2008 PAS Exhibitors and Products 

 

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Abbott Nutrition, Columbus, OH – Booth 1101   Abbott Nutrition (formerly Ross Pediatrics), the makers of SIMILAC infant formulas, invite you to learn the latest advances in infant nutrition.  We will feature NEOSURE Advance, SIMILAC SPECIAL CARE, ISOMIL, ALIMENTUM and SURVANTA.  Our representatives look forward to welcoming you. 

Advanced Imaging Research, Inc., Cleveland, OH – Booth 1035  ADVANCED IMAGINING RESEARCH, INC. offers a complete solution for safe transport and effective MRI  of pre and term NICU babies with the MRI Compatible Neonate Imaging Sub-system (NISS-MR).  The NISS-MR consists of a modular incubator, ergonomic trolley, transport/MRI ventilator, monitor, specialized infant sized (head, body) coils for high resolution MRI, non-magnetic tanks, infusion pump holders and much more.  For more information, please visit us at the show or on the web at www.advimg.com .  

American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL – Booth 1217   Come explore the many AAP activities and initiatives underway for children and pediatricians. AAP staff from the Departments of Membership, Education, Publications and Bright Futures will be on hand to answer any questions you may have regarding issues, services, and products, or to tell you how you can become more involved at the AAP. Membership staff will be available to discuss National and Chapter membership opportunities and questions. Knowledgeable Education staff members will answer any questions about journals, E-learning/online CME courses, and other live CME activities. Stop by the Publications display and review the newest AAP publications and receive special meeting discounts! Check out the newest publications: Bright Futures Guidelines for Health Supervision, 3^rd Edition book, Pocket Guide and PDA. Please visit www.aap.org or contact us at pubs@aap.org for more information!

American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN) Resource Center, The Woodlands, TX & — Booth 1405   Visit the ASPN Resource Center in booth 1405 in the Exhibit Hall for information regarding ASPN membership and newsletters; ASPN’s clinical affairs, public policy, research, training and certification; and workforce initiatives.  Society leadership will be on hand to answer questions. 

Anesiva, Inc, South San Francisco, CA – Booth 1423   Zingo is indicated to provide topical local analgesia associated with peripheral IV insertions or blood draws in children 3 to 18 years of age. Onset of action is 1 to 3 minutes. In clinical trials, the most common adverse reactions were erythema, petechiae and edema at the site of administration. 

Athena Diagnostics, Inc., Worcester, MA – Booth 1523   Founded in 1989, Athena Diagnostics offered the first diagnostic service for muscular dystrophy. Since then, Athena has focused on neurological, renal and endocrine disorders by offering an extensive menu of tests and a wide range of diagnostic technologies. Athena focuses exclusively on assisting physicians in their efforts to provide the best possible diagnoses of these disorders.

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Baylor College of Medicine, Medical Genetics Laboratories, Houston, TX – Booth 1133/1135   The Medical Genetics Laboratories offer a broad range of diagnostic genetics tests including DNA diagnostics, diagnostic sequencing, cytogenetics, FISH diagnostics, chromosomal microarray analysis, biochemical genetics, and Mitochondrial DNA analysis. Updates of existing tests are also available as well as Prenatal Chromosomal Microarray analysis. Please visit our booth for more information 

Beevers Manufacturing & Supply, Inc., McMinnville, OR – Booth 1128   Beevers Mfg designs and produces respiratory care products for neonatal and pediatric patients.  The CANNULAIDE infant nasal CPAP seal helps achieve consistent CPAP pressure, more progressive alveolar recruitment and reduced irritation and damage to patients’ noses.  STICKY WHISKERS conveniently secures cannulas and feeding tubes. 

Blank Children's Hospital, Des Moines, IA – Booth 1412   Blank children’s hospital-outstanding opportunities to practice in the children’s hospital of Iowa-part of a nationally recognized health system-ACGME Pediatric residency program-Stop by our booth visit with our representative learn about living and working in our affluent midwestern city DesMoines Iowa. 

BRAHMS USA, Annapolis, MD – Booth 1626   Procalcitonin (PCT) is a blood test for sepsis used to rapidly identify patients with bacterial infection.  PCT levels spike in patients with bacterial infection but remain low for a viral infection, Autoimmune Disease and other non-infectious inflammation.  The PCT test is FDA-cleared and validated by clinical studies of children, infants and neonates. 

Bunnell Incorporated, Salt Lake City, UT – Booth 627/629                The Bunnell Life Pulse High-Frequency Jet ventilator is celebrating it’s 20^th year of clinical use in 2008.  It’s therapeutic flexibility and unique effectiveness makes it an indispensable tool in many NICUs and PICUs  .  Bunnell is experienced, supportive and committed, that’s why you can breathe Easy with Bunnell!

