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2006 PAS Annual Meeting

April 29–May 2 
San Francisco, California

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Cardiology

Saturday, April 29

8:00am–11:00am
2100—Adult Stem Cells—A Primer for the Clinician
PAS/ASPHO Mini Course
Room 3014, Moscone West
Chairs: Jakub Tolar, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; and Mervin C. Yoder, Jr., Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

Target Audience: Hematologists/oncologists, endocrinologists, basic scientists and neurologists.

Adult stem cells represent a technology that is being intensively investigated currently, and this research may have wide implications for human health. This mini course will focus on recent research and potential applications in human health.

  • Introduction
    Jakub Tolar, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
    Mervin C. Yoder, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

  • Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cell: Hype or Reality?
    Catherine M. Verfaillie, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

  • Mesenchymal Stem Cell: Harnessing the Power of Adult Stem Cells To Repair Tissues
    Darwin Prockop, Tulane University Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA

  • Hierarchy of Endothelial Progenitors in Human Blood and Blood Vessels
    David A. Ingram, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

  • Cancer Stem Cell: Concept of Human Leukemic Development
    Craig T. Jordan, James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY

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

8:00am–11:00am
2120—Management of Childhood Hypertension: Guidelines and Controversies
PAS/ASPN/IPHA Mini Course
Room 2003-2005, Moscone West
Chairs: Steven R. Daniels, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; and Ronald J. Portman, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX

Target Audience: General pediatricians, emergency medicine physicians, hospitalists, intensivists, nephrologists and cardiologists.

The 2004 NHLBI guidelines for the evaluation and management of childhood hypertension answered many questions about how to approach hypertensive children, but left others unanswered. This mini course is designed to address some of the more controversial aspects of managing hypertensive children, with the hope of stimulating further discussion about the optimal approach to these patients. Practical approaches to clinical management will be emphasized.

  • Overview
    Stephen R. Daniels, The Children's Hospital/University of Colorado, Denver, CO

  • Overview of Treatment Guidelines from the 4th Report
    Bonita E. Falkner, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

  • Management of Pre-hypertension: Lifestyle Changes or Pharmacologic Treatment?
    Shawna D. Nesbitt, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

  • Choice of Agent for Children with Primary Hypertension
    Joseph T. Flynn, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY

  • Treatment of Severe Hypertension in Ambulatory and Inpatient Settings
    Joshua Samuels, University of Texas, Houston, TX

  • Treatment of Hypertension in Special Populations
    Donald L. Batisky, Columbus Children's Hospital/The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH

  • Discussion

Sponsored jointly by the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, the International Pediatric Hypertension Association and the Pediatric Academic Societies

8:00am–12:00pm
2180A—LWPES Plenary Session I
LWPES Plenary Session
Room 3007-3009, Moscone West
Chairs: Lynne Levitsky, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; Henry Anhalt, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ; and Alan D. Rogol, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Target Audience: Endocrinologists, nephrologists, cardiologists, general pediatricians, immunologists, geneticists and molecular biologists.

  • Opening Remarks
    Lynne L. Levitsky, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

  • Lawson Wilkins Lecture:
    Recent years have witnessed a significant revision of the traditional view of fat cells as simple stores of excess energy. Studies in the speaker's lab as well as many others have clearly demonstrated that adipocytes produce and regulate many metabolic and hormonal signals, which generate profound effects on systemic endocrine equilibrium. In his earlier studies, he also demonstrated that these cells exhibit an inflammatory capacity that is abnormal in obesity and key to the pathogenesis of insulin resistance and diabetes. Recently, he identified a key molecular mechanism underlying the link between inflammatory responses and insulin action. This pathway involves obesity-related activation of the serine, threonine kinase, JNK, and the consequent inhibition of insulin receptor signaling via phosphorylation of a substrate of insulin receptor, IRS-1.

    • Integration of Metabolic and Inflammatory Pathways in Metabolic Disease
      Gokhan S. Hotamisligil, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA

  • Robert Blizzard Lecture:
    One of the greatest questions asked of physicians caring for children with autoimmune diabetes is "why did this happen?" This session will unravel some of the mysteries surrounding the etiology and pathogenesis of autoimmune diabetes from an investigator who has dedicated his life to this issue.

