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general peds, as well as leadership at the AAP.” 

—Wiliam J. Cochran MD, Geisinger Clinic, Danville, Pennsylvania 

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National 

Conference & Exhibition (NCE) welcomes medical and 

surgical subspecialties of pediatrics and special interests 

related to pediatric care, the care giving teams, and also 

general practicing pediatricians. 

Planning is developed to provide continuing medical education updates 

in pediatric care, introduction to current issues in pediatric healthcare, 

guides to provision of pediatric healthcare by members of the 

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issues, and information on new scientific and patient care information. 

The NCE is also a forum for information exchange and, thus, is designed 

to highlight new guidelines in healthcare, legislative actions that impact 

the healthcare of children, perceived critical topics for AAP section/ 

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diversity of attendees support a wide breadth of content areas and a 

range of delivery methods and levels of information. 

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Neonatology/Perinatology 

contents 

Pediatric Surgical sPecialties 

Anesthesiology................................................................4 

Cardiac Surgery...............................................................4 

Neurosurgery...................................................................4 

Ophthalmology................................................................4 

Oral Health.................................................................4–5 

Orthopaedics.............................................................5–6 

Otolaryngology................................................................6 

Plastic Surgery.................................................................7 

Radiology/Imaging..........................................................7 

Surgery........................................................................8–9 

Urology.....................................................................9–10 

Pediatric Medical Subspecialties 

Adolescent Medicine.......................................11–12 

Allergy/Immunology.........................................12–13 

Cardiology...........................................................14–15 

Child Abuse/Neglect...................................................15 

Critical Care Medicine.................................................16 

Dermatology.......................................................16–17 

Developmental-Behavioral.............................18–20 

Emergency Medicine.......................................20–22 

Endocrinology....................................................22–23 

Gastroenterology.........................................................24 

Genetics...............................................................24–25 

Hematology-Oncology...............................................25 

Hospice & Palliative Care...........................................25 

Hospital Medicine........................................................26 

Infectious Diseases...........................................26–28 

Medical Toxicology......................................................29 

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.........................30–32 

Nephrology....................................................................32 

Neurodevelopmental Disabilities.................33–34 

Pulmonology......................................................34–35 

Rheumatology...............................................................36 

Sports Medicine.................................................36–37 

Transport Medicine......................................................37 

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Special EventS 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm 

Welcome Reception & Kids Camp 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S1103 Coordinating Care for the Medically Complex Child—Easy 

Steps to Success 

This session will present the concept of the medical home and how that relates to 

the pediatric subspecialist/surgical specialist. Then models of medical home projects 

involving subspecialists will be compared, and also models for sharing care 

coordination payments in children with complicated chronic health conditions. 

Lakshmanan Krishnamurti, MD, MB, BS; Renee Turchi, MD, MPH, FAAP 

5:00 pm New this Year! 

Pediatric Surgical Specialists 

Reception $$ 

Join your fellow surgical specialists for 

networking and complimentary food and 

drink following Saturday’s educational 

program. Table top exhibits are anticipated. 

Come discuss latest surgical 

practices and advancements. 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

S3121 What Should the Specialist Look for in an EHR? 

This session will review certification and meaningful use of electronic health 

records (EHRs), possible differences between systems for the generalist 

and specialist, as well as systems for inpatient and outpatient specialists. 

Principles of communication between systems will be reviewed. Specific 

examples of systems will be provided and discussed. 

S. Andrew Spooner, MD, MS, FAAP 

EXHIBIT HALL HIGHLIGHTS 

Saturday, Oct 15 – Monday, Oct 17 

Hospital of the Future NEW 

(A New Extension of Pediatric Office of the Future), Booth #1434 

Pediatric specialists work in hospitals, in clinics, and on the go. This year the 

much expanded Pediatric Office of the Future (POF) exhibit is highlighting all 3 

"offices"! In addition to our primary outpatient booth, we're featuring the new 

"Hospital of the Future" booth showcasing hospital-related technologies and 

our new "Mobile Office of the Future" area with cutting edge mobile and telemedicine 

tools. 

Meet Neonatalie, SimNewB, and SimJr 

Life Support, AAP Resource Center, Booth #941 

Come marvel at the AAP’s latest innovations – SimNewB and SimJr simulators let 

you interact just like you would with a real patient assessing pulse, color, respirations, 

blood pressure, pulse oximetry and movement. Advanced hemodynamic 

monitoring such as central venous pressure, arterial pressure, SvO2, and ECG are 

also possible. SimJr and SimNewB feature anatomically correct airways that permit 

bag mask ventilation, endotracheal intubation and LMA insertion. Venous access 

may be achieved via intraosseous device, IV catheter, and in the case of SimNewB, 

umbilical catheterization. 

Designed to meet the training requirements of emergency medicine and resuscitation 

courses, including NRP, PEPP and APLS, SimNewB and SimJr help facilitate 

delivery of consistent simulations enabling instructors to easily integrate simulation 

into their training programs. 

Neonatalie and her accompanying resuscitation tools are low cost training tools 

created for use in resource limited countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. 

Designed to compliment the Helping Babies Breathe curriculum, Neonatalie is 

an engaging training tool for learners. 

The first 500 booth visitors will receive their very own 

NeoNatalie Suction. 

7:30 am – 8:30 am (6:30 am Shuttle Bus Pick Up) 

V3001 AAP Friends of Children 5K Fun Run/Walk 

Commit to becoming more active and modeling the way for your patients, family 

and colleagues. Support the AAP Friends of Children Fund in the 5th Annual Fun 

Run & Walk. 

Supported by Nursery Water 

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education/networking 

Anesthesiology 


8:30 am – 10:00 am 

I1043 Program to Enhance Relationship 

and Communication Skills (PERCS) 

➤➤ 

Repeats as I1143 

This session will demonstrate the powerful effect 

that training in communication skills has on the 

ability to deal with the difficult conversations and 

emotional situations. This session will provide an 

overview of how highly interactive communication 

training helps pediatricians/pediatric health care professionals 

develop not only clinical, but also “emotional” 

standards of care. 

Elaine Meyer; Norma Sandrock, MD 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

I1143 Program to Enhance Relationship 

and Communication Skills (PERCS) 

CC 

Repeats from I1043 

This session will demonstrate the powerful effect 

that training in communication skills has on the 

ability to deal with the difficult conversations and 

emotional situations. This session will provide an 

overview of how highly interactive communication 

training helps pediatricians/pediatric health care professionals 

develop not only clinical, but also “emotional” 

standards of care. 

Elaine Meyer; Norma Sandrock, MD 


10:30 am – 10:50 am 

P3061 Minimally Invasive 

Robotic Surgery: The Future 

Is Now! 

Hiep Nguyen, MD, FAAP 

This session will provide an overview 

of the current and future use of minimally 

invasive robotic surgery and 

how it is already revolutionizing the 

perioperative care of children. This is 

a cutting-edge topic by an internationally 

recognized leader in minimally 

invasive robotic surgery. 

Cardiac 

Surgery 

See sessions under 

Cardiology, page 14 

Neurosurgery 

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm 

F2089 Infant Head Shapes—Long, Short, 

Pointy, Asymmetrical, and Just Plain 

Funny Looking 

This session will cover the following topics: 

craniosynostosis, deformational plagiocephaly, 

NICUcephaly, and bathrocephaly. 

Mark Proctor, MD 

Ophthalmology 


7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X1009 Visual Impairments and How to 

Deal With Them 

Children with vision loss often present first to their 

pediatrician. Common causes of visual impairment 

will be presented. The workup, treatment, and criteria 

for referral will be reviewed. Appropriate accommodations 

for varying levels of impairment and mechanisms 

for referring a child for vision services will be 

discussed. 

Sharon S. Lehman, MD, FAAP 

8:30 am – 10:00 am 

W1050 Eye Examination Skills Using the 

Ophthalmoscope $$ 

➤➤ 

Repeats as W1149 

Develop confidence in your ability to use the ophthalmoscope 

to evaluate the cornea, retina, and 

optic nerve. Following a short didactic introduction, 

one-on-one instructor guidance is provided in techniques 

for examining infants and children. Case 

studies will be used to illustrate key findings. We 

guarantee you will see the optic disk by the end of 

this workshop and have fun in the process. 

Robert Gross, MD, MBA, FAAP; Steven Lichtenstein, 

MD, FAAO, FAAP 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

A1117 The Eyes Have It! 

➤➤ 

Repeats as A2055 

Many pediatric systemic diseases have specific 

ocular findings. This session will present eye findings 

that, when recognized, will direct pediatricians toward 

the correct diagnosis. It will also discuss systemic 

diseases that have associated ocular problems. 

Daniel Karr, MD, FAAP; Gregg T. Lueder, MD, FAAP 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

W1149 Eye Examination Skills Using the 

Ophthalmoscope $$ 

CC 

Repeats from W1050 

Develop confidence in your ability to use the ophthalmoscope 

to evaluate the cornea, retina, and optic 

nerve. Following a short didactic introduction, one-onone 

instructor guidance is provided in techniques for 

examining infants and children. Case studies will be 

used to illustrate key findings. We guarantee you will 

see the optic disk by the end of this course and have 

fun in the process. 

Robert Gross, MD, MBA, FAAP; Steven Lichtenstein, MD, 

FAAO, FAAP 


8:30 am – 10:00 am 

A2055 The Eyes Have It! 

CC 

Repeats from A1117 

Many pediatric systemic diseases have specific 

ocular findings. This session will present eye findings 

that, when recognized, will direct pediatricians toward 

the correct diagnosis. It will also discuss systemic 

diseases that have associated ocular problems. 

Daniel Karr, MD, FAAP; Gregg T Lueder, MD, FAAP 

Oral Health 

Saturday, October 15 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S1100 Implementing Oral Health Risk 

Assessments in Pediatric Care 

Expert group members of the Brightening Oral 

Health: Implementing Oral Health Risk Assessments 

in Pediatric Care will present data on a recent 

national modified learning designed to implement 

oral health risk assessments into pediatric primary 

care. The session will provide the practicing pediatrician 

with key tools, resources, and strategies to 

implement the oral health risk assessment and provide 

an opportunity for participants to ask questions 

and discuss their questions about implementing oral 

health recommendations. 

Suzanne Boulter, MD, FAAP; Yasmi Crystal, DMD 

4 Indicates focused content for subspecialists Tickets Required Obesity Track

Oral Health (cont.) 

4:00 pm – 4:45 pm 

F1125 How to Recognize Oral 

Manifestation of Systemic Disease 

Diseases with oral manifestations are very wide 

ranging. Clinical cases will be used to demonstrate 

diagnostics and clinical pearls for oral mucosal 

changes that can be a sign of a systemic disease. 

This session will highlight certain systemic diseases 

such as leukemia, diabetes mellitus, anemia, Crohn 

disease, and Langerhans cell histiocytosis. 

Martha Ann Keels, DDS, PhD 

Sunday, October 16 

8:00 am – 1:00 pm 

H2017 T Section on Oral Health 

Oral Health Services and the Medical 

Home: Progress in the US, Payment, 

Prevention, Modalities, Links to Obesity, 

and Recommendations 

Moderator: Rani Gereige, MD, FAAP 

8:00am Oral Health Overview 

Rebecca Slayton, DDS, PhD; Francisco 

Ramos-Gomez, DDS, MS, MPH 

9:00am Current Status of Oral Health 

William Bailey, DDS, MPH; Wendy 

Mouradian, MD, FAAP 

1. Oral Health Disparities 

2. Lessons Learned from Healthy 

People 2010 

3. New Measure for Healthy People 

2020 

4. New Water Fluoridation 

Recommendations 

10:00am Payment for Physician Provided Oral 

Health Services 

Amos Deinard, MD, MPH, FAAP 

11:00am Diet, Oral Health, and Obesity 


12:00pm Section Luncheon, Oral Health Service 

Award Presentation, and Chapter Oral 

Health Advocates Presentations 

1:00pm Conclude 

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm 

F2119 Managing Dental Trauma in the 

Pediatrician’s Office 

CC 

Repeats from F1152 

This session will use case-based learning to demonstrate 

how to manage primary and permanent tooth 

trauma. Examples of discoloration, subluxations, 

displacements, and avulsions of both primary and 

permanent teeth will be shown. Management of soft 

tissue injury in the oral cavity will also be discussed. 

Cases involving child abuse dental trauma and 

sports-related injuries will be reviewed. 


Orthopaedics 


7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X1001 Back Pain in Children: New 

Strategies for Evaluation and Management 

This session will start with illustrative cases to 

introduce some of the serious conditions that can 

be seen in children with back pain. Emphasis will be 

placed on understanding the different conditions that 

are common to young children compared to those 

seen in the older adolescent. Strategies to enhance 

diagnosis will be emphasized. The importance of 

making a specific anatomical diagnosis will be made 

so that the provider may choose to manage the condition. 

If referral is needed, pediatric specialty referrals 

will be discussed. 

Roger F. Widmann, MD, FAAP 

7:15 am – 6:00 pm 


H1029 T Section on Orthopaedics 

Program: Day 1 

Annual Update of Musculoskeletal 

Medicine 

7:15am Business Meeting 

Richard Schwend, MD, FAAP, Section 

Chair 

7:45am Welcome and Introductions 

Ellen Raney, MD, FAAP, Abstract Chair; 

Eric Gordon, MD, FAAP, Program Chair 

8:00am Scientific Sessions 

10:15am Break 

10:30am Scientific Sessions 

11:30am Distinguished Service Award 

Presentation and Lectureship 

Recipient: Paul Griffin, MD 

12:15pm Lunch Reception 

1:30pm Scientific Sessions 

2:30pm Special Presentation 

Peter Waters, President of the Pediatric 

Orthopaedic Society of North America 

3:00pm Break 

3:15pm Childhood Obesity and Its Effects on 

the Growing Skeleton 

Blaise Nemeth, MD, FAAP; Todd 

Milbrandt, MD, FAAP 

4:45pm Scientific Sessions 

6:00pm Adjourn 


8:30 am – 10:00 am 

S1064 The Limping Child From Orthopedic 

and Rheumatologic Perspectives 

This seminar is designed to teach the participant 

how to recognize abnormal gait patterns, appropriately 

assess the limping child, generate a differential 

diagnosis, and determine when referral to a subspecialist 

is necessary, including which subspecialist is 

appropriate. 

Matthew J. Bueche, MD, FAAP; Howard Epps, MD, FAAP 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

S1135 Pearls and Pitfalls of Fractures 

➤➤ 

Repeats as S2044 

This is a case-based discussion with multiple cases 

to illustrate common fractures seen in children of 

various ages. The faculty will alternate presenting 

cases to the audience with question and answer 

interaction for each case presented. Short didactic 

teaching points will be included in the summary of 

each case. Pearls and pitfalls to remember will be 

emphasized. Some of the common complications of 

fractures will be presented in case format, including 

compartment syndrome, nerve injury, growth plate 

injury, and vascular compromise. 

John Flynn, MD, FAAP 


8:00 am – 12:00 pm 

H2016 T Section on Orthopaedics 


Annual Update of Musculoskeletal 

Medicine 

8:00am Scientific Session IV 

9:30am Break 

9:45am Scientific Session V 

(Sports and General) 

11:00am Top 10 Sports Papers 

Cynthia Rose LaBella, MD, FAAP; 

Larry Wells, MD, FAAP 

11:45am Resident Awards 

Ellen Raney, MD, FAAP, Abstract 

Chairperson 


8:30 am – 10:00 am 

S2044 Pearls and Pitfalls of Fractures 

CC 

Repeats from S1135 

This is a case-based seminar with multiple cases to 

illustrate common fractures seen in children of various 

ages. The faculty will alternate presenting cases 

to the audience with question and answer interaction 

for each case presented. Short didactic teaching 

points will be included in the summary of each case. 

Pearls and pitfalls to remember will be emphasized. 

Some of the common complications of fractures will 

be presented in case format, including compartment 

syndrome, nerve injury, growth plate injury, and vascular 

compromise. There will be time at the end of the 

session for general questions about fracture care. 

John Flynn, MD, FAAP 




Orthopaedics (cont.) 


8:30 am – 10:00 am 

A3046 Pediatric Orthopaedic Jeopardy 

This session will offer attendee participation in a 

jeopardy format. The audience will be divided into 2 

competing teams. Columns of different conditions 

in increasing order of difficulty will be available for 

selection by the participants. Categories will include 

normal variations, common congenital conditions, 

fractures and sports injuries, problems in the adolescent, 

and a surprise category of unusual conditions. 

Question and answer time will conclude the session. 

Donna Pacicca, MD, FAAP; Susan Scherl, MD, FAAOS, FAAP 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 

8:30 am – 10:00 am 

W4036 Casting and Splinting Workshop $$ 

➤➤ 


Common fractures and injuries will be presented. 

Specific splints and casts, immobilization devices, 

slings, and braces will be demonstrated by a variety 

of faculty. Hands-on application by each participant, 

with faculty supervision and feedback, of upper 

extremity splints and casts as well as lower extremity 

splints will be covered. Sufficient time for a question 

and answer session will be provided. 


4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

W4109 Casting and Splinting Workshop 

$$ 

CC 


Common fractures and injuries will be presented. 

Specific splints and casts, immobilization devices, 

slings, and braces will be demonstrated by a variety 

of faculty. Hands-on application by each participant, 

with faculty supervision and feedback, of upper 

extremity splints and casts as well as lower extremity 

splints will be covered. Sufficient time for a question 

and answer session will be provided. 


Otolaryngology 


8:30 am – 10:00 am 

W1051 Otoscopy Workshop: Important 

Observations and Diagnosis Using the 

Otoscope $$ 

➤➤ 


This workshop provides both didactic education and 

hands-on training in otoscopy. This teaching session 

enables physicians to improve their diagnostic skills. 

There are 4 teaching stations: one for video demonstration 

of pneumatic otoscopy, one each for training 

in pneumatic otoscopy and audiologic and tympanometric 

techniques, and one for self-assessment by 

video testing. 

Kristina Rosbe, MD, FAAP; Mark S. Volk, MD, DMD, FACS, 

FAAP 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

W1119 Otoscopy Workshop: Important 

Observations and Diagnosis Using the 

Otoscope $$ 

CC 


This workshop provides both didactic education and 

hands-on training in otoscopy. This teaching session 

enables physicians to improve their diagnostic skills. 

There are 4 teaching stations: one for video demonstration 

of pneumatic otoscopy, one each for training 

in pneumatic otoscopy and audiologic and tympanometric 

techniques, and one for self-assessment by 

video testing. 

Mark S. Volk, MD, DMD, FACS, FAAP 


7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X2008 Lumps, Bumps, and Pits: Pediatric 

Head and Neck Masses 

➤➤ 

Repeats as X3009 

This course will review the clinical presentation of 

common and uncommon head and neck masses, 

including congenital, benign, and malignant masses. 

Development of a differential diagnosis and appropriate 

diagnostic testing will be reviewed. The role of 

medical and surgical management of most of the 

common head and neck masses will be reviewed. 


8:30 am – 12:30 pm 

H2022 Section on Otolaryngology-Head 

and Neck Surgery Program 

How to Appropriately Order and 

Interpret Diagnostic Tests for Pediatric 

Rhinosinusitis 

8:30am Clinical Evaluation of Rhinosinusitis, 

Role of Imaging? 

Diego Preciado, MD, FAAP 

9:15am Medical Management: Allergy 

Jordan Scott, MD, FAAP 

10:00am Break 

10:15am Medical Management: Sinusitis, Role 

of Viruses and Bacteria, Emerging 

Pathogens 

Ellen Wald, MD, FAAP 

11:00am Surgical Management of Sinusitis 

(What about balloons?) 

Mike Cunningham, MD, FAAP 

11:45am Case Presentations and Discussion 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

A2148 The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of 

Ear Disease 

This session will take pediatricians through complex 

otology cases using photos and videos—how to 

recognize perforations versus retractions and keratomas 

versus myringosclerosis, and when a retraction 

becomes a keratoma. 

Scott Schoem, MD, FAAP 


7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X3009 Lumps, Bumps, and Pits: Pediatric 

Head and Neck Masses 

CC 

Repeats from X2008 

This course will review the clinical presentation of 

common and uncommon head and neck masses, 

including congenital, benign, and malignant masses. 

Development of a differential diagnosis and appropriate 

diagnostic testing will be reviewed. The role of 

medical and surgical management of most of the 

common head and neck masses will be reviewed. 



Plastic Surgery 


9:00 am – 4:00 pm 

H2036 Section on Plastic Surgery 

Program 

Multidisciplinary Management of the 

Pierre Robin Patient 

9:00am Initial Assessment and Diagnosis of 

the Pierre Robin Sequence 

Donald R. Mackay, DDS, MD, FACS, FAAP 

9:15am Genetics and Pierre Robin 

Marilyn C. Jones, MD, FAAP 

9:40am Advances in Imaging for Infants with 

the Pierre Robin Sequence 

Arabinda Choudhary MD 

10:05am Break 

10:20am Managing the Airway: Positioning, NP 

tubes, and the Place for Tracheostomy 

Kathy Sie MD 

10:45am Distraction Osteogenesis 

Arlen Denny, MD, FAAP 

11:10am Tongue-Lip Adhesion 

Richard E. Kirschner, MD, FAAP 

11:35am Distraction Osteogenesis 

Robert Havlik MD, FAAP 

12: 00pm Lunch 

1:00pm Anesthetic Considerations for Airway 

Management 

Franklyn Cladis MD 

1:25pm The Techniques and Timing of Cleft 

Palate Repair for Infants with Pierre 

Robin Sequence 

Lorelei Grunwaldt MD 

1:50pm Management of GERD in the Robin 

Patient 

Robert Cilley MD FAAP 

2:15pm Speech Assessment and Outcomes in 

Robin Patients 

Matthew D. Ford, MS, CCC-SLP 

2:40pm Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Pierre 


Sally L. Davidson Ward, MD, FAAP 

3:05pm Growth Patterns in and the Growth 

Effects of Treatment in the Pierre 


Ross E. Long, Jr, DMD, MS, PhD 

3:30pm Making sense of it all - Panel 

Discussion on Selecting the Most 

Appropriate Airway Management 

Moderator: Mackay 

Panelists: Havlick, Kirchner, Sie, Denny, 

Long, Ward 



3:00 pm – 3:45 pm 

F3099 Burns: How and When to Care for 

Them in the Office 

This session will provide a short primer on burn 

cases, physiology, and management in the outpatient 

setting. When can you keep and when do you need 

the assistance of a pediatric surgery specialist? 

