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Welcome to the PAS 2023 Meeting! You are about to embark on a wonderful experience. You are here to learn, network, and grow, and this guide is designed to help you arrive and thrive. This is a great opportunity for you to enhance both your personal and professional growth as a pediatric researcher. With can’t-miss experiences and key learning sessions, this field guide lays out everything you need to know.

Each year, the PAS Meeting brings together thousands of physicians, researchers, and health professionals from around the world to share research, explore new ideas, build career opportunities, establish meaningful connections, and experience the best the pediatric research field has to offer. Approximately 2,395 first-time attendees joined the meeting in 2022. Once you attend the PAS Meeting, you’ll want to come back again and again.

Why attend PAS? There are so many reasons, discover brilliant content from leading pediatric experts within 70+ specialties, incredible networking opportunities with over 7,500 attendees, earn CME and MOC Part 2 credits, and access to innovative technologies, products, and services just to name a few!

Here are some helpful tips to help you arrive prepared, make the most of the meeting, and maximize your experience after the meeting ends.

REGISTER FOR MEETING

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BOOK YOUR HOTEL

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SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT
Share your research at a National Conference with a global audience! Join thousands of leading pediatric researchers and worldwide educators in advancing child health by letting your voice be heard and present at PAS 2023! The call for Abstracts is open from November 10, 2022 – January 4, 2023.

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CHOOSE INTERESTING SESSIONS
During the PAS 2023 Meeting, attendees will discover a curated lineup of top-quality educational and scientific programs covering a spectrum of specialties, with over hundreds of hours of content;  including 600+ oral abstract presentations, 350+ sessions, and 3,000 posters, the PAS Meeting provides access to cutting-edge pediatric research, the latest in scientific findings, and great networking and career development opportunities. While it is impossible to attend every session, a little planning beforehand can help you maximize your time. Visit our Schedule-at-at-Glance for an early view of the Program.

  • Study the Program Guide (available February 2023), and learn about all the program options available each day–don’t just focus on one track! Conference registrants are welcome to attend any session or presentation. Note: Pre-Conference ticketed events are an additional fee.
  • Read through the session lists and pick at least ONE session in each time slot, then pick a backup.
  • You don’t have to stay for the full length of a session. The speakers and their presentation titles for each session in the scientific program or mobile app are listed in the order in which they will be presented. If you plan on staying for just a short period of time, grab a seat near the door so you can easily slip out.

DOWNLOAD THE PAS 2023 MEETING APP
Make sure to download the app in early April and gain access to all things PAS at your fingertips – session information, location, dates, and times.

FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
The PAS 2023 Meeting on Twitter and Facebook. You don’t have to wait until the meeting to start tweeting, use #PAS2023 now!

SIGNUP FOR PAS 2023 COMMUNICATIONS
Receive the latest news, announcements, discounts, and more!

SEE THE SCIENCE 
Attend all the sessions you favorited throughout each day! With research from over 70 specialties and 500 hours of content, there is no shortage of science! Program Guide available February 2023.

EXPAND YOUR PROFESSIONAL NETWORK
Networking opportunities are a vital component of your meeting experience and can help lay the groundwork for future professional collaborations and opportunities. With over 7,500 attendees, from 60+ countries attending the PAS Meeting, the networking opportunities are endless. We are building a great program of unique opportunities to network with other attendees, and colleagues old and new.

PAS OPENING GENERAL SESSION, DEBBIE ANAGNOSTELIS KEYNOTE SPEAKERS, AND JOSEPH ST. GEME LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Join all your colleagues for the Friday afternoon program! Keynote Speaker: Wanda D. Barfield, MD, MPH, FAAC! Complete Bio. Joseph W. St. Geme Leadership Awardee Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH.

  • Friday, April 28, 2023 | 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Convention Center: Ballroom AB

POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Another opportunity to discuss and meet authors of poster presentations on a variety of topics.

  • PAS Poster Session I & Opening Reception. . . . . . . . . . April 28, 2023 | 5:15 pm – 7:15 pm
  • Poster Session II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 29, 2023 | 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm
  • Poster Session III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 30, 2023 | 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm
  • Poster Session IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .May 1, 2023 | 9:30 am – 11:30 am

PAS 2023 LABS

We are excited to announce our PAS 2023 Lab innovations (coming soon).

DESIGNATED COFFEE BREAK

  • Saturday Coffee break. . . . . . . . . . April 29, 2023 | 9:30 am – 9:50 am
  • Sunday Coffee break . . . . . . . . . . . May 1, 2023     | 9:30 am – 9:50 am

VISIT THE EXHIBIT HALL – THE LATEST IN TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATIONS
The PAS exhibit hall is a fun and exciting place, so you will want to drop in and see the abundance of ideas and the latest tools available. The Exhibit Hall is open from Friday, April 28 – Monday, May 1, 2023. See the Exhibitors.

  • More than 125 exhibitors will be on-site to offer you a hands-on opportunity to explore new technology, services, and innovative products. You’ll need to wear your name badge to enter the hall, as well as to attend sessions.

TIPS FROM VETERAN PAS MEETING ATTENDEES:

    • Wear comfortable shoes
    • Dress in layers – the convention center stays cold
    • Stay safe – don’t wear your badge outside of the convention center, unless you are at the meeting.
    • Bring a pen and notebook
    • Look at attendee badges – and introduce yourself. Expand your professional network.
    • View all PAS Policies.

DOWNLOAD YOUR CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE

FILL OUT THE SURVEY
Every year, shortly after the meeting, registrants will be emailed a link to an electronic survey. Your experiences and opinion of the meeting will help us to plan and organize future meetings and events.

CLAIM YOUR CME/MOC PART 2 CREDIT
Following PAS 2023 you will receive an email with instructions and deadlines to claim your credit. It is the attendee’s responsibility to claim any credit due for CME-designated sessions attended at PAS 2023.

STAY IN TOUCH
Follow up with your new contacts. Send an email to those you’ve networked with to follow up on a question or discussion, or just to say “It was a pleasure meeting you.”

CONTINUED LEARNING WITH ON-DEMAND
With so much to discover and learn during the 5 action-packed days and hundreds of hours of scientific content, you will be sure to find tons of practical takeaways and ideas for you to reference keeping you ahead in your future collaborations. Access and watch a portion of the PAS 2023 sessions at your own convenience after meeting with On-Demand.

GET READY FOR 2024!
The Call for Abstrracts will close 2 months earlier in 2024. Call for Abstracts August 2023- October 2023.

PAS Meeting attendees are the influencers of growth in the pediatric research field. From building excitement among young med students to experienced veteran researchers PAS 2023 inspires colleagues and collaborators of all ages and backgrounds.

Around 70 specialties from 60+ countries attend PAS each year — including Neonatology, General Pediatrics,  Nephrology, Hospitalists, and many more.