment of co-morbid conditions.

8:00am–11:00am
3258—Pediatric Residents
APA Special Interest Group
Pacific Suite A, SF Marriott
Chair: Joyce Li, jli15@stanford.edu.

Calling all residents! Now in its fourth year, the Pediatric Resident SIG provides residents with a forum for discussion, advice, support and unique educational experiences. By sharing different approaches and solutions to key issues in training programs, members of the Pediatric Resident SIG will:

– learn effective teaching techniques,
– learn to handle stress of long work hours and sleep deprivation,
– receive financial advice about loan repayment and retirement funds,
– learn about fellowship opportunities and application process,
– learn about different career choices,
– learn about end-of-life care issues,
– learn to recognize and solve ethical dilemmas,
– network with other residents interested in areas such as advocacy or research.

This year the SIG will host a panel of speakers addressing the business aspects of pediatric practice and how to improve business training within residency. After the presentation, we will rank and discuss the issues of residency that we find most pressing to us. Finally, we will invite the Program Directors attending the Association of Pediatric Program Directors Spring Meeting to hear our thoughts and give us their best response. This is a great opportunity to meet residents from across the country and learn how different programs address issues that concern us all. Join us for a lively round of resident discussion, philosophy and dialogue.

8:00am–11:00am
3260—Pediatrics for Family Practice
APA Special Interest Group
Sierra Suite F, SF Marriott
Chair: Scott Krugman, scott.krugman@medstar.net.

Target Audience: Anyone who teaches family practice residents.

The Pediatrics for Family Practice SIG marks a major step forward in collaboration between the two disciplines. This year, members of the AAFP Task Force on Children and members of STFM will be joining our SIG meeting to discuss updating the current APA/AAP/AAFP/STFM, "Guidelines for the care of children." The AAFP task force has started the revision, and this is our opportunity to discuss family practice resident education from the perspective of pediatricians. Our group has grown significantly over the past year, and anyone who teaches family practice residents is welcome to come to the SIG.

8:00am–11:00am
3262—Quality Improvement
APA Special Interest Group
Pacific Suite J, SF Marriott
Chairs: Jean Ogborn, jogborn@jhmi.edu; and David Link, david_link@hms.harvard.edu.

Check back later for additional information.

8:30am–10:00am
3280—Can Primary Care Ever Be Evidence-Based? Current Efforts To Integrate Practice with Science
PAS State of the Art Plenary
Room 2011, Moscone West
Chair: Elizabeth A. Edgerton, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD

Target Audience: Providers, educators, research methodologists and policy makers.

A recent article published by Moyer et al. (2004) highlights the lack of evidence supporting many of the activities of pediatricians in the primary care setting. A natural tension then arises between what is an important pediatric issue and the relative impact the pediatrician can have during the patient encounter.

Multiple stakeholders are grappling with this very issue. Medical education is focusing on the role of evidence-based medicine in clinical decision making. The United States Preventive Services Task Force, which develops evidence-based recommendations, struggles with the limited research available to review. Similarly, the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Bright Futures Initiative is trying to integrate the quality of evidence available to support common practices in their publication.

This session will present the latest information on the “state of the science” regarding evidence-based pediatric ambulatory care. Panelists will highlight what has been successful as well as barriers to the application of an evidence-based approach to primary care and future solutions.

• Gaps in the Evidence for Well-Child Care: A Challenge to Our Profession
  Virginia A. Moyer, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, TX

• Linking Bright Futures to the Evidence
  Modena E. H. Wilson, American Medical Association, Chicago, IL

• U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's Challenges with Pediatric Recommendations
  Thomas G. DeWitt, Carl Weihl Professor and Director, Division of General and Community Pediatrics, Associate Chair for Education and Primary Care, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

• The Role of Practice-Based Research Networks in Evaluating Well-Child Care
  Richard C. (Mort) Wasserman, University of Vermont, AAP PROS Network, Burlington, VT

9:00am–10:00am
3290A—LWPES Presidential Lecture
LWPES Presidential Plenary
Room 3007-3011, Moscone West
Chair: Alan D. Rogol, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Target Audience: Endocrinologists.

• Judson J. Van Wyk Prize
  Melvin M. Grumbach,

• Pediatric Endocrinology Past and Present: Are We Ready for the Future?
  Lynne L. Levitsky, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

9:45am–11:45am
3300A—Pure Red Cell Aplasia
ASPHO Symposium
Room 3016-3018, Moscone West
Chair: Jeffrey M. Lipton, Schneider Children’s Hospital, New Hyde Park, NY

The pure red cell aplasias (PRCA) represent a form of bone marrow restricted to the erythroid lineage. Research has led to new insights into the molecular basis of erythroid development. Transcriptional regulation of erythropoiesis will be discussed in this symposium. In pediatrics, intrinsic stem/progenitor cell defects are the most important cause of red cell failure. One of the most common forms of pure red cell aplasia in pediatric patients is Diamond-Blackfan Anemia. The clinical and molecular basis of this disease will be presented. Congenital dyserythropoietic anemias (CDA) are rare forms of erythroid cytopenias. New information on the pathophysiology of CDA will be presented during this symposium.

After attending this session, it is expected that the learner will be able to:

1. Describe the biology of erythropoiesis.
2. Describe the clinical presentation and molecular basis of Diamond-Blackfan Anemia.
3. Describe the clinical presentation and pathophysiology of congenital dyserythropoietic anemia.

• Introduction: How "Pure" Is Pure Red Blood Cell Aplasia?
  Jeffrey M. Lipton, Schneider Children's Hospital, New Hyde Park, NY

• Biology of Erythroid Development
  Mitchell Weiss, Children's Hospital of Phiadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

• Clinical and Molecular Biology of Diamond-Blackfan Anemia
  Adrianna Vlachos, Schneider Children's Hospital, New Hyde Park, NY

• Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemias 2006: Where Are We Now?
  Bertil E. Glader, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA

• Question and Answer Session

9:45am–11:45am
3305A—Rhabdomyosarcoma
ASPHO Symposium
Room 3020, Moscone West
Chairs: K. Scott Baker, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; and Douglas Hawkins, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA

This session will focus on current results of recent clinical trials in the treatment of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) and review progress made over the consecutive Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study Group Trials and current trials of the Soft Tissue Sarcoma Committee within COG. The importance of radiation therapy to achieve local control in the treatment of RMS, as well as some of the controversies of radiation therapy in this disease, will be discussed. New treatment modalities available for radiation therapy delivery and their role in the treatment of RMS will be reviewed. Finally, the session will end with a state of the art update on current understanding of the biological and molecular genetic features of RMS and their implications in the diagnosis and treatment of children with RMS.

After attending this session, it is expected that the learner will be able to:

1. Discuss current treatment results of recent trials in the treatment of RMS.
2. Identify the importance of radiation therapy in the management of RMS and describe new ways that this treatment may be delivered.
3. Describe recent advances in the biology of RMS and how these impact therapeutic decisions.