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Cardinal Health (VIASYS Healthcare), Yorba Linda, CA – Booth 700/702   Cardinal Health Respiratory Technologies and Critical Care (formerly VIASYS Healthcare), offers an extensive portfolio of market leading capital and disposable respiratory products specializing in innovative solutions for invasive and noninvasive ventilation, pulmonary diagnostics, exercise testing, sleep therapy, oxygen therapy, and medication delivery. 

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Atlanta, GA – Booth 728    Announcing the 2008 Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Conference, to be held November 5-7 at the CDC in Atlanta. The theme of the Conference is Public Health Action towards Awareness, Prevention, and Treatment. Researchers from a variety of disciplines are invited to attend, including virology, immunology, diagnostic development, vaccinology, epidemiology, obstetrics/gynecology, and pediatrics. 

Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA – Booth 801   Children’s Hospital Boston is one of the nation’s leading pediatric hospitals and the primary pediatric teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School.  In addition to the 397 beds, Children’s houses the world’s largest research enterprise based at a pediatric medical center, where its discoveries benefit both children and adults.  To learn more; www.childrenshospital.org.

Children’s Hospital Central California, Madera, CA – Booth 1502     Children’s Hospital Central California is a state-of-the-art facility with a medical staff of more than 450 physicians and growing. We treat more inpatient cases than any pediatric hospital north of San Diego, making us the second largest children’s hospital in California. Our 315-bed facility is one of the 10 largest hospitals of its type in the nation.  We were the first children's hospital west of the Rockies to receive Magnet Nursing designation.  We are Children’s Hospital Central California - Amazing people, Incredible care.   

Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA – Booth 910/912   Consistently ranked on of the nation’s best children’s hospitals, Seattle Children’s is the pediatric referral center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho. We deliver superior patient care, develop new treatments through pediatric medical research and serve as the primary teaching, clinical and research site for the University of Washington School of Medicine. 

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI – Booth 1129/1131   Located in Milwaukee, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin is a leader in pediatric health care. It is included on U.S. News and World Report’s America’s Best Hospitals list.  Visit booth 1129 to learn about our programs, CME offerings and faculty, fellowship and nurse practitioner opportunities.  For more information, visit www.chw.org.  

Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL – Booth 1504     Researchers at Children’s Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago are conducting a survey to assess physician food allergy knowledge, attitudes and beliefs. Please stop by to complete our web-survey. Or, sign up to complete the survey at a later time. Participants will receive an honorarium. 

Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO – Booth 1232/1234   Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics is one of the country’s premiere free-standing independent pediatric medical centers with 314 licensed beds, more than 40 pediatric subspecialty clinics, and the Kansas City region’s only Level I pediatric trauma center.   Our faculty of nearly 400 pediatric subspecialists is one of the largest in the country. 

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH — Booth 1517/1519     Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center serves the medical needs of infants, children and adolescents with family-centered care, innovative research and outstanding teaching programs.  Clinical procedures and treatments pioneered at Cincinnati Children’s are used throughout the world. The impact of our medical research breakthroughs has improved pediatric health globally. 

Contemporary Pediatrics, Duluth, MN – Booth 1104   Contemporary Pediatrics is the one magazine that provides in-depth clinical review articles written by expert authors in the specialty. By combining timely clinical information that is written in a relaxed, yet authoritative, style with award-winning graphic enhancements, Contemporary Pediatrics delivers comprehensive practical solutions for use in the day-to-day care of children.  

Crib Notes Software, Bryn Mawr, PA – Booth 1322   Crib Notes is the only fully integrated physician and nursing EMR and clinical database engineered specifically for the NICU. The program has been in daily use for over a decade with an easy-to-use interface for the entire staff. Crib Notes is ready to install and integrate into any hospital’s IT infrastructure.

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Dey, L.P., Napa, CA – Booth 1301   Dey, L.P., a subsidiary of Mylan Inc. (NYSE: MYL) and the U.S. leader in sales of nebulized respiratory medication, focuses on respiratory diseases, respiratory-related allergies, asthma and emergency care medicine. Products: EpiPen® Auto-Injector; Perforomist™ Inhalation Solution*; Curosurf® Intratracheal Suspension; Cyanokit®  Antidote; ZYFLO CR™ (Zileuton) Extended-Release Tablets.*Please see full Prescribing Information including Boxed Warning at www.perforomist.com. 

Discovery Laboratories, Inc., Warrington, PA – Booth 901   Discovery Labs is a biotechnology company developing pulmonary surfactant replacement therapies. Our precision-engineered surfactant functions like human surfactant, without the potential risks associated with animal-derived products. Our product pipeline includes SURFAXIN®, a liquid instillate surfactant, and AEROSURF™, an aerosolized surfactant with the potential to address multiple respiratory disorders. 