    • On the Unravelling of the Etiopathogenesis of Type 1 Diabetes: Are We Stuck or Are We Winning?
      Gian Franco Bottazzo, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesú, Scientific Institute, Rome, Italy

  • Break

  • Esoterix Lecture:
    The attendee will familiarize him/herself with newer molecular mechanisms of growth failure that are due to abnormalities in receptor and post-receptor translation of GH signaling.

    • Molecular Mechanisms and Defects in Growth Hormone Receptor Signaling
      Peter Rotwein, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR

12:00pm–3:00pm
2505—Embryonic Stem Cells: A Primer for Clinicians
PAS Mini Course
Room 3014, Moscone West
Chair: Michael T. Longaker, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Embryonic stem cells offer incredible promise for treating diseases affecting both children and adults. This mini course will provide an overview of stem cells and a basic understanding of how to derive human embryonic stem cells, recent research and ethical considerations. After attending this session, attendee will have a better understanding of: 1) what are embryonic stem cells; 2) how human embryonic stem cells are derived; 3) recent progress in human embryonic stem cell research; 4) ethical considerations in human embryonic stem cells.

  • Stem Cells: Embryonic, Adult and Cancer
    Michael T. Longaker, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

  • What It Takes Clinically To Get an Embryonic Stem Cell
    Linda C. Giudice, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

  • What Can You Do with an Embryonic Stem Cell in Research
    Renee Reijo Pera, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

  • Ethical and Oversight Considerations in Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
    Hank Greely, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

  • Panel Discussion

Supported in part by an unrestricted educational grant from Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics - Seattle Children's Hospital

2:15pm–5:15pm
2700—Educating Pediatric Fellows in a Competency-Based World
PAS/APPD Mini Course
Room 2007, Moscone West
Chairs: Susan Guralnick, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY; and Joseph Gilhooly, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR

Target Audience: Attendees involved with fellowship programs.

Competency-based education is now the standard for residency education. Residency programs have integrated the ACGME Core Competencies into their curricula and assessment methods. It is now time for fellowships to enter the “competency” arena, and there is much to be accomplished. This program will focus on several areas of fellowship education including: the new RRC common requirements for subspecialty training, development of a competency-based fellowship curriculum, competency-based assessment tools, and pediatric subspecialty fellows as teachers. Attendees are encouraged to bring tools and ideas for discussion and development. Attendees should leave with useful materials to bring back to their home programs.

  • Overview
    Susan Guralnick, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY
    Joseph Gilhooly, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR

  • A Brave New World! New Common Requirements for Subspecialty Training—Implementing the Competencies
    Carol Carraccio, Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Chair for Education, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

  • "Survivor ACGME"—Fellowship Competencies in Action
    Joseph Gilhooly, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
    John D. Mahan, Children’s Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

  • Turning to Fellows as Teachers: From Curricula to Evaluation
    Nancy D. Spector, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA
    Susan Guralnick, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY

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

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

3:15pm–5:15pm
2730—Mechanisms of Hypertension in the Molecular Era
PAS/ASPN/IPHA/LWPES Topic Symposium
Room 2003-2005, Moscone West
Chairs: Bruce Z. Morgenstern, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ; and Julie R. Ingelfinger, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Target Audience: General pediatricians, nephrologists, endocrinologists and neonatologists.

Our understanding of the pathophysiology of hypertension has been changing rapidly due to advances in molecular genetics, most notably the identification of several single-gene defects that cause hypertension. This session will update participants on the latest advances in our knowledge of molecular mechanisms of a variety of forms of hypertension.

  • Role of Dopamine Receptors
    Pedro A. Jose, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC

  • Perinatal Programming and the Development of Hypertension
    Lori Woods, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR

  • Low Renin Hypertension in Childhood
    Maria I. New, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

  • WNK Kinases and Blood Pressure Regulation
    Richard Lifton, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Sponsored jointly by the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, the International Pediatric Hypertension Association, the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society and the Pediatric Academic Societies

3:15pm–5:15pm
2774—Telemedicine and Its Applications in Pediatrics: Improving Quality and Addressing Access Barriers
PAS Educational Workshop
Golden Gate Hall C2, SF Marriott
Leader: James Marcin, Sacramento, CA; Co-leader: Stacey Cole

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

This workshop will provide an overview of telemedicine, and demonstrate how telemedicine assists in the care of pediatric patients in various settings. Interactive lectures will be given on the critical components of a successful telemedicine program. Video clips of consultations and interviews will be shown to provide an understanding of telemedicine from various perspectives. A step-by-step process will be laid out to help evaluate the possibility of using telemedicine for their services.