• Introduction
  K. Scott Baker, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

• Lessons Learned About the Local Control Issues and Radiation Therapy in the Management of Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma
  Sarah S. Donaldson, Stanford Cancer Center, Stanford, CA

• Clinical Trials in Rhabdomyosarcoma: Current Results
  Douglas Hawkins, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA

• Impact of Biology and Genetics on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Rhabdomyosarcoma
  Frederic Barr, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

• Question and Answer Session

10:00am–11:45am
3325A—Endocrinology/Diabetes Awards
LWPES Platform Session
Room 3007-3011, Moscone West
Chairs: To be announced

LWPES Clinical Scholars Presentations

10:15am–12:00pm
3350—APS Presidential Plenary and Awards
APS Presidential Plenary
Room 3002-3008, Moscone West
Chair: David K. Stevenson, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA

• 2006 APS Presidential Address
  David K. Stevenson, Harold K. Faber Professor of Pediatrics, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Stanford University School of Medicine; Director, Charles B. and Ann L. Johnson Center for Pregnancy and Newborn Services; Chief, Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto, CA

• New Member Outstanding Science Award—Epithelial Branching and the Origins of Kidney Malformation
  Norman D. Rosenblum, Professor of Paediatrics and Canada Research Chair in Developmental Nephrology, Division of Nephrology & Program in Developmental Biology,

• Introduction, John Howland Awardee
  Frederick J. Suchy, Herbert H. Lehman Professor of Pediatrics and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

• 54th Annual John Howland Award
  Kurt Hirschhorn, Professor of Pediatrics, Human Genetics and Medicine, Chairman Emeritus, Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

• Introduction, Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr. Leadership Award
  Carol Carraccio, Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Chair for Education, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

• Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr. Leadership Award*
  Carol D. Berkowitz, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Torrance, CA

*The Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr. Leadership Award is presented by the Federation of Pediatric Organizations on behalf of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, American Pediatric Society, Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairmen, Association of Pediatric Program Directors and Society for Pediatric Research.

11:00am–4:00pm
Commercial Exhibits Open and Posters Available for Viewing
PAS Exhibits
Levels 1 and 2, Moscone West

Posters Available for Viewing: 11:00am–4:00pm
Author Attendance: 12:00pm–2:00pm

Level 1:
– Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology
– Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
– Endocrinology
– Infectious Diseases
– General Pediatrics
– Hematology–Oncology

Level 2: 
– Cardiology
– Neonatal Neurology
– Neonatology

11:45am–1:30pm
3400—APA Education Committee
APA Committee
Golden Gate Hall B2, SF Marriott

11:45am–1:30pm
3405—APA Health Care Delivery Committee
APA Committee
Sierra Suite A, SF Marriott

11:45am–1:30pm
3410—APA Public Policy/ Advocacy Committee
APA Committee
Sierra Suite B, SF Marriott

11:45am–1:30pm
3415—APA Research Committee
APA Committee
Sierra Suite C, SF Marriott

12:00pm–1:30pm
3430A—ASPN Business Meeting, Luncheon and Presidential Address
ASPN Presidential Lecture
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 7, SF Marriott

• ASPN Presidential Address
  Sandra L. Watkins, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA

12:00pm–1:30pm
3435A—Directors of Research in Pediatrics:
Research During Pediatric Subspecialty Fellowship Training
Club
Golden Gate Hall B3, San Francisco Marriott

General Requirements for Research During Pediatric Subspecialty Fellowship Training
Mark R. Schleiss, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN

Pediatric Scientist Development Program
Margaret K. Hostetter, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Research Training for Trainees in "Second Residency" Pediatric Subspecialty Programs
Nina F. Schor, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Lunch will be provided.*

Contact for information:
Nina F. Schor, M.D., Ph.D.
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Phone: 412-692-6182
Email: nfschor@pitt.edu

*Lunch is sponsored by the Carol Ann Craumer Endowment for Pediatric Research, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

12:00pm–1:30pm
3438A—Milk Club
Human Milk: From Laboratory to Clinic
Club
Room 3014, Moscone West

Current Human Milk Immunology Research That Will Alter Clinical Practice
David S. Newburg, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Case Presentations and Discussion with Pediatric Experts in Breastfeeding Medicine
Carol L. Wagner, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Milk Club Business Meeting

Contact for information:
Carol L. Wagner, MD
Medical University of South Carolina
Phone: 843-792-8829
Email: wagnercl@musc.edu

12:00pm–1:30pm
3440A—Perinatal Brain Club
Hypothermia as a Neuroprotective Strategy in Term Infants
Club
Room 3022-3024, Moscone West

• Introduction
  Jeffrey M. Perlman, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY

• Hypothermia and Neuroprotection—Future Strategies Based on Experimental Observations
  Marianne Thoresen, University of Bristol, Bristol, England, UK

• Hypothermia as a Neuroprotective Strategy—Translating Science into Clinical Practice: What Are the Hidden Obstacles?
  Lu-Ann Papile, University of New Mexico Health Science Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico

• Discussion

Contact for information:
Jeff Perlman, MD
Weill Cornell Medical College
Phone: 212-746-3533
Email: jmp2007@med.cornell.edu

12:00pm–2:00pm
Poster Session II
PAS Poster Session
Room Levels 1 and 2, Moscone West

Posters Available for Viewing: 11:00am–4:00pm
Author Attendance: 12:00pm–2:00pm

Level 1:
– Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology
– Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
– Endocrinology
– Infectious Diseases
– General Pediatrics
– Hematology–Oncology

Level 2: 
– Cardiology
– Neonatal Neurology
– Neonatology

Includes: 

• SPR Clinical Research Award: Accelerated Development in the Visual Areas of Preterm Infants? A Voxel-Based Morphometry Study on Diffusion Tensor MR Imaging (DTI)
  Maria Miranda, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark

• SPR Fellow's Basic Research Award: Myopalladin Mutations and Inherited Cardiomyopathies
  Enkhsaikhan Purevjav, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

• SPR Fellow's Clinical Research Award: Novel Genotyping Technology To Classify Childhood Leukemia
  Joshua D. Schiffman, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

• SPR House Officer Research Award: Erythropoietin Protein Expression in the Developing Human Eye
  Shrena Patel, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

12:00pm–2:00pm
3490—APA Editorial Board Luncheon
APA Luncheon
Room Club Room, SF Marriott

12:15pm–1:00pm
3630—APS/SPR Meet the Council Lunch
APS/SPR Luncheon
Room 3000, Moscone West

Join us for lunch!

Meet the council members, learn about the APS and SPR.

Share your ideas with us.

– Do you know what initiatives and programs we currently support?
– Do you have an idea for a new program or initiative? 
– Do you have feedback about the Societies or the annual meeting? 
– Do you want to volunteer for Society activities and/or committees?

1:45pm–3:45pm
3650—Hematologic Issues in the PICU
PAS/ASPHO Topic Symposium
Room 3016-3018, Moscone West
Chairs: Roshni Kulkarni, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; and Prasad Mathew, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Target Audience: Pediatric hematologists/oncologists, pediatric critical care physicians, pediatric surgeons and basic science researchers in hematology.

Critically ill children often suffer complications related to hematological consequences of the primary illness or injury. Timely realization of these by critical care physicians and hematology consultants is key to improving outcomes in critically ill children. During the past decade, hematology research (particularly in coagulation and thrombophilia) has given new information that will help clinicians care for these children.

• Introduction: Hematologic Issues in the PICU
  Prasad Mathew, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico

• Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
  Keith Hoots, The University of Texas Health Science Center and The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

• Massive Hemorrhage: A Hematologists Perspective
  Roshni Kulkarni, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

• Thrombosis Including Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in the PICU
  Guy Young, Children's Hospital of Orange County, Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, Orange County, CA

• Discussion

Sponsored jointly by the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and the Pediatric Academic Societies

2:00pm–4:00pm
3700—Developing Valid and Relevant Outcome Measures for Pediatric Emergency Medicine
PAS Topic Symposium
Room 2008, Moscone West
Chairs: Evaline A. Alessandrini, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; and Marc H. Gorelick, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Target Audience: Pediatric and general emergency medicine physicians and/or any health care professional or researcher interested in outcomes and quality improvement.