Draeger Medical, Telford, PA – Booth 611   Drýger products are designed and tested thoroughly to provide a safe and nurturing environment for the neonate. Our warming therapy line unites the strengths of the Drýger warming therapy portfolio with those of Air-Shields®, a Drýger brand, to provide state-of-the-art devices for Labor & Delivery, Transport, and NICU applications. 

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Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, IN – Booth 1501  Lilly, a leading innovation-driven corporation, is developing a growing portfolio of first-in-class and best-in-class pharmaceutical products by applying the latest research from its own worldwide laboratories and from collaborations with eminent scientific organizations. Lilly provides answers through medicines and information for some of the world’s most urgent medical needs. 

EMD Serono, Rockland, MA – Booth 1227   EMD Serono is a leader in the US biopharmaceutical arena, integrating cutting-edge science with patient support systems to improve lives. Through its focus on specialized therapeutic areas, including neurology, reproductive health, and metabolic endocrinology, as well as oncology and autoimmune/inflammatory diseases, EMD Serono is committed to developing innovative products that address unmet medical needs. 

EV Press/Forepath.org, Nolensville, TN – Booth 704   Parents Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS) and PEDS:Developmental Milestones are fast and inexpensive methods for  detecting developmental and behavioral-emotional problems in children from birth to age eight and older. The PEDS System helps providers and helps clinicians comply with AAP recommendations--with evidence every step of the way! 

Everidis Health Sciences, St Louis, MO – Booth 829   Everidis Health Sciences markets BioGaia, a comprehensive line of pediatric probiotics.  BioGaia Probiotic drops are the first and only probiotic available in drop form in the US.  BioGaia''s innovative dosage forms include probiotic drops, drinking straws and chewable tablets.

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Fight ALD, Vista, CA – Booth 914  Fighting Illness Through Education – Adrenoleuko-dystrophy (ALD) is an x-linked genetic disease that affects 1 in 17,000 boys and usually is mis-diagnosed or goes undetected until the disease is so advanced that their chances for treatment or survival are minimal.  Early detection, prior to cognitive disturbances and cerebral involvement is KEY to treating boys with this disorder. 

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, Irvine, CA – Booth 1527/1529   Fisher & Paykel Healthcare invite you to visit our booth and experience the best in Neonatal Care: From the fully featured and easily transported CosyCot™, the Mobile, and Wall Mount Infant Warmers for convenient warming wherever needed: To the Neopuff™ Infant Resuscitator and MR850 humidification systems for optimal resuscitation and oxygen therapy.

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Gate Pharmaceuticals, North Wales, PA – Booth 926/928   Available from GATE Pharmaceuticals: TEV-TROPIN&trade [somatropin (rDNA) for injection]. PROGLYCEM&trade (Oral Diazoxide) is useful in the management of hypoglycemia due to hyperinsulinism. Please see a GATE representative for detail and full prescribing information. 

GE Healthcare, Laurel, MD – Booth 927  GE Healthcare, Maternal-Infant Care brings together a comprehensive offering of market leading technologies and services to help neonatal clinicians optimize care in the NICU, including Giraffe® microenvironments, Dash® and Solar® neonatal monitors, BiliSoft LED Phototherapy Systems and Centricity® Perinatal clinical information systems. GE Healthcare is a $15 billion global leader in medical imaging, patient care, healthcare services and information technology. Please visit us at: www.gehealthcare.com/perinata 

Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA – Booth 1409   Produced by Genentech, Nutropin AQ is a liquid formulation growth hormone. It is indicated for GHD in children and adults; growth failure associated with chronic renal insufficiency prior to kidney transplantation; short stature associated with Turner syndrome; long-term treatment of children with idiopathic (of unknown origin) short stature. 

Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge, MA – Booth 805   Genzyme Corporation is one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, focused on rare inherited disorders i.e. lysosomal storage disases: Fabry, Gaucher, Pompe, MPS I, kidney disease, orthopedics, cancer, transplant, and diagnostic testing. Genzyme is developing novel approaches to cancer, heart disease, and immune diseases. 

Goldstein & Assoc., Inc., Los Angeles, CA – Booth 621  Neonatal Intensive Care has been providing vital information to neonatal caregivers for two decades.  Our readers are healthcare professionals in the field of neonatology/perinatology.  Each issue includes clinical studies, product reviews, diagnostic techniques, modalities of care, facility reports, management articles, product roundtables, and relevant case studies.