Rajiv Sood, MD 

Radiology/ 

Imaging 



8:30 am – 9:15 am 

F1038 Pediatric Follow-up of Abnormal 

Fetal Imaging Findings 

➤➤ 

Repeats as F1122 

Many babies are born with obstetric and prenatal 

imaging reports that indicate a need for follow-up of 

findings identified in utero. This session aims to help 

pediatricians understand what the pathologies in 

question might be, what the indications for follow-up 

are, and which tests to order if indicated. 

Dorothy Bulas, MD, FAAP 

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm 

F1122 Pediatric Follow-up of Abnormal 

Fetal Imaging Findings 

CC 


Many babies are born with obstetric and prenatal 

imaging reports that indicate a need for follow-up of 

findings identified in utero. This session aims to help 

pediatricians understand what the pathologies in 

question might be, what the indications for follow-up 

are, and which tests to order if indicated. 

Dorothy Bulas, MD, FAAP 



4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

A2149 Imaging for Pediatric 

Musculoskeletal Pain 

Children with musculoskeletal complaints often present 

to the pediatrician in the office, clinic, or emergency 

department. This case-based session, led by 

a pediatric radiologist and a pediatric orthopaedic 

surgeon, will teach general pediatricians about the 

clinical presentation and radiologic evaluation of 

common bone and joint problems. 

Travis Matheney, MD; Michele Walters 

Monday, October 17 

9:00 am – 12:00 pm 

H3054 Section on Radiology Program 

The Latest and Greatest: Updates in 

Pediatric Imaging and You 

9:00am Commonly Requested But 

Misunderstood Imaging Studies in 

Children 

Lisa Lowe, MD, FAAP 

10:00am Pediatric Imaging Review: Cases to 

Challenge You in the Office 

Sarah Sarvis Milla, MD, FAAP 

10:30am When to Order What for Imaging of 

the Pediatric Brain and Spine 

Sarah Sarvis Milla, MD, FAAP 

11:00am Foreign Bodies in Children 

Alan Schlesinger, MD, FAAP 


“An excellent opportunity to hear top specialists and opinion 

leaders summarize the current ‘state of the art of pediatrics’ 

and to analyze the political realities/directions of the day.” 

—Rukmini Kenia, MD, FAAP, Westfield, MA 




Surgery 

Friday, October 14 

8:00 am – 12:00 pm 

H0007 Section on Surgery: 

Residents Conference 

Forum and Future Career Options for 

Pediatric Surgery Residents 

As part of the Section on Surgery’s mission on 

educating residents, this conference provides 

perspectives for graduating residents in pediatric 

surgery on what makes for a good fit between 

a young surgeon and an institution and clinical 

practice. This is a venue in which employment 

opportunities are disseminated to the residents 

in pediatric surgery. This program represents a 

unique forum where pediatric surgery residents 

throughout the country can meet in one place 

and learn about their future options in their 

professional careers. This is also a great opportunity 

for them to meet their future colleagues 

and mentors, and find out about the most recent 

workforce trends. 

1:00 pm – 4:45 pm 

H0020 Section on Surgery Program: 

Day 1 

Minimally Invasive Approaches in 

Pediatric Surgical Oncology: When and 

How To 

1:00pm Symposium: Minimally Invasive 

Approaches in Pediatric Surgical 

Oncology: When? And How To? 

Moderator: Andrea Hayes-Jordan MD, 

FAAP 

1:00-1:30 Tumor biopsy-Abdominal 

J. Ted Gerstle, MD, FRCSC, FACS, FAAP 

1:30-2:00 Pulmonary Lesions 

Andrea Hayes-Jordan, MD, FAAP 

2:00-2:30 Laparoscopic Nephrectomy 

Linda Baker, MD 

2:30pm Laparascopic Adrenalectomy 

George W. Holcomb, III, MD, FAAP 

3:00pm Laparascopic Oophorectomy 

Timothy D. Kane, MD, FACS 

3:30pm SILS for Tumors? 

Oliver J. Muensterer, MD, PhD 

4:00pm Case Presentations and 

Panel Discussion 

Questions and Answers 

Andrea Hayes-Jordan, MD, FAAP 


7:15 am – 5:00 pm 

H1016 Section on Surgery Program: Day 2 

Challenges in the Management of 

Abdominal Wall Defects: Tricks and Treats 

7:15am Scientific Session #1 

Moderators: Nilda Garcia, MD, FAAP; 

Joel Shilyansky, MD, FAAP 

9:00am Break 


Moderators: Tracy Grikscheit, MD, FAAP; 

Eugene Kim, MD, FAAP 

11:00am Presentation of the William E. Ladd 

Medal 

Recipient: Keith Georgeson, MD 

11:20am Stephen L. Gans Distinguished 

Overseas Lecture 

Recipient: Jörg Fuchs, MD 

12:00pm Presentation of the Arnold Salzberg 

Mentorship Award 

Recipient: James O’Neill, Jr, MD, FAAP 

12:15pm Introduction of New Members 

12:30pm Section Business Meeting 

1:00pm Lunch and Poster Session with Oral 

Presentations and Discussion 

Moderators: Harold Lovvorn, MD, FAAP; 

Shawn Rangel, MD, FAAP 

2:45pm Pediatric Surgery / Plastic and 

Reconstructive Surgery Symposium 

“Challenges in the Management of 

Abdominal Wall Defects: Tricks and 

Treats” 

Moderator: Andrea Hayes-Jordan, MD, 

FAAP 

2:45-3:15 Late Abdominal Wall Closure 

in Oomphalocoele: Component 

Separation and Other ‘Tricks’ 

Richard Andrassy, MD, FAAP 

3:15-3:45 Gastroschisis That ‘Almost 

Closes’ - When the Silo Fails, Patch 

Closure Options 

John Waldhausen, MD 

3:45-4:15 External Skin Closure System 

in Oomphalocoele 

Jean-Martin Laberge, MD, FRCS, FACS 

4:15-5:00 Reconstructive Surgical 

Management of Abdominal Wall 

Defects: A Plastic/Reconstructive 

Surgeon Perspective 

Brian Labow, MD 


11:35 am – 11:55 am 

P1084 T Bariatric Surgery: 

What Do I Tell My Patients? 

Thomas Inge, MD, PhD, FAAP 

This session will provide descriptions 

of bariatric procedures and concepts 

in adolescent development important 

to consider in selection, preparation, 

and follow-up of bariatric surgery. 

Comorbidities that lead to bariatric 

surgery will be reviewed. Individual 

psychological and families issues will 

be reviewed. Special issues in nutrition 

and exercise will be addressed. 

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm 

M03 Section on Surgery Lunch and 

Poster Session $$ (Tickets $30) 

5:00 pm New this Year! 

Pediatric Surgical Specialists Reception 

$$ 

Join your fellow surgical specialists for networking 

and complimentary food and drink following 

Saturday’s educational program. Table top exhibits 

are anticipated. Come discuss latest surgical 

practices and advancements. 


7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X2006 Don’t Miss This! Diagnoses the 

Pediatrician Never Wants to Miss! 

➤➤ 


This session will focus on providing basic information 

about some of the life-threatening conditions that can 

likely present to primary care pediatricians. Clinical 

cases will be presented illustrating how to identify 

theses conditions. Participants will learn how to provide 

initial resuscitative efforts and how to direct the 

patient to the appropriate center for definitive care. 

Tom Jaksic, MD, PhD, FAAP 


Surgery (cont.) 

7:30 am – 1:30 pm 

H2015 Section on Surgery Program: Day 3 

Abstract Presentations and Case 

Presentations—Diagnosing and Managing 

Your Most Challenging Cases 


Moderators: Sherif Emil, MD; 

Christopher Weldon, MD 

9:00am Break 


Moderators: Rober Cowles, MD; 

Richard Falcone, MD 

11:30am Luncheon and Clinical Problem 

Solving Session 

Sigmund Ein, MD, FAAP; Michael G. Caty, 

MD, FAAP 


11:30 am – 1:30 pm 

M16 Section on Surgery Luncheon and 

Clinical Problem Solving Session 

$$ 

(Tickets $30) 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S2093 Abdominal Pain: When Is It Urgent, 

Important, Both, or Neither? 

This session will present numerous cases that 

illustrate common challenges in the evaluation of 

patients with abdominal pain. The cases will be presented 

as unknowns, and the audience will be asked 

for feedback regarding key patient management decisions. 

The results of audience feedback will form the 

basis of discussion and didactic teaching regarding 

the cases. 

Tom Jaksic, MD, PhD, FAAP; Craig Lillehei, MD, FAAP 



7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X3005 Don’t Miss This! Diagnoses the 

Pediatrician Never Wants to Miss! 

CC 


This session will focus on providing basic information 

about some of the life-threatening conditions that can 

likely present to primary care pediatricians. Clinical 

cases will be presented illustrating how to identify 

theses conditions. Participants will learn how to provide 

initial resuscitative efforts and how to direct the 

patient to the appropriate center for definitive care. 

Tom Jaksic, MD, PhD, FAAP 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

W3097 Office-based Surgical Procedures: 

What Can We Do Safely in the Office 

Setting? $$ 

➤➤ 


This will be a skills–based, hands-on session with 

multiple teaching stations and numerous assistant 

faculty who will be assigned to individual teaching 

at skill stations. Participants will receive extensive 

hands-on experience in basic surgical skills, beginning 

with didactic instructions and followed by the 

opportunity to practice techniques learned. 

Bill Chiu, MD 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

W3132 Office-based Surgical Procedures: 

What Can We Do Safely in the Office 

Setting? $$ 

CC 


This will be a skills–based, hands-on session with 

multiple teaching stations and numerous assistant 

faculty who will be assigned to individual teaching 

at skill stations. Participants will receive extensive 

hands-on experience in basic surgical skills, beginning 

with didactic instructions and followed by the 

opportunity to practice techniques learned. 

Bill Chiu, MD 

Urology 



8:00 am – 5:15 pm 

H0010 Section on Urology: Pediatric 

Urology Nurse Specialists (PUNS) 

Annual Meeting 

8:00am Welcome to 25th Annual PUNS 

Program 

Cindy Camille, MSN, FNP, CPNP, Chair 

8:15am Past, Present, and Future of Pediatric 

Urology 

Alan Retik, MD 

8:45am Child Sexual Abuse: What the Urology 

Provider Needs to Know 

Angelique Champeau, MSN, CPNP 

9:45am Psychosocial Aspects of Complex 

Pediatric Urology Patients 

Diane Price, MSW, LICSW, Social Worker, 

Bladder Exstrophy Program 

10:45am Break 

11:00am Uroflowmetry & Biofeedback: 

Performance, Interpretation, and 

Application in Pediatric Urology 

Andrew Combs, PA-C & Marlo Eldridge, 

MSN, CPNP 

12:00pm Lunch 

1:30pm Surgical Management of the 

Neurogenic Bladder: Where are we 

now and where are we going? 

Earl Cheng, MD 

2:30pm Urology Nursing Practice (Breakout 

Sessions to Run Concurrently) 

Urology 101: Genital malformations 

Michaelene Ribbeck, NP-C, PhD 

Advanced Practice: Billing and Coding 

Natalie Plachter, MSN, CPNP 

3:30pm Break 

3:45pm Nightmares and Miracles 

Stomal Stenosis 

Anne Boisclair-Fahey, DNP, RN, CNP 

Interstim 

Pamela Hollatz, RN 

Urologic Euphemisms: “What’s in a 

Name?” 

Doris Carlson, RN & Nancy Myers, RN 

4:45pm Meet the Faculty/Networking 


PUNS Luncheon supported by Oceana Therapeuics, Inc. 

“ I enjoyed my first PUNS conference and networking with some 

very dedicated nurses and learning more urology nursing and 

urodynamics. I love the passion dedicated to this specialty!” 

—Valerie Gordon, RN, CHLA, Division of Urology, Pasadena, California 




Urology (cont.) 


8:00 am – 5:00 pm 

H1026 Section on Urology Program: Day 1 

Premier National Meeting on Pediatric Urology 

8:00am Introduction and Welcome 

Casale and Pope 

8:10am Abstract Session 1: Testes 

9:02am Abstract Session 2: Basic Science 

Finalists 

9:48am Break, Poster Viewing 

10:05am AUA Guest Lecture 

William F. Gee 

10:50am Abstract Session 3: Clinical Research 

Finalists 

11:45pm Lunch 

12:45pm Abstract Session 4: Research Finalists 

1:45pm Panel—Complex Hypospadias: 

Continuing Challenges 

Moderator: Douglas A. Canning 

Warren Snodgrass; Thomas Kolon; 

Rafael Gozalbez; John Brock 

2:30pm Break, Poster Viewing 

2:45pm Abstract Prize Session 5: VUR 

4:00pm Panel: New AAP Guidelines on UTI 

and Reflux 

Moderator: Christopher Cooper, MD, FAAP 

Point: Kenneth Roberts, MD, FAAP 

Counterpoint: Craig Peters, MD, FAAP 

5:00pm Adjourn to Urology/Surgery Cocktail 

Reception/Presentation of Prizes 

Section on Urology Meeting Activities supported by Laborie 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S1109 Pediatric Urology Update for the 

Pediatrician—What’s New? 

This session will review and discuss common urological 

conditions, emergent conditions, and enuresis 

and voiding dysfunction. 

Mark Cain, MD, FAAP; Anthony J. Casale, MD, FAAP 

7:00 pm – 10:30 pm 

M26 Section on Urology banquet $$ 

(Tickets $100) 


8:00 am – 5:15 pm 



8:00am Abstract Session 6: Oncology & 

Transplant 

8:50am AAP Guest Lecturer: Healthcare 

Reform and the Pediatric Urologist/ 

Current Healthcare Economics 

Robert E. Moffit, PhD 

9:35am Break, Poster Viewing 

9:55am Panel: Clinical Research in Pediatric 

Urology: the Need, the Challenge, and 

the Way Forward 

Moderator: Hillary L. Copp, MD, MS 

Panelists: Caleb P. Nelson, MD, MPH; 

Mark A. Schuster, MD, PhD; Jim C. Hu, 

MD, MPH 

10:40am Abstract Session 7: Myelomeningide 

11:12am Pediatric Urology Medal Presentation 

Recipient: Stuart B. Bauer, MD 

Presenter: David B. Joseph, MD 

11:35am Business meeting 

12:00pm Lunch 

1:30pm Panel: Transitional Care: From Pediatric 

Patient to the Rest of Your Life 

Moderator: Stacy T. Tanaka 

Panelists: Rosalia Misseri; 

Melissa Kaufman, MD; Earl Cheng 

2:15pm Abstract Session 8: Bladder 

3:00pm Break, Poster Viewing 

3:15pm Video Panel: Surgical Options for 

Continence: Roads Less Traveled 

Moderators: Elizabeth B. Yerkes; 

Mark P. Cain 

Vesicoscopic Bladder Neck 

Reconstruction 

Rafal Chrzan 

Combined Laparoscopic MACE 

Procedure with Antegrade 

Andrew Kirsch 

The Use of Deflux in the Incontinent 

Patient 

Domininc Frimberger 

Intravesical Botox Therapy for 

Pediatric Urologists 

Elizabeth Yerkes 

4:15pm Abstract Session 9: Incontinence/ 

Reconstruction 


8:00 am – 5:15 pm 



8:00am 

8:55am 

9:31am 

10:05am 

10:25am 

11:00am 

12:30pm 

2:00pm 

2:45pm 

3:30pm 

4:10pm 

4:40pm 

Abstract Session 10: Voiding 

Dysfunction/UTI 

Abstract Session 11: Cloacal/DSD 

Abstract Session 12: Imaging 

Break, Poster Viewing 

Video Panel: New Approaches to 

Old Procedures: Laparoscopic 

Reflux Surgery 

Moderator: John C. Thomas 

Laparoscopic Intravesical Ureteral 

Reimplantation 

Rama Jayanthi 

Laparoscopic Extravesical Ureteral 


Aseem Shukla 

Robotic-assisted Ureteral 


Jack Elder 

Abstract Session 13: Laporoscopy/ 

Stones 

Lunch 

Abstract Session 14: Kidney/ 

Hydronephrosis 

Panel: Point/Counter Point—Neurogenic 

Incontinence: Is a Sling Enough? 

Moderator: Douglas A. Husmann 

Point: Warren Snodgrass 

Counterpoint: Bradley Kropp 

Abstract Session 15: Miscellaneous 

Abstract Session 16: Resident and 

Fellow Education 

Adjourn 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

S3114 Guiding You Through the Guidelines: 

What Do the UTI Guidelines Mean? 

➤➤ 


This session will consist of a review of historical 

paradigms currently in use and the current state 

of guidelines from the AAP, American Urological 

Association, and the National Institute for Health and 

Clinical Excellence; discuss the strengths and weaknesses 

of specific papers that have sparked how 

to evaluate after a urinary tract infection (UTI); and 

ongoing controversy over the “top down” versus “bottom 

up” approach to UTI evaluation. 

Saul Greenfield, MD, FAAP 

8:30 am – 10:00 am 

S4022 Guiding You Through the Guidelines: 

What Do the UTI Guidelines Mean? 

CC 


This session will consist of a review of historical 

paradigms currently in use and the current state 

of guidelines from the AAP, American Urological 

Association, and the National Institute for Health and 

Clinical Excellence; discuss the strengths and weaknesses 

of specific papers that have sparked how 

to evaluate after a urinary tract infection (UTI); and 

ongoing controversy over the “top down” versus “bottom 

up” approach to UTI evaluation. 

Saul Greenfield, MD, FAAP 


Adolescent 

Medicine 

See also sessions under emergency medicine, 

medical toxicology 


8:30 am – 10:00 am 

S1068 Somatic Complaints in 

Adolescents—Tell Me Where It Hurts 

➤➤ 


This session will review methods for approaching the 

adolescent with multiple somatic complaints, how to 

work up the adolescent with somatic complaints, and 

how to work with patients and families to resolve 

the pain. 

Robert Brown, MD, FAAP; John Sargent, MD 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S1108 Menses as a Vital Sign 

➤➤ 


This session will cover the physiology of menstruation 

in adolescent girls and include the approach to 

the adolescent girl with irregular menses (secondary 

amenorrhea, oligomenorrhea, menorrhagia). In addition, 

the management of these selected menstrual 

disorders will be discussed. 

Cynthia Holland-Hall, MD, MPH, FAAP; Sara Lee, MD, FAAP 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

I1142 Self-Hypnosis as an Effective Treatment 

of Children With Chronic Symptoms 

This session will provide an overview of hypnotherapy. 

Participants will be instructed in a self-hypnosis 

relaxation technique. Videotaped examples of 

patients will be used and participants will practice 

hypnosis techniques with each other. 

Ran Anbar, MD, FAAP 

8:30 am – 10:00 am 

S1108 Menses as a Vital Sign 

➤➤ 


This session will cover the physiology of menstruation 

in adolescent girls and include the approach to 

the adolescent girl with irregular menses (secondary 

amenorrhea, oligomenorrhea, menorrhagia). In addition, 

the management of these selected menstrual 

disorders will be discussed. 

Cynthia Holland-Hall, MD, MPH, FAAP; Sara Lee, MD, FAAP 


8:30 am – 10:00 am 

S2047 Somatic Complaints in 

Adolescents—Tell Me Where It Hurts 

CC 


This session will review methods for approaching the 

adolescent with multiple somatic complaints, how to 

work up the adolescent with somatic complaints, and 

how to work with patients and families to resolve 

the pain. 

Robert Brown, MD, FAAP; John Sargent, MD 

9:00 am – 1:30 pm 

H2035 Section on Adolescent Health 

Program 

How to Evaluate and Manage Insomnia 

and Other Sleep-Related Disorders 

9:00am An Overview of Sleep Disorders in 

Adolescents 

Zafer Soultan, MD 

9:45am Founder’s Award 

10:00am Non-Pharmacologic Management of 

Sleep Disorders in Adolescents 

Ran Anbar, MD 

10:45am Hoffmann Award 

11:00am Break 

11:15am Pharmacologic Management of Sleep 

Disorders in Adolescents 

Judith Anne Owens, MD 

12:00pm Panel Discussion 

12:30pm Section Business Meeting and 

Lunch 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

PEDIATRIC MEDICAL SUBSPECIALTIES 

I2146 T Get Motivated!: Applying 

Motivational Interviewing to Everyday 

Practice 

➤➤ 


This session will include a short lecture about the 

theory behind motivational interviewing. The lecture 

will also describe signs of patient resistance, as 

well as techniques to encourage the patient to take 

responsibility for their own behavior change. After 

the lecture, the participants will apply what they have 

learned by role-playing in small groups. 

Ken Resnicow, PhD 


5:00 pm – 5:45 pm 

F2158 What You Need to Know About 

Reproductive and Sexual Health Care for 

Male Adolescents 

This session will address the unique issues regarding 

adolescent male reproductive and sexual health, 

discuss the new human papillomavirus vaccine 

for male adolescents, and how pediatricians can 

increase their knowledge and comfort in addressing 

these issues. 

Warren Seigel, MD, FAAP 


8:30 am – 10:00 am 

I3044 T Get Motivated!: Applying Motivational 

Interviewing to Everyday Practice 

CC 


This session will include a short lecture about the 

theory behind motivational interviewing. The lecture 

will also describe signs of patient resistance, as 

well as techniques to encourage the patient to take 

responsibility for their own behavior change. After 

the lecture, the participants will apply what they have 

learned by role-playing in small groups. 

