Pediatric Academic Societies'             2001 Annual Meeting

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Letter of Invitation.
The American Pediatric Society (APS), The Society for Pediatric Research (SPR), and the Ambulatory Pediatric Association (APA), working through the Pediatric Academic Societies’ (PAS) Program Committee, have planned an extraordinary 2001 PAS Annual Meeting in Baltimore. While sustaining a program that will keep our colleagues in the American Society of Nephrology and the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society interested, special attention has been given to complementary discipline-specific programming for the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and the Society for Developmental Pediatrics. The North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition and the Society for Developmental Pediatrics will be co-sponsoring PAS programming for the first time. Participation by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on the PAS Program Committee has also ensured an educational venue for AAP members, who can enjoy a potpourri of mini courses, workshops, and special interest groups on topics relevant to the pediatric practitioner, as well as exposure to the latest original science likely to impact practice. At a glance, the 2001 PAS Annual Meeting reveals a compact (one full day shorter than last year), intellectually intense and scientifically titillating program, with a breadth of topical and timely presentations and exchanges that will keep the scientist and practitioner interested in children’s health occupied from start to finish. The meeting is designed to escalate towards a finale of State of the Art lectures, including a special presentation by Dr. Craig Venter on Genomics, Topic Symposia, and Hot Topics to keep everyone in Baltimore to the last day. Don’t miss this year’s PAS Annual Meeting!

Sincerely,

David K. Stevenson, M.D.
Pediatric Academic Societies’ Program Committee Chair

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. 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.

Original Research. We anticipate assembling a robust program of original research in child health at the Baltimore meeting. Throughout the meeting and in a variety of formats 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 and Special Interest Groups. There will be a spectacular plenary session that boasts an all-star line up to tackle compelling issues in public policy. 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 and discuss in smaller settings issues influencing our abilities to provide and extend excellence in care, training and research.

Big Tuesday. This meeting will end with a crescendo of scientific state of the art presentations, including a special one hour lecture on Genomics by Dr. Craig Venter. The Hot Topic sessions that close the meeting on Tuesday will again engage 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-makers in these areas and stimulates active audience participation in the discussion period. The last day ends with topics hot enough to leave people bothered until next year.

Benefits of attending the 2001 Annual Meeting 

• Hear the latest in original research from young and established investigators
• Learn from world-renowned experts in the basic and clinical science
• 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

For further information please contact:
PAS Program  Office
3400 Research Forest Drive, Suite B-7, The Woodlands, TX 77381
Tel: (281) 419-0052 * Fax: (281) 419-0082
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