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HCA (Hospital Corporation of America), Dayton, OH – Booth 1533   Stop by our booth for more information about HCA Kids, a centralized recruitment office where you can make just one call to find out about opportunities in excellent facilities across the nation.  HCA owns and manages over 160 hospitals in 21 states. We offer opportunities in big cities and rural areas, near sandy beaches and skyward reaching mountains. Excellent opportunities are available in private practices and two of the top academic medical centers in the nation. Kathleen.Kyer@HCAHealthcare.com

Health Match BC, Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – Booth 1134   Health Match BC is a province wide physician, registered nurse and pharmacist recruitment service funded by the Government of British Columbia. Representing hospitals and private practices, we match individuals to opportunities that satisfy both career and lifestyle interests as well as advise on immigration and licensing. For more information, visit www.healthmatchbc.org.              

Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI – Booth 803   As the region’s largest children’s hospital serving nearly one million children in a 37 county area, more than 150 pediatric specialists practice in 40 pediatric specialties.  Practice opportunities currently exist in the Divisions of Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology and Neurology, as well as Division Chief positions in Gastroenterology, Neurology. 

Hospital Information Services, Brooklyn, NY – Booth 726   Hospital Information Services (United States) is part of an international network disseminating authoritative information regarding strategies to avoid allogeneic blood transfusion and facilitating access to health care for patients who are Jehovah’s Witnesses.  Hospital Information Services now operates in more than 200 countries on six continents. 

Human Growth Foundation, Glen Head, NY – Booth 1628   The Human Growth Foundation helps children and adults with disorders relate to growth or growth-hormone through education, research, support and advocacy. 

Hyperion Therapeutics, South San Francisco, CA – Booth 819   Hyperion Therapeutics promotes the only two FDA-approved therapies for the treatment of urea cycle disorder (UCD).  UCD is an inherited metabolic disorder which can present at any age and is often mis-diagnosed.  UCD can cause hyperammonemia resulting in brain damage, coma, and/or death if not diagnosed and effectively managed.

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Ikaria, Clinton, NJ – Booth 1207   IKARIA™ (formerly known as INO Therapeutics) is now fully-integrated biotherapeutics company, whose mission is to address the unmet needs of critically ill patients by developing and commercializing novel treatments.  Our lead product is INOmax® (nitric oxide) for inhalation.  

Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Cranbury, NJ – Booth 833   Supprelin(r) LA is the only 12-month subcutaneous implant for the treatment of central precocious puberty (CPP) or the early onset of puberty in children.

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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, New York, NY – Booth 734   The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) is the world's largest charitable funder and advocate of type 1 diabetes research.  JDRF also offers support and resources for pediatricians and their patients who have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes

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Karl Storz Endoscopy – America, Culver City, CA – Booth 1421     Karl Storz offers a range of products to simplify tracheal intubation and anesthetic applications  including those involving unexpectedly difficult intubations and in emergency medicine settings. Fiberoptic intubation bronchoscopes, laryngoscopes, and portable, durable semi-rigid optical stylettes provide advantages in the OR, ER and ICU, as well as in paramedic use. 

Kelson Physician Partners, Aurora, CO – Booth 811   KELSON PHYSICIAN PARTNERS DESCRIPTION Save up to 60% on vaccines! The Kelson Vaccine Savings Program offers substantial savings on pediatric, adolescent, adult, flu and travel vaccines from Merck, Sanofi-Pasteur and GSK. No cost to enroll, no monthly fees. Visit us in Booth #811.

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LabCorp-Esoterix, Austin, TX – Booth 1005   LabCorp is a leading clinical laboratory featuring the nation’s premier service for the endocrinology specialist.  LabCorp’s services feature regional laboratory access with specialized testing from its Endocrine Sciences laboratory. Endocrine Sciences can be accessed directly from Esoterix (a wholly owned subsidiary of LabCorp) or through any of LabCorp’s regional facilities. 

Life Measurement, Inc., Concord, CA – Booth 1001/1003   Life Measurement, Inc., manufactures the PEA POD® and BOD POD® Body Composition Systems. LMI's patented air displacement technology provides highly accurate and non-invasive assessments of fat and fat-free mass in infants, children, and adults. Testing is extremely safe, quick, simple to perform, and offers valuable clinical and research information. 

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto, CA – Booth 1228/1230   Ranked as one of the nation's top 10 pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford is a 272-bed hospital devoted to the care of children and expectant mothers. Providing pediatric and obstetric medical and surgical services and associated with the Stanford University School of Medicine, Packard Children's offers patients locally, regionally and nationally the full range of health care programs and services, from preventive and routine care to the diagnosis and treatment of serious illness and injury. For more information, visit www.lpch.org.