Ken Resnicow, PhD 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S3078 Causes of Chronic Abdominal Pelvic 

Pain in Adolescent Girls 

This session will address the methods for approaching 

the adolescent girl with chronic pain, how to 

workup the adolescent girl with chronic suprapubic 

and pelvic pain, and when to refer to the gynecologist 

or to the gastroenterologist. Topics covered 

will include ovarian masses, congenital anomalies, 

endometriosis, the sequelae of salpingitis, chronic 

constipation, functional abdominal pain, and irritable 

bowel syndrome. 

Carlo Di Lorenzo, MD; Ellen Rome, MD, MPH, FAAP 

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm 

F3103 Sexual Identity in Adolescents— 

Working With Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, 

Transgender, and Questioning 

(G/L/B/T/Q) Youth 

Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth do 

not readily seek health care. This reticence has a 

potentially significant negative impact on their health 

care. Both patient and physician factors contribute to 

the poor communication that may exist between both 

parties. Current literature regarding these issues will 

be discussed. 

Warren Seigel, MD, FAAP 




Adolescent Medicine 

(cont.) 

4:00 pm – 4:45 pm 

F3108 Gynecologic Issues in the 

Prepubertal Child 

➤➤ 


Pediatricians are usually the first to see young girls 

with gynecologic complaints. In addition, there are 

few gynecologists with pediatric training and expertise. 

Thus it is important for the primary care provider 

to recognize normal and abnormal gynecologic anatomy 

and develop a practical approach to the evaluation 

and treatment of these common complaints. 

Veronica Gomez-Lobo, MD 


8:30 am – 10:00 am 

S4020 Contraception for Teens: 

What’s New? 

This session will cover the contraceptive methods 

typically recommended for teens, including condoms, 

oral contraceptive pills, patch, and Depo-Provera. In 

addition, the vaginal ring and intrauterine device will 

be discussed as options for some teens. For each 

method, the contraindications, common side effects/ 

problems encountered, and practical advice on prescribing 

and enhancing adherence will be reviewed. 

Ellen Rome, MD, MPH, FAAP 

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm 

X4063 What Can I Do With All the 

Depressed or Anxious Teens in My 

Practice? Practical Strategies for the 

Primary Care Pediatrician 

Pediatricians are increasingly in the position to 

diagnose and treat mental health problems in adolescents. 

This session will enable pediatricians to be 

familiar with common mood disorders in teens and 

to develop the skills to evaluate and treat them in 

the primary care setting. 

Jeff Bostic, MD, EdD 

4:00 pm – 4:45 pm 

F4092 Gynecologic Issues in the 

Prepubertal Child 

CC 


Pediatricians are usually the first to see young 

girls with gynecologic complaints. In addition, there 

are few gynecologists with pediatric training and 

expertise. Thus it is important for the primary care 

provider to recognize normal and abnormal gynecologic 

anatomy and develop a practical approach 

to the evaluation and treatment of these common 

complaints. 

Veronica Gomez-Lobo, MD 

Allergy/ 

Immunology 

See also sessions under pulmonology 


7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X1008 Approach to the Child With 

Chronic Cough 

This session will guide pediatricians in the use of 

specific problem-solving skills to formulate a differential 

diagnosis, work through this differential, 

and develop a reasonable workup for patients with 

persistent coughing. 

Frank Virant, MD, FAAP 

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm 

H1090 Section on Allergy and 

Immunology Program: Day 1 

Respiratory and Food/Drug Allergies and 

Immunological and Skin Disorders—A 

Review of the Literature 

1:00pm Respiratory Allergies 

Elizabeth Matsui, MD, FAAP 

1:45pm Food and Drug Allergies 

Jennifer Kim, MD, FAAP 

2:30pm Immunological Disorders 

Thomas Fleisher, MD, FAAP 

3:15pm Skin Disorders 

Lynda Schneider, MD, FAAP 



7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X2003 Are Food Allergies Causing My 

Child’s Abdominal Symptoms? 

This session will help the pediatrician gain a better 

understanding of when to consider the role of food 

allergy in specific gastrointestinal conditions and how 

to formulate an appropriate management plan. 

Terri Brown-Whitehorn, MD, FAAP 

7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X2010 Sinusitis for the Pediatrician 

This will be a practical approach to the diagnosis and 

treatment of acute bacterial sinusitis and its common 

complications. Clinical presentations, microbiology, 

and management controversies will be reviewed. 

Discussion will be based on clinical cases. 


7:30 am – 12:00 pm 

H2014 Section on Allergy & Immunology 


New and Emerging Therapies in Food 

Allergy, Asthma, and Allergic Rhinitis 

7:30am Section on Allergy & Immunology 

Breakfast & Business Meeting 

8:00am Acknowledgement of Travel Grant 

Recipients and Case Presentations 

by Pediatric Residents and Allergy/ 

Immunology Fellows 

9:30am Jerome Glaser Distinguished Service 

Award 

Recipient: Bradley Chipps, MD, PhD, FAAP 

Presented by: Scott Sicherer, MD, FAAP 

9:45am Break 

10:00am New and Emerging Therapies in Food 

Allergies 

Scott Sicherer, MD, FAAP 

10:40am New and Emerging Therapies in 

Asthma 

Bradley Chipps, MD, PhD, FAAP 

11:15am New and Emerging Therapies in 

Allergic Rhinitis 

Michael Blaiss, MD, FAAP 

Travel Grant Program and Jerome Glaser Award supported by Merck 

& Company, Inc. 

“It was inspiring to see the many subspecialties of pediatrics 

join together to exchange ideas and information. This conference 

allows me to learn so much with such little effort.” 

—Clara Song, MD, Neonatology Fellow, Los Angeles, CA 




Allergy/Immunology (cont.) 

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm 

H2081 Joint Program: Section on 

Pediatric Pulmonology Program and 

Allergy & Immunology 

The Role of Allergy in Respiratory Disease 

Moderator: Miles Weinberger, MD, FAAP 

1:00pm Introduction 

Miles Weinberger, MD, FAAP 

1:10pm Methods for Assessing Contribution of 

Allergy to Respiratory Disease 

MaryBeth Fasano, MD, FAAP 

1:35pm Allergic Rhinitis as a Contributor 

to Sleep, Behavioral, and School 

Problems 

Michael Blaiss, MD 

2:05pm Proposed: Diagnosis of Allergy is 

Important in the Management of 

Asthma 

PRO: 2:05-2:25, MaryBeth Fasano, MD, 

FAAP 

CON: 2:25-2:45, Carolyn Kercmar, MD, 

FAAP 

REBUTTALS: 5 minutes each 

2:55pm Break 

3:15pm Omalizumab (Xolair) is of Value and 

Should Be Used for Pediatric Asthma 

PRO: 3:15-3:35, Leslie Hendeles, Pharm 

D 

CON: 3:35-3:55, Miles Weinberger, MD, 

FAAP 


4:10pm Panel Discussion With Q & A From 

Audience 

All speakers 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S2097 Immunology 101 for Pediatricians 

This session will provide a general overview of 

immune system disorders that may present in a 

pediatrician’s office. A logical, clinical approach to 

recognize and to work up these types of patients will 

be discussed. 

Thomas Fleisher, MD, FAAP 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

S2131 Adverse Reactions to Foods: Allergy 

Versus Intolerance? 

This session will guide pediatricians in the initial 

assessment of patients presenting with adverse 

reactions to foods using the clinical history, interpreting 

laboratory data (eg, in vitro specific IgE antibodies 

response to food proteins), and deciding when to 

refer to an allergy specialist. 

Scott Sicherer, MD, FAAP 


8:30 am – 10:00 am 

W3049 When to Use Spirometry in the 

Office and How to Interpret: Making Sense 

of the Data $$ 

➤➤ 


Pediatricians often evaluate patients with respiratory 

problems. Determining if there are obstructive or 

restrictive airway defects is critical to the overall diagnosis 

and management of these patients. In addition, 

proper follow-up of patients with chronic airway 

diseases, such as asthma, include the performance 

and interpretation of spirometry values. These are 

critical skills all pediatricians should be familiar with 

and this workshop will address these skills. 

John Kelso, MD, FAAP; Gerald Teague, MD 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S3087 Dealing With Common Allergy 

Conundrums in the Pediatrician’s Office 

➤➤ 


Pediatricians frequently encounter infants and 

children with significant histories of adverse and 

possibly allergic reactions to antibiotics, other 

medications, insect stings, and vaccines. These 

can be difficult adverse clinical reactions to resolve. 

Many times, these patients get labeled as “allergic” 

without a sufficient diagnostic workup. While the 

clinical history can be useful, it is not always the 

determining factor in ruling out an allergic reaction. 

Unfortunately, there are limited in vitro testing 

methods that can be used to help in this diagnostic 

process. A referral to an allergy specialist can 

be of benefit in either confirming or ruling out an 

allergic reaction to a medication, insect sting, and/ 

or vaccine. In selected cases, skin testing can be 

undertaken to help identify an allergic sensitivity (eg, 

penicillin, venom, and vaccines). 

John Kelso, MD, FAAP; Scott Sicherer, MD, FAAP 

5:00 pm – 5:45 pm 

F3135 Asthma Exacerbations From 

Common Cold Viruses: A Deficiency in 

Innate Immunity 

➤➤ 


This session will help the pediatrician recognize and 

better understand the current information regarding 

the role of viral illnesses and deficiencies of the innate 

immune system in the exacerbations of asthma. 

Daniel Jackson, MD 


8:30 am – 10:00 am 

W4035 Anaphylaxis: Recognition and 

Management $$ 

This workshop will combine a brief didactic lecture 

with a hands-on session to illustrate the proper recognition 

and management of anaphylactic reactions 

that may present to a pediatrician’s office. 

Monica Kleinman, MD, FAAP; Mitchell Lester, MD, 

FAAAAI, FAAP 

9:30 am – 10:15 am 




CC 







12:30 pm – 1:30 pm 

X4057 Asthma Phenotypes and 

Appropriate Treatments 

This session will describe clinical studies that have 

addressed early asthma presentation, progression 

to persistent and even severe asthma with ongoing 

loss in pulmonary function, and therapeutic interventions. 

Key risk factors for progression of asthma, as 

well as appropriate management principles, will be 

summarized. 

Theresa Guilbert, MD 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S4072 Dealing With Common Allergy 

Conundrums in the Pediatrician’s Office 

CC 


Pediatricians frequently encounter infants and children 

with significant histories of adverse and possibly 

allergic reactions to antibiotics, other medications, 

insect stings, and vaccines. These can be difficult 

adverse clinical reactions to resolve. Many times, 

these patients get labeled as “allergic” without a 

sufficient diagnostic workup. While the clinical history 

can be useful, it is not always the determining factor 

in ruling out an allergic reaction. Unfortunately, there 

are limited in vitro testing methods that can be used 

to help in this diagnostic process. A referral to an 

allergy specialist can be of benefit in either confirming 

or ruling out an allergic reaction to a medication, 

insect sting, and/or vaccine. In selected cases, skin 

testing can be undertaken to help identify an allergic 

sensitivity (eg, penicillin, venom, and vaccines). 

John Kelso, MD, FAAP; Scott Sicherer, MD, FAAP 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

W4110 When to Use Spirometry in the 

Office and How to Interpret: Making Sense 

of the Data $$ 

CC 


Pediatricians often evaluate patients with respiratory 

problems. Determining if there are obstructive or 

restrictive airway defects is critical to the overall diagnosis 

and management of these patients. In addition, 

proper follow-up of patients with chronic airway 

diseases, such as asthma, include the performance 

and interpretation of spirometry values. These are 

critical skills all pediatricians should be familiar with 

and this workshop will address these skills. 

John Kelso, MD, FAAP; Gerald Teague, MD 




Cardiology 

See also sessions under critical care and emergency 

medicine 


8:30 am – 6:00 pm 

H0014 Section on Cardiology and 

Cardiac Surgery Program: Day 1 

Quality Improvement Measures 

8:30am Abstract Presentations 

Moderators: Seema Mital, MD, FAAP, 

LuAnn Minich, MD, FAAP 

9:30am Break 

9:45am Symposium #1: Quality Improvement 

Measures; What, Where, When 

and Why? 

Moderator: Kathy Jenkins, MD, FAAP 

Developing a Pediatric Cardiology 

Quality improvement Program 

Carole Lannon, MD, FAAP 

Measuring Quality of Care: Lessons 

from Adult Cardiovascular Disease 

Frederick Masoudi, MD, MSPH, FACC, 

FAHA, FACP 

Pediatric Cardiology Quality 

Measures Working Group 

Kathy Jenkins, MD, FAAP 

What Have We Learned From Quality 

Improvement? 

Ramesh Sachdeva, MD, PhD, JD, FAAP 


12:45pm Lunch—Society for Pediatric 

Cardiology Training Program 

Directors 

1:45pm Young Investigator Abstract 

Presentations 

Moderators: Christopher Snyder, MD, 

FAAP, Jeffrey Towbin, MD, FAAP 

3.30pm Break 

3:45pm Young Investigator Abstract 

Presentations 


FAAP, Jeffrey Towbin, MD, FAAP 

5:00pm Poster Question and Answer 

Session— Light refreshments served 



8:15 am – 5:30 pm 

H1027 Section on Cardiology and 

Cardiac Surgery Program: Day 2 

Pediatric Cardiology Quality 

Improvement 


Moderator: LuAnn Minich, MD, FAAP 

10:15am Break 


Moderator: LuAnn Minich, MD, FAAP 

12:00pm Pediatric Cardiology Fellows 

Workshop 

1:00pm Symposium 2: Pediatric Cardiology 

Quality Improvement 

Moderators: Robert Beekman,III, MD, 

FAAP, Kathy Jenkins, MD, FAAP 

Pediatric Echocardiography 

Ben Eidem 

Understanding and Measuring 

Pediatric Populations Undergoing 

Diverse Procedures and 

Interventions 

Lisa Bergersen, MD, MPH, FAAP 

Pediatric Electrophysiology 

John Kugler, MD, FAAP 

3:30pm Break 

3:40pm Adult Congenital Heart Disease 

Michelle Gurvitz, MD, FAAP 

Quality Improvement in the 

Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit 


4:30pm Abstract Presentations 


FAAP; James Tweddell, MD, FAAP 


7:00pm Section Banquet $$ 

Cardiology Research Award supported by The Helen and Will 

Webster Foundation 

8:30 am – 10:00 am 

A1040 Chest Pain and Syncope: 

Functional or Fatal 

This session provides a guide to the pediatrician 

for the diagnosis and treatment of chest pain and 

syncope. Both symptoms occur frequently in children 

and are often misdiagnosed. Additionally, the session 

provides treatment paradigms for children with 

these conditions. 

Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD 

4:00 pm – 4:45 pm 

F1128 State of Pre- and Postmortem 

Genetic Testing for Cardiomyopathies, 

Channelopathies, and Sudden Infant 

Death Syndrome 

This session will provide specific cases of cardiomyopathy 

and describe the associated genetic defect 

and the family of defects that the case illustrates. 

Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD 

7:00 pm – 11:00 pm 

M05 Section on Cardiology & Cardiac 

Surgery Banquet $$ (Tickets $80) 


8:15 am – 1:15 pm 

H2021 Section on Cardiology & Cardiac 

Surgery Program: Day 3 

Quality Improvement 

8.15am Presentation of the 2011 Young 

Investigator and Education Travel Grant 

Awards 

Recipients: TBD 

8:20am Presentation of the 2011 Research 

Fellowship Award 

Recipient: TBD 

8:25am Presentation of the Results of the 

2010-2011 Research Fellowship 

Award 

Presenter: Thomas C. Dispenza, MD 

8:55am Founders Award Presentation 


9:00am Founders Address: 

Presenter: TBD 

9:30am BREAK 

9:45am Symposium 3: Quality Improvement 

Moderators: James Tweddell, MD, FAAP; 

W. Robert Morrow, MD, FAAP 

The JCCHD National Quality 

Improvement Collaborative (NPC-QIC) 

Robert H. Beekman, III, MD, FAAP 

Nomenclature/Database of Surgical 

Treatment in Congenital Heart 

Disease 

Jeffrey Jacobs, MD 

Linking Databases to Evaluate 

Outcomes and Quality 

Sara Pasquali, MD, FAAP 

Planning for Surgery 

Michael Mitchell 

Assessment of Technical Competency 

in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery 

Emile Bacha, MD, FACS 



Research Fellowship Award Supported by the Helen and Will 

Webster Foundation 

8:30 am – 10:00 am 

A2054 Critical Cardiac Cases: What the 

Pediatrician Must Recognize 

This session will provide cases for discussion and 

interesting audiovisuals. Cases will be oriented 

to the competencies required for certification and 

recertification. 

David Brown, MD, FAAP 


Cardiology (cont.) 


9:30 am – 10:15 am 

F3056 Heart Murmurs in Children: Uses 

and Abuses of Echocardiography 

➤➤ 


This will be an interactive review of typical normal 

and abnormal murmurs, with auditory examples 

and visual echocardiography confirmation of diagnosis. 

Emphasis will be placed on demonstrating 

sentinel features of abnormal heart murmurs and 

corresponding confirmatory echocardiograms from 

children with a variety of congenital heart diseases. 

Discussion of the management of specific conditions 

will accompany the auscultation. 

Chitra Ravishankar, MD 

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm 

F3100 Heart Murmurs in Children: Uses 

and Abuses of Echocardiography 

CC 


This will be an interactive review of typical normal 

and abnormal murmurs, with auditory examples 

and visual echocardiography confirmation of diagnosis. 

Emphasis will be placed on demonstrating 

sentinel features of abnormal heart murmurs and 

corresponding confirmatory echocardiograms from 

children with a variety of congenital heart diseases. 

Discussion of the management of specific conditions 

will accompany the auscultation. 

Chitra Ravishankar, MD 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

A3129 Uses and Abuses of the ECG 

This session will provide examples of normal and 

abnormal electrocardiograms (ECGs). A systematic 

approach to interpretation will be presented, 

and examples of the most common abnormalities 

associated with congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathy, 

arrhythmia, and substrate for arrhythmia 

(Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome, long QT, Brugada 

syndrome, etc) will be provided. 

Mark Alexander, MD 


9:30 am – 10:15 am 

F4043 Sudden Death in Children: 

Can It Be Prevented? 

➤➤ 


Faculty will describe cases of actual sudden death 

or aborted sudden death with opportunity for discussion 

and questions from participants. 

Victoria Vetter, MD, FAAP 

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm 

F4068 Sudden Death in Children: 

Can It Be Prevented? 

CC 


Faculty will describe cases of actual sudden death 

or aborted sudden death with opportunity for discussion 

and questions from participants. 

Victoria Vetter, MD, FAAP 


Child Abuse/ 

Neglect 


8:00 am – 12:00 pm 

H1022 Section on Child Abuse and 

Neglect Program 

Diagnostic Imaging in Suspected Child Abuse 

Moderator: Antoinette L. Laskey, MD, MPH 

8:00am Diagnostic Imaging of Child Abuse: 

An Overview of Considerations and 

Current Standards of Care 

Paul Kleinman, MD, FAAP 

9:00am Neuroimaging of Child Abuse: 

Technologies, Limitations and 

Diagnostic Utility 

TBD 

10:00am Skeletal, Soft tissue and Visceral 

Imaging: Technologies, Limitations 

and Diagnostic Utility 

Paul Kleinman, MD, FAAP 

11:00am Cases: Case-based Examples of When 

and How to Image Using Various 

Techniques 

Cindy Christian, MD, FAAP 

12:00pm ICD-10 Changes Related to Child Abuse 

TBD 

4:00 pm – 4:45 pm 

F1127 Metabolic and Genetic Mimics of 

Child Abuse 

Metabolic and genetic disorders can mimic child 

abuse and create diagnostic dilemmas for physicians. 

Using a case-based approach, this session 

will review the appropriate workup strategies that can 

be used to distinguish between these disorders and 

abuse in children with fractures, failure to thrive, and 

other conditions. 

Cindy Christian, MD, FAAP 


11:10 am – 11:30 am 

P2073 Preventing Sudden 

Unexpected Infant Deaths: 

Lessons Learned in 

Promoting Safe Sleep 

Erich Batra, MD, FAAP 

The Back to Sleep campaign in the 

1990s had a significant effect on 

infant mortality rates in the United 

States and across the world. Since 

then, improved death scene investigations 

have led to a better understanding 

about the risk factors surrounding 

unexpected infant deaths during 

sleep. This session will examine how 

lessons learned over the last 20 years 

can assist pediatricians in discussing 

safe sleep practices with parents. 



2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S3085 Tales From the Front Line: 

Identification of Child Abuse and Neglect 

This session will provide a systematic approach to 

the recognition, documentation, and reporting of 

physical abuse such as bruises, burns, fractures, 

and internal injuries (eg, abdominal and intracranial 

trauma). Screening for domestic violence in the 

medical office setting and the legal responsibilities 

of physicians also will be discussed. 

Reena Isaac, MD, FAAP 

Tuesday, October 18 

7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X4008 Where Is the Line? The Intersection 

of Neglect, Parental Autonomy and 

Preventable “Accidents” 

Deciding when a parent’s actions cross the line and 

should be reported for neglect is sometimes difficult. 

In this session we will explore topics such as 

parents refusing recommended medical care, unsafe 

living environments, and lack of appropriate supervision 

that could potentially endanger a child’s welfare. 

Robert Sege, MD, PhD, FAAP 

8:30 am – 9:15 am 

F4015 Office-based Prevention of Child 

Abuse and Neglect: The Practicing Safety 

Quality Improvement Innovation Network 

(QuIIN) Project 

This session will describe a primary care practicebased 

approach to the prevention of child abuse 

and neglect that focuses on the topics of maternal 

depression screening, coping with crying, toilet 

training, and discipline using the tools and strategies 

developed by the QuIIN Practicing Safety 

Improvement Project. 