To improve quality, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) proposes that health care be safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient and equitable. Research using important and relevant outcome measures can distinguish differences in quality of care between health practitioners, settings and patient populations, including factors such as race/ethnicity or socioeconomic status. Defining and accurately measuring outcomes are vital to both clinical research and practice. Yet valid and relevant outcome measures that are applicable to all children receiving emergency care have not been developed or agreed upon. Features of important clinical outcomes include credibility, comprehensiveness, sensitivity, accuracy, biologic sensibility and feasibility. This session will review general (as opposed to condition-specific) outcome measures for use in pediatric emergency medicine, focusing on strengths and weaknesses as well as their relationship to the IOM quality domains. Speakers will discuss outcome and process measures such as health-related quality of life; satisfaction, confidence and trust in health care; mortality; admission rates; emergency department recidivism; length of stay; and costs. A discussion and question-and-answer period will end the session.

• Introduction
  Evaline A. Alessandrini, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

• Mortality and Admission Rates
  James M. Chamberlain, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC

• Emergency Department Length of Stay, Costs and Satisfaction
  Marc H. Gorelick, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

• Emergency Department Recidivism, Confidence and Trust in Health Care Practitioners
  Evaline A. Alessandrini, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

• Health-Related Quality of Life
  Martha (Molly) W. Stevens, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

• Discussion

2:00pm–4:00pm
3705—Infections at the Maternal–Placental–Fetal Interface: Immunopathogenesis of Group B Streptococcus, Listeria monocytogenes and Cytomegalovirus
PAS/PIDS Topic Symposium
Room 3022-3024, Moscone West
Chairs: John R. Schreiber, University of Minnesota Medical School and University of Minnesota Children's Hospital/Fairview, Minneapolis, MN; and Robert F. Pass, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Target Audience: Neonatologists, infectious disease specialists, immunologists, developmental biologists and general pediatricians.

Infections in newborns commonly result from acquisition either during the delivery process or transplacentally. The host and pathogen factors that contribute to acquisition of infections at the maternal–placental–fetal interface are poorly understood. This symposium will review the basic science and immunopathogenesis of three diverse pathogens that all share the ability to cause infections at the placental level: cytomegalovirus, group B streptococcus, and Listeria monocytogenes.

• Intrauterine Cytomegalovirus Infection, Transplacental Spread of Virus and Control by Maternal Immunity
  Lenore Pereira, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

• Host and Bacterial Factors in Invasive Group B Streptococcal Infection
  Craig E. Rubens, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

• Listeriosis in the Pregnant Guinea Pig: A Model of Vertical Transmission
  Daniel A. Portnoy, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

• Discussion

Sponsored jointly by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Pediatric Academic Societies

2:00pm–4:00pm
3710—Non-Growth Related Issues in Girls with Turner Syndrome
PAS/LWPES Topic Symposium
Room 3003-3005, Moscone West
Chairs: Judith G. Hall, The University of British Columbia and BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and Paul H. Saenger, Montefiore Medical Center, The Bronx, NY

Target Audience: Geneticists, endocrinologists, cardiologists and developmental pediatricians.

Although the focus of the pediatric endocrine community has been primarily on the growth issues of girls with Turner Syndrome, other non-growth issues continue to be described. This topic symposium will highlight these non-growth-related issues and illuminate the problems and strategies of dealing with them.

• Evaluation of Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease in Turner Syndrome
  Carolyn A. Bondy, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD

• Skeletal Health
  Vladamir K. Bakalov, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD

• Non-verbal Learning Disabilities
  Marsha L. Davenport, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Sponsored jointly by the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society and the Pediatric Academic Societies

2:00pm–4:00pm
3712—Adolescent Medicine II
PAS Poster Symposium
Room 2002, Moscone West
Chairs: Elizabeth M. Ozer and Sheryl A. Ryan

2:00pm–4:00pm
3714—Clinical Research in Emerging Countries
PAS Platform Session
Room 2006, Moscone West
Chairs: William J. Keenan and Cliff O'Callahan

Includes

• APA International Health Award—Prevalence of Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Seropositive Children Aged Between 2 and 24 Months Admitted with Severe Pneumonia at the Kenyatta National Hospital
  Judy Zeruya-Kose,

• SPR House Officer Research Award: Risk Factors Associated with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in the Economic Migrant Population of the Dominican Republic Bateyes
  Keri Anne Cohn, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA

2:00pm–4:00pm
3716—Epidemiology I
PAS Platform Session
Room 2011, Moscone West
Chairs: Diane L. Langkamp and Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp

2:00pm–4:00pm
3718—Fetal Origins of Adult Disease
PAS Poster Symposium
Room 3001, Moscone West
Chairs: David W. Boyle and Jeffrey L. Segar

2:00pm–4:00pm
3720—Health Services I
PAS Platform Session
Room 2009, Moscone West
Chairs: Alex R. Kemper and Scott A. Shipman

2:00pm–4:00pm
3722—Neonatal Lung Inflammation: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications
PAS Platform Session
Room 3014, Moscone West
Chairs: Rose M. Viscardi and Stephen E. Welty

Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Dey, L.P.

2:00pm–4:00pm
3724—Neonatal Medicine: Clinical Trials II
PAS Platform Session
Room 3002-3008, Moscone West
Chairs: Ricki F. Goldstein and Robert M. Ward

2:00pm–4:00pm
3726—Neonatal Neurology: MRI and aEEG in the NICU
PAS Poster Symposium
Room 3020, Moscone West
Chairs: Linda S. de Vries and Terrie E. Inder

2:00pm–4:00pm
3728—Nephrology II
PAS/ASPN Platform Session
Room 2003-2005, Moscone West
Chairs: Jeffrey Leiser and Scott K. Van Why

Includes the

• ASPN Basic Research Trainee Award: Insulin-Like Growth Factor Receptor (IGF1-R) and Glomerular Integrity
  Janis Dionne, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, CA

• ASPN Clinical Research Trainee Award: Characterization of a Novel Biomarker Panel for Acute Kidney Injury
  Mai Thanh-Thuy Nguyen, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH

2:00pm–4:00pm
3730—Public Health and Prevention II
PAS Platform Session
Room 2007, Moscone West
Chairs: James G. Gurney and Paula Lozano

2:00pm–4:00pm
3732—Pulmonary and Cardiac Development: Transcriptional Control and Stem Cells
PAS Platform Session
Room 2004, Moscone West
Chairs: Lawrence M. Nogee and George A. Porter

Includes

• SPR Student Research Award: Critical Requirement of C/EBP[alpha] for Lung Maturation and Funct
  Prithy Martis, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

• Role of MicroRNAs in Cardiogenesis
  Yong Zhao, Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, University of California San Francisco

2:00pm–5:00pm
3740—AAP Presidential Plenary and First Annual Silverman Lecture
AAP Presidential Plenary
Room 3007-3011, Moscone West
Chair: Errol R. Alden, American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL

Target Audience: Scientists and clinicians interested in the translation of research and evidence-based principles into health policy and practice.

• AAP Presidential Address
  Eileen M. Ouellette, President, American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL

• The Community Pediatrics Training Initiative: Quality Resident Education in Community Pediatrics
  Jeffrey M. Kaczorowski, University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY

• The Scientific Underpinnings of Preventive Services for Children: The Bright Futures Project
  Paula M. Duncan, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

• The Evidence Base Underlying Pay-for-Performance Initiatives
  Paul V. Miles, The American Board of Pediatrics, Chapel Hill, NC

• Introduction
  Gerald B. Merenstein, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO

• First Annual William A. Silverman MD Lecture:
  From Disasters to Triumphs—Lessons Learned in the Evolution of Neonatology as a Subspecialty
  Avroy A. Fanaroff, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH

The Silverman Lecture is sponsored by the AAP Section on Perinatal Pediatrics

2:00pm–5:00pm
3750—Endocrine Disrupters
PAS/LWPES Mini Course
Room 3010-3012, Moscone West
Chairs: Mary M. Lee, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA; and Henry Anhalt, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ

Target Audience: Endocrinologists, generalists, neonatologists and basic scientists.