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MAGIC Foundation, Oak Park, IL – Booth 1620   The MAGIC Foundation is a national nonprofit organization created to provide support services for the families of children afflicted with a wide variety of chronic and/or critical disorders, syndromes and diseases that affect a child's growth. Some of the diagnoses are quite common while others are very rare. 

Maico Diagnostics, Eden Prairie, MN – Booth 904   Maico’s specialized pediatric line includes otoacoustic emissions test systems, tympanometers, audiometers, and tymp/audiometer combos. The Race Car Tympanometer/Audiometer & Pilot Audiometer actually screen the hearing of children as young as 3 years old. The EroScan is ideal for objective OAE testing on children from 0-3 years old. Booth #904 

MAQUET, Inc., Bridgewater, NJ – Booth 623  MAQUET Critical Care and the SERVO ventilator brand are associated with revolutionary technology that has radically changed the intensive care workplace during the past three decades. The state-of-the-art SERVO-i platform, introduced in 2001, can be customized to each individual ICU’s needs, helping make SERVO the global market leader in ventilation 

Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA, Los Angeles, CA — Booth 601/603  Improving the Health of Today’s and Tomorrow’s Children Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA offers a full spectrum of primary and specialized medical care for infants, children and adolescents. Its mission is to provide treatment for children in a compassionate atmosphere, as well as to conduct research that improves the understanding and treatment of pediatric diseases. 

McNeil Pediatrics, Titusville, NJ – Booth 1106   McNeil Pediatrics Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is committed to meeting the needs of pediatric medicine through the development of therapies specifically formulated for children.  The company is continuing to explore new therapies to meet the special needs of children and the pediatric community.                      

Mead Johnson Nutritionals, Evansville, IN — Booth 1213     Mead Johnson Nutritionals welcomes you to PAS.  Our vision is to be the world’s leading provider of science-based pediatric nutrition products.  We are dedicated to helping provide infants and children with the best start in life.  We cordially invite you to visit our exhibit booth #1213 to meet with our representatives. 

Medela, Inc., McHenry, IL – Booth 1401/1403   Medela, Inc., the #1 choice of hospitals and mothers, is the only research-based breastfeeding company, promising constant innovation without imitation.  MEDELA® Breastpumps with 2-PHASE EXPRESSION ™ Technology, mimic baby’s natural nursing rhythm using two distinct phases.  Our Stimulation and Expression phases are proven to give mothers more milk in less time. 

Medical Predictive Science Corporation, Charlottesville, VA – Booth 1521   MPSC has developed the Heart Rate Observation System, HeRO™.  This 510 (k)-cleared medical device identifies and quantifies abnormalities in neonatal heart rate variability using specific heart rate characteristics.   Continuously available and non-invasive, HeRO™ reports an easy to use, digital readout to aid the neonatologist in their clinical practice. 

MedImmune, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD – Booth 1011   MedImmune strives to provide better medicines to patients, new medical options for physicians and rewarding careers to employees. Dedicated to advancing science and medicine to help people live better lives, the company is focused on infectious diseases, cancer and inflammatory diseases. 

MedStudy Corporation, Colorado Springs, CO – Booth 906   Publishers of IM & Peds Board Review materials & programs. Products: 12th edition IM Core Curriculum, 3rd edition Peds Core Curriculum. IM & Peds board-style Q&As (computer based and books). Video board reviews on DVD. 9-day IM course 6/5-6/14, 2008 & 7-day Peds course 9/6-13, 2008 in Aspen/Snowmass, CO. AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ available on all MedStudy products & programs.

Merck & Company, Inc., North Wales, PA – Booth 718/720   Merck & Co., Inc. is a global research-driven pharmaceutical company dedicated to putting patients first.  Established in 1891, Merck discovers, develops, manufactures and markets vaccines and medicines to address unmet medical needs.  For more information, visit: www.merck.com. 

Monaghan Medical Corporation, Syracuse, NJ – Booth 607   Monaghan Medical Corporation, the maker of the AeroChamber Plus® ZSTAT® anti-static Valved Holding Chamber, (aVHC), also offers an Asthma Management Program featuring DOC MONAGHAN™. The program consists of a lively video or DVD, comprehensive educational packet including a child’s storybook, a parent handbook and a coloring book. 

Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York, NY – Booth 1130/1132   Ranked by U. S. News & World Reports as one of the top six children’s hospitals in the country, Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian offers the best available care in every area of pediatrics’ including the most complex neonatal and critical care, and all areas of pediatric subspecialties. 

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Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH – Booth 1420/1422   Columbus Children’s Hospital is now Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the nation’s fifth largest pediatric hospital, home to the second busiest Emergency Dept., largest Neonatal Intensive Care program and the world’s first Hybrid Cardiac Catheterization suite.  Ranked by U.S. News as one of America’s Best Hospitals’.  Nationwide Children’s Research Institute is the nation’s 9th largest free-standing pediatric research center in NIH funding. 