Steven Kairys, MD, MPH, FAAP 

10:50 am – 11:10 am 

P4052 Human Trafficking: 

The Fastest-Growing Criminal 

Industry Worldwide 

Reena Isaac, MD, FAAP 

Human trafficking is the fastestgrowing 

criminal industry in the 

world. Unlike sub-Saharan African 

nations, where children may be sold 

by family members out of desperation, 

traffickers in the United States 

target “throwaways.” The purpose of 

this session is to broaden knowledge 

about this topic, enlist advocates to 

help address at-risk children, and to 

help develop partnerships with existing 

community/national/international 

organizations. 




Critical Care 

Medicine 

See also sessions under cardiology and cardiac 

surgery, emergency medicine, and hospital medicine. 


8:00 am – 6:00 pm 

H2020 Section on Critical Care Program 

& Reception: Day 1 

Scientific Abstract Presentations and 

Technological Advances in Pediatric 

Critical Care 

8:00am Introduction 

John P. Straumanis, MD, FAAP 

8:15am Oral Abstract Session I 

9:30am Poster Walk Rounds and Coffee Break 

10:30am Oral Abstract Session II 

Educational Session: Section on 

Critical Care 

Technologic Advances in Pediatric 

Critical Care: The Toys of the PICU 



1:10pm Ultrasound Use in Pediatric Critical 

Care 

William Tsai, MD 

2:00pm Renal Replacement Therapies 

Timothy E. Bunchman, MD 

2:50pm Coffee Break 

3:10pm ECMO and VAD 

Francis Fynn-Thompson, MD 


4:30pm Presentation of Distinguished Career 

Award-Section on Critical Care 

Timothy S. Yeh, MD, FAAP 

5:00pm Reception, Abstract Awards, and 

Section Business Meeting 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

A2147 Are You Smarter Than an 

Intensivist? Interactive Case Studies of 

Critically Ill Patients in Non-ICU Settings 

This session will review and discuss neurologic and 

altered mental status changes using audience participation. 

The faculty will also cover cardiorespiratory 

cases and a potpourri of other topics. After this session 

attendees will have improved critical thinking 

of complex medical problems, understand the way 

critical illnesses may present outside of the intensive 

care unit, and understand the diagnosis and treatment 

of conditions that may lead to malpractice 

cases if missed or mismanaged. 

Edward Conway, Jr, MD, MS, FAAP; Thomas Kayrouz, MD 


8:30 am – 11:30 am 

H3020 Section on Critical Care Program: 

Day 2 

Critical Care Dilemmas: Things They Didn’t 

Teach You in Fellowship 

Critical Care Dilemmas: Things They 

Didn’t Teach You in Fellowship 



8:45am Neurological Cases 

Edward Conway, Jr, MD, MS, FAAP 

9:40am Cardio-Pulmonary Cases 

James Fortenberry, MD, FAAP 

10:35am Miscellaneous Cases 

Thomas Kayrouz, MD, FAAP 

Dermatology 


8:30 am – 10:00 am 

S1061 Dermatology of Newborns and Infants 

➤➤ 


Neonatal dermatologic diagnoses such as nevus 

sebaceous, aplasia cutis congenita, hemangiomas, 

vascular malformations, congenital melanocytic nevi, 

nevus depigmentosus, nevus of Ota, café-au-lait 

spots, diaper dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, seborrheic 

dermatitis, and psoriasis will be reviewed, along 

with their diagnostic and treatment strategies. 

Patricia Treadwell, MD, FAAP 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S1104 Dermatology of Newborns and Infants 

CC 


Neonatal dermatologic diagnoses such as nevus 

sebaceous, aplasia cutis congenita, hemangiomas, 

vascular malformations, congenital melanocytic nevi, 

nevus depigmentosus, nevus of Ota, café-au-lait 

spots, diaper dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, seborrheic 

dermatitis, and psoriasis will be reviewed, along 




2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S2096 Cutaneous Infections and 

Infestations 

➤➤ 


This session will cover clinical findings and treatment 

updates of scabies, warts, herpes simplex, 

congenital syphilis, tinea corporis and capitis, and 

pediculosis capitis. 

Mary Chang, MD, FAAP 

“Excellent use of my time in the sessions! The speakers were 

uniformly engaging, approachable, and knowledgeable.” 

—Marion Forbes, MD, FAAP, Hospitalist, Austin, TX 

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm 

F2087 Dermatoses in Children of Color 

Dermatoses may occur at different ages or have 

different clinical presentations in children of color. 

Specific differences will be highlighted with case 

photographs. Participants will learn to identify the 

various dermatoses in children of color. 





Dermatology (cont.) 

F2125 Lumps and Bumps in Children 

➤➤ 


This session will discuss examples of cutaneous 

“lumps and bumps” that appear in children, along 


Ronald Hansen, MD, FAAP 


8:30 am – 9:15 am 

F3026 Pediatric Exanthems 

➤➤ 


This session will discuss the following exanthems: 

Gianotti-Crosti syndrome, Hand-foot-mouth disease, 

varicella, parvovirus exanthems (erythema infectiosum, 

purpuric gloves and socks syndrome), and 

unilateral latero-thoracic exanthem, as well as their 

diagnostic and treatment strategies. 


8:30 am – 10:00 am 

S3029 Cutaneous Infections and 

Infestations 

CC 


This session will cover clinical findings and treatment 

updates of scabies, warts, herpes simplex, 

congenital syphilis, tinea corporis and capitis, and 

pediculosis capitis. 


2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S3080 Dermatologic Potpourri 

➤➤ 


This session will cover a variety of dermatologic conditions, 

including head lice, tinea capitis, diaper dermatitis, 

warts, molluscum, scabies, pityriasis rosea, 

select birthmarks, and other conditions commonly 

seen in the office setting. Diagnostic and treatment 

strategies and when to refer will be reviewed. 

Leonard Kristal, MD, FAAP 

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm 

F3073 Birthmarks: Red, White, Blue, 

and Brown 

➤➤ 


This session will discuss how to identify and manage 

several birthmarks, including red: nevus flammeus, 

capillary malformations (eg, port-wine stains), and 

infantile hemangioma; brown: café-au-lait macules 

and congenital melanocytic nevus; blue: blue nevus 

and mongolian spot; and white: nevus anemicus and 

nevus depigmentosus. 


4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

A3127 Dermatology Look-Alikes 

➤➤ 


This session will present dermatologic diagnoses 

that look alike, such as tinea corporis versus 

granuloma annulare, tinea capitis versus seborrheic 

dermatitis, warts versus epidermal nevus, alopecia 

areata versus trichotillomania, scabies versus atopic 

dermatitis, and psoriasis versus atopic dermatitis. 

Participants will become familiar with the diagnosis 

and management of these conditions. 


5:00 pm – 5:45 pm 

F3136 Birthmarks: Red, White, Blue, 

and Brown 

CC 


This session will discuss how to identify and manage 

several birthmarks, including red: nevus flammeus, 

capillary malformations (eg, port-wine stains), and 

infantile hemangioma; brown: café-au-lait macules 

and congenital melanocytic nevus; blue: blue nevus 

and mongolian spot; and white: nevus anemicus and 

nevus depigmentosus. 



8:30 am – 10:00 am 

A4032 Dermatology Look-Alikes 

CC 


This session will present dermatologic diagnoses 

that look alike, such as tinea corporis versus 

granuloma annulare, tinea capitis versus seborrheic 

dermatitis, warts versus epidermal nevus, alopecia 

areata versus trichotillomania, scabies versus atopic 

dermatitis, and psoriasis versus atopic dermatitis. 

Participants will become familiar with the diagnosis 

and management of these conditions. 


9:30 am – 10:15 am 

F4041 Lumps and Bumps in Children 

CC 


This session will discuss examples of cutaneous 

“lumps and bumps” that appear in children along 



2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S4075 New Trends in the Management 

of Acne 

This session will cover the various forms of acne, 

their diagnosis and management, and newer treatment 

options. Indications and side effects of isotretinoin 

will be highlighted. 

Nanette Silverberg, MD 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S4073 Dermatologic Potpourri 

CC 


This session will cover a variety of dermatologic conditions, 

including head lice, tinea capitis, diaper dermatitis, 

warts, molluscum, scabies, pityriasis rosea, 

select birthmarks, and other conditions commonly 

seen in the office setting. Diagnostic and treatment 

strategies and when to refer will be reviewed. 


2:00 pm – 2:45 pm 

F4066 Pediatric Exanthems 

CC 


This session will discuss the following exanthems: 

Gianotti-Crosti syndrome, hand-foot-mouth disease, 

varicella, parvovirus exanthems (erythema infectiosum, 

purpuric gloves and socks syndrome), and 

unilateral latero-thoracic exanthem, as well as their 

diagnostic and treatment strategies. 


4:00 pm – 4:45 pm 

F4097 Things That Cause Rings in 

Dermatology 

This session will cover dermatologic disorders that 

appear as “rings,” along with their diagnostic and 

treatment strategies. 

Nanette Silverberg, MD 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

S4099 Dermatologic Therapeutics 

Participants will become familiar with the dermatologic 

armamentarium, how to select the proper vehicle 

for topical agents, and come to understand how 

to prescribe appropriate atopic skin care regimen. 

James Dinulos, MD, FAAP 




Developmental- 

Behavioral 


7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X1005 Developmentally Oriented 

Pediatrics: Using Books to Promote 

Development 

To maximize our limited time with patients, this 

skills session will help the learner train their eyes to 

look for developmental issues. Through the use of 

books, they will better use their anticipatory guidance 

and offer young families much needed insight and 

support. 

Marilyn Augustyn, MD, FAAP 

8:30 am – 10:00 am 

I1044 Bilingualism for Pediatricians: How 

Kids Learn Two Languages 

Twenty percent of US families speak a language 

other than English at home, and many families have 

questions about how to raise their children in a bilingual 

and multicultural world. This session will discuss 

neurolinguistic and cultural research, and guide 

physicians to answer these questions. 

Naomi Steiner, MD, FAAP 

8:30 am – 9:15 am 

F1037 More Than the Blues: Parental 

Depression and Child Development 

This session will review the impact of parental 

depression on child development and behavior and 

the parents’ interpretation of the behavior. Screening 

and assessment tools that can be used in primary 

care will be reviewed. This will be followed by a discussion 

of how to help parents get assistance. 

Carol Weitzman, MD, FAAP 

Meet the Faculty (No CME Credit) 

Booth #743, AAP Resource Center, BCEC Exhibit Hall 

Meet one-on-one with the leading experts in 

pediatrics to discuss a variety of topics. Ask 

NCE faculty questions not addressed in scientific 

sessions and continue your conversation on 

best practices. 

1:15 pm – 2:00 pm 

Mark Wolraich, MD, FAAP 

(New ADHD Guidelines & Tool Kit) 

Paula Duncan, MD, FAAP (Bright Futures) 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S1102 Beat the Toilet Training Blues 

➤➤ 


This session will include an overview of toilet training 

readiness, discuss red flags for difficult toilet training 

and stool withholding, and use cases to discuss 

management of toilet training challenges. 

Laura Weissman, MD, FAAP 

5:00 pm – 5:45 pm 

F1154 Understanding and Diagnosing 

Gifted Children 

The link between giftedness and behavior and health 

is frequently missed. Problems may arise in gifted 

children when intellectual ability is not recognized 

and nurtured in a supportive environment. This session 

will review identification of gifted children and 

provide clinicians important information needed for 

anticipatory guidance for these families. 

Ludwig von Hahn, MD, FAAP 


7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X2009 Preventing PTSD in Primary Care 

This session will present data demonstrating 

that early stress affects health throughout life. 

Revolutionary findings from animal and human studies 

demonstrate that these stressors change gene 

expression and will be presented, along with evidence 

that early intervention can reverse these changes. 

Strategies to minimize this impact will be reviewed. 

Steven Berkowitz, MD 

8:30 am – 10:00 am 

S2039 Beat the Toilet Training Blues 

CC 


This session will include an overview of toilet training 

readiness, discuss red flags for difficult toilet training 

and stool withholding, and use cases to discuss 

management of toilet training challenges. 

Laura Weissman, MD, FAAP 

8:30 am – 10:00 am 

S2042 Making Complex Disorders Simpler: 

A Functional Approach to Developmental 

Disorders 

This session will begin with a discussion of what 

a functional approach to developmental disorders 

entails. It will then summarize existing classification 

systems and tools. Finally, case presentations will be 

used to demonstrate the utility of this approach for 

the pediatrician. 

Nancy Murphy, MD, FAAP 

8:30 am – 3:00 pm 

H2025 Section on Developmental and 

Behavioral Pediatrics Program 

Behavioral and Educational Approaches 

to the Treatment of Autism Spectrum 

Disorder 

Moderator: Nathan J. Blum, MD 

8:30am Welcome 

8:45am Autism Interventions 

Robin L. Hansen, MD, FAAP 

10:00am 2011 Dale Richmond/Justin Coleman 

Award Presentation 

Laura Kavanagh, MPP 

11:00am 2011 C. Anderson Aldrich Award 

Presentation 

Mark L. Wolraich, MD, FAAP 

12:00pm SODBP Business Meeting and Lunch 

1:30pm Approaches to Common Behavior 

Problems in Children with Autism and 

Other Developmental Disabilities 

Nancy Sullivan, PhD 

2:30pm Panel Discussion/Questions 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

I2143 Communicating Difficult News 

After a brief didactic session attendees will discuss 

the type of information and characteristics of informing 

families about difficult news and how to direct 

them to supportive resources. The participants will 

role–play informing families of difficult news. 

William Coleman, MD, FAAP; Stuart Teplin, MD, FAAP 

“The AAP conference was a great way to incorporate many 

different specialties in pediatrics all at the same conference. 

You can tailor your learning experience to really get what you 

need. For those of us that work in hospital environments, exposure 

to education in many different specialties is a great plus!” 

—Janis Rusin, RN, MSN, PNP-AC, Naperville, Illinois 




Developmental-Behavioral 

(cont.) 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

S2135 Language Delays: Will He or She 

Just Grow Out of It? 

➤➤ 


This session will describe the differential diagnosis 

and outcomes for children with language delays. 

Screening instruments that can be used in primary 

care will be reviewed. The clinical approach to the 

evaluation of the child with language delay will be 

discussed using case presentations. Appropriate 

management and recommendation that primary care 

physicians can give families will be included. 

Michelle Macias, MD, FAAP 


7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X3011 When Time-Out Isn’t Working: 

Answering Parents’ Questions 

➤➤ 


The rationale for the use of time-out as a punishment 

strategy will be reviewed. Cases will be used to 

demonstrate some of the problems that can arise in 

using time-out. This will be followed by a discussion 

of strategies a pediatrician could recommend to a 

parent in these situations. 

Barbara Howard, MD, FAAP 

8:30 am – 10:00 am 

I3041 Integrating a Mental Health 

Professional Into Your Busy Practice 

This session will describe the nuts and bolts of integrating 

a mental health professional within a pediatric 

practice. The discussion will include how roles are 

determined and possible funding strategies. 

Marian Earls, MD, FAAP; Karen Maynard, LCSW 

8:30 am – 10:00 am 

S3116 Learning Disabilities: Making Sense 

of the Quagmire 

CC 


Agreement on the definition of learning disability (LD) 

exists, but identification of LD varies significantly by 

evaluator, school district, and state. Special education 

law and local practice shape identification and 

service delivery decisions. Participants will learn to 

use a collaborative model when working with schools 

and when advocating for services. 


9:30 am – 10:15 am 

F3055 Diagnosis and Management of ADHD 

in Young Children: What Do We Know? 

➤➤ 


This session will discuss the evidence for the validity 

of the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 

diagnosis in preschool-aged children and will review the 

new ADHD guidelines as they pertain to young children 

with ADHD. Non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic 

treatment will be discussed using case correlation. 

Andrew Adesman, MD, FAAP 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S3077 ADHD Psychopharmacology: 

Stimulants and Beyond 

➤➤ 


This session will briefly review the evidence for the 

efficacy and side effects of stimulants, atomoxetine, 

and guanfacine-ER when used to treat attentiondeficit/hyperactivity 

disorder. Current practice guidelines 

and the rationale for these guidelines will be 

reviewed. Cases that demonstrate situations where 

it would be appropriate to consider non-stimulant 

medications will be discussed. 

Laurel Leslie, MD, MPH, FAAP 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S3082 Language Delays: Will He or She 

Just Grow Out of It? 

CC 


This session will describe the differential diagnosis 

and outcomes for children with language delays. 

Screening instruments that can be used in primary 

care will be reviewed. The clinical approach to the 

evaluation of the child with language delay will be 

discussed using case presentations. Appropriate 

management and recommendation that primary care 

physicians can give families will be included. 

Michelle Macias, MD, FAAP 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

S3113 ADHD Psychopharmacology: 

Stimulants and Beyond 

CC 


This session will briefly review the evidence for the 

efficacy and side effects of stimulants, atomoxetine, 

and guanfacine-ER when used to treat attentiondeficit/hyperactivity 

disorder. Current practice guidelines 

and the rationale for these guidelines will be 

reviewed. Cases that demonstrate situations where 

it would be appropriate to consider non-stimulant 

medications will be discussed. 


4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

S3116 Learning Disabilities: Making Sense 

of the Quagmire 

CC 


Agreement on the definition of learning disability (LD) 

exists, but identification of LD varies significantly by 

evaluator, school district, and state. Special education 

law and local practice shape identification and 

service delivery decisions. Participants will learn to 

use a collaborative model when working with schools 

and when advocating for services. 


4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

S3117 Managing Common Behavior 

Problems in Young Children 

➤➤ 


This session will review the developmental considerations 

a pediatrician must think about in the assessment 

of a child with frequent problem behaviors. 

The behavioral assessment will then be described. 

A case-based discussion will be used to teach about 

counseling strategies. 


4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

I3125 Use of Mental Health Tools in 

Primary Care 

➤➤ 


Presenters will review the mental health tools 

developed for pediatric primary care practice and 

lead participants in applying these tools to casebased 

examples. 

Marian Earls, MD, FAAP; Jane Foy, MD, FAAP 


8:30 am – 10:00 am 

S4017 ADHD: Pearls, Perils, and Pitfalls 

➤➤ 


Following a review of the urrent AAP guidelines for 

the evaluation and management of attention-deficit/ 

hyperactivity disorder, common perils and pitfalls in 

the assessment and management will be reviewed. 

The presentation will include discussion of pitfalls in 

interpreting rating scales in general, how to initiate 

therapy to minimize side effects, and choosing the 

“right” medication. 


8:30 am – 10:00 am 

S4023 Managing Common Behavior 

Problems in Young Children 

CC 


This session will review the developmental considerations 

a pediatrician must think about in the assessment 

of a child with frequent problem behaviors. 

The behavioral assessment will then be described. 

A case-based discussion will be used to teach about 

counseling strategies. 


8:30 am – 10:00 am 

I4027 Procedural Hypnosis: Using Guided 

Imagery in Acute Care Settings 

Pediatricians are often confronted with upset, frightened, 

or distressed patients who need treatment. 

Therapeutic language and brief hypnotic strategies 

can rapidly improve the situation and help the patient, 

parent, and pediatrician cope with the situation. 

Attendees will learn basic principles and practice simple 

techniques they can put into practice immediately. 

Tamara Vesel, MD 

8:30 am – 10:00 am 

S4024 Promoting Mental Health: Making 

Well-Child Care Mental Health Care 

This session will focus on mental health screening 

and interventions as an integral part of health 

supervision visits. Strategies will be presented that 

enhance mental health services through using the 

guidelines and enhanced screening techniques. With 

community collaboration, the medical home is an 

ideal setting to promote mental health. 

Jane Foy, MD, FAAP; Joseph Hagan, MD, FAAP 




Developmental-Behavioral 

(cont.) 

9:30 am – 10:15 am 

F4040 Diagnosis and Management of ADHD 

in Young Children: What Do We Know? 

CC 


This session will discuss the evidence for the validity 

of the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 

diagnosis in preschool-aged children and will review the 

new ADHD guidelines as they pertain to young children 

with ADHD. Non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic 

treatment will be discussed using case correlation. 


11:10 am – 11:30 am 

P4053 What Do I Need to 

Know About Children’s 

Mental Health?: 

Competencies for Pediatric 

Primary Care 

Benjamin Siegel, MD, FAAP 

This session will review the mental 

health competencies for pediatric primary 

care, their rationale, and their 

potential use by practicing pediatricians 

and pediatric training programs 

to build knowledge and skills in the 

area of children’s mental health. 

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm 

X4062 When Time-Out Isn’t Working: 

Answering Parents’ Questions 

CC 


The rationale for the use of time-out as a punishment 

strategy will be reviewed. Cases will be used to 

demonstrate some of the problems that can arise in 

using time-out. This will be followed by a discussion 

of strategies a pediatrician could recommend to a 

parent in these situations. 


2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S4071 ADHD: Pearls, Perils, and Pitfalls 

CC 


Following a review of the current AAP guidelines for 

the evaluation and management of attention-deficit/ 

hyperactivity disorder, common perils and pitfalls in 

the assessment and management will be reviewed. 

The presentation will include discussion of pitfalls in 

interpreting rating scales in general, how to initiate 

therapy to minimize side effects, and choosing the 

“right” medication. 


2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S4074 Evidence-Based Mental Health 

Interventions for the Primary Pediatric 

Health Care Provider 

This session will review the most current evidencebased 

interventions, both psychosocial and psychopharmacologic, 

for addressing children’s mental health 

concerns. Case-based examples will be discussed. 