Concerns regarding clinical consequences of endocrine disrupting chemicals have increased over the past decade as researchers have documented detrimental effects in wildlife. Federal attention to endocrine disrupters began in earnest in 1996 when the U.S. Congress passed the Food Quality Protection Act and amended the Safe Drinking Water Act. These laws mandated testing to determine if pesticides and industrial chemicals might behave like hormones; therefore, the U.S. EPA formed the Endocrine Disrupters Screening and Advisory Committee. In addition to direct effects, some environmental disrupters act through non-genomic actions, some of which persist for several generations. This program presenting innovative studies on mechanisms of action of endocrine disruptors will be of critical interest to endocrinologists, both clinical and basic scientists, as well as public health experts.

• Prenatal Programming with Estrogen/Estrogen Mimetics
  Kenneth S. Korach, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC

• Epigenetic Transgenerational Actions of Endocrine Disruptors on Male Fertility and Other Diseases
  Michael K. Skinner, Washington State University, Pullman, WA

• Prenatal Programming with Native and Environmental Steroids
  Vasantha Padmanabhan, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Sponsored jointly by the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society and the Pediatric Academic Societies

2:00pm–5:00pm
3759—Design and Implementation of Productivity-Based Faculty Compensation Programs in Academic Health Centers
PAS Educational Workshop
Room Nob Hill A, SF Marriott
Leader: Margie Andreae, Ann Arbor, MI; Co-leaders: Craig Hillemeier, Gary Freed

Target Audience: Mid-level and senior faculty.

Academic health centers have begun instituting physician compensation programs that encourage accountability for clinical and academic productivity. The design and implementation can have a significant impact on faculty acceptance of the program. Structuring compensation programs that align incentives with the mission of the institution is fundamental to its success. This workshop will provide the tools needed to design and implement a productivity-based compensation program in an academic setting. Clinical, scholarly and teaching productivity measurements will be reviewed. Steps for successful implementation will be discussed. Participants will have the opportunity to evaluate existing programs and break into small groups with experienced leaders to develop model programs.

Objectives:

– Define performance expectations for faculty.
– Establish productivity benchmarks using national norms.
– Link compensation to performance.
– Understand steps for implementation of a compensation program.

Format: Large group question and answer session followed by small group discussions and modeling of a program.

2:00pm–5:00pm
3760—Building a State-wide Child Advocacy Network
PAS Educational Workshop
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 14, SF Marriott
Leader: Quimby McCaskill, Jacksonville, FL; Co-leaders: Joy Burgess, Jeff Goldhagen, Arturo Brito, Brian Guerdat, Cristina Pelaez

Target Audience: Trainees, fellows, junior faculty, mid-level faculty, senior faculty, and community practitioners.

The goal of this workshop is to examine ways to encourage collaboration between residency training programs and community advocacy groups in order to train residents in statewide advocacy. Participants in this interactive workshop will break into groups to discuss the components of a "shared" legislative advocacy curriculum between multiple training sites. Approaches to developing a network of partners dedicated to advocacy, including processes of formalizing governance, by-laws, and a business plan, will be explored. Community-based advocates from Florida will join the workshop to present ways that their efforts can co-exist within the framework of resident training, and to facilitate discussion about partnerships. At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will have the necessary tools to begin replicating this process in their own state.

Objectives:

– To describe the components of a statewide network dedicated to child advocacy
– To explore ways of developing a legislative advocacy curriculum across training sites
– To learn how to develop effective partnerships between training programs and child advocacy groups

Format: Break-out groups, roundtable discussions, and question-and-answer period.

2:00pm–5:00pm
3761—Enhancing Education with Medical Journals
PAS Educational Workshop
Willow, SF Marriott
Leader: Graham McMahon, Boston, MA; Co-leader: Julie Ingelfinger

Target Audience: Fellows, junior faculty, mid-level faculty, senior faculty, and community practitioners.

This workshop will explore some novel approaches to learning using medical journals. We will explore some innovative uses of primary data to address core competencies together. We will examine the use of primary data for teaching statistics in real time, compare original data to textbook and database material and demonstrate how original articles can be used to teach study design and stimulate new research questions. We will present an exercise using case material for interactive discussions of management and will show how educators can harness the unique power of audiovisual material to optimize learning. We will participate in an exercise to illustrate the peer-review process, illustrate a series of resources that are available online and share our experience using medical essays to generate reflection and introspection in small groups.

Objectives:

– Learn novel approaches to teaching with medical journals.
– Teaching core competencies using medical journals.

Format: Presentation, discussion, and interactive exercises.

2:00pm–5:00pm
3762—Family-Centered Rounds: Overcoming Barriers To Get Back to the Bedside
PAS Educational Workshop
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 15, SF Marriott
Leader: William Brinkman, Cincinnati, OH; Co-leaders: Mike Vossmeyer and Stephen Muething

Target Audience: Trainees, fellows and junior, mid-level and senior faculty.

At academic medical centers, attending physician rounds (patient presentations and discussions) commonly occur in a conference room. A recent AAP policy statement entitled, "Family-Centered Care and the Pediatrician's Role," calls for rounds of all hospitalized patients to occur at the bedside in the presence of the patient and family. 'Family-Centered Rounds' are meant to facilitate information sharing and encourage active family involvement in decision-making. Drawing on their own experience as well as the Cincinnati Children's Hospital experience during the Robert Wood Johnson Pursuing Perfection initiative, workshop participants will develop practical strategies to overcome barriers to teaching and learning while delivering family-centered care at the bedside of the hospitalized patient.

Objectives:

– Participants will understand the basic principles of family-centered care in the inpatient setting.
– Participants will develop practical strategies to overcome barriers to teaching and learning while delivering family-centered care at the bedside of the hospitalized patient.

Format: Small group discussion, didactic presentation, videotaped rounding vignettes, question and answer, and small group problem solving sessions.

2:00pm–5:00pm
3763—Giving Back by Giving Feedback: Enhancing the Learning Process Through Effective Feedback Delivery
PAS Educational Workshop
Golden Gate Hall C1, SF Marriott
Leader: Barry Solomon, Baltimore, MD; Co-leaders: Kimberly Stone, Karen Zimmer, Janet Serwint

Target Audience: Trainees, fellows, junior faculty, mid-level faculty, senior faculty, community practitioners.

Effective January 2006, the ACGME program requirements for pediatrics include a formative evaluation component whereby faculty should provide ongoing and timely performance feedback to all residents. Clinical educators know the value of providing feedback, but rarely receive education in this area. This workshop will include a brief presentation utilizing principles of adult learning followed by a highly interactive session with small group role-play activities using a variety of short hypothetical scenarios. Each scenario will then be discussed by the entire group with ample opportunity to share experiences, process new skills learned and reflect on strengths and weaknesses of different techniques.

Objectives:

– To understand barriers and facilitators for giving and receiving feedback
– To learn practical techniques for giving effective feedback
– To apply feedback strategies in a variety of clinical settings

Format: Large and small group facilitated discussion, role-play activities, and videotape critique.

2:00pm–5:00pm
3764—Helping Children in Disasters: Community Training
PAS Educational Workshop
Golden Gate Hall C2, SF Marriott
Leader: Karen Olness, Cleveland, OH; Co-leader: Anna Mandalakas and Marisa Herran

Target Audience: Trainees, fellows, junior faculty, mid-level faculty, senior faculty, and community practitioners.

This workshop will address the special issues of children in disasters and provide guidelines for child health professionals who wish to help their communities prepare for disasters. This workshop will use a problem based training format with appropriate case histories to allow participants to consider decision making for children in natural or man made disasters. Components of this training include the problems and priorities for children in disasters, how to identify resources in the local community that are available for disaster-impacted children, how to mobilize rapid responses on behalf of children, and how to reduce long term psychological problems for children.

