1998
Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting
May
1-5, 1998 - New Orleans Convention Center
spaceProgram Highlights
State of the
Art Plenary Sessions
- Asthma: New Concepts in
Pathogenesis and Treatment
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- Gene Therapy for Pediatric Disease
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- Diagnosis and Treatment of
Neonatal Brain Injury
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- Telemedicine and New Information
Technologies
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- Transcription Factors in Endocrine
Development and Disease
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- Altered Cell Signaling in Human
Disease
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- Public Policy Forum: Financing
Medical Education
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- Child Health Services Research
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- New Developments in Fetal and
Neonatal Medicine
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Hot Topics
- Controversies in Pediatric HIV
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- Controversies in Pediatric
Bioethics
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- Controversies in Neonatal Medicine
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- Pediatric Education Task Force: An
Update
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Topic Symposia
- Progress in Antiviral Therapy
- Cytokines in Neonatal and Pediatric
Disease
- Genes and Behavior
- Innate Immunity: The First Line of Defense
Mini Courses (Sponsored Jointly with the American Academy of
Pediatrics)
- Adolescent Medicine
- Allergy
- Infectious Diseases
Educational Seminars
(Previously known as Educational Workshops)
- Leadership and Mentoring Skills
- Career Paths for Residents, Fellows and
Junior Faculty
- Applying for Research Grants
- Teaching Skills
- Scientific Writing and Presentation Skills
- Child Advocacy
- Time Management
- Designing Clinical Research Protocols
Societies and Clubs Who Will Meet
In Conjunction with the PAS in 1998
- American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
- Association of Pediatric Program Directors
- Dysmorphology and Teratology Club
- Kernicterus Symposium
- Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society
- Lung Club
- Milk Club
- Pediatric Blood Club
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
- Perinatal Brain Club (inaugural meeting)
- Perinatal Nutrition and Metabolism Club
- Society for Developmental Pediatrics