Executive Committee
2011-2012
Mary L Brandt MD
Chairperson
Michael Caty MD
George W Holcomb III MD
Rebecka L Meyers MD
R Lawrence Moss MD
Frederick J Rescorla MD
Robert C Shamberger MD
Immediate Past Chair,
Surgical Advisory Panel Rep
Andrea Hayes-Jordan MD
2011 Program Chair
Staff
Vivian Thorne, Mgr
Div Hospital & Surgical Svcs
847/434-7669
Fax: 847/434-8000
vthorne@aap.org
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Events
The Fetal, Perinatal and Neonatal Cardiology
Symposium
April 10-13, 2012
Rimrock Resort Hotel, Banff, Alberta, Canada
Hosted in partnership by the Stollery Children’s
Hospital and The Hospital for Sick Children
Contact: Maria Robson, maria@buksa.com
http://www.buksa.com/PedsCard2012/
APSA-IPSO Symposium May 19 - 20, 2012
APSA 43rd Annual Meeting May 20 - 23, 2012
JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa
San Antonio, Texas USA
Presented by the American Pediatric Surgical Assn
http://www.eapsa.org/Annual_Meeting_Home.htm
Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation
Symposium
September 6-8, 2012
Pittsburgh, PA
Contact: margaret.bray@chp.edu
http://www.chp.edu/CHP/pifr+symposium
Policy Statements
Guidelines for Referral to Pediatric Surgical
Specialist
Surgical Advisory Panel
Postdischarge Follow-up of Infants With Congenital
Diaphragmatic Hernia
Section on Surgery and the Committee on Fetus and
Newborn
Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders for Pediatric Patients
Who Require Anesthesia and Surgery
Mary E. Fallat, MD, Jayant K. Deshpande, MD and
Section on Surgery, Section on Anesthesia and Pain
Medicine, and and Committee on Bioethics
Pediatric Organ Donation and Transplantation
Committee on Hospital Care and Section on Surgery
Prevention and Management of Pain and Stress in
the Neonate
Committee on Fetus & Newborn, Committee on
Drugs, Section on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
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Resources
AAP News -- Click HERE for electronic
access to AAP News.
got transition? is a national resource for health care
professionals, families, youth and state policy makers
focusing on a young adult's transition from pediatric to adult
health care. This site serves as the basis for an information
exchange about health care transition, particularly as
pertaining to youth with special health care needs.
http://www.gottransition.org/
Pediatric Device Consortium
The new interactive website of the Pediatric Device Consor-
tium is a virtual portal for collaboration and development of
novel pediatric medical devices. Based at UCSF, the FDA-
funded incubator unites a diverse group of physicians,
unites a diverse group of physicians, engineers, scientists,
designers, consultants, and others seeking to accelerate
the pace at which creative and potentially life-saving ideas
ideas move from the napkin sketch to
the market, and most
importantly, to operating room for the children they were
designed to help. The PDC site features a wealth of infor-
mation and resources for the public, but its particular value
lies in joining the site's member portal, where you can par-
ticipate in project discussions and connect with innovators,
device industry representatives and potential funders.
www.pediatricdeviceconsortium.org.
Helpful Links
• American College of Surgeons (ACOG)
• American Pediatric Surgery Association (APSA)
• British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (BAPS)
• Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons
• Children's Oncology Group
• American Pediatric Surgery Nurse Association
• Extracorporeal Life Support Organization
• Journal of Pediatric Surgery
• Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons
• World Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgeons
Newsletters
Section on Surgery News
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005
Pediatric Surgery Update
a periodical electronic newsletter of interest to primary
physicians, pediatricians, surgeons, residents, medical
students, nurses and health-related professionals dealing
with evidence-based medicine and reviews in the practice of
Pediatric Surgery.
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