Objectives:

– List the special issues of children who experience disasters.
– Provide information on preparing a community to help children in disasters.

Format: Problem based learned format including discussion of relevant case histories.

2:00pm–5:00pm
3765—High-Fidelity Pediatric Simulation: Setting a National Human Performance and Patient Safety Research and Training Agenda
PAS Educational Workshop
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 2, SF Marriott
Leader: Louis Halamek, Palo Alto, CA; Co-leaders: Mary Patterson, Joseph Lopreiato

Target Audience: Trainees, fellows, junior faculty, and mid-level faculty, senior faculty.

The goal of this workshop is to bring together those who are interested in using high fidelity multidisciplinary pediatric simulation to improve the training of healthcare professionals and in establishing the evidence base to support the use of this methodology. This will be an interactive panel-led session coupled with video presentations and small breakout group discussions that will allow participants to identify the elements of a national simulation-based research and training agenda and a strategy for implementation of such a plan. Participants will learn what they can do on the local and national levels to validate and disseminate its use.

Objectives:

– Define high fidelity simulation.
– Describe the unique challenges of pediatric simulation.
– Understand why a national research and training agenda is indicated.
– Develop the major elements of this agenda and develop an action plan.

Format: I plan to use the three panelists to lead a facilitated, interactive discussion with the audience in order to accomplish the workshop objectives (setting a national agenda and creating an action plan).

2:00pm–5:00pm
3766—Implementing Innovations in Well Child Care in a Community or University Clinic
PAS Educational Workshop
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 1, SF Marriott
Leader: David Bergman, Palo Alto, CA

Target Audience: Trainees, fellows, junior faculty, mid-level faculty, senior faculty, and community practitioners.

Current provision of developmental and preventive care in well child care (WCC) is inefficient and out of step with the needs of families. Yet, the systemic changes that are necessary are within reach of most pediatric practices. This workshop will present the results of a national conference where child health care leaders, practitioners and parents developed a set of innovative changes for WCC. Each participant will understand how these changes can be applied to their practice setting. You will learn methods to stimulate creative thinking to generate new change ideas and understand how these ideas relate to key systems issues in WCC. You will also learn how to identify and select changes that are best for your practice. Finally you will generate a framework for implementation that will be tailored to the your needs.

Objectives:

– To learn about new innovations in WCC
– To understand systems issues in WCC and how they can be improved
– To be able to identify and selection innovations that are best for your clinic setting
– To develop a frameworks for systems change in WCC in your clinic

Format: Round table discussion, group problem solving and question and answer. We will use both video images and slides.

2:00pm–5:00pm
3767—Insider Tips on Career (K) Awards at the NICHD
PAS Educational Workshop
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 11, SF Marriott
Leader: Lynne Haverkos, Bethesda, MD; Co-leader: Marita Hopmann

Target Audience: Junior faculty and mid-level faculty.

This workshop is designed to educate junior and mid-level investigators about career awards at the NICHD. Program and review staff members will provide information on career (K) award guidelines, the application and review process, common pitfalls with applications, and funding statistics. Research topics of programmatic interest will be discussed. A recipient of a career award will provide insights into the application process. Small group discussions are planned to individualize assistance for participants.

Objectives:

– Attain knowledge about writing career award applications at the NICHD.
– Identify pitfalls with career applications.
– Become familiar with the review process for K awards.
– Learn of specific research interests relevant to NICHD.

Format: Short didactic session followed by question-and-answer period and small group discussion.

Designed to meet elements of the core curriculum for pediatric fellowship subspecialty training.

2:00pm–5:00pm
3768—Securing a Faculty Position: A Practical Guide for Residents, Fellows, Junior Faculty and Their Mentors
PAS Educational Workshop
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 10, SF Marriott
Leader: Claibourne Dungy, Iowa City, IA; Co-leader: Thomas DeWitt

Target Audience: Trainees, fellows, and junior faculty.

Applying for a faculty position can appear to be a daunting project for many residents, fellows and junior faculty due, in large part, to the lack of readily available information on the process of interviewing and negotiating for faculty appointment in academic medicine. This workshop discusses the standard procedures used when applying and interviewing for a faculty position in academic medicine. From the submission of the resume to the negotiation of the offer package, this workshop will serve as a practical guide to trainees, fellows and junior faculty wishing to secure a position in academic medicine. Through the presentation of material, discussion, and role-playing, participants will become familiar with the processes involved in the application and negotiation process for a faculty position.

Objectives:

– Ability to negotiate for a faculty position
– Knowledge of standard procedures for the interview process

Format: Presentation of material, question-and-answer period, and role-playing.

2:00pm–5:00pm
3769—See One, Do One, Teach One...Documenting Lifelong Learning
PAS Educational Workshop
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 12, SF Marriott
Leader: Lisa Leggio, Augusta, GA; Co-leaders: Carol Carraccio, Henry Bernstein, Theodore Sectish, Susan Guralnick

Target Audience: Trainees, fellows, junior faculty, mid-level faculty, senior faculty, and community practitioners.

The ABP and the ACGME require evidence of lifelong learning for maintenance of certification and training accreditation, respectively. The AAP has updated PediaLink®, a web-based resource for continuous professional development, to document practice-based learning and improvement. The Learning Center, Resident Center and Program Director Center components of PediaLink® will be presented as tools for documenting PBLI and learning plans throughout a pediatric career. Groups will participate in exercises documenting learning plans and mentoring others through the process.

Objectives:

– Know how to use PediaLink® as a resource to document lifelong learning along a continuum in medical education.
– Create an individual focused and efficiently managed practice-based, learning plan.
– Teach colleagues and trainees alike to do the same exercise with their own personal learning plans.

Format: Mini-presentation, buzzgroup/brainstorming, and small group discussions.

Designed to meet elements of the core curriculum for pediatric fellowship subspecialty training.

2:00pm–5:00pm
3770—Supporting Physicians Through the Stress of Malpractice Litigation
PAS Educational Workshop
Golden Gate Hall C3, SF Marriott
Leader: Rita Meek, Wilmington, DE; Co-leaders: Linda Pilla, Wesley Bowman and Phyllis Rosenbaum

Target Audience: Trainees, fellows and junior, mid-level and senior faculty.

This workshop will provide information about malpractice litigation as well as how to develop a "peer support" process utilizing physician mentors who have had prior experience with malpractice litigation. We will present information about the stages of the litigation process as well as common reactions that many physicians experience. We will discuss how to train physician mentors in "active listening" skills and confidentiality and boundary issues. In this experiential workshop, participants will practice "active listening skills" and role-play being a physician defendant and a physician mentor. Handouts and literature review will be provided.

Objectives:

– Improved active listening skills
– Understand the stages of malpractice litigation process
– Understand physicians' reactions to stress
– Understand how to train physician mentors

Format: Roundtable discussion, question-and-answer period and interactive dialogue.

2:00pm–5:00pm
3771—Teaching Humanism: Promoting Humanistic Education and Practice
PAS Educational Workshop
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 4, SF Marriott
Leader: Elizabeth Rider, Boston, MA; Co-leaders: Lyuba Konopasek, John Andrews, Jennifer Koestler, Andrew Mutnick, Virginia Niebuhr, Jennifer Post, Saleem Razack, Wanessa Risko, Elisa Zenni

Target Audience: Trainees, fellows, junior faculty, mid-level faculty, senior faculty, and community practitioners.