Nature Publishing Group, New York, NY – Booth 1107   Nature Publishing Group brings leading scientific and medical research to your desk top. The NPG portfolio combines the continued excellence of Nature and its associated research and review journals, over 42 leading academic and society journals and 8 Nature Clinical Practice journals. Visit Booth no: 1107 for free sample copies. 

Natus Medical Inc., San Carlos, CA – Booth 1206   Natus Medical Incorporated is a leading provider of healthcare products used for screening, detection, treatment, monitoring & tracking of common medical ailments such as hearing impairment, neurological dysfunction, epilepsy, sleep disorders, newborn jaundice & newborn metabolic testing. Natus is dedicated to improving outcomes & patient care in target markets through innovative screening, diagnostic & treatment solutions. 

NephroPath, Little Rock, AR – Booth 1309/1311   Under the direction of Patrick D. Walker, MD, NephroPath offers more than 30 years of experience interpreting renal biopsies. Because we understand the critical effect time to diagnosis can have on the outcome of many renal diseases, we offer results (Light, Immunofluorescence, and Electron Microscopy) on the same day we receive a biopsy. 

Nestlé Nutrition, Deerfield, IL – Booth 900/902   Nestlé Nutrition’s Infant formula line features GOOD START® NATURAL CULTURES™, the first and only routine infant formula in the US with the probiotic Bifidobacterium lactis to help support a healthy immune system.  GOOD START® NATURAL CULTURES™ is made with easy-to-digest 100% whey, partially hydrolyzed and contains DHA & ARA. www.nestleinfantnutrition.com 

NICUniversity.org, Washington Crossing, PA – Booth 807   NICUniversity.org is a Web-based education center for Physicians, NP’s, Nurses, Respiratory Therapists and Pharmacists, offering free CME/CE through the ACCME, based on current issues and trends in neonatology. Our mission is to serve as an educational and informational resource for neonatologists and other members of the neonatology health care team. 

Novartis Vaccines, East Hanover. NJ – Booth 706   Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics is a division of Novartis focused on the development of preventive treatments. The division has two businesses: Novartis Vaccines and Chiron. Novartis Vaccines is the world's fifth-largest vaccines manufacturer and second-largest supplier of flu vaccines in the US. The division's products also include meningococcal, pediatric and travel vaccines. Chiron, the blood testing and molecular diagnostics business, is dedicated to preventing the spread of infectious diseases through the development of novel blood-screening tools that protect the world's blood supply. 

Novo Nordisk Inc., Duluth, GA – Booth 1313/1315   Novo Nordisk is a healthcare company and a world leader in diabetes care.  Novo Nordisk also has a leading position within such areas as hemostasis management and growth hormone therapy.

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ONY Inc. Forest Labs, Amherst, NY – Booth 722   ONY, Inc., and Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc., welcome you to Honolulu, Hawaii!  We invite you to visit our exhibit for more information regarding our product INFASURF® (calfactant)Intratracheal Suspension.  Please visit our website at www.infasurf.com. 

Ovation Pharmaceuticals Inc., Deerfield, IL – Booth 1433 

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Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) and Asian Society for Pediatric Research (ASPR) Resource Center, The Woodlands, TX & Yokohama City, Japan - Booth 1019  Visit the PAS/ASPR Resource Center in the Exhibit Hall at booth 1019 for information on APS, SPR, APA, AAP and ASPR  memberships, programs, awards, public policy initiatives, and the society journals. Society leadership and staff will be on-hand to answer questions. The Asian Society for Pediatric Research began in 2005. This year marks our 4th anniversary and it is our great honor to co-host our annual congress with the PAS Annual Meeting in Hawaii 2008. We are an Asian-based professional society. See you in China at our next congress in 2009! 

Pediatrix Medical Group, Sunrise, FL – Booth 1100/1102   Established in 1979, Pediatrix Medical Group is the largest group of maternal-fetal, newborn and pediatric subspecialty practices, with more than 1,000 physicians and 440 advanced practitioners serving in 32 U.S. states and Puerto Rico.  Its highly skilled physicians and NNP’s service more than 240 hospitals nationwide, providing quality care to an average of 4,000 premature or critically ill newborns each day. 

Physician Select Vitamins, Houston, TX – Booth 732   Physicians Select Vitamins manufactures a line of high quality, research based disease specific and multivitamin formulas using our no inventory in your clinic business model.  Our newest product is PS Pediarite – children’s chewable multivitamin.  It contains no yeast, artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. 

