Pediatric Academic Societies and American Academy of Pediatrics Joint Meeting May 12-16, 2000 Hynes Convention Center, Boston

For the first time ever The American Academy of Pediatrics will join the American Pediatric Society, the Society for Pediatric Research and the Ambulatory Pediatric Association in sponsoring this very special meeting. These four societies will be joined by the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, the Association of Program Directors, the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society, and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society in sponsoring what promises to be the biggest and best ever celebration of advances in child health - past, present and future. Attend this very special meeting of almost all the US societies devoted to furthering the health and well-being of children, and show concrete support for our societies and their common mission of discovery, excellence in care, and dissemination of new knowledge. This year’s meeting will truly be unique, and we look forward to your participation in this special event!

Rebecca H. Buckley, MD President, American Pediatric Society	Ellen F. Crain, MD President, Ambulatory Pediatric Association
Thomas A. Hazinski, MD President, Society for Pediatric Research	Donald E. Cook, MD President, American Academy of Pediatrics

JOIN US! What’s special about the Year 2000 Joint Meeting.

Celebrate Our Traditions. Each sponsoring society will have plenary sessions during the meeting with an opportunity to hear from the respective Presidents, and Award winners who have given exceptional service to the art and science of child health. There is no better opportunity to celebrate the past and future of our discipline. As is fitting for the first meeting of the new millennium and a meeting in historic Boston, special programs recounting and celebrating the history of child health will be presented.

State of the Art Science. An outstanding group of international experts have accepted invitations to discuss basic scientific breakthroughs and their application to children’s health in a series of plenary sessions and topic symposia. The focus of these sessions, which are spread throughout the meeting, will be on bench to bedside translations and the application of new science, from functional genomics to health services research, to clinical practice.

Education Friday. Friday will be devoted mainly to programming aimed at providing practical information on a diverse range of topics ranging from the art of scientific writing, grantsmanship, career development, efficient time use, and myriad issues in career development. Practical Mini Courses will provide comprehensive updates and instruction on common clinical problems.

Clinical Controversies. The Hot Topic sessions that close the meeting on Tuesday will again engage the attendees in active debate over controversies existing in current clinical practice. A panel of experts has been assembled to present the state of knowledge that informs decision making in these areas and to stimulate active audience participation in the discussion period.

Original Research. We anticipate assembling the largest ever program of original research in child health at the Boston meeting. Throughout the meeting and in a variety of formats more than 2000 original studies in all aspects of child health will be presented and discussed. By attending, you will learn where your field of interest, no matter what that may be, is going and have the opportunity of meeting many colleagues with shared interests.

Public Policy. In addition to a spectacular plenary session that boasts an all star line up to tackle compelling issues in public policy in the new millennium, there will be many small groups meeting throughout the meeting to discuss urgent issues in advocacy and public policy. This meeting will be a very special opportunity to bring people from many societies and interests together to work on the many issues influencing our abilities to provide and extend excellence in care, training and research.

Special Interest Groups. A large number of workshops, special interest groups and clubs will meet during the meeting, allowing attendees to network with colleagues from the US and abroad.

Benefits of attending the Year 2000 Joint Meeting

•Earn valuable CME credits
•Update your practical skills and techniques
•Hear the latest in original research from young and established investigators
•Learn from world-renowned experts in the basic and clinical sciences
•Network with your colleagues from the US and abroad
•Be part of something special and make a statement about the importance and vitality of research in children’s health

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