Panelists: Juan Trujano, Anita Grady and Kristi MacLeod

Objectives:

– To understand the technology of telemedicine, including telecommunications.
– To become familiar with the important structural, managerial and financial considerations of telemedicine.
– To understand the impact of telemedicine on measures of quality of care and satisfaction.

Format: This workshop will primarily be conducted in a lecture/panel format. Sessions will be interactive and include discussion, sample video clips, and a live demonstration of equipment and telemedicine consultations.

4:00pm–7:30pm
Commercial Exhibits Open and Posters Available for Viewing
PAS Exhibits
Levels 1 and 2, Moscone West

Posters Available for Viewing: 4:00pm–7:30pm
Author Attendance: 5:15pm–7:15pm

Level 1:
– Developmental Biology
– Endocrinology
– Hematology–Oncology
– Neonatal Infectious Diseases
– Neonatology
– Nephrology

Level 2:
– Cardiology
– Developmental–Behavioral Pediatrics
– General Pediatrics
– Medical Education
– Neurology

5:15pm–7:15pm
Poster Session I and PAS Opening Reception
PAS Poster Session
Levels 1 and 2, Moscone West

Posters Available for Viewing: 4:00pm–7:30pm
Author Attendance: 5:15pm–7:15pm

Level 1:
– Developmental Biology
– Endocrinology
– Hematology–Oncology
– Neonatal Infectious Diseases
– Neonatology
– Nephrology

Level 2:
– Cardiology
– Developmental–Behavioral Pediatrics
– General Pediatrics
– Medical Education
– Neurology

Includes: 

  • SPR Student Research Award: Resuscitation of Non-Viable Infants: Will Neonatologists[apos] Practice Change After the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act?
    Mya Sendowski, University of California, San Francisco, CA


Sunday, April 30

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
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

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

12:00pm–2:00pm
Poster Session II
PAS Poster Session
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

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
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

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


Monday, May 1

8:00am–10:00am
4120—Cardiology—Translation Research and Clinical Studies
PAS Platform Session
Room 3020, Moscone West
Chairs: Daniel Bernstein and Bruce Gelb

8:00am–11:00am
4150—The Skinny on the Adipocyte
PAS/LWPES Mini Course
Room 3010-3012, Moscone West
Chairs: Silva A. Arslanian, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; and Robert H. Lustig, University of California, San Francisco, CA

Target Audience: General pediatricians, gastroenterologists, endocrinologists, cardiologists, pulmonologists and adolescent medicine specialists.

Over the past five years much has been learned about the adipocyte. The ability of the adipocyte to function as an endocrine gland, elaborating inflammatory cytokines that result in free radical formation and premature apoptosis of the beta cell, is a relatively new concept. This mini course will comprehensively address many of the newest concepts in adipocyte function and their impact on health and disease. Further discussion will include new concepts on the interactions of IGF-II and other peptides' interactions with the adipocyte. Lastly, there will be a call for new approaches to the pediatric obesity epidemic.

  • Adipose Tissue as an Endocrine Organ
    Susan Fried, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore VA Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Obesity and Inflammation
    Christopher Hug, Whitehead Institute and Children's Hospital, Cambridge, MA

  • Effects of GH, IGF-I and Insulin Therapies on Adiposity
    Zvi Laron, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Isreal

  • Pathology and Sequelae of Childhood Obesity in Adult Life
    Dennis M. Styne, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

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

10:15am–12:15pm
4365—Nitric Oxide and Oxygen: A Marriage Made in Heaven or Hell?
PAS Poster Symposium
Room 3003-3005, Moscone West
Chairs:
Satyan Lakshminrusimha and Leif D. Nelin

3:00pm–5:00pm
4610—Cardiac Stem Cell Biology and Therapeutics
PAS Topic Symposium
Room 3001, Moscone West
Chair: Harold S. Bernstein, University of California, San Francisco, CA

Target Audience: Physicians, scientists and trainees with interest in pediatric cardiology, stem cell biology and reparative medicine.