Humanism, essential to medical practice and professionalism, is rarely taught explicitly. Our workshop, dedicated to the memory of Rich Sarkin and Steve Miller, draws on their vision for disseminating humanism as an essential component of medical education. This interactive, skills-based, train-the-trainer workshop will provide participants with a framework and tools to foster the teaching and practice of humanism in their own institutions. Workshop participants will generate their own definitions of humanism in medical practice, learn techniques for teaching humanism during observation of video clips, and develop strategies for implementation and faculty buy-in. We will provide a syllabus, toolkit of resources, and a list of individuals who can provide ongoing project mentoring.

Objectives:

– To define humanism as it relates to medical education and practice
– To describe and use techniques for teaching humanism across the continuum of medical education (UME, GME, CME)
– To define strategies for integration of the teaching of humanism into curricula at participants' home institutions

Format: We will use small and large group discussions, video clips to identify teaching moments and techniques, role-play, brainstorming, and interactive discussion of strategies to implement humanism teaching and practice and to sustain faculty buy-in. We will also provide a toolkit of resources.

This workshop is sponsored by the APA Education Committee.

2:00pm–5:00pm
3772—Teaching Residents To Teach Basic Parenting Skills
PAS Educational Workshop
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 5, SF Marriott
Leader: Robert Sege, Boston, MA; Co-leader: Karen Miller

Target Audience: Fellows and junior, mid-level and senior faculty.

Parents seek advice from their pediatrician about child development and behavior management. Formal education in these topics allows residents to develop an approach to counseling that is both evidence-based and suited to the needs and cultural values of the patient and family. The Boston Floating Hospital residency implemented a comprehensive approach to address resident learning needs in parenting education in the fall of 2003. This session uses a highly interactive approach (including a simulated resident session) to help faculty members develop structured programs in resident education concerning common parenting concerns. Participants will also have an opportunity to review sample resources, including the new AAP Connected Kids: Safe, Strong Secure program.

Objectives:

– Learn an approach to teaching residents about parenting issues.
– Experience and discuss specific interactive teaching techniques.
– Become familiar with resources available to support parenting education.

Format: Introductory didactic instruction, with small group interactive activities. A simulated resident session will serve as a focal point of discussion.

2:00pm–5:00pm
3773—Videotaping Residents as a Form of Direct Observation: Helpful Tool for Measuring Competencies or Monday Morning Quarterback?
PAS Educational Workshop
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 6, SF Marriott
Leader: Angela Allevi, Philadelphia, PA; Co-leader: Tara Berman

Target Audience: Fellows, junior faculty, mid-level faculty, senior faculty, and community practitioners.

This workshop will assist those who teach and evaluate trainees to develop a videotaping program that meets RRC requirements for direct observation and evaluates ACGME competencies. Participants will leave with the tools and skills necessary to develop and implement a videotaping program. Workshop leaders will share their experiences of videotaping residents in the outpatient setting, highlighting lessons learned by both residents and staff. Discussion will focus on procedural and technical aspects of a videotaping program, formats that can be used to review tapes and give feedback and documentation of resident’s progress in acquisition of ACGME competencies. Workshop leaders will review the tool they use for reviewing resident videotapes, and participants will practice using this tool. Residents will be on hand to share their experiences first-hand.

Objectives:

– To familiarize participants with the ACGME competencies that can be effectively evaluated using videotaping of trainees
– To outline and discuss how to design and implement a videotaping program
– To highlight the advantages and disadvantages of using videotaping as a means of direct observation of trainees

Format: Lecture format to introduce background information; audience participation and practice with scenarios; and break-out small group discussions.

2:00pm–5:00pm
3774—What We Have Is Failure To Communicate—Teaching Residents the Art of Effective Communication
PAS Educational Workshop
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 13, SF Marriott
Leader: Steven Selbst, Wilmington, DE; Co-leader: Lindsey Lane and Maria Carmen Diaz

Target Audience: Trainees, fellows, junior faculty, mid-level faculty, senior faculty, and community practitioners.

Poor communication leads to errors/lawsuits. ACGME requires residents demonstrate competence in communication. This workshop proposes a dynamic curriculum to teach residents effective communication. Workshop leaders discuss (1) Listening skills to address parental concerns, (2) difficult patients, (3) delivering bad news, (4) informed consent, (5) feedback to residents and students, (6) essential info at morning rounds, signout, and (7) professionalism with nursing staff, consultants. Case scenarios, videotape, role-playing demonstrate successful communication techniques, underscore pitfalls.

Objectives:

– Understand how to effectively deliver bad news to families.
– Know how to obtain informed consent from parents.
– Be able to give effective feedback to students and residents.
– Work well with nurses and staff.

Format: Videotape, discussion, and question-and-answer period.

2:00pm–5:00pm
3775—Whose Life Is This Anyway? Examining the Balance in One's Personal and Professional Life
PAS Educational Workshop
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 3, SF Marriott
Leader: Robert Doughty, Jacksonville, FL; Co-leader: Patricia Williams

Target Audience: Trainees, fellows, junior faculty, and mid-level faculty, senior faculty, community practitioners.

This program focuses on achieving balance in physicians' work and personal lives. It is designed to teach skills to maximize personal and professional satisfaction. Pitfalls in the management of time and tasks will be explored.

Objectives:

– Clarify personal vision of successful career and life.
– Maximize personal and professional effectiveness and satisfaction.
– Establish concrete goals and action plan to improve balance in personal and professional life.
– Practical techniques for change in work and personal life.

Format: Participants will engage in a sequence of small- and large-group activities.

2:00pm–5:00pm
3780—Child Abuse
APA Special Interest Group
Pacific Suite I, SF Marriott
Chair: Cindy Christian, christian@email.chop.edu.

Greetings once again from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Again this year, the Child Abuse SIG is being co-sponsored by the AAP section on child abuse. I’d like to thank my friends at the AAP for their time and assistance. I am very excited about the program that is coming together and invite everyone to join us for interesting learning and conversation.

We will start our session with a presentation by Jordan Greenbaum, MD, on the clinical presentation, pathology and pathophysiology of asphyxiation. I have heard her present on the topic, and I am sure we will all learn a great deal from her presentation. After a short, but always welcome break, we will focus on a topic that is important but not often discussed among child abuse physicians—the issue of neonatal drug exposure, screening and child welfare involvement. We will have a panel presentation, followed by an open discussion of approaches and controversies. Finally, we will continue to offer young physicians (and those young at heart) an opportunity to present research. Please join us for good conversation and learning. And feel free to email me (Christian@email.chop.edu) with any ideas or suggestions. See you back In San Francisco!

Co-sponsored with the AAP Section on Child Abuse

2:00pm–5:00pm
3782—Developmental–Behavioral Pediatrics
APA Special Interest Group
Pacific Suite B, SF Marriott
Chair: Daniel Coury, dcoury@chi.osu.edu.

The aftermath of 9/11 and, more recently, natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina have raised the awareness of health professionals of the need to be prepared to deal with the psychological impact of disasters and terrorism on children and adolescents. This awareness comes at a time when pediatric health care is already making strides toward greater inclusion of mental health issues as part of routine medical care.

This year’s Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics SIG will have presentations addressing issues in crisis management and increasing support for the mental health needs of children and adolescents in primary care settings. David Schonfeld, MD, is Director of the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and experienced in the pediatric response to disasters, including work with the school system in New York following the World Trade Center attack and currently with New Orleans schools following Hurricane Katrina. He will address issues of psychological first aid, identifying those children who may be more at risk, and roles for primary care pediatricians as well as developmental–behavioral pediatricians.