Rebecca Baum, MD, FAAP 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S4078 What? My Baby Can’t Hear? What 

Every Pediatrician Must Know About the 

Care of the Hearing Impaired Child 

This session is a practical primer for those who 

wish to provide a medical home and comprehensive 

care to hearing impaired children. Faculty will 

clarify the diagnosis, discuss obtaining proper 

amplification, and instituting therapy. Hearing aids, 

cochlear implants, who needs which and why, and 

the rationale for rapid intervention will be discussed. 

A panel of parents and their deaf children who are 

using auditory/oral education will participate in the 

presentation. 

Catherine Bartlett, MD, FAAP; Theodore Mason 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

A4106 Parenting Myths That Even 

Pediatricians Believe 

Although it is not surprising that the general public 

subscribes to common parenting misconceptions, 

pediatricians also often subscribe to popular myths 

regarding well-child care, first aid, child development, 

and common illnesses. This session will debunk 

widely held myths and discuss parenting practices 

that are out of date yet still endorsed by some 

pediatricians. 


4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

I4103 Use of Mental Health Tools in 

Primary Care 

CC 


Presenters will review the mental health tools developed 

for pediatric primary care practice and lead 

participants in applying these tools to case-based 

examples. 

Marian Earls, MD, FAAP; Jane Foy, MD, FAAP 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

S4100 When Therapy is Not Enough: 

Psychopharmacology of Autism 

Spectrum Disorders 

This session will review behavioral problems associated 

with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and 

medications frequently used in the management of 

these difficulties. The current evidence regarding 

use of the medications in this patient population 

will be reviewed. Practical guidelines for medication 

management for ASD in primary care will be 

presented, as well as when to consider referral to a 

subspecialist. 

Roma Vasa, MD 

Emergency 

Medicine 

See also sessions under cardiology and cardiac 

surgery, critical care, and hospital medicine 


9:00 am – 7:00 pm 

H0015 Section on Emergency Medicine 

Program & Reception: Day 1 

Committee for the Future, Scientific 

Abstracts, Awards 

Moderator: Robert Schremmer, MD, FAAP 

9:00-9:35am Getting Involved in Global Health – 

With and Without Leaving Home 

Donna Staton, MD, MPH, FAAP 

9:35–10:10am Pediatric Emergency Care Outside the 

United States: How to Prepare for a 

Safe and Effective Trip? 

Jennifer Watts, MD 

10:10–10:45am Pediatric Emergency Medicine in the 

Global Setting: How Can I Make a 

Difference? 

SV Mahadevan, MD, FACEP, FAAEM 

10:45–11:00am International Speaker - “On location” 

TBA 

11:00–12:00pm Programs, Projects, Posters and 

Pictures Program and Project Displays 

12:00-1:00pm Lunch Break 

Scientific Abstract Presentations, 

Posters, Awards 

Moderator: Ronald Paul, MD, FAAP 

1:00pm Welcome 

Steven Rogers, MD, FAAP 


Ronald Paul, MD, FAAP 

Presentation of Ken Graff Award 2011 


Presented by: Prashant Mahajan, MD, 

MBA, FAAP 

1:15pm 2009 Ken Graff Research Award 

Project Report: A National Evaluation of 

the Comparative Effectiveness of Care 

for Injured Children by Hospital Type 

Sage Myers, MD 

1:30pm Abstract Session I 

Moderators: Michelle Stevenson, MD, 

FAAP & Evaline Alessandrini, MD, FAAP 

3:15pm Break 

3:45pm Abstract Session II 

Moderators: Stephen Freedman, MD, FAAP 

& Anupam Kharbanda, MD, MSc, FAAP 

Abstracts will be submitted for publication 

in Pediatric Emergency Care 

5:30pm PM Section on Emergency Medicine 

Reception 

Moderator: Ronald Paul, MD, FAAP 

5:30pm Viewing of Research Posters 

Poster presenters are asked to stand 

by their posters from 5:30-6:30pm 

5:45pm Oral Presentation of Top 5 Posters (5 

minutes each) 

6:30pm Presentation of Abstract Awards 

Willis Wingert, Overall Best Paper, 

Overall Best Poster 

Ronald Paul, MD, FAAP 




Emergency Medicine (cont.) 


8:00 am – 5:30 pm 



Business Meeting, Educational 

Presentations, Awards 

8:00am EmergiQuiz Presentations 

Christine Cho, MD, MPH, FAAP 

9:00am Business Meeting –Steven Selbst, MD, 

FAAP, Committee Chair 

SOEM Subcommittee Chair Reports 

9:45am Presentation of 2011 Jim Seidel 

Distinguished Service Award 

Recipient: Milton Tenenbein, MD, FAAP 

10:00am Presentation of Mike Shannon 

Humanitarian Award NEW 

10:15am Break 

10:30am The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: 

Electronic Medical Records and 

PEM—Audience Response 

Laura Fitzmaurice, MD, FAAP 

11:15am PEMPix Photo Competition 

12:15pm Lunch Break 

1:30pm EmergiQuiz Presentations 

Christine Cho, MD, MPH, FAAP 

2:30pm Break 

2:45pm EmergiQuiz Awards 

Best Discussion of an Unknown Case 

Best Case Presentation 

3:00pm Is Your Emergency Department 

Passing the Test? 

PEM Performance Measures 

Evaline Alessandrini, MD, FAAP 

4:00pm New Controversies in Pediatric 

Emergency Medicine – ARS 

Jeffrey Schunk, MD, FAAP; M. Douglas 

Baker, MD, FAAP 


Booth # 743, AAP Resource Center, BCEC Exhibit Hall 


pediatrics to discuss a variety of topics. Ask NCE 

faculty questions not addressed in scientific sessions 

and continue your conversation on best 

practices. 

12:30 pm – 1:15 pm 

Sarita Chung, MD, FAAP (Disaster Preparedness) 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

S1136 Toxic Weekend Update 

This session will cover several topics, including 

decontamination strategies, new drugs of abuse, 

information about select serotonin reuptake inhibitors, 

drug interactions, and environmental toxins 

(lead, polychlorinated biphenyls, and others currently 

in the news). 

Suzan Mazor, MD; Alan Woolf, MD, FAAP 


8:30 am – 12:00 pm 



Educational Presentations and Joint 

Session with Bioethics 

8:30am A Review of the Top Ten PEM Articles 

in 2010/2011 

Manish Shah, MD, FAAP 

9:30am PEM Network Update 

Todd Chang, MD, FAAP 

9:45am Break 

10:00am Cocaine, Consent, Confidentiality, 

and the Clap: Ethical Controversies 

in PEM (Drug Testing, Consent, 

Confidentiality) 

Jill Baren, MD, FAAP; Douglas Diekema, 

MD, MPH, FAAP; Lalit Bajaj, MD, FAAP 







practices. 

1:15 pm – 2:00 pm 

Susan Fuchs, MD, FAAP (First Aid, Pediatric 

Emergencies APLS) 

Scott Needle, MD, FAAP (Disaster Preparedness and 

Response) 

Doug Diekema, MD, FAAP (AAP Policy Statement – 

Consent for Emergency Medical Services for Children 

and Adolescents) 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

W2113 Emergency Procedures in the 

Office Setting $$ 

➤➤ 


This session will provide everything pediatricians 

need to understand and be able to perform basic 

lifesaving procedures. These events are rare and 

require review and updates so that pediatricians can 

maintain the knowledge and equipment necessary 

to perform these procedures. This workshop will 

provide a format that may be helpful to the pediatrician 

who wants a basic review and any updates on 

these skills. 

Joyce Li, MD, FAAP; Lise Nigrovic, MD 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

A2110 PREP Live: Emergency Medicine 

Questions from PREP E-Med online content will be 

presented to participants. Participants will answer 

questions and the faculty will review the correct 

answers as well as commonly chosen incorrect 

answers. Group discussion may ensue and will be 

moderated by the faculty. 

James Wilde, MD, FAAP 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

W2151 Emergency Procedures in the 

Office Setting $$ 

CC 


This session will provide everything pediatricians 

need to understand and be able to perform basic 

lifesaving procedures. These events are rare and 

require review and updates so that pediatricians can 

maintain the knowledge and equipment necessary 

to perform these procedures. This workshop will 

provide a format that may be helpful to the pediatrician 

who wants a basic review and any updates on 

these skills. 

Joyce Li, MD, FAAP; Lise Nigrovic, MD 


7:30 am – 5:00 pm 

C3002 APLS: The Pediatric Emergency 

Medicine Course $$ 

7:30am Sign-in, Continental Breakfast 


8:15am APLS Award Presentation 

8:30am Pediatric Assessment Lecture 

9:15–11:15am Concurrent Skill Stations 

9:15 Begin Breakout 1 

Airway Skills A 


Airway Skills B 

Airway Skills C 

Cardiovascular Skills A 

Cardiovascular Skills B 

Cardiovascular Skills C 

11:15am Airway in Health and Disease Lecture 

12:00pm Box Lunch Provided 

12:45pm Course Director’s Choice: Procedural 

Sedation 

1:30–4:00pm Concurrent Group Discussions 


Central Nervous System A 

2:15 Snack Break (Hallway) 

Central Nervous System B 

2:30 Start Breakout 2 

Medical Emergencies A 

3:15 Start Breakout 3 

Medical Emergencies B 

Cardiovascular System A 

Cardiovascular System B 

4:00pm Break 

4:15pm Trauma Lecture 

5:00pm Close; Course Completion Certificates 

Richard Bachur, MD, FAAP; Susan Fuchs, MD, FAAP; 

Rick Place, MD, FAAP; Robert, Sapien, MD, FAAP; 

Loren G. Yamamoto, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAP 




Emergency Medicine (cont.) 

4:00 pm – 4:45 pm 

F3106 CPR/PALS Updates for 2011 

This will be an opportunity to hear the official 

changes to PALS/CPR guidelines from 2010 as 

well as hear about refinements that have occurred 

throughout the year related to those changes. The 

presenter will highlight practical improvements/ 

changes in these guidelines and how they apply to 

the pediatrician. 

Monica Kleinman, MD, FAAP 


3:00 pm – 3:45 pm 

F4088 Procedural Sedation for the Office 

Pediatrician 

Occasionally a child comes to the office who requires 

a simple procedure, such as stitches, incision and 

drainage of an abscess, or splinting of an extremity. 

While some children tolerate such procedures well, 

others require procedural sedation. This session 

will review the pharmacologic options for procedural 

sedation/analgesia levels of sedation and equipment 

required, as well as how to assess patient 

risk and discharge criteria. In addition, information, 

learned from the pediatric sedation consortium will 

be reviewed as it applies to office practice. 

Amy Baxter, MD, FAAP 

4:00 pm – 4:45 pm 

F4094 Pediatricians as Emergency 

Department Champions 

The AAP/American College of Emergency Physicians/ 

Emergency Nurses Association joint policy statement 

“Guidelines for Care of Children in the Emergency 

Department” highlights the role of a physician coordinator 

for pediatric emergency medicine. This role is 

a perfect fit for a local pediatrician willing to become 

a “champion” to assist the emergency department 

(ED) medical director in improving the care of children 

provided in that ED. The statement goes beyond 

needed equipment and supplies to highlight items 

such as quality improvement, patient safety, policies 

and procedures, and serving as a liaison to both 

emergency medical services and a regional pediatric 

referral hospital—all roles perfectly suited for a pediatrician 

in the community. This session will highlight 

tools to assist the pediatricians in serving in this role 

and provide an action template. 

Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD, FAAP 

SATURDAY, OCT. 15 – MONDAY, OCT 17 

New residents 

at growing Resource Center 

Booth #941, AAP Resource Center, BCEC Exhibit Hall 

New to the NCE this year is a three times larger 

AAP Resource center Life Support booth designed 

to illustrate how simulators bring value to continuing 

medical education. Through simulation such 

concepts as critical teamwork and communication, 

identifying systems flaws, or discovering compromised 

performance can be explored. On display 

will be SimNewB (our high fidelity newborn simulator 

that compliments the neonatal resuscitation 

program) and premiere SimJr (our high fidelity 

pediatric simulator of a 6-year old patient. 

Be among the first to interact with the 

pediatric simulators; register today at 

www.AAPexperieNCE.org/register 

Photos courtesy of Laerdal Medical 

Endocrinology 


8:30 am – 9:15 am 

F1036 Endocrine Associations With 

Skin Disease 

This session will provide illustrations of cutaneous 

manifestations of common and rare endocrine 

disorders. Genotype/phenotype correlations will 

be emphasized. The attendees should derive a 

better understanding of the skin findings in these 

conditions. 

Anne Lucky, MD, FAAP 

9:30 am – 10:15 am 

F1078 Type 1 Diabetes for the General 


The basis for modern type 1 diabetes (T1DM) treatment 

of children and adolescents is the landmark 

Diabetes Control and Complications Trial. Treatment 

must be individualized, usually using insulin analogs 

via multidose insulin algorithms and carbohydrate 

counting or insulin pumps. This session will 

review the use of continuous glucose monitoring 

systems (CGMS). Comorbidities of T1DM also are 

important to screen, follow, and treat and include 

vitamin D and bone mineralization issues, thyroid 

diseases, celiac disease, lipid abnormalities, and 

blood pressure and kidney complications. A1c targets, 

individualized and focused, should remain a 

hallmark of modern T1DM care. 

Stuart Brink, MD, FAAP 







practices. 

12:30 pm – 1:15 pm 

William Cochran, MD, FAAP and Christopher Bolling, 

MD, FAAP (Childhood Obesity) 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

A1115 T Case Lessons in Thyroid Disease 

➤➤ 


Various case scenarios related to thyroid disease 

will be presented and responses will be solicited 

from the audience. Explanations will be given by the 

presenter following each case discussion. Each case 

will be carefully chosen to illustrate a point. 

Scott Rivkees, MD, FAAP 

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm 

F1121 Hirsutism 

The session will review pathophysiology and morphology 

of hirsutism and differentiate it from hypertrichosis. 

The attendees should become more competent 

in the evaluation and treatment of hirsutism. 

Anne Lucky, MD, FAAP 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

A1145 Endocrine Pearls 

Multiple cases and/or pictures will be presented to 

illustrate various aspects of endocrinology essential 

to the practice of pediatrics 

Lynne Levitsky, MD, FAAP 


8:30 am – 10:00 am 

A2053 T Case Lessons in Thyroid Disease 

CC 


Various case scenarios related to thyroid disease 

will be presented and responses will be solicited 

from the audience. Explanations will be given by the 

presenter following each case discussion. Each case 

will be carefully chosen to illustrate a point. 

Scott Rivkees, MD, FAAP 




Endocrinology (cont.) 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

S2139 Too Short—Too Tall: Diagnosis of 

Growth Disorders 

➤➤ 


The attendees will understand the definitions of 

“short” and “tall,” be able to recognize normal and 

abnormal growth patterns, and explore the differential 

diagnoses for short and tall stature and how to 

diagnose these conditions. 

Laurie Cohen, MD, FAAP 

JOIN US ONE DAY BEFORE THE AAP CONFERENCE 

FOR A SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM ON CHILDHOOD OBESITY 

Obesity: Ending Childhood Obesity within 

a Generation—Innovations in Practice 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

S2140 What to Do With “Spells” 

Discussion will include the simple outpatient evaluation 

and management of suspected hypoglycemia, 

possible neurocardiogenic syncope, and possible 

atypical seizures. 

Robin Jones, MD; Lynne Levitsky, MD, FAAP 


8:30 am – 10:00 am 

S3036 Too Short—Too Tall: Diagnosis of 

Growth Disorders 

CC 


The attendees will understand the definitions of 

“short” and “tall,” be able to recognize normal and 

abnormal growth patterns, and explore the differential 

diagnoses for short and tall stature and how to 

diagnose these conditions. 

Laurie Cohen, MD, FAAP 


8:30 am – 9:15 am 

F4012 T Definition and Management of 

Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes 

➤➤ 


This session will focus on defining the disease and 

discussing a practical approach to management. 

Sonia Caprio, MD 

4:00 pm – 4:45 pm 

F4091 T Definition and Management of 

Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes 

CC 


This session will focus on defining the disease and 

discussing a practical approach to management. 

Sonia Caprio, MD 


11:30 AM 

Pre-Conference Networking Forum 

and Poster Review 

Enjoy a complimentary lunch, network with 

colleagues and review posters. 

Supported by Pfizer 

12:40 PM 

Welcome, Introductions, and Presentation of the 

Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award 

O. Marion Burton, MD, FAAP 

AAP President 

Errol Alden, MD, FAAP 

AAP Executive Director/CEO 

Moderator: William Cochran, MD, FAAP 

Department of Pediatric Nutrition, Geisinger Clinic 

Sylvia Escott-Stomp, RD 

ADA President 

Dave Faxon, MD 

President of the Board of Directors for Alliance for a Healthier 

Generation 

1:00 PM 

Current State of the Evidence and 

Recommendations for Care 

Elsie M. Taveras, MD, MPH, FAAP 

Assistant Professor of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical 

School/ Harvard Pilgrim Health Care 

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Boston 

Nancy Copperman, MS, RD, CDN 

Director of Public Health, North Shore Long Island Jewish 

Health System 

Learning Objective: 

• State current evidence and articulate 

recommendations from the AAP Endorsed 

Expert Committee Recommendations and the 

ADA Pediatric Weight Management Guidelines 

1:30 PM 

Innovations in Obesity Care: Two Approaches 

You Can Try in Your Office Tomorrow 

Robert P. Schwartz, MD, FAAP 

Professor of Pediatrics at Wake Forest University School of 

Medicine 

Myles Faith, PhD 

Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the University 

of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 

Assistant Director of the Obesity Unit at Penn’s Institute for 

Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism 

Learning Objectives: 

• Recognize how motivational interviewing (MI) 

can impact primary care 

• Identify the core principles of MI 

• Articulate examples of how to integrate MI 

into care 

• Recognize the role cognitive behavioral 

counseling approaches can play in 

primary care 

• Identify the core principles of cognitive 

behavioral counseling approaches 

• Articulate examples of how to integrate 

cognitive behavioral counseling approaches into 

primary care 

3:00 PM 

Establishing and Maintaining Effective Dietitian 

and Pediatrician Teams 

Karen Kamachi, MD, CPE, FAAP 

General Pediatrician, Adolescent Medicine Subspecialty 

Joy Mendoza, RD 

Consultant, Registered Dietitian 

Learning Objective: 

• Identify strategies to establish and maintain 

partnerships between 

dietitians and pediatricians. 

3:25 PM 

It’s a Package Deal: Obesity, Diabetes and 

Dyslipidemia in Primary Care 

Francine P. Kaufman, MD, FAAP 

Chief Medical Officer and VP, Global Clinical, Medical and 

Health Affairs, Medtronic Diabetes 

Samuel Gidding, MD, FAAP 

Professor of Pediatrics, Jefferson Medical College 

Division Chief of Cardiology, Nemours Cardiac Center Staff, 

A I DuPont Hospital for Children 

Nancy Copperman, MS,RD,CDN 

Aida Miles, MMS, RD, LD 

Director, Coordinated Masters Program in Public Health 

Nutrition and instructor, University of Minnesota 

Learning Objectives: 

• Recognize the role of primary care in the 

management of diabetes and dyslipidemia 

based upon new guidelines and 

recommendations 

• Identify criteria for referral 

• Distinguish the different types of nutrition 

recommendations that apply 

to different obesity co-morbidities. 

5:00 PM 

Moderated Panel: Question and Answer 

5:30 PM 

Reception and Poster Review 




Gastroenterology 

See also sessions under endocrinology 


7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X1010 Vitamin D: New Roles, New Doses— 

Do Children and Teens Need More? 

➤➤ 


This session will review the role of vitamin D in bone 

health as well as other areas, such as immunity, cancer 

prevention, and cardiovascular health. Attendees will 

better understand how to document current deficiencies 

in many pediatric and adolescent groups and discuss 

the need for increased vitamin D intake in breastfed 

babies, as well as older children and adolescents. 

Catherine Gordon, MD, FAAP 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

S1139 What’s New in Pediatric 

Gastroenterology—Bleeders, Spitters 

and Poopers 

➤➤ 


Participants will be exposed to recent updates in 

diagnostic tools for gastroesophageal reflux/gastroesophageal 

reflux disease (GERD) (including pH probe 

use, new types of pH probes, use of impedance monitoring, 

endoscopy with biopsy [in particular to differentiate 

GERD from eosinophilic esophagitis], and appropriate 

use of radiographic and scintigraphic studies). 

Outpatient management of chronic constipation with/ 

without encopresis will be discussed, including red 

flags for further evaluation for underlying anatomical 

or neurologic problems, including Hirschsprung disease 

and other neurogenic causes of constipation. A 

final case will be presented to discuss evaluation and 

management of the young infant presenting with rectal 

bleeding, including use of dietary changes involving 

breast milk and hypoallergenic formulas. 

Alan Leichtner, MD, FAAP 

5:00 pm – 5:45 pm 

F1151 Milk Intolerance: Is It the Lactose, 

Milk Protein, IBS, or Superstition? 

➤➤ 


The faculty will review the clinical presentation of both 

milk protein intolerance and of lactose intolerance, 

using case examples for discussion purposes. The 

pathophysiology of each will be reviewed, including 

new information of intestinal reactions to milk protein 

and genetic markers of lactase deficiency. Treatments 

including new formulas and pre- and probiotics for 

infants and children and of low-lactose and lactose-free 

diets will be discussed. The recent AAP recommendations 

and review by the National Institutes of Health– 

sponsored Lactose Intolerance and Health Working 

Group will be incorporated into this discussion. 

Jenifer Lightdale, MD, MPH, FAAP 


7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X2011 Vitamin D: New Roles, New Doses— 

Do Children and Teens Need More? 

CC 


This session will review the role of vitamin D in 

bone health as well as other areas, such as immunity, 

cancer prevention, and cardiovascular health. 

Attendees will better understand how to document 

current deficiencies in many pediatric and adolescent 

groups and discuss the need for increased 

vitamin D intake in breastfed babies, as well as 

older children and adolescents. 