This topic symposium is directed towards educating interested members about the state of the art in cardiac stem cell research, both the underlying biology and initial attempts in animals and humans at cardiac regenerative therapy. The discussion will range from hematopoietic stem cells to cardioblasts, as well as to how one assesses the results of stem cell infusion trials.

  • Recent History of Secondary Cardiac Myogenesis
    Harold S. Bernstein, University of California, San Francisco, CA

  • Mesenchymal Stem-Cell-Based Cardiac Regeneration
    Andrew Boyle, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

  • Cardioblasts
    Kenneth R. Chien, Mass General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

  • Functional Assessment of Myogenic Stem Cells and Cardiomyocytes for Cardiac Cell Therapy
    Loren J. Field, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

3:00pm–5:00pm
4690—Sepsis: Pathogenesis and Outcomes
PAS Platform Session
Room 3000, Moscone West
Chairs: John H. Arnold and Joseph A. Carcillo


Tuesday, May 2

8:00am–10:00am
5110A—Inflammation in Uremic Pathophysiology
ASPN Symposium
Room 3010-3012, Moscone West
Chairs: H. William Schnaper, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; and Robert H.K. Mak, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR

Target Audience: Pediatric nephrologists and fellows, basic scientists, pathologists and immunologists.

Recent evidence has strongly suggested that the manifestations of uremia are caused in large part by activation of inflammatory pathways. This symposium will review the syndromic events that can be attributed to uremic inflammation and include oxidant injury, cytokine production and its end-organ effects on the body tissues.

  • Oxidant Injury in ESRD
    Jonathan Himmelfarb, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME

  • MIA (Malnutrition, Inflammation, Atherosclerosis) Syndrome in ESRD
    Joel D. Kopple, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, UCLA School of Public Health, Torrance, CA

  • Leptin and Melanocortin Signaling in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Robert H.K. Mak, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR

  • Molecular Pathophysiology of Muscle Catabolism in Uremia: Effect of Acidosis and Inflammation
    William E. Mitch, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Abbott

8:00am–10:00am
5150—Cardiology—Genetics and Development
PAS Platform Session
Room 3000, Moscone West
Chairs: H. Scott Baldwin and Marlene Rabinovitch

Includes

  • SPR Student Research Award: Mutations in [italic]JPH2-[/italic]Encoded Junctophilin 2 as a Novel Pathogenic Mechanism in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
    Karin Batalden, Mayo Medical School, College of Medicine, Rochester, MN

8:00am–10:00am
5158—Endocrinology: Diabetes—Immune Mediated
PAS Poster Symposium
Room 3020, Moscone West
Chairs: Bruce A. Boston and Susan B. Nunez

8:00am–10:00am
5168—Oxidants, Antioxidants and the Battles They Wage
PAS Poster Symposium
Room 3014, Moscone West
Chairs: Jonathan M. Davis and Charles V. Smith

10:00am–12:00pm
5350—Revisiting NICU's Old Standbys: What's the Evidence?
PAS Hot Topic
Room 3002-3008, Moscone West
Chairs: David Edwards, Hammersmith, UK; and Kristi L. Watterberg, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Target Audience: Neonatologists.

Although research continues to promote advances in neonatal medicine, much of neonatal practice is still not necessarily evidence-based. In this session, we will take a look at several common neonatal practices and the evidence that does–or does not–support their use.

  • Sodium Bicarbonate for Metabolic Acidosis: Basic Therapy or Basically Useless Therapy?
    Judy L. Aschner, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

  • Transfusions in Premature Infants: Too Much of a Good Thing or Not Enough?
    Robin K. Ohls, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM

  • Preterm Circulatory Compromise: Which Inotrope in Which Baby?
    Nick Evans, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and University of Sydney, Australia

  • Analgesia in the Premature Infant: Controlling Their Pain or Ours?
    Johannes N. van den Anker, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC

  • Discussion 

 

   
 

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