Following Dr. Schonfeld will be Judy Shaw, RN, MPH, co-chair of the committee on Bright Futures Education Center, and Lane Tanner, MD, co-chair of the Early Childhood Panel for Bright Futures. They will present information on how the new Bright Futures will provide health care providers with tools and a framework for identifying and treating the mental health needs of their patients and families utilizing a strength based approach. The goal of the session is to inform health care providers about the essentials of mental health promotion including monitoring, preventing and identifying psychosocial problems and providing appropriate follow-up.

2:00pm–5:00pm
3783—Ethics
APA Special Interest Group
Pacific Suite A, SF Marriott
Chair: Christine McHenry, christine.mchenry@cchmc.org.

2:00pm–5:00pm
3784—Evidence-Based Pediatrics
APA Special Interest Group
Pacific Suite C, SF Marriott
Chairs: Nader Shaikh, nader.shaikh@chp.edu and John Frohna, jfrohna@med.umich.edu.

Evidence-based pediatrics (EBP) is increasingly important as we strive to provide high-quality care to our patients and as we help students, residents and faculty integrate the latest evidence into their clinical care. We will review the progress of the SIG over the past year and set goals for the upcoming year. Our meeting will be highlighted by an exciting presentation from one of the world’s experts in EBP as we consider ways to integrate EBP into our daily work. While the skills and knowledge that we all focus on are important, the next frontier includes a more seamless and efficient integration into our patient care and teaching. How can our SIG make this potential a reality? How can we network with each other and with other SIGs to move us in this direction? Come join us and help us find these answers!

2:00pm–5:00pm
3786—Health Services Research
APA Special Interest Group
Pacific Suite J, SF Marriott
Chair: Larry Kleinman, kleinman@qmresearch.com.

2:00pm–5:00pm
3788—Medical Informatics
APA Special Interest Group
Sierra Suite F, SF Marriott
Chair: Donna D'Alessandro, donna-dalessandro@uiowa.edu.

2:00pm–5:00pm
3792—Newborn Nursery
APA Special Interest Group
Pacific Suite H, SF Marriott
Chair: Linda Meloy, lmeloy@mail2.vcu.edu.

Our meeting will consist of a focus on topics discussed through our list serve and will generate research projects and exhibit projects of best care. The top priority of our Newborn Nursery SIG listed by survey is education, and we will continue to address our educational competencies for the newborn nursery for both third-year medical students and residents. The model that John Olsson introduced last year provided a foundation for further discussion. Other members have suggested developing a CD of important articles and links, such as Tony Burgos’ bilitool to be provided to our nurseries to provide a core of medical knowledge for our learners. We plan to collect a number of these items through our list serve prior to the meeting.

Administrative areas important in our nurseries are communication between the obstetricians and pediatricians of important data, such as prenatal ultrasounds, GBS status, prenatal labs and the presence or absence of chorioamniotitis. We seek to discover best practice in our nurseries and exchange solutions to the communication gaps. Computerized solutions and other forms of communication will be explored.

As a group of newborn nurseries, Becky Collins, Kaye Gable and John Olsson seek to define the current practice of the thermal care of newborns of gestational age 34 to 37 weeks and the best use of isolettes in our nurseries. We would like to examine the length of stay, growth and complications of early use, no use and late use. We would like to develop evidence-based guidelines.

As a group, we seek to discuss current clinical dilemmas in our practice. The continued struggle of using risk factors and sepsis markers to improve detection and exclusion of sepsis in our nurseries will be updated. Patricia Hannon will share the results of her survey on current cord care. Car seat trials in the term nursery will be discussed by Mark Vining.

An open question time on discharge and follow up on newborn bilirubin with Jeffrey Maisels will be a highlight of the session.

4:00pm–6:00pm
3800A—ASPHO Presidential Symposium and Awards
ASPHO Presidential Lecture
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 7, SF Marriott
Chair: F. Leonard Johnson, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR

• Welcome
  F. Leonard Johnson, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR

• ASPHO Young Investigator Award Lectures: 

  • Rac GTPases Regulate the Morphology and Deformability of the Erythrocyte Cytoskeleton
    Theodosia A. Kalfa,

  • Phosphorylation-Mediated Control of Transcriptional Repression by the Myeloid Translocation Gene Protein, MTG16: Implications for Hematopoietic stem Cell Self-Renewal and Leukemogenesis
    Michael Engel,

• Frank A. Oski Memorial Lecture:
  Cell–Cell Interactions in the Bone Marrow: How Basic Studies in Stem Cell Biology Informed New Therapeutics in Cancer and Gene Therapy
  David A. Williams, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

• Distinguished Career Award
  Archie Bleyer, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

4:15pm–5:45pm
3805—Fetal Homeland Security: New Insights into Old Threats
PAS State of the Art Plenary
Room 3002-3008, Moscone West
Chairs: Phil W. Shaul, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; and Rashmin C. Savani, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Target Audience: Neonatologists, pediatricians and researchers interested in perinatal biology.

In addition to premature birth, there are a select number of maternal conditions that have marked negative impact on the well being of the fetus and newborn. This symposium will highlight recent advances in our understanding of these classical threats to our most vulnerable pediatric patient population.

First, new knowledge of the mechanisms by which maternal diabetes alters embryonic and fetal development will be discussed. Second, the newly discovered role of circulating anti-angiogenic proteins of placental origin in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia will be presented. Finally, novel mechanisms by which biochemical events in the fetal lung trigger the initiation of labor will be discussed. Further advances in each of these realms will ultimately lead to new therapies to protect the fetus and yield healthy outcomes at term.

• Mechanisms by Which Maternal Diabetes Modifies Embryonic and Fetal Development
  Kelle H. Moley, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

• Role of Circulating Anti-angiogenic Proteins of Placental Origin in the Pathogenesis of Preeclampsia
  S. Ananth Karumanchi, Harvard Medical School, Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

• Fetal–Maternal Signaling in the Initiation of Labor
  Carole R. Mendelson, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

4:15pm–5:45pm
3810—RNA Interference, Technological Development of siRNAs and Potential Treatments for Childhood Diseases
PAS State of the Art Plenary
Room 3016-3018, Moscone West
Chair: R. Alan B. Ezekowitz, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Target Audience: Basic scientists studying a broad range of childhood diseases, translational scientists of all disciplines studying clinical implications of basic science research, clinical scientists studying childhood and other diseases in need of improved therapies and clinicians interested in cutting-edge science and its medical implications.

RNA interference is a recently discovered, naturally occurring intracellular process that regulates gene expression through the silencing of specific mRNAs. Methods of harnessing this natural pathway are being developed that allow the catalytic degradation of targeted mRNAs using specifically designed complementary small inhibitory RNAs (siRNA). siRNAs are being chemically modified to acquire drug-like properties. Numerous recent high-profile publications have provided proofs of concept that RNA interference may be useful therapeutically. Much of the design of these siRNAs can be accomplished bioinformatically, thus potentially expediting drug discovery and opening new avenues of therapy for many childhood diseases including uncommon pediatric and orphan diseases. A discussion of the science behind RNA interference will be followed by a presentation of the potential practical issues in applying this technology to disease. The program then describes two therapeutic programs currently under way with applications to pediatric diseases. A question-and-answer time will follow each discussion.

• The Science of RNA Interference
  John J. Rossi, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA

• RNA Interference and Its Potential Applications for Controlling Disease
  Judy Lieberman, CBR Institute for Biomedical Research and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

• Silencing the VEGF Pathway with siRNAs and the Potential Application to Retinopathy of Prematurity
  Pamela Pavco, Sirna Therapeutics, Boulder, CO

• siRNA as Therapy for Respiratory Syncytial Virus
  John P. DeVincenzo, University of Tennessee School of Medicine, Memphis, TN

4:15pm–6:15pm
3820—New Resident Work Hours and Quality Care—Synergistic or Antagonistic?
PAS/PPC State of the Art Plenary
Room 2006, Moscone West
Chair: Richard E. Behrman, Federation of Pediatric Organizations, Inc., Menlo Park, CA

The session will identify and address continuing issues regarding resident work hours specifically and the general climate in which resident training occurs in light of the recent ACGME limits on resident work hours. In particular, panelists will discuss what impact the changes are having on both the quality of patient care and the quality of resident education in pediatrics. Participants will hear from three different perspectives, representing the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), Resident Review Committee (RRC) and directors of pediatric residency programs.

