Saturday, April 28 - Tuesday, May 1, 2001
Baltimore Convention Center

Jointly sponsored by the
American Pediatric Society, Society for Pediatric Research,
and Ambulatory Pediatric Association

In cooperation with
The Center for Continuing Education,
Tulane University Medical Center

 

SUBSPECIALTY SOCIETIES AND CLUBS

The PAS welcomes the following organizations who are hosting program activities and/or are
co-sponsoring programs with the Pediatric Academic Societies for the 2001 Annual Meetings in Baltimore

American Academy of Pediatrics
American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
Association of Pediatric Program Directors
Bioethics Interest Group
Blood Club
Kernicterus Symposium
Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society
Lung Club
Milk Club
North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Perinatal Brain Club
Perinatal Nutrition and Metabolism Club
Society for Developmental Pediatrics

 

American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

April 25 - 28 ~ Marriott Waterfront Hotel
APS, SPR and APA members may attend the ASPH/O Meeting at no additional fee only if they are registered with PAS. All others will be required to pay the registration fee assessed by ASPH/O. Contact ASPH/O for further details.

Contact for information:
American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
4700 W. Lake, Glenview, Il 60025-1485
Phone: (847)375-4716 Fax: (847)375-6316
E-Mail: info@aspho.org
URL: www.aspho.org 

 

Association of Pediatric Program Directors

April 26 - 28 ~ Renaissance Harborplace Hotel
Requires a separate registration fee to attend.
Contact APPD for further details.

Contact for information:
Laura Degnon, Executive Director
6728 Old McLean Village Drive, McLean, VA 22101
Phone: (703)556-9222 Fax: (703)556-8729
E-Mail: appd@degnon.org 
URL: www.appd.org 

 

Bioethics Interest Group

Monday, April 30, 12:15pm - 1:00pm ~ Baltimore Convention Center

Moderator:
Susan Albersheim
Neonatologist and Clinical Professor
British Columbia's Children Hospital and
The University of British Columbia in Vancouver
British Columbia, Canada

The Ethic Issues of Violence in Childhood
Jane Green Schaller
David and Leona Karp Professor of Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology
Floating Hospital for Children, New England Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine
President-elect of the International Pediatric Association

Contact for information:
Susan Albersheim, M.D.
Department of Pediatrics
British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital
4480 Oak Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3V4, Canada
Phone: (604)875-2135 Fax: (604)875-3106
Email: salbersheim@cw.bc.ca 

 

Blood Club

Saturday Evening, April 28, 7:30pm - 9:30pm ~ Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel

White Blood Cells

New Advances in the Understanding of Chronic Granulomatous Disease
Mary Dinauer or a junior member of her faculty

The Rac-2 Deficiency as it Relates to Neutrophil Function
David Williams

The Elastase Deficiency Story as it Relates to Cyclic Neutropenia and Kostmann Syndrome
David Dale / junior faculty

Advances in the Understanding of Inate Immunity
Alan Ezekowitz, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Contact for information:
Pedro A. de Alarcon, M.D.
University of Virginia Hospital
Pediatrics, Box, 386, Hematology/Oncology Charlottesville, VA 22908
Phone: (804)982-1930 Fax: (804)982-1927
E-Mail: pad8w@virginia.edu 

 

Kernicterus Symposium
XVIIIth Annual Meeting

Monday, April 30, 12:00noon - 1:00pm ~ Baltimore Convention Center

Moderators:
Audrey K. Brown, William J. Cashore and David K. Stevenson

Children With Kernicterus: A Video Documentary
Lois Johnson

Comment by:
Audrey Brown

Where Is The Bilirubin And What Is It Doing To The Brain?
Charles Ahlfors and Steven M .Shapiro

Light lunch provided courtesy of Natus Medical Inc.