Catherine Gordon, MD, FAAP 

8:30 am – 9:15 am 

F2029 Milk Intolerance: Is It the Lactose, 

Milk Protein, IBS, or Superstition? 

CC 


The faculty will review the clinical presentation of 

both milk protein intolerance and of lactose intolerance, 

using case examples for discussion purposes. 

The pathophysiology of each will be reviewed, including 

new information of intestinal reactions to milk 

protein and genetic markers of lactase deficiency. 

Treatments including new formulas and pre- and 

probiotics for infants and children and of low-lactose 

and lactose-free diets will be discussed. The recent 

AAP recommendations and review by the National 

Institutes of Health–sponsored Lactose Intolerance 

and Health Working Group will be incorporated into 

this discussion. 

Jenifer Lightdale, MD, MPH, FAAP 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S2102 What’s New in Pediatric 

Gastroenterology—Bleeders, Spitters and 

Poopers 

CC 


Participants will be exposed to recent updates in 

diagnostic tools for gastroesophageal reflux/gastroesophageal 

reflux disease (GERD) (including pH 

probe use, new types of pH probes, use of impedance 

monitoring, endoscopy with biopsy [in particular 

to differentiate GERD from eosinophilic esophagitis], 

and appropriate use of radiographic and scintigraphic 

studies). Outpatient management of chronic constipation 

with/without encopresis will be discussed, 

including red flags for further evaluation for underlying 

anatomical or neurologic problems, including 

Hirschsprung disease and other neurogenic causes 

of constipation. A final case will be presented to 

discuss evaluation and management of the young 

infant presenting with rectal bleeding, including use 

of dietary changes involving breast milk and hypoallergenic 

formulas. 

Alan Leichtner, MD, FAAP 


1:00 pm – 3:00 pm 

H3068 T Section on Gastroenterology, 

Hepatology & Nutrition Program 

Primer of Common Liver Disease for the 

Primary Care Pediatrician: Abnormal Liver 

Tests, Immunizations, and Fatty Liver in 

Children and Adolescents 

1:00pm Work Up of Abnormal Liver Tests 

Maureen Jonas, MD 

1:45pm Prevention/Immunizations for 

Hepatitis 

Philip Rosenthal, MD, FAAP 

2:15pm Liver Disease in Obesity 

Robert Squires, MD, FAAP 

Genetics 


3:00 pm – 3:45 pm 

F1124 FISH and Chips: How to Order and 

Interpret a Wide Variety of Genetic Tests 

This session will address the information the pediatrician 

needs to know to understand the various 

forms of genetic testing (karyotype, FISH [fluorescent 

in situ hybridization], DNA sequencing, chromosome 

microarray) with emphasis on the indications and 

limitations of each test as well as how to interpret 

the test results. 

David Miller, MD, FAAP 

A1147 Genetic and Metabolic Unknowns 

This interactive session will focus on the cardinal 

findings and medical history of a wide variety of 

genetic and metabolic conditions with an emphasis 

on those conditions that are now known to be relatively 

common and treatable. 

Mark Korson, MD, FABMG; Jonathan Picker, MD 


S2048 Treatable Genetic Disorders That 

Every Pediatrician Should Recognize 

➤➤ 


The session will use case examples to review the 

clues in the medical history and physical features 

that should lead to the evaluation of a genetic or 

metabolic condition, with emphasis on treatable 

conditions and the subtle findings that will help with 

early diagnosis. 

Laurie Demmer, MD 


Genetics (cont.) 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S2101 Treatable Genetic Disorders That 

Every Pediatrician Should Recognize 

CC 


This session will use case examples to review the 

clues in the medical history and physical features 

that should lead to the evaluation of a genetic or 

metabolic condition, with emphasis on treatable 

conditions and the subtle findings that will help with 

early diagnosis. 

Laurie Demmer, MD 


9:30 am – 10:15 am 

F3058 What to Do With the Tall, Thin 

Athlete: Genetic Disorders Presenting at 

the Sports Physical 

This session will focus on common connective tissue 

disorders, including Ehlers-Danlos and Marfan 

syndromes. The features of these conditions will 

be discussed with an emphasis on the parts of the 

sports physical that are likely to identify patients who 

require evaluation. Recommendations for further 

evaluation and sports restriction will be discussed. 

Amy Roberts, MD 

11:10 am – 11:30 am 

P3063 Personalized Medicine 

and the $1,000 Genome 

Bruce Korf, MD, FAAP 

The knowledge gained from the 

Human Genome Project has led to 

the promise of “personalized medicine.” 

This session will prepare pediatricians 

to answer their patients’ 

questions regarding new possibilities, 

including direct-to-consumer 

marketing of testing for individual 

genetic variation, pharmacogenomic 

applications, and even the so-called 

“$1,000 individual genome.” 


2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

A4085 Small Clues to Big Problems: The 

Clinical Significance of Minor Anomalies 

and Unusual Skin Findings 

Pediatricians observe minor anomalies and/or skin 

findings daily. Some of these may be family traits of 

no consequence, while others are clues to an underlying 

genetic condition that may be associated with 

medical and/or developmental problems. This interactive 

session will focus on common minor anomalies 

or skin findings that suggest a particular genetic 

condition that may need further evaluation. 

Mary Dinulos, MD 


Hematology- 

Oncology 


8:30 am – 9:15 am 

F2027 Anemia in Children: Iron Deficiency 

and Beyond 

➤➤ 


Despite iron supplementation, anemia still remains 

a finding in childhood that must be addressed. The 

pediatrician is called on to correctly diagnose and 

treat iron deficiency, as well as recognize the potential 

causes and interventions for this nutritional deficiency. 

In addition, the pediatrician should recognize when 

anemia is due to other causes, such as immune 

hemolysis, hemoglobinopathy, chronic disease, and 

others. The speaker will give an overview of the diagnosis 

and management of anemia in children. 

George Buchanan, MD, FAAP 

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm 

F2117 Anemia in Children: Iron Deficiency 

and Beyond 

CC 


Despite iron supplementation, anemia still remains 

a finding in childhood that must be addressed. The 

pediatrician is called on to correctly diagnose and 

treat iron deficiency, as well as recognize the potential 

causes and interventions for this nutritional deficiency. 

In addition, the pediatrician should recognize when 

anemia is due to other causes, such as immune 

hemolysis, hemoglobinopathy, chronic disease, and 

others. The speaker will give an overview of the diagnosis 

and management of anemia in children. 

George Buchanan, MD, FAAP 


8:30 am – 9:15 am 

F4013 Hematologic Problems in the Newborn 

In an increasingly multiethnic society, abnormal 

newborn hemoglobinopathy screens are increasingly 

common. The pediatrician is the recipient of this 

information and must counsel the families about the 

implications of this test result and determine which 

patients need referral to hematology. While hematologic 

disorders are not common in the newborn, 

neonatal anemia, hemolytic disease with hyperbilirubinemia, 

and thrombocytopenia do occur. The management 

of such problems in the newborn depends 

largely on the cause and severity. The speaker will 

address the more frequent causes of these neonatal 

cytopenias, the diagnostic evaluation, clinical management, 

and prediction for future infants. 

Cathy G. Rosenfield, MD 


3:00 pm – 3:45 pm 

F4086 Common Coagulation Problems for 

the General Pediatrician 

Pediatricians commonly see children with bleeding 

symptoms, such as epistaxis and menorrhagia. 

Some, but not all, require hemostatic testing. This 

session will focus on which patients with bleeding 

symptoms merit testing, what are the best initial and 

follow-up tests to use, how to interpret the results 

of such testing, and how to manage bleeding symptoms 

in children with bleeding disorders. Faculty will 

also address the role of testing asymptomatic children 

and adolescents for congenital hypercoagulability 

in the face of a family history. 

Thomas Abshire, MD 

Hospice & 

Palliative Care 


8:30 am – 10:00 am 

S1062 From Prenatal to Neonatal Palliative 

Care: Planning for Uncertainty 

This seminar will focus on challenges that families 

and providers face after a lethal or life-limiting prenatal 

diagnosis. Topics include neonatal conditions 

appropriate for palliative care, barriers to palliative 

care, and how to best support families during the 

transition from inpatient to outpatient home or palliative 

care/hospice care. 

Renee Boss, MD; Suzanne Toce, MD, FAAP 

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm 

H1091 Section on Hospice and Palliative 

Medicine Program 

Creating and Sustaining a High-Quality 

System of Pediatric Palliative Care 


Chris Feudtner, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP 

1:10pm Building and Nurturing Hospital- 

Community Networks of Care 

Joanne Wolfe , MD, MPH, FAAP 

2:00pm Break 

2:10pm Confronting the Challenges of Funding 

Pediatric Palliative Care 

Scott Klein, MD, FAAP 

3:00pm Break 

3:10pm Poster Symposium 

4:00pm Break 

4:10pm Section on Hospice and Palliative 

Medicine Business Meeting 





Hospital 

Medicine 


8:30 am – 3:00 pm 

H2024 Section on Hospital Medicine 

Program 

Essential Tools for the Pediatric 

Hospitalist 

8:30am Poster Session and Presentation of 

the 2011 Pediatric Hospital Medicine 

Abstract Research Award 

9:30am The Pediatric Hospitalist and Creating 

a Culture of Patient Safety 

Shannon Phillips, Chief Safety Officer, 

Cleveland Clinic 

10:30am Break 

10:45am Introduction to Lean-Six Sigma Tools 

for the Pediatric Hospitalist 

Matt Morrissette, President, Lean 

Healthcare MB; More Effective 

Consulting, LLC 

11:45am Section Business Meeting (Grab 

Lunch and Talk) 

12:45pm Break 

1:00pm Information Technology Tools for the 

Pediatric Hospitalist 

Stuart Weinberg, Vice Chief 

Bioinformatics, Professor of Pediatrics, 

Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital 

2:00pm Infectious Disease Update for the 

Pediatric Hospitalist 

Russell Steele, Division Head, Pediatric 

Infectious Diseases, Ochsner Children’s 

Health Center; Clinical Professor, Tulane 

University School of Medicine; and 

Professor of Pediatrics, Queensland 

Medical School, Australia 


Hospital Medicine Abstract Research Lecture supported by 

Abbott Nutrition 

Infectious 

Diseases 


9:30 am – 10:15 am 

F1077 Tick-borne Infections in Children 

The session will begin with a short review of the 

types of ticks and the range of illnesses related 

to ticks. Techniques to avoid ticks and proper tick 

removal will be stressed. Attendees will be able to 

better differentiate Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain 

spotted fever, tick paralysis, ehrlichiosis, and more. 

Margaret Fisher, MD, FAAP 







practices. 

12:30 pm – 1:15 pm 

Meg Fisher, MD, FAAP (Red Book ® The Report of the 

Committee on Infectious Diseases) 

1:15 pm – 2:00 pm 

Paul Offit, MD, FAAP and Lisa Mathis, MD 

(Safety of Medicines, Provisional Section on Advances 

in Therapeutics & Technology) 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S1101 Antibiotic Update for the Pediatrician 

➤➤ 


This session will cover a broad range of more common 

pediatric infectious diseases, focusing on current 

antimicrobial therapy and prophylaxis with both 

older and newer agents for community-associated 

bacterial and viral infections that are seen in outpatient 

or inpatient settings. 

John Bradley, MD, FAAP 

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm 

F1096 Evaluating and Managing the Child 

With Recurring Infections 

This session will begin with discussion on the 

expected number of infections during childhood. 

Cases will be presented and discussed to review 

some of the more common reasons for recurrent 

infections. Attendees are encouraged to interact 

during the case presentations. The importance of 

a good history and complete examination will be 

stressed, and diagnostic evaluation for each case 

will be discussed. 

Margaret Fisher, MD, FAAP 

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm 

F1098 Kawasaki Disease: An Update 

➤➤ 


This session will update attendees on diagnostic 

and treatment aspects of Kawasaki disease, the 

most common cause of acquired heart disease in 

children in developed countries, including incomplete 

Kawasaki disease. Additionally, there will be 

brief updates related to advances in understanding 

the etiology and genetic basis of susceptibility to 

this illness. 

Stanford Shulman, MD, FAAP 

4:00 pm – 4:45 pm 

F1126 Kawasaki Disease: An Update 

CC 


This session will update attendees on diagnostic and 

treatment aspects of Kawasaki disease, the most 

common cause of acquired heart disease in children 

in developed countries, including incomplete Kawasaki 

disease. Additionally, there will be brief updates 

related to advances in understanding the etiology and 

genetic basis of susceptibility to this illness. 

Stanford Shulman, MD, FAAP 

Meet the Redbook Committee • Monday, Oct. 17th • S3035 

5:00 pm – 5:45 pm 

F1153 Sexually Transmissible Infections 

in Adolescents 

➤➤ 


Advances in diagnostics have put sexually transmitted 

infection screening and management well within 

the reach of all pediatricians. This update will review 

current screening recommendations, including less 

invasive modalities—no speculum required! Available 

point-of-care tests will also be discussed. Changes 

in the most recent Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention STD Treatment Guidelines, including routine 

HIV testing, will be highlighted. 

Cynthia Holland-Hall, MD, MPH, FAAP 




Infectious Diseases (cont.) 


7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X2005 Community-Associated MRSA 

CC 


The epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and management 

of community-associated methicillin-resistant 

Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections in 

children will be discussed. Mechanisms of antibiotic 

resistance and molecular characteristics of CA-MRSA 

isolates will be briefly described. Skin and soft tissue 

infections will be highlighted, and recent trials will be 

discussed. Strategies for preventing recurrent infections 

will be reviewed. 

Sheldon Kaplan, MD, FAAP 

7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X2010 Sinusitis for the Pediatrician 

This will be a practical approach to the diagnosis and 

treatment of acute bacterial sinusitis and its common 

complications. Clinical presentations, microbiology, 

and management controversies will be reviewed. 

Discussion will be based on clinical cases. 








practices. 

12:30 pm – 1:15 pm 

John Bradley, MD, FAAP (Red Book ® The Report of 

the Committee on Infectious Diseases and Nelson’s 

Guide to Pediatric Antimicrobial Therapy 2012 

edition) 

1:15 pm – 2:00 pm 

Sarah Long, MD, FAAP (Red Book ® The Report of the 

Committee on Infectious Diseases) 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S2094 Antibiotic Update for the 


CC 


This session will cover a broad range of more common 

pediatric infectious diseases, focusing on current 

antimicrobial therapy and prophylaxis with both 

older and newer agents for community-associated 

bacterial and viral infections that are seen in outpatient 

or inpatient settings. 

John Bradley, MD, FAAP 

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm 

F2118 HSV: The Neonate and Beyond 

➤➤ 


The spectrum of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection 

and disease across the pediatric age range—the 

natural history, diagnosis, and treatment—will be discussed 

and reviewed. Emphasis will also be placed 

on when to consider HSV in a differential diagnosis 

(including neonates). 

David Kimberlin, MD, FAAP 

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm 

F2120 Pertussis: Persisting, Perplexing 

Problem 

Pertussis is a persisting problem because neither 

vaccine nor disease confers lifelong immunity. 

Diagnosis of clinical disease is challenging. 

Preventing disease in young infants is critical, yet 

relevant strategies are difficult to implement. As 

epidemiology of pertussis changes, adjustments in 

vaccine policies must follow. Participants can expect 

to gain insight into epidemiology, clinical manifestations, 

diagnosis, and management of pertussis, as 

well as new Tdap recommendations. 

Sarah Long, MD, FAAP 

4:00 pm – 4:45 pm 

F2126 Sexually Transmissible Infections in 

Adolescents 

CC 


Advances in diagnostics have put sexually transmitted 

infection screening and management well within 

the reach of all pediatricians. This update will review 

current screening recommendations, including less 

invasive modalities—no speculum required! Available 

point-of-care tests will also be discussed. Changes 

in the most recent Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention STD Treatment Guidelines, including routine 

HIV testing, will be highlighted. 

Cynthia Holland-Hall, MD, MPH, FAAP 

5:00 pm – 5:45 pm 

F2155 HSV: The Neonate and Beyond 

CC 


The spectrum of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection 

and disease across the pediatric age range—the 

natural history, diagnosis, and treatment—will be discussed 

and reviewed. Emphasis will also be placed 

on when to consider HSV in a differential diagnosis 

(including neonates). 

David Kimberlin, MD, FAAP 


7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X3004 America’s Anti-Vaccine Movement 

➤➤ 


The history of the anti-vaccine movement and its 

impact will be put in the context of the lure of alternative 

medicines and the back-to-nature movements 

dating back hundreds of years. 

Paul Offit, MD, FAAP 

8:00 am – 10:00 am 

S3035 Meet the Red Book Committee 

AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases members 

will provide updates on important issues in pediatric 

infectious diseases, particularly related to new or 

revised recommendations for immunizations or hot 

topic or emerging infections in children. 

Michael Brady, MD, FAAP; Carrie Byington, MD, FAAP; 

Mary Glode, MD, FAAP; Larry Pickering, MD, FAAP 







practices. 

12:30 pm – 1:15 pm 

Michael Brady, MD, FAAP (Red Book ® The Report of 

the Committee on Infectious Diseases) 

John Kelso, MD, FAAP (New Guidelines, Influenza 

Vaccine and Egg Allergy) 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

A3093 Challenging Cases in Pediatric 

Infectious Diseases 

In this session faculty will present a variety of interesting 

cases unknown to the audience and query the 

audience on diagnosis and management plans. After 

results of the audience responses are shown, there 

will be short, to the point, discussions of each case. 

Margaret Fisher, MD, FAAP; Dwight Powell, MD, FAAP 

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm 

F3102 Management of Animal and Human 

Bites in Children 

➤➤ 


Dog and cat bites remain one of the most frequent 

reasons for children to visit an emergency department. 

Many aspects of animal bites will be reviewed, 

including current epidemiology, clinical characteristics 

of different types, microbiology with an emphasis 

on clinical presentation, management of infections 

and infection prevention, and current concepts of 

rabies prophylaxis. 

Jeffrey Starke, MD, FAAP 




Infectious Diseases (cont.) 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

A3128 Vaccine Update for the Pediatrician 

➤➤ 


New vaccines are regularly licensed, vaccine recommendations 

constantly change, and misinformation 

about vaccines can be easily found. This session 

will provide an update on vaccine recommendations 

as well as little known facts about vaccines in the 

immunization schedule using a case-based, interactive 

format. 

Carol J. Baker, MD, FAAP; Larry Pickering, MD, FAAP 

5:00 pm – 5:45 pm 

F3137 Cat Scratch Disease: Cervical 

Adenitis and Other Manifestations 

➤➤ 


This session will review the clinical picture of cat 

scratch disease, focusing particularly on complications 

that can develop from this infection. Diagnosis 

and management of cat scratch disease will also be 

discussed. 

Dwight Powell, MD, FAAP 


7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X4001 America’s Anti-Vaccine Movement 

CC 


The history of the anti-vaccine movement and its 

impact will be put in the context of the lure of alternative 

medicines and the back-to-nature movements 

dating back hundreds of years. 

Paul Offit, MD, FAAP 

8:30 am – 9:15 am 

F4011 Cat Scratch Disease: Cervical 

Adenitis and Other Manifestations 

CC 


This session will review the clinical picture of cat 

scratch disease, focusing particularly on complications 

that can develop from this infection. Diagnosis 

and management of cat scratch disease will also be 

discussed. 

Dwight Powell, MD, FAAP 

8:30 am – 10:00 am 

A4033 Vaccine Update for the Pediatrician 

CC 


New vaccines are regularly licensed, vaccine recommendations 

constantly change, and misinformation 

about vaccines can be easily found. This session 

will provide an update on vaccine recommendations 

as well as little known facts about vaccines in the 

immunization schedule using a case-based, interactive 

format. 

Carol J. Baker, MD, FAAP; Larry Pickering, MD, FAAP 

9:30 am – 10:15 am 

F4042 Management of Animal and Human 

Bites in Children 

CC 


Dog and cat bites remain one of the most frequent 

reasons for children to visit an emergency department. 

Many aspects of animal bites will be reviewed, 

including current epidemiology, clinical characteristics 

of different types, microbiology with an emphasis 

on clinical presentation, management of infections 

and infection prevention, and current concepts of 

rabies prophylaxis. 


2:00 pm – 2:45 pm 

F4065 Infections and Internationally 

Adopted Children 

➤➤ 


Over the past decade, there have been many changes 

in international adoption. With increased numbers 

of older children and a shift in birth countries from 

primarily Eastern Europe, China, and Guatemala to 

a more diverse range of countries with unique infectious 

diseases issues, faculty will examine current 

recommendations and review new research regarding 

screening, management, and immunization practices 

for internationally adopted children. 

Mary Staat, MD, MPH 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

A4084 PREP LIVE: Infectious Diseases 

Questions from PREP Infectious Diseases online content 

will be presented to participants. Participants 

will answer questions and the faculty will review the 

correct answers as well as commonly chosen incorrect 

answers. Group discussion may ensue and will 

be moderated by the faculty. 

Echezona Ezeanolue, MD, MPH, FAAP; Gordon Schutze, 

MD, FAAP 

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm 

F4089 Tuberculosis: Screening and 

Management for the General Pediatrician 

This session will present the issues surrounding 

tuberculosis screening and treatment confronting 

general pediatricians. Some of the topics will include 

determining which children are at highest risk for 

tuberculosis, current US immigration policy concerning 

tuberculosis, tuberculin skin test and comparison 

with interferon-gamma release tests, and current 

management of a child with tuberculosis. The audience 

will be encouraged to share their own experiences 

at the end of the session. 


4:00 pm – 4:45 pm 

F4093 Infections and Internationally 

Adopted Children 

CC 


Over the past decade, there have been many 

changes in international adoption. With increased 

numbers of older children and a shift in birth countries 

from primarily Eastern Europe, China, and 

Guatemala to a more diverse range of countries with 

unique infectious diseases issues, we will examine 

current recommendations and review new research 

regarding screening, management, and immunization 

practices for internationally adopted children. 