• Overview
  Richard E. Behrman, Federation of Pediatric Organizations, Inc., Menlo Park, CA

• ACGME Perspective
  David C. Leach, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, Chicago, IL

• Residency Review Committee Perspective
  M. Douglas Jones, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO

• Pediatric Program Director's Perspective
  Theodore Sectish, Stanford University Medical School, Palo Alto, CA

• Discussion

Sponsored jointly by the Public Policy Council, the Public Policy Advocacy Committee of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association and the Pediatric Academic Societies

4:15pm–6:15pm
3825A—Systemic Lupus: Implications of Recent Developments for Management of Children with Lupus Nephritis
ASPN Symposium
Room 2003-2005, Moscone West
Chairs: Joseph T. Flynn, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; and James Jarvis, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK

Target Audience: Nephrologists and rheumatologists.

Glomerulonephritis remains a significant source of morbidity in children with SLE. However, recent changes in renal pathology and immunosuppressive regimens offer the potential for improved outcomes in affected children. This session will highlight some of the recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of children with lupus nephritis.

• Overview
  Joseph T. Flynn, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY

• Lupus Nephritis: The Rheumatologist's View
  James N. Jarvis, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK

• Updated WHO Classification System: Are There Implications for Therapy?
  Glen S. Markowitz, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

• Application of Monoclonal Antibodies in Therapy: Rituximab and Beyond
  Sangeeta Sule, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

• Cyclophosphamide Versus Mycophenolate as Initial Therapy for Class III and IV Lupus Nephritis
  Ana L. Paredes, Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, FL

Sponsored jointly by the AAP Section on Rheumatology and the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology

4:15pm–6:15pm
3840—Cell Biology of Lung Disease
PAS Platform Session
Room 2004, Moscone West
Chairs: Michael M. Grunstein and Craig M. Schramm

4:15pm–6:15pm
3845—Endocrinology: Insulin Resistance/Obesity
PAS/LWPES Poster Symposium
Room 3003-3005, Moscone West
Chairs: I. David Schwartz and Svetlana Ten

4:15pm–6:15pm
3850—Human Milk and Breastfeeding
PAS Poster Symposium
Room 3001, Moscone West
Chairs: Sheela R. Geraghty and Ardythe L. Morrow

4:15pm–6:15pm
3855—Infectious Diseases I
PAS/PIDS Platform Session
Room 3022-3024, Moscone West
Chairs: Sheldon L. Kaplan and David W. Kimberlin

4:15pm–6:15pm
3860—Injury Prevention II
PAS Platform Session
Room 2007, Moscone West
Chairs: Brian D. Johnston and Mary C. Pierce

4:15pm–6:15pm
3865—Neonatal Neurology—Neural Stem Cells and Neurotrophins
PAS Poster Symposium
Room 3020, Moscone West
Chairs: Sandra E. Juul and Patrick S. McQuillen

4:15pm–6:15pm
3870—Neonatal Public Health
PAS Poster Symposium
Room 3014, Moscone West
Chairs: Henrietta S. Bada and Robert A. Sinkin

Includes

• Douglas K. Richardson Award for Perinatal and Pediatric Healthcare Research
  Marie C. McCormick, Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

4:15pm–6:15pm
3875—Neonatal Pulmonary Hypertension
PAS Poster Symposium
Room 2002, Moscone West
Chairs: Steven H. Abman and Bernard Thebaud

5:00pm–7:00pm
3900—APA Business Meeting, Armstrong Lecture and Awards
APA Business Meeting
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 9, SF Marriott

• APA Ludwig-Seidel Award
  Lise Edelberg Nigrovic,

• APA Miller-Sarkin Award
  Stephen Ludwig, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

• APA National Pediatric Community Teaching Award
  Bronwen J. Anders,

• APA Ray E. Helfer Award for Innovation in Pediatric Education
  Mark Adler,

• George Armstrong Lecture
  Kenneth B. Roberts, Director, Pediatric Teaching Program, Moses Cone Health System, Greensboro, NC; Professor of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC

6:00pm–6:30pm
3920A—ASPHO Business Meeting
ASPHO Business Meeting
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 7, SF Marriott

6:00pm–7:15pm
3940A—Neonatal Sepsis Club
Club
Room 3016-3018, Moscone West

• The Intravenous Immunoglobulins: Current and Future Role in the NICU
  William Tarnow-Mordi, The Children's Hospital Westmead, Sydney, Australia

• Panel and Audience Discussion

• Panelists
  Carol J. Baker, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
  Barbara J. Stoll, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
  Leonard E. Weisman

Contact for information:
David Kaufman, M.D.
University of Virginia Children's Hospital
Phone: 434-924-9114
Email: davidkaufman@virginia.edu

6:30pm–7:00pm
3960A—ASPHO Distinguished Career Award Reception
ASPHO Reception
Golden Gate Hall C1, SF Marriott

7:00pm–9:00pm
Practical and Scientific Approaches to Growth Hormone: From Pediatrics to Adults
PAS Industry Sponsored Symposium
Golden Gate Hall A1-3, SF Marriott

Target Audience: Endocrinologists.

The relevance of age and developmental stage to the diagnosis and management of growth hormone deficiency, especially with regard to the transitional period between childhood and adulthood, warrants further elucidation, discussion and education. The symposia “Practical and Scientific Approaches to Growth Hormone: From Pediatrics to Adulthood” will aim to present scientifically-based clinical, as well as practical, approaches to the management of growth hormone deficiency during this developmental continuum. Difficulties in assessment, treatment dosage requirements and overall management of the pediatric patient transitioning into adulthood create the need for endocrinologists and endocrine nurses to be further educated in this area.

For registration information please contact:
Shannon Monteith
Phone: (800) 960-0256
Email: smonteith@vindicomeded.com

Supported by a grant from Novo Nordisk

7:00pm–9:00pm
Preventing Allergies— Preserving Quality of Life
PAS Industry Sponsored Symposium
Golden Gate Hall B1-2, SF Marriott

Target Audience: Allergy/Immunologists, gastroenterologists, neonatologists.

Preventing Allergies – Preserving Quality of Life, will focus on allergy issues in the pediatric population and provide clinicians with valuable information to help them understand the key contributing factors behind the increase in allergic disease worldwide. Faculty will present the hypothesis that childhood sensitization to foods and allergens can lead to allergies in later life.

The harmful effect that allergies have on a child’s physical and emotional well-being and on the family’s quality of life will also be thoroughly discussed. The goal of treatment, therefore, is to prevent allergies from developing.

One way to accomplish this goal is to follow recommendations for proper nutrition in infants and children. Exclusive breastfeeding for 4-6 months, use of special formulas, and delayed introduction of solids are among the methods to be discussed.

Clinicians attending this symposium will learn new strategies for preventing infant and childhood allergies that they can put into practice immediately.

For registration information please contact:
Haymarket Medical Continuing Education
Phone: (800) 636-1668
Email: preventingallergies@haymarketmedical.com

Supported by a grant from Nestle, USA

7:00pm–9:00pm
3980A—Exploring von Willebrand Disease (VWD): Approaches to Age- and Gender-Related Issues
ASPHO Industry Sponsored Symposium
Yerba Buena Gardens Salon 8, SF Marriott

Supported by a grant from ZLB Behring