F R I D A Y • A P R I L - Pediatric Academic Societies

8:00am–11:00am
1248 Hospital Medicine
APA Special Interest Group~Room 407
Chairs: Tamara Simon, Tamara.Simon@seattlechildrens.org, Jeffrey Simmons,
Jeffrey.Simmons@cchmc.org and E. Doug Thompson, ethompso@drexelmed.
edu
The Hospital Medicine SIG is for anyone interested in caring for inpatients. The
meeting will provide updates related to ongoing projects in quality improvement
(VIP network), research (PRIS network), education (PHM Roundtable) and
practice management (STP Committee). Facilitated breakout sessions will
allow attendees to have input in direction of these efforts. Ideas for a possible
Topic Symposium or Mini Course sponsored by the SIG for PAS 2012 will
be discussed. In addition, a workshop in a topic related to academics in the
career of the hospitalist will be conducted. Our annual Hospital Medicine poster
session will be included.
8:00am–11:00am
1250 International Health
APA Special Interest Group~Room 500
Chairs: Cynthia Howard, drcindy@umn.edu, Mirzada Kurbasic, mirzada.
kurbasic@louisville.edu, Yvonne Vaucher, yvaucher@ucsd.edu and Ann
Behrmann, atbehrma@wisc.edu
All PAS attendees with interest in global child health are invited and welcome
to this session. In the tradition of past meetings we have gathered distinguished
speakers in the area of international child health who will address urging issues
in the disaster stricken and low-income countries. The audience will have
an opportunity to hear the winners of the APA International Health Award
discussing the state of health care in their countries. The program will conclude
with the APA International Health SIG business meeting.
8:00am–11:00am
1252 Medical Informatics
APA Special Interest Group~Room 501
Chairs: Eric Sepe, esepe@cnmc.org, Eric Shelov, shelov@email.chop.edu and
Emily Webber, emwebber@iupui.edu
Meet and talk with other pediatric healthcare practitioners interested in the
use of information technologies to support patient care, teaching, research and
health care administration.
Hear from the pediatric leaders in this field about the newest developments
and future directions. We have diverse backgrounds, talents, and interests – we
welcome “techies” and “computer-phobes” alike. If you use technology in your
care of patients, this is the group for you.
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10:15am–1:15pm
1300A PES Plenary Session I
Korbel 1A/D
10:15 PES Business Meeting
David B. Allen, President, Pediatric Endocrine Society, University of
Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
11:15 Introduction: Clinical Scholars Awardee I
Cem Demirci, University of Connecticut, Connecticut Children’s
Medical Center, Hartford, CT
11:20 Clinical Scholar Awardee I: Genetic Modifiers of Diabetes in Cystic Fibrosis
Scott Blackman, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
11:45 Introduction: Clinical Scholars Awardee II
Cem Demirci, University of Connecticut, Connecticut Children’s
Medical Center, Hartford, CT
11:50 Clinical Scholar Awardee II: A Novel Transcriptional Factor in VMH
Development and Physiology
Clement Cheung, University of California San Francisco, San
Francisco, CA
*First Author is Trainee (fellow, house officer or student)
Daily Programming
12:15 Introduction: Robert M. Blizzard Lecture
Alan D. Rogol, Riley Children’s Hospital, Indiana University School
of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, University of Virginia, Charlottesville,
VA
12:20 Robert M. Blizzard Lecture: Diagnosis and Management of
Craniopharyngioma
Edward R. Laws, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Sponsored by the Pediatric Endocrine Society
10:30am–12:30pm
1305A AKI: What’s New in Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, and
Management
ASPN Symposium~Korbel 1E/F
Target Audience: Pediatric nephrologists, critical care specialists,
neonatologists.
Objective:
- To provide the audience with an up-to-date overview of emerging concepts in
the diagnosis and management of acute kidney injury
Chairs: Gina-Marie Barletta, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ and
Patrick David Brophy, University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IA
This symposium is organized to provide an update on new insights into the
diagnosis and pathogenesis of acute kidney injury (AKI); current standard of
care with new targets. Emerging definitions and issues in the field of Pediatric
and Neonatal acute kidney injury will be reviewed. Complex issues including
assessment of renal function, diagnostic criteria, pathogenesis, emerging
biomarkers and outcomes will be reviewed.
10:30 New Insights in Pathogenesis and Management of AKI
Charles L. Edelstein, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
11:00 GFR Assessment in AKI Trials and Tribulations
Catherine Morgan, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
11:30 AKI Diagnosis: RIFLE Criteria For Pediatrics and Neonates–What Is Correct?
Jordan Matthew Symons, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA
12:00 Outcomes, Clinical Trials and Emerging Biomarkers
Stuart L. Goldstein, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center,
Cincinnati, OH
Sponsored by the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
Supported by restricted educational grants from Abbott Diagnostics and Ikaria
10:30am–12:30pm
1310 Community-Engaged Research: Methods and
Outcomes
PAS Topic Symposium~Korbel 4D
Target Audience: Scientists and clinicians involved in health services and
public health, clinicians interested in partnering with their community to
improve wide-scale health outcomes, CTSA and non-CTSA sites interested in
the rigorous conduct of community engaged research.
Objective:
- To understand novel methods that can be used in community-engaged
research, practical examples of community-engaged research, community
level translation of research to improve health outcomes, and how to utilize
the CTSA consortium to conduct this type of research
Chairs: Alex R. Kemper, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC and
James M. Perrin, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Community-engaged research depends on innovative partnerships between
researchers and diverse community partners to conduct high quality research
that has significant impact on improving the health of the public. The NIHfunded
CTSA Consortium has led to the development of enhanced strategies to
conduct community engaged research. This topic symposium will highlight the
use of novel methods and their associated health outcomes.
Dr. Aguilar-Gaxiola co-chairs the CTSA consortium committee that promotes
community-engaged research. His presentation will provide examples of this
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