Mary Staat, MD, MPH 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

A4105 Infectious Diarrhea: Case-Based 

Approach to Diagnosis, Management, and 

Prevention 

This session will present a case-based approach 

to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious 

diarrhea in children using the new Infectious 

Diseases Society of America guidelines. Also, benefits 

of probiotics and prebiotics from the AAP clinical 

report “Probiotics and Prebiotics in Pediatrics” 

will be reviewed. Little known, important facts about 

these exciting topics will be highlighted. 

Larry Pickering, MD, FAAP; Andrea Shane, MD, MPH, FAAP 

“It was inspiring to see the 

many subspecialties of 

pediatrics join together 

to exchange ideas and 

information. This conference 

allows me to learn so much 

with such little effort.” 

—Clara Song, MD, Neonatology 

Fellow, Los Angeles, California 


Medical 

Toxicology 


4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

S1136 Toxic Weekend Update 

This session will cover several topics, including 

decontamination strategies, new drugs of abuse, 

information about select serotonin reuptake inhibitors, 

drug interactions, and environmental toxins 

(lead, polychlorinated biphenyls, and others currently 

in the news). 

Suzan Mazor, MD; Alan Woolf, MD, FAAP 

8:30 am – 10:00 am 

S1066 OMG, I Have a Teenager! Helping 

Parents Understand and Prevent Risky 

Teen Behavior 

➤➤ 


This seminar will prepare pediatricians to deliver 

anticipatory guidance to parents of adolescents, and 

to adolescents, using a strengths-based approach, 

including how to talk with teens about substance 

abuse. This approach helps adolescents identify 

what they do well as a means to motivate them to 

avoid risky behaviors like substance abuse. 

Paula Duncan, MD, FAAP 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

S1134 OMG, I Have a Teenager! Helping 

Parents Understand and Prevent Risky 

Teen Behavior 

CC 


This session will prepare pediatricians to deliver 

anticipatory guidance to parents of adolescents, and 

to adolescents using a strengths-based approach, 

including how to talk with teens about substance 

abuse. This approach helps adolescents identify 

what they do well as a means to motivate them to 

avoid risky behaviors like substance abuse. 

Paula Duncan, MD, FAAP 


4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

S2137 Rethinking Underage Drinking 

This session will provide an update on the prevalence 

of adolescent alcohol use and binge drinking 

and the important neurodevelopmental changes 

occurring in this age group that are relevant to alcohol 

and other drug use. The session will also demonstrate 

and teach the use of effective techniques and 

tools for pediatricians. 

Patricia Kokotailo, MD, MPH, FAAP; Sharon Levy, MD, FAAP 



8:30 am – 9:15 am 

F3023 Prescription Drugs and New 

Drugs of Abuse: Continuing Issues 

for Adolescents 

➤➤ 



and trends of adolescent abuse of prescription 

medications and dextromethorphan-containing overthe-counter 

products. It will also provide a practical 

guide to techniques and tools for primary care office 

prevention, screening, and intervention related to 

adolescent pharmaceutical misuse. 

Patricia Kokotailo, MD, MPH, FAAP 

9:30 am – 10:15 am 

F3057 Is Marijuana Really Medicine and a 

Generally Harmless Drug? Facts, Fictions, 

and Controversies 

➤➤ 


This session will provide an update on the latest 

research and clinical issues concerning both 

medical and recreational use of marijuana. Tips 

will also be provided to help pediatricians counsel 

their teen patients, and parents of their patients, 

about these issues. 

John Kulig, MD, MPH, FAAP 







practices. 

12:30 pm – 1:15 pm 

Douglas Bettcher, MD 

(Tobacco and Richmond Center) 

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm 

F3071 Prescription Drugs and New Drugs of 

Abuse: Continuing Issues for Adolescents 

CC 



and trends of adolescent abuse of prescription 

medications and dextromethorphan-containing overthe-counter 

products. It will also provide a practical 

guide to techniques and tools for primary care office 

prevention, screening, and intervention related to 

adolescent pharmaceutical misuse. 

Patricia Kokotailo, MD, MPH, FAAP 


3:00 pm – 3:45 pm 

F3101 Is Marijuana Really Medicine and a 

Generally Harmless Drug? Facts, Fictions, 

and Controversies 

CC 


This session will provide an update on the latest 

research and clinical issues concerning both medical 

and recreational use of marijuana. Tips will also be provided 

to help pediatricians counsel their teen patients, 

and parents of their patients, about these issues. 

John Kulig, MD, MPH, FAAP 


7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X4004 Sixty-Second SBIRT: Yes You Can! 

This session will begin with a brief presentation 

to review recent research results of adolescent 

Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment 

(SBIRT). Faculty will also present a number of case 

vignettes with suggested SBIRT strategies for participant 

discussion. 

Sharon Levy, MD, FAAP 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S4077 Tobacco Use: A Pediatric Disease 

This session will begin with a brief overview of the 

rationale behind releasing a new policy statement 

on tobacco. The recommendations to eliminate 

secondhand smoke exposure and tobacco use will 

be listed at both the provider and policy levels. There 

will also be discussion regarding ways to implement 

the recommendations, including a sharing of ideas 

by participants already putting these recommendations 

into practice. By sharing effective strategies, 

participants can take a more active role in ensuring 

this policy statement is implemented. 

Susanne Tanski, MD, MPH, FAAP 




Neonatal- 

Perinatal 

Medicine 


8:30 am – 5:00 pm 

C0009 NRP Current Issues Seminar $$ 

8:30am Welcome & Overview 

8:45am Hot Topics for the NRP 6th Edition 

9:15am Oxygen in the Delivery Room: Current 

Knowledge and Unanswered Questions 

9:45am NRP Young Investigator Award 

Presentation 

10:00am Break 

10:15am Neonatal Chest Compressions- Why is 

the Newborn Unique? 

10:45am NRP Research Grant Presentation 

11:00am Special Considerations in Neonatal 

Airway Management 

11:30am Ethical Considerations in Neonatal 

Resuscitation 

12:00pm Helping Babies Breathe 

12:15pm Lunch 

1:00-2:30pm Concurrent Sessions Part I 

Breakout 1: NRP Classes 2011 and 

Beyond- What Do I Need to Know as an 

Instructor? 

Breakout 2A: Roll up your Sleeves and 

Practice NRP 

Breakout 2B: Roll up your Sleeves and 

Practice NRP 

Breakout 3: Case Based Discussions 

with Audience Response System (ARS) 

2:30-2:45pm Break 

2:45-4:15pm Concurrent Sessions Part II 

Breakout 1: NRP Classes 2011 and 

Beyond – What Do I Need to Know as an 

Instructor? 

Breakout 2A: Roll up your Sleeves and 

Practice NRP 

Breakout 2B: Roll up your Sleeves and 

Practice NRP 

Breakout 3: Case Based Discussions 

with Audience Response System (ARS) 


4:15pm (Optional) 

Join the faculty for a debriefing 

session and an opportunity to ask any 

unanswered questions. 

1:00 pm – 8:00 pm 

H0021 Section on Perinatal Pediatrics 

Program & Reception: Day 1 

Introduction to Neonatal Section 

Program (Program includes ONTPD 

Meeting, Merenstein Lecture, and Poster 

Reception) 

1:00pm Organization of Neonatal-Perinatal 

Training Program Directors (ONTPD) 

5:15pm Merenstein Lecture: Future 

Strategies for Neuroprotection and 

Neurotherapeutic Interventions in 

Newborns 

Donna Ferriero, MD 

6:00pm Poster Session and Opening 

Reception 

6:30pm Authors Present at Posters 

Poster Walk Discussions With Authors 

Poster Reception supported by NEO The Conference 


8:00 am – 1:00 pm 



Scientific Abstract Presentations 

(Program includes Cone Lecture, 

Landmark Award, and Education Award) 

Abstract Session 1 

Moderators: John Zupancic, MD, FAAP; 

William Engle, MD, FAAP 

Moderator 2 

8:00am Presentations # 1 – 6 

9:20am Break 

9:40am Abstract Session 2 

Moderators: Michel Walsh; Sergio 

Golonbek 

11:00am Cone History Lecture: The Evolution 

of BPD and Neonatal Mechanical 

Ventilation 

Eduardo Bancalari, MD, FAAP 

11:30am What is happening in the Section for 

2011-2012? 

DeWayne Pursley, Chair, Perinatal Section 

11:45am Landmark Award 

Recipient: Ola Saugstad 

Presented by: Linda J Van Marter, MD, 

FAAP 

12:00pm Education Award 

Recipient: John Hartline, MD, FAAP 

Presented by: Gilbert Martin, MD, FAAP 

Landmark and Education Award supported by Mead Johnson Nutrition 

Cone Lecture supported by Abbott Nutrition 

1:00 pm – 5:45 pm 


Perinatal Pediatrics and Section on 

Pediatric Pulmonology 

(Program includes the Young Investigator 

Awards and the Apgar Award) Prevention 

and Treatment—An Overview of Neonatal 

Chronic Lung Disease 

Moderators: TBD 

1:00pm PM Pulmonary Care and Adjunctive 

Therapies for Prevention and 

Amelioration of Chronic Lung Disease 

Roger Soll, MD 

1:40pm Developmental Biology and Injury to 

the Preterm Lung: Implications for 

Longterm Pulmonary Outcome 

Richard Martin, MD 

2:20pm The Vascular Bed and Chronic Lung 

Disease: Evaluation and Treatment 

of Pulmonary Hypertension and 

Cor Pulmonale 

Stephen Abman, MD 

3:00pm Young Investigator Awards (Selected 

from Trainees’ Abstracts) 

Presented by: John Zupancic, MD 

3:05pm Break 

3:20pm Lung Imaging and Pulmonary 

Function Testing: Can We Tailor 

Therapies for CLD With More 

Information? 

Robert Castile, MD, MS 

4:10pm Protracted BPD: Impact of Airway 

Injury, Interventions and Outcome 

Howard Panitch, MD 


5:20pm Apgar Award Presentation 

Recipient: Alan Jobe, MD, FAAP 

Presented by: James Greenberg, MD, FAAP 

Young Investigator Awards supported by Mead Johnson Nutritional 

Apgar Award supported by Abbott Nutrition 




Neonatal-Perinatal 

Medicine (cont.) 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

W1150 Debriefing the Newborn 

Resuscitation $$ 

➤➤ 


This hands-on workshop will allow participants to 

learn how to use a simulated resuscitation in the 

most effective way possible. An emphasis will be 

placed on developing team-building skills that allow 

resuscitators to gain confidence by having the handson 

session followed by a debriefing that encourages 

point-of-care learning experiences. 

Jesse Bender, MD; Louis Halamek, MD, FAAP 


8:00 am – 4:30 pm 



Understanding Transitional Neonatal 

Physiology: Providing Care Appropriately 

for the Newborn in the First Moments 

of Life (Meet the COFN, Fellows Session 

and Workshops on Coding, Pulmonary 

Functioning, and Debriefing) 

8:00am Sneak Preview: What’s Going to be 

New in the 2012 “Guidelines for 

Perinatal Care” Manual Update from 

the Committee on Fetus & Newborn? 

Lu-Ann Papile, MD, FAAP, COFN Chair 


Moderator: Chris Colby, MD 

8:35am Top Evidence-based Changes in 

Neonatal Resuscitation 

Jane E. McGowan 

8:55am Monitoring Oxygen Delivery: The 

Physiology of Oxygenation During 

Transition: What Are the Standards for 

O2 Monitoring? 

John Kattwinkel 

9:25am Distending Pressure in the Delivery 

Room: New Tools, New Approach 

Noah Hillman 

9:55am Break 

10:15am CV Support in the Delivery Room: Can 

We Do it Better? 

Myra Wyckoff 

10:45am Impact of Resuscitation Management 

on Cerebral Blood Flow – Implications 

for Outcome 

Shahab Noori 

11:10am Postresuscitation Care: Temperature 

Management 

Marilyn Escobedo 

11:35am NRP Recommendations in the Future: 

What Questions Remain? 

Ola Saugstad 

11:50am Panel Discussion/Audience Questions 

12:30pm Neonatal Career Development 

Seminar 

John Hartline; Marilyn Escobedo 

Afternoon Sessions 

1:30-4:30pm CONCURRENT SKILLS WORKSHOPS 

(Currently listed as concurrent 

workshops but may only offer one 

time period for each, so participants 

would have to chose which they 

wanted to attend) 

The participant will be able to attend 

concurrent workshops that should 

have direct implications in improving 

patient care in their practice. The 

workshops are designed to be 

small enough for significant facultyparticipant 

interaction. 

1:30-2:45pm Workshops A, B, C 

2:45-3:15pm Break 

3:15-4:30pm Repeat of concurrent workshops A, B, C 

A. Resuscitating in Virtual Reality: 

Debriefing After Simulation Training 

Workshop Leader: Lou Halamek 

B. Pulmonary Function Testing for the 

Neonatologist 

Workshop Leaders: Robert Castile; 

Howard Panitch; Steven Abman 

C. Coding Workshop 

Workshop Leaders: Gil Martin; Stephen 

Pearlman 

8:30 am – 10:00 am 

W2057 Debriefing the Newborn 

Resuscitation $$ 

CC 


This hands-on workshop will allow participants to 

learn how to use a simulated resuscitation in the 

most effective way possible. An emphasis will be 

placed on developing team-building skills that allow 

resuscitators to gain confidence by having the handson 

session followed by a debriefing that encourages 

point-of-care learning experiences. 

Jesse Bender, MD; Louis Halamek, MD, FAAP 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

A2109 Interactive Neonatal Case Reviews 

Cases and questions regarding neonatal care will be 

presented to the audience to test their knowledge 

of current evidence-based approaches to neonatal 

disease and management. 

William Engle, MD, FAAP; John Hartline, MD, FAAP 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

S2134 Intrauterine Drug Exposure: What’s 

a Pediatrician to Do? 

➤➤ 


This session will review neonatal complications that 

can occur following exposure to prescription and 

illegal drugs in utero. There will be a focus on recognizing 

the variety of drugs that can affect the fetus, 

including maternal antidepressants. Discussion will 

center on identifying signs of neonatal abstinence 

syndrome, developing treatment protocols, and 

addressing the social and legal issues involved with 

babies born to mothers using opiates during their 

pregnancy. 

Karen Buchi, MD, FAAP; Robert Ward, MD, FCP, FAAP 


7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X3008 Long-term Neurodevelopmental 

Outcome of the ELBW Baby 

➤➤ 


This session will provide and in-depth look at the 

spectrum of neurodevelopmental disabilities that 

may manifest in children who were extremely low 

birth weight (ELBW). It will be geared to pediatricians 

who serve as the medical home for these patients 

and provide ways for the pediatrician to partner with 

families and community resources so that the family 

receives coordinated and comprehensive care. An 

emphasis will be placed on the behavioral problems 

that are often not considered in dealing with this 

group of children. 

Deborah Campbell, MD, FAAP 

8:30 am – 10:00 am 

S3033 Intrauterine Drug Exposure: What’s 

a Pediatrician to Do? 

CC 


This session will review neonatal complications that 

can occur following exposure to prescription and illegal 

drugs in utero. There will be a focus on recognizing 

the variety of drugs that can affect the fetus, including 

maternal antidepressants. Discussion will center on 

identifying signs of neonatal abstinence syndrome, 

developing treatment protocols, and addressing the 

social and legal issues involved with babies born to 

mothers using opiates during their pregnancy. 

Karen Buchi, MD, FAAP; Robert Ward, MD, FCP, FAAP 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

A3095 Coding for the Specialist 

The session will use the Audience Response 

System to present clinical situations unique to 

specialty practices (both inpatient and outpatient) 

that demonstrate the use of proper coding. The participants 

will also be advised on upcoming coding 

changes that affect specialty practices and develop 

strategies to address these changes within their 

particular specialty. 

Gilbert I. Martin, MD, FAAP; Richard Molteni, MD, FAAP 

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm 

F3072 Off to a Good Start: Developing a 

System for Safe and Effective Newborn 

Discharges 

➤➤ 


This session will provide attendees with data, 

resources, and tools that have been developed to 

improve communication between birth hospitals and 

follow-up pediatricians. Time will be allotted to have 

open discussion with attendees to share ways to 

implement new policies that will improve newborn 

handoffs to their medical home. 

Kaye Gable, MD, FAAP 




Neonatal-Perinatal 

Medicine (cont.) 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S3083 The NICU Graduate in Your Practice 

The session will cover a number of topics critical 

to the follow-up of neonatal intensive care unit 

(NICU) graduates. This will include nutritional needs, 

increased risks for respiratory disease, developmental 

outcome, eligibility for early intervention services, 

and more. 

Deborah Campbell, MD, FAAP; Molly Cole 

4:00 pm – 4:45 pm 

F3109 Off to a Good Start: Developing a 

System for Safe and Effective Newborn 

Discharges 

CC 


This session will provide attendees with data, 

resources, and tools that have been developed to 

improve communication between birth hospitals and 

follow-up pediatricians. Time will be allotted to have 

open discussion with attendees to share ways to 

implement new policies that will improve newborn 

handoffs to their medical home. 

Kaye Gable, MD, FAAP 


8:30 am – 10:00 am 

A4031 Common Problems in the 

Newborn Nursery 

The cases presented in this session will include a 

number of common problems seen in the newborn 

nursery, including jaundice, skin lesions, infection 

risks, screening tests, and others. An emphasis 

will be placed on prioritizing problems that require 

immediate additional evaluation as opposed to those 

needing close follow-up. Audience participation will 

be used to engage the audience in open discussion 

of these problems. 

Gilbert I. Martin, MD, FAAP; Warren Rosenfeld, MD, FAAP 

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm 

X4059 Long-term Neurodevelopmental 

Outcome of the ELBW Baby 

CC 


This session will provide and in-depth look at the 

spectrum of ND disabilities that may manifest in 

children who were extremely low birth weight (ELBW). 

It will be geared to pediatricians who serve as the 

medical home for these patients and provide ways 

for the pediatrician to partner with families and community 

resources so that the family receives coordinated 

and comprehensive care. An emphasis will be 

placed on the behavioral problems that are often not 

considered in dealing with this group of children. 

Deborah Campbell, MD, FAAP 

Nephrology 


9:30 am – 10:15 am 

F2063 T High Blood Pressure in the 

Office: How Much of a Workup Is Needed? 

➤➤ 


The presentation will begin with definitions of normal 

blood pressure, prehypertension, and hypertension. 

The use of the blood pressure look-up tables will be 

illustrated and case vignettes will be used to illustrate 

the varied scenarios that might be encountered 

by the pediatrician. The use of an ambulatory blood 

pressure monitor will be reviewed and demonstrated. 

John Foreman, MD, FAAP 

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm 

F2088 High Blood Pressure in the Office: 

How Much of a Workup Is Needed? 

CC 


This session will begin with definitions of normal 

blood pressure, prehypertension, and hypertension. 

The use of the blood pressure look-up tables will be 

illustrated, and case vignettes will be used to illustrate 

the varied scenarios that might be encountered 

by the pediatrician. The use of an ambulatory blood 

pressure monitor will be reviewed and demonstrated. 

John Foreman, MD, FAAP 

4:00 pm – 4:45 pm 

F2124 Blood or Protein in the Urine: How 

Much of a Workup Is Necessary? 

➤➤ 


A positive dipstick test for blood and/or protein has 

a low specificity. Using a series of case vignettes 

attendees will better understand the discussion with 

a parent in order to provide reassurance and lessen 

anxiety or, if there are indicators of a potentially serious 

kidney disorder, to ensure that the parent understands 

the need to delve further into it. 

Beth Vogt, MD, FAAP 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

S2138 Rocks, Stones, and Gravel: 

Pediatric Stones—An Increasingly 

Common Problem 

Case vignettes will illustrate the varied scenarios 

that might be encountered by the pediatrician when 

a child is suspected of having a kidney stone. The 

workup will include a scheme for interpretation of 

urinary supersaturation indices. Periodic monitoring 

of a child at high risk of recurrence of a stone will be 

discussed, including preventive measures. 

Aaron Friedman, MD, FAAP 


8:30 am – 9:15 am 

F3024 Blood or Protein in the Urine: How 

Much of a Workup Is Necessary? 

CC 


A positive dipstick test for blood and/or protein has 

a low specificity. Using a series of case vignettes 

attendees will better understand the discussion with 

a parent in order to provide reassurance and lessen 

anxiety or, if there are indicators of a potentially serious 

kidney disorder, to ensure that the parent understands 

the need to delve further into it. 

Beth Vogt, MD, FAAP 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S3079 Common Fluid and Electrolyte 

Problems 

➤➤ 


Case vignettes cover the range, including dehydration, 

protracted vomiting, or uncontrolled diabetes. 

There will be an example of fluid and electrolyte 

administration for a child without enteral intake 

(NPO) prior to a diagnostic or operative procedure. 

Examples of other selected disorders will be discussed, 

such as hypernatremia, hyponatremia, and 

severe metabolic acidosis. 



8:30 am – 10:00 am 

S4019 Common Fluid and Electrolyte 

Problems 

CC 


Case vignettes cover the range including dehydration, 

protracted vomiting, or uncontrolled diabetes. There 

will be an example of fluid and electrolyte administration 

for a child without enteral intake (NPO) prior to 

a diagnostic or operative procedure. Examples of 

other selected disorders will be discussed, such as 

hypernatremia, hyponatremia, and severe metabolic 

acidosis. 



Neurodevelopmental 

Disabilities 



4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

A1146 Fits, Faints, and Funny Spells: 

You Make the Diagnosis! 

What was that spell? Was it a seizure, migraine, tic, 

or something else? Come learn to diagnose and 

manage the spells that most commonly present in 

your office and learn what is neurologic, cardiac, or 

even benign. 