PreKUlab, Copenhagen, Denmark – Booth 635   Medical Food, Aminomix or large neutral amino acids (LNAA). Trademark Avonil (Aminomix), NeoPhe (LNAA) and PreKUnil (LNAA) is clinically proven for special medical purposes for the dietary management of PKU ( phnylketonuria ).  LNAA has been on the market for 23 years. 

Prolacta Bioscience™, Monrovia, CA — Booth 821    About Prolacta Bioscience™ Prolacta Bioscience™ is a life sciences company specializing in human milk formulations for use in the NICU. With the ground-breaking development of the first commercially available Human Milk Fortifier made from human milk. Prolacta® is dedicated to improving the outcome of neonatal care. 

Providence Health & Services, Portland, OR – Booth 1531   Providence Health & Services is an integrated healthcare system across five states: Alaska, California, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. This includes 26 hospitals, more than 35 non-acute care facilities, physician clinics, a health plan, a liberal arts university, 45,000 employees and numerous other health, housing and education services. We have several opportunities servicing our many communities in our 5-state region. For additional information on these opportunities, please visit our website: www.providence.org/physicianopportunities

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Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, San Juan Capistrano, CA – Booth 1634   Quest Diagnostics is the nation’s leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services that patients and doctors need to make better healthcare decisions.  Our customers and payers include patients, physicians, hospitals, health insurers, employers and government agencies.

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Ren-Lor Medical, Williamstown, ON – Booth 1233   Try our high quality stethoscope! Finally hear well over noise and through clothing or dressings. Decrease stress levels in your little patients with the fun designs - each one handpainted. Only weighs 4 ounces. Lifetime warranty on ALL parts. Check out our show specials! Ren-Lor is glad to be back! Aloha! 

RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC – Booth 1334  With projects in over 40 countries and a staff of more than 2,600, RTI International offers research and technical solutions to governments and businesses worldwide in the areas of health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced technology, democratic governance, economic and social development, energy, and the environment.

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Sandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ – Booth 1630/1632   Sandoz is a leading global generic pharmaceutical company.  We are dedicated to providing high quality, cost effective products, featuring Omnitrope ® Pen 5(somatropin [rDNA origin] for injection) with liquid cartridge.  Please visit us a booths 1630/1632. 

sanofi pasteur, Swiftwater, PA – Booth 1029  Sanofi Pasteur Inc., the vaccines division of sanofi aventis Group, provides pediatric, adult, and travel vaccines for diseases such as diphtheris, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b, influenza, rabies, Japanese encephalitis, typhoid fever, yellow fever, and meningococcal disease.  To learn more about our products, visit our exhibit. 

Saunders/Mosby-Elsevier, San Marcos, CA – Booth 1408/1410   Stop by Elsevier’s booth to browse our selection of journals and books in the field of Pediatrics, including Journal of Pediatrics, Kliegman et al: Nelson’s Textbook of Pediatrics, 18^th edition, Zitelli & Davis: Atlas of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis, 5e, Long et al: Principles & Practice of Pediatric Infectious Disease, 3e. 

Sheridan Healthcare, Sunrise, FL — Booth 1007     Sheridan Healthcare, Inc. is a Multi-Specialty National Physician Group, specializing in Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Neonatology and Radiology. Sheridan employs over 750 healthcare providers in 15 states at hospitals and office-based practices. Please contact Our Recruitment Manager at 800/816-6791 or recruitment@shcr.com to discuss your career goals. www.sheridanhealthcare.com.

SLACK Incorporated, Thorofare, NJ – Booth 1414  SLACK Incorporated invites you to our booth.  Get a free issue of PEDIATRIC ANNALS – A journal of continuing pediatric education, INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN CHILDREN – The pediatrician’s No. 1 news source, ENDOCRINE TODAY and HEM/ONC TODAY. Also register for our free news wires. 

SPECTROS, Portola Valley, CA – Booth 633    Spectros is revolutionizing the detection of ischemia with T-Stat® ... a noninvasive way to assess the adequacy of oxygen delivery to tissues and organs . Use of tissue oximeters in critical care has been shown to lower the risk and incidence of multi-organ failure and death due from low or impaired delivery of oxygen to tissues and organs.

Springer, New York, NY – Booth 619   Springer is one of the leading international scientific publishing companies, publishing more than 1,250 journals and 4,000 new books per year. Springer publishes the official journal of IPNA “Pediatric Nephrology” and many more relevant books and journals in this interesting field.

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TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc., Lake Forest, IL – Booth 1333   TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. invites you to join us at booth 1333 to be our guest for a TAPpuccino. While you are there, take a moment to learn how TAP is supporting the pediatric endocrinology community and central precocious puberty.