Contact for information:
David K. Stevenson, M.D.
Neonatal & Developmental Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
750 Welch Road, Suite 315, Palo Alto, CA 94305
Phone: (415)723-5711 Fax: (415)725-8351
E-Mail: dstevenson@stanford.edu 

 

Lung Club

Monday, April 30, 6:45pm - 8:00pm ~ Renaissance Harborplace Hotel

Turning Back the Clock in the 21st Century: Reversing Advanced Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Marlene Rabinovitch

Contact for information:
Thomas N. Hansen, M.D.
Children’s Hospital
700 Children’s Drive
Columbus, OH 43205-2696
Phone: (614) 722-4561 Fax: (614) 722-5995
E-Mail: thansen@chi.osu.edu 

 

Milk Club

Monday, April 30, 2:45pm - 4:45pm ~ Baltimore Convention Center

2:45pm
The Innate Immune System in Human Milk David S. Newburg, Shriver Center,
Waltham, MA and University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
3:30pm Discussion
3:40pm
The WHO Multicenter Growth Reference Study: A New Approach for Developing
Anthropometric References
Culberto Garza, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
3:55pm
The WHO Multicenter Growth Reference Study: An Update Mercedes de Onis,
World Health Organization, Geneva Switzerland
4:10pm Discussion
4:30pm Business Meeting

Contact for information:
Tom Cleary, M.D.
Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical School
JFB 1.739, 6431 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030
Phone: (713) 500-5714 Fax: (713)500-5688
E-Mail: tcleary@ped1.med.uth.tmc.edu 

  

Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Sunday, April 29 - Tuesday, May 1 ~ Baltimore Convention Center
Programs listed below are co-sponsored with the PAS

Sunday, April 29

4:15pm - 6:15pm Pediatric AIDS: Global Challenge

Monday, April 30

2:45pm - 4:45pm  Are All Diseases Infectious?

Tuesday, May 1

1:00pm - 2:30pm
4:45pm - 6:45pm 
Man Meets Microbe
Hot Topics in Infectious Diseases

Monday, April 30
Business Meeting, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Dinner: Time/Location to be determined

Contact for information:
Andrea Weddle, PIDS Staff Coordinator
PIDS Headquarters
99 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 210
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703)299-6764 Fax: (703)299-0204
E-Mail: aweddle@idsociety.org 
URL: www.pids.org 

 

Perinatal Brain Club

Sunday, April 29, 12:00noon - 1:30pm ~ Baltimore Convention Center

Postnatal Management of the Asphyxiated Infant

Can We Interrupt the Excititoxic Cascade?
Michael Johnston, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

PaCO2 Important in the Management of the Asphyxiated Infant?
Robert C Vannucci, Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

Contact for information:
Jeff Perlman, M.D.
Department of Pediatrics
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75235-9063
Phone: (214)648-2060 Fax: (214)648-2481
E-mail: jperlm@mednet.swmed.edu 

 

Perinatal Nutrition and Metabolism Club

Saturday, April 28, 7:15pm - 8:45pm  ~ Renaissance Harborplace Hotel

Glucose in the Newborn: What is New?
Satish Kalhan, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH

Supported by an educational grant from Ross Pediatrics

Contact for information:
Rebecca Simmons, M.D.
Children’s Hospital, Philadelphia, Abramson Research Center
Room 416, 34th & Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4318
Phone: (215)590-2895 Fax: (215)590-4267
E-mail: rsimmons@mail.med.upenn.edu 

 

Society for Developmental Pediatrics

Monday, April 30, 6:45pm - 9:45pm ~ Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel

Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: Prenatal, Perinatal and Postnatal Scientific Strategies
Duane Alexander, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Advances in Genetics: Use of Genetic Arrays to Understand Neurodevelopmental Processes Underlying Communication and Learning
Jon Pevsner, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Contact for information:
Thomas Montgomery, M.D.
President, Society for Developmental Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters
Neurodevelopmental Center - 2nd floor
850 South Hampton Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23507
Phone: (757)668-9920 Fax: (757)668-9905
E-mail: TMontgom@CHKD.com 

Last Modified: July 23, 2002