Eric Kossoff, MD; Donald Lewis, MD, FAAN, FAAP 


2:00 pm – 2:45 pm 

F2091 Tics, Not Ticks! 

Come get the bugs out of your knowledge base on 

tics and Tourette syndrome. Can you distinguish tics 

from other funny movements? Who needs treatment 

and when should you worry about attention-deficit/ 

hyperactivity disorder or obsessive-compulsive 

disorder? 

Donald Gilbert, MD, FAAP 

7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X1006 My Patient Is Weak…What to Do? 

Is your patient walking funny or unable to stand up 

because of neurologic disease or a neuromuscular 

disorder? Learn how to identify the child with a neurologic, 

neuromuscular, or other pathological process 

at play. Know what tests to order and who to call. 

Peter Kang, MD, FAAP 

8:30 am – 10:00 am 

A1041 You Call That a Migraine? 

➤➤ 


Headache is common in children, but when is it 

migraine? Identify how to make the diagnosis and 

execute a sound treatment plan. And learn to differentiate 

and assess “curveballs” that actually are 

migraine variants. 

Thomas Koch, MD, FAAN, FAAP; Donald Lewis, MD, 

FAAN, FAAP 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S1105 Down Syndrome Update 

Down syndrome remains the most common cause 

of intellectual disability. Are you prepared to manage 

a child with Down syndrome? Come hear the latest 

research advances, and understand the developmental, 

medical, and neurologic issues central to managing 

a child with Down syndrome. 

Mary Pipan, MD, FAAP 

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm 

F1097 First and Second Seizure…Now 

What Do I Do? 

➤➤ 


When a child presents with a first or second seizure, 

with or without fever, anxiety can be high for both 

parents and pediatricians. Do you know how to 

evaluate and manage the child with a first or second 

seizure and when to consider medicines or referral 

to a neurologist? Come review AAP practices and 

understand the most current approach for a child 

presenting with seizures. 

Eric Kossoff, MD 


7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X2007 Everyday Neurology Questions in 

Your Office 

➤➤ 


Faculty will discuss how to diagnose and initially 

manage the child with a neurologic complaint in your 

clinic. Does she have hydrocephalus or just a large 

head? Does he have a brain tumor or just a Bell 

palsy? You make the call. Come bring your cases 

and questions. 


8:30 am – 9:15 am 

F2028 First and Second Seizure…Now 

What Do I Do? 

CC 


When a child presents with a first or second seizure, 

with or without fever, anxiety can be high for both 

parents and pediatricians. Do you know how to 

evaluate and manage the child with a first or second 

seizure and when to consider medicines or referral 

to a neurologist? Come review AAP practices and 

understand the most current approach for a child 

presenting with seizures. 

Eric Kossoff, MD 

9:30 am – 10:15 am 

F2065 Unconventional Treatments for 

Conventional Headaches 

➤➤ 


Does your patient take something other than acetaminophen 

or ibuprofen for headaches? Come 

learn complementary and alternative drugs and nonpharmacologic 

techniques that work for childhood 

headache and migraine. 

Thomas Koch, MD, FAAN, FAAP 

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm 

F2121 Spot the Neurologic Diagnosis! 

➤➤ 


Does the next child in your office have a nevus or 

just a rash, or perhaps a more complicated syndrome? 

Identify the hallmarks of neurocutaneous 

disorders, such as neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis, 

Sturge-Weber syndrome, and PHACES, while 

learning how to manage these children, when to consider 

genetic tests, and whom to consult. 


4:00 pm – 4:45 pm 

F2127 Unconventional Treatments for 

Conventional Headaches 

CC 


Does your patient take something other than acetaminophen 

or ibuprofen for headaches? Come 

learn complementary and alternative drugs and nonpharmacologic 

techniques that work for childhood 

headache and migraine. 


5:00 pm – 5:45 pm 

F2156 Is It a Conversion Disorder? 

Does your patient have a conversion disorder? Learn 

to distinguish organic from functional neurologic complaints, 

and become familiar with pseudoseizures, 

psychogenic weakness, functional blindness, and 

other complaints that don’t add up. Attendees will 

better understand how to manage the neurologic and 

psychological issues for these challenging patients. 

Donald Lewis, MD, FAAN, FAAP 


7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X3007 Everyday Neurology Questions in 

Your Office 

CC 


Faculty will discuss how to diagnose and initially 

manage the child with a neurologic complaint in your 

clinic. Does she have hydrocephalus or just a large 

head? Does he have a brain tumor or just a Bell 

palsy? You make the call. Come bring your cases 

and questions. 





Neurodevelopmental 

Disabilities (cont.) 

8:30 am – 9:15 am 

F3027 Spot the Neurologic Diagnosis! 

CC 


Does the next child in your office have a nevus or 

just a rash, or perhaps a more complicated syndrome? 

Identify the hallmarks of neurocutaneous 

disorders, such as neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis, 

Sturge-Weber syndrome, and PHACES, while 

learning how to manage these children, when to consider 

genetic tests, and whom to consult. 


8:30 am – 10:00 am 

S3038 What to Do for My New Patient 

With Cerebral Palsy? 

Cerebral palsy remains a significant motor disability 

for many children, despite advances in obstetrics 

and neonatology. Come understand the current 

known risk factors for cerebral palsy and learn to 

identify, diagnose, and manage the child with cerebral 

palsy. Know when to refer, what therapies are 

appropriate, and how to advocate. 

Gregory Liptak, MD, MPH, FAAP; Nancy Murphy, 

MD, FAAP 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

A3094 You Call That a Migraine? 

CC 


Headache is common in children, but when is it 

migraine? Identify how to make the diagnosis and 

execute a sound treatment plan. And learn to differentiate 

and assess “curveballs” that actually are 

migraine variants. 

Thomas Koch, MD, FAAN, FAAP; Donald Lewis, MD, 

FAAN, FAAP 

4:00 pm – 4:45 pm 

F3105 Big Strokes in Little Folks 

Did you think strokes are just for adults? Toddlers, 

children, and teens have strokes too. Learn to recognize 

the presentation of pediatric stroke and develop 

an initial management plan cognizant of the most 

common causes. 

Lori Jordan, MD 

Pulmonology 

See also sessions under allergy/immunology. 


7:00 am – 8:00 am 

X1007 RSV Prophylaxis: Who, Why, and 

How Effective? 

This session will include a presentation on respiratory 

syncytial virus (RSV) prophylaxis followed by 

specific case examples and discussion. 

Robert Welliver, MD 

9:30 am – 10:15 am 

F1076 Respiratory Noises in Infants: 

Wheeze, Rattle, and Cough 

➤➤ 


This session will guide pediatricians in an organized 

approach to evaluate infants and children with 

noisy breathing. Case presentations will be used to 

illustrate the proper terminology and descriptive language 

for various respiratory noises. 


1:00 pm – 5:45 pm 


Perinatal Pediatrics and Section on 

Pediatric Pulmonology 

(Program includes the Young Investigator 

Awards and the Apgar Award) Prevention 

and Treatment—An Overview of Neonatal 

Chronic Lung Disease 

Moderators: TBD 

1:00pm PM Pulmonary Care and Adjunctive 

Therapies for Prevention and 

Amelioration of Chronic Lung Disease 

Roger Soll, MD 

1:40pm Developmental Biology and Injury to 

the Preterm Lung: Implications for 

Longterm Pulmonary Outcome 

Richard Martin, MD 

2:20pm The Vascular Bed and Chronic Lung 

Disease: Evaluation and Treatment 

of Pulmonary Hypertension and 

Cor Pulmonale 

Stephen Abman, MD 

3:00pm Young Investigator Awards (Selected 

from Trainees’ Abstracts) 

Presented by: John Zupancic, MD 

3:05pm Break 

3:20pm Lung Imaging and Pulmonary 

Function Testing: Can We Tailor 

Therapies for CLD With More 

Information? 

Robert Castile, MD, MS 

4:10pm Protracted BPD: Impact of Airway 

Injury, Interventions and Outcome 

Howard Panitch, MD 


5:20pm Apgar Award Presentation 

Recipient: Alan Jobe, MD, FAAP 

Presented by: Avroy Fanaroff, MD, FAAP 

Young Investigator Awards supported by Mead Johnson Nutritional 

Apgar Award supported by Abbott Nutrition 

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm 

F1123 Respiratory Noises in Infants: 

Wheeze, Rattle, and Cough 

CC 


This session will guide pediatricians in an organized 

approach to evaluate infants and children with 

noisy breathing. Case presentations will be used to 

illustrate the proper terminology and descriptive language 

for various respiratory noises. 





Pulmonology (cont.) 








practices. 

12:30 pm – 1:15 pm 

Michael Schechter, MD, MPH, FAAP 

(Pediatric Pulmonology & Cystic Fibrosis) 

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm 


Pediatric Pulmonology Program and 

Allergy & Immunology 

The Role of Allergy in Respiratory Disease 




1:10pm Methods for Assessing Contribution of 

Allergy to Respiratory Disease 

MaryBeth Fasano, MD, FAAP 

1:35pm Allergic Rhinitis as a Contributor 

to Sleep, Behavioral, and School 

Problems 

Michael Blaiss, MD 

2:05pm Proposed: Diagnosis of Allergy is 

Important in the Management of 

Asthma 

PRO: 2:05-2:25, MaryBeth Fasano, MD, 

FAAP 

CON: 2:25-2:45, Carolyn Kercsmar, MD, 

FAAP 


2:55pm Break 

3:15pm Omalizumab (Xolair) is of Value and 

Should Be Used for Pediatric Asthma 

PRO: 3:15-3:35, Leslie Hendeles, Pharm D 

CON: 3:35-3:55, Miles Weinberger, MD, 

FAAP 


4:10pm Panel Discussion With Q & A From 

Audience 

All speakers 


8:00 am – 12:00 pm 

H3016 Section on Pediatric Pulmonology 

Program 

Functional Respiratory Disorders 



8:10am Habit Cough and Its Variants 


8:45am Vocal Cord Dysfunction and Its 

Variants 

Devang Doshi, MD 

9:20am Functional Dyspnea (Hyperventilation, 

Dyspnea on Exertion, Panic Attack) 

Mutasim Abu-Hasan, MD, FAAP 

9:55am Break 

10:10am Functional Contributions to Asthma 

Fred Wamboldt, MD 

10:55am Who Should Treat Functional 

Respiratory Disorders? The PCP, 

the Respiratory Specialists, a 

Psychologist, a Psychiatrist, a Speech 

Pathologist? 

Ran Anbar, MD, FAAP 

11:30am Q&A Panel Discussion 

11:30 am – 11:50 am 

P3064 CFTR-Related 

Metabolic Syndrome—An 

Unintended Consequence of 

Newborn Screening 

Michael Schechter, MD, MPH, FAAP 

This session will review the increasing 

complexity of the diagnosis and 

management of infants with cystic 

fibrosis (CF) and its newly recognized 

variants, infants who carry CF mutations 

that do not cause classic CF 

but may lead to some organ dysfunction 

over time. 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

S3118 Problem Child: Is It Because of Not 

Enough Sleep? 

➤➤ 


This session will help the pediatrician understand 

the nature of disturbed sleep, how it is identified, and 

when sleep disturbance should be considered in a 

child with behavior and/or school problems. Specific 

cases will be used to illustrate teaching points. 

Hari Bandla, MD 

5:00 pm – 5:45 pm 




➤➤ 








9:30 am – 10:15 am 




CC 







2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S4076 Problem Child: Is It Because 

of Not Enough Sleep? 

CC 


This session will help the pediatrician understand 

the nature of disturbed sleep, how it is identified, and 

when sleep disturbance should be considered in a 

child with behavior and/or school problems. Specific 

cases will be used to illustrate teaching points. 

Hari Bandla, MD 

Get your lungs pumping at the 

AAP Friends of Children 5K Fun Run/Walk 

Monday, October 17, 7:30–8:30am 

Visit www.AAPexperieNCE.org/run to learn more. 




Rheumatology 


8:30 am – 10:00 am 

S1064 The Limping Child From Orthopedic 

and Rheumatologic Perspectives 

This seminar is designed to teach the participant 

how to recognize abnormal gait patterns, appropriately 

assess the limping child, generate a differential 

diagnosis, and determine when referral to a subspecialist 

is necessary, including which subspecialist is 

appropriate. 

Matthew J. Bueche, MD, FAAP; Howard Epps, MD, FAAP 


2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

W2114 Rheumatology Workshop for the 

Pediatrician $$ 

➤➤ 


Participants will have a brief formal presentation 

and demonstration of a pediatric musculoskeletal 

examination followed by hands-on learning by rotating 

through stations with patients and facilitators to 

reinforce their skills. 

Robert Fuhlbrigge, MD, PhD, FAAP; Robert Sundel, MD, FAAP 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

W2152 Rheumatology Workshop for the 

Pediatrician $$ 

CC 


Participants will have a brief formal presentation 

and demonstration of a pediatric musculoskeletal 

examination followed by hands-on learning by rotating 

through stations with patients and facilitators to 

reinforce their skills. 



10:50 am – 11:10 am 

P3062 Biologic Medications 

in Rheumatologic Diseases: 

What’s the Latest 

Christy Sandborg, MD, FAAP 

The array of currently available biologic 

agents will be described and 

reviewed in the context of their indications. 

The mode of action will be used 

as the basis for their use as well as 

their potential benefits and risks. 

Potential adverse effects will be discussed 

as a means of providing the 

participants the skills to adequately 

assist in the care of these children. 

The participants will be provided with 

scenarios for the use of these agents 

so they may better be able to assist 

families in deciding whether to use 

these agents for their child. 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S3081 Laboratory Testing of the Child With 

Musculoskeletal Complaints: What to 

Order and How to Interpret the Results 

Evaluation of musculoskeletal complaints associated 

with pediatric rheumatic disease will be reviewed. 

Laboratory tests that are advised and often ordered 

will be discussed, with an emphasis on their utility 

and limitations. 


See Orthopaedics 

programming, pages 5–6 

Sports 

Medicine 


2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S1107 Heads Up: What’s a Doc to Know 

About Pediatric Sports Concussions? 

This session will include a mixture of a didactic 

presentation on concussion, correlation with clinical 

cases and a question and answer session. It will 

include an overview on concussion epidemiology, 

diagnosis, and treatment. We will review the appropriate 

on-field and in-office history and physical exam 

for patients with concussion. Learn the complications 

of concussion and better understand which 

patients may need emergent referral/transport and 

which patients may need referral to a specialist for 

further long-term management. 

Kevin Walter, MD, FAAP; Mark Halstead, MD, FAAP 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

S1138 Use It or Lose It: Bone Health 

Advising for the Adolescent 

Bone health in children and adolescents is multifactorial, 

and few interventions impart greater benefits 

to the attainment of skeletal resilience than physical 

activity—as with muscle, you “use it or lose it.” 

This session will describe the numerous influences 

on bone development, including physical activity, 

calcium, vitamin D, and normal pubertal hormonal 

increases, as well as how these synergistically interact. 

The latest theories on the pathophysiology of 

the female athlete triad will be explored as a model 

of how imbalances in exercise and diet have deleterious 

effects on the skeleton. Research findings will 

be shared that suggest that stress fracture, a bone 

injury sustained by young athletes, may provide 

insights into the genetics of osteoporosis. 

Catherine Gordon, MD, FAAP; Keith Loud, MD, FAAP 


8:30 am – 10:00 am 

W2058 Hands-on Exam of the Back 

and Hip $$ 

➤➤ 


This session will provide a brief presentation on the 

anatomy and exam of the back and hip. The faculty 

will then demonstrate each component of the exam. 

Participants will practice examining each other’s back 

and hips while the faculty evaluate. Attendees should 

wear loose-fitting clothes for ease of participation. 

Rebecca Carl, MD, FAAP; Paul Stricker, MD, FAAP 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

S2132 T Getting the Lead Out— 

Introducing Physical Activity and Sport to 

Obese Children 

This session will present cases to help participants 

engage in discussion with patients regarding the 

effects of obesity on balance, coordination, joint 

pain, fitness, and other barriers to sport participation; 

determining the best types of exercise for 

overweight children, including children with special 

health care needs, and the influences of weight training, 

exergaming, and aerobic activity on fitness; the 

role of physical therapy and occupational therapy to 

help initiate physical activity in overweight children 

and allow progression to aerobic fitness; and reviewing 

some of the complications of physical activity on 

overweight children, including heat intolerance, injury, 

and effects of comorbid disorders. 

Claire LeBlanc, MD, FAAP; Blaise Nemeth, MD, MS, FAAP 


5:00 pm – 5:45 pm 

F3139 Youth Sports Specialization: The 

Good, The Bad, and The Ugly 

➤➤ 


This interactive session will highlight a case of a 

year-round athlete who suffers from a common 

overuse injury associated with sports participation. 

A review of the current societal pressures to participate 

in sports and a discussion on the grim reality of 

how few athletes ever attain college athletic scholarships 

and/or become professional athletes will be 

resented. The session will include an overview of 

medical/musculoskeletal problems associated with 

youth sports specialization and help teach primary 

care physicians how to recognize those athletes at 

greatest risk. 

Paul Stricker, MD, FAAP 




Sports Medicine (cont.) 

8:00 am – 5:05 pm 

H3017 Council on Sports Medicine and 

Fitness Program 

An Infectious Disease and Cardiology 

Focus on the Active Adolescent Athlete 

8:00am “Sports, Skin, Bugs & Drugs” 

A Case Based Roundtable Discussion 

of the Most Up-To-Date Information 

Regarding Return to Play Issues and 

Infectious Disease in Sports (Co- 

Sponsored by the Section on Infectious 

Disease) 

8:00am – A. MRSA 

Buddy Creech, MD, MPH, FAAP 

8:30am – B. Skin Lesions & Sports 

Greg Landry, MD, FAAP 

9:00am – C. Mononucleosis and Other Viral 

Illnesses 

David Bernhardt, MD, FAAP 

9:30am – D. Keeping the Training Room Clean 

(NATA Exchange Lecture) 

Amanda Thoens MA, ATC 

10:00am Break 

10:20am “Hot Topics for the Sports Medicine 

Provider” 

Claire Leblanc, MD, FAAP, FACSM, FRCPC 

10:50am “Top 10 Articles of 2011” 

Cynthia LaBella MD, FAAP; Larry Wells, 

MD, FAAP 

11:50am Break 

12:00pm 2011 Thomas E. Shaffer Award 

Presentation and Council Business 

Meeting 

1:00pm Good or Bad? : The Pros and Cons 

of Pre-participation Cardiovascular 

Screening Tools 

1:00pm – A: PPE Screening Studies (PRO) 

Gene Luckstead, MD, FAAP 

1:30pm – B: PPE Screening Studies (CON) 

David Bernhardt, MD, FAAP 

2:00pm – C: Discussion 

2:15pm Clinical Case Studies and Research 

Abstracts 

3:45pm Break 

4:00pm Oded Bar Or-Presentation 

4:05pm Vito Perriello Jr, MD, FAAP Lecture 

Series: 

Pierre d’Hemecourt, MD, FAAP 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 

S3084 Should They or Shouldn’t They?: A 

Debate on Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts 

for Kids: Pros and Cons 

This session will have 2 faculty—one will review the 

promotion of boxing and mixed martial arts for children 

and youth and the other will take the opposite 

view. Each speaker will present their side of this issue, 

providing pediatricians with compelling reasons for 

their particular views. Attendees will have the opportunity 

to challenge the faculty and to address concerns 

they may or may not have raised. Participants are also 

encouraged to bring up real patient situations for comment 

by the speakers. Time will also be given to introduce 

and discuss the AAP position paper on youth 

boxing and learn about opportunities for advocacy in 

the promotion of sport safety. 

Rebecca Carl, MD, FAAP; Claire LeBlanc, MD, FAAP 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 

W3131 Hands on Exam of the Back 

and Hip $$ 

CC 


This session will provide a brief presentation on the 

anatomy and exam of the back and hip. The faculty 

will then demonstrate each component of the exam. 

Participants will practice examining each other’s back 

and hips while the faculty evaluate. Attendees should 

wear loose-fitting clothes for ease of participation. 

Rebecca Carl, MD, FAAP; Paul Stricker, MD, FAAP 


9:30 am – 10:15 am 

F4038 Youth Sports Specialization: 

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly 

CC 


This interactive session will highlight a case of a 

year-round athlete who suffers from a common 

overuse injury associated with sports participation. 

A review of the current societal pressures to participate 

in sports and a discussion on the grim reality of 

how few athletes ever attain college athletic scholarships 

and/or become professional athletes will be 

presented. The session will include an overview of 

medical/musculoskeletal problems associated with 

youth sports specialization and help teach primary 

care physicians how to recognize those athletes at 

greatest risk. 

Paul Stricker, MD, FAAP 

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm 

X4060 Update on Performance- 

Enhancing Drugs 

This session will review the prevalence and the patterns 

of use of performance-enhancing substances 

in the pediatric population, along with ergogenic aids 

in use by adolescent athletes. Faculty will review how 

to screen for athletes at risk for use of performanceenhancing 

substances during the history and physical 

examination; the reasons behind the lack of 

sensitivity of laboratory tests for detecting use of 

anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing 

substances; and how to counsel patients, and parents, 

against use of ergogenic aids, with an emphasis 

on conveying established means for maximizing 

performance in young athletes. 

Gregory Landry, MD, FAAP 

Transport 

Medicine 


1:00 pm – 6:30 pm 

H2083 Section on Transport Medicine 

Program 

The “State of the Inter-Facility Transport”— 

What’s Changed in a Decade? 


1:15pm Section Business Meeting 

1:30pm Platform Presentations 

2:30pm Poster Session Viewing 

3:45pm Small Group Discussions (facilitated 

by Section Executive Committee) 

4:45pm Break 

5:00pm Presentation and Discussion 

of Consensus Items 



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