Tercica, Inc., Brisbane, CA – Booth 823, 919   Increlex^® (mecasermin [rDNA origin] injection) is the first and only IGF-1 replacement therapy indicated specifically for the long-term treatment of growth failure in children with severe primary IGF-1 deficiency (SPIGFD), which is defined by:  height SDS ≤ -3.0, basal IGF-1 SDS ≤ -3.0, and normal or elevated growth hormone.

Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX – Booth 933   Texas Children’s Hospital is redefining the future of children’s health care through exceptional patient care, innovative treatment and cutting-edge research. Ranked as a top ten children’s hospital, our physicians offer care in every pediatric subspecialty and have made discoveries in treating cancer, fetal abnormalities, cardiogenic and neurological disorders and more.

The Children's Hospital (Colorado), Aurora, CO – Booth 1235   The Children’s Hospital, Colorado is part of a dynamic new hub for pediatric research and healthcare. Top clinical programs, expanding commitment to research, over a million square feet of new clinical space and an active Colorado lifestyle offer clinicians and researchers scientific challenge and a family/work balance found on few campuses today. In 2008, The Children's Hospital will celebrate a hundred years of commitment and dedication to children’s healthcare, an exemplary past on which to build an extraordinary future. 

The Children's Hospital at The Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC – Booth 920/922   The Children’s Hospital at the Medical University of South Carolina is an integral force dedicated to providing and enhancing the health of children throughout South Carolina and beyond with a comprehensive network of healthcare services and programs, which includes a dynamic multi-level educational program and innovative research. 

The Floating Hospital for Children, Boston, MA – Booth 813/815   Floating Hospital for Children is the full-service children’s hospital of Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston, Mass. Our 128-bed children’s hospital offers pediatric inpatient and outpatient services in every medical and surgical specialty and is the principal pediatric teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine. 

Translite, LLC, Sugar Land, TX – Booth 1033   TransLite's portable Veinlite® transilluminators were named ''best new products'' of 2007 in Contemporary Pediatrics. The VeinliteP fiberoptic unit is the most powerful transilluminator for pediatric vein access. VeinliteLED and VeinliteEMS portable units are perfect for children of all ages, in any emergency situation. The new VeinlitePEDI is designed for neonates and infants.

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University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, MN – Booth 1616/1618   At University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, you’ll find University of Minnesota Physicians in more than 40 specialty areas who treat children with common to complex health conditions from throughout the world. Innovative approaches and affiliation with the University of Minnesota have led to several firsts.  Learn more at www.uofmchildrenshospital.org. 

Utah Medical Products, Inc., Midvale, UT – Booth 827   Utah Medical Products, Inc., with particular interest in healthcare for women and their babies, develops, manufactures, assembles and markets a broad range of well-established disposable and reusable specialty medical devices designed for better health outcomes for patients and their care-providers.

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Vapotherm, Stevensville, MD – Booth 1031   The VAPOTHERM 2000i® and PRECISION FLOW™, are respiratory therapy devices that allow high flows of breathing gases to be delivered via a nasal cannula, using patented membrane technology. Vapotherm is defined by its ability to deliver warmed and humidified flows from 1-40 lpm for neonatal, pediatric, and adult applications. www.vtherm.com.

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Wiley-Blackwell, Malden, MA – Booth 1535   Wiley publishes an enormous range of top quality consumer, professional, educational and research material.  Wiley-Blackwell, the scientific, technical, medical and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, is the leading society publisher and offers libraries peer-reviewed primary research and evidence based medicine across 1250 online journals, books, reference works and databases. 

Wolters Kluwer Health – Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA – Booth 1500   Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a leading international medical and health science publisher of print and electronic products.  Please stop by our booth to browse our journal titles, such as Pediatric Research, The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, and books such as The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 5e and Adolescent Health Care: A Practical Guide, 5/e.

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Xlear, Inc., Orem, UT – Booth 1332   Xlear Inc. manufactures natural, health-enhancing products using Xylitol which is an all natural sweetener proven to provide substantial health and dental benefits to users.  There are five product lines: Xlear Nasal Wash, Spry Dental Defense System, Rain Dry Mouth Spray, Xylosweet Sweetener, and Fine and Dandy Candy.

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Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd., Kunitachi City, Tokyo – Booth 1318/1320   Yakult, our main product, was first created more than 70 years ago, and is now enjoyed daily by millions of people throughout the world. It is based on the concept of preventive medicine. Visit our booth and find out more about Probiotics’ and Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota.

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ZRT Laboratory LLC, Beaverton, OR – Booth 605   ZRT specializes in minimally invasive saliva and blood spot (heel- or finger-stick) laboratory testing.  Only a few drops of blood are needed for blood spot tests, now including the only test of its kind for vitamin D assessment – ideally suited for infants and children.

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