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2009 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition, Washington, DCCONFERENCE PREVIEW ISSUE: September 11, 2009Commentary: Location, Location, LocationJoe Zenel, MDAs the 2009 AAP National Conference and Exhibition fast approaches, two medical issues increasinglygarner media attention: health care reform and H1N1.Is it fate that Washington, DC, is this year's host for the AAP NCE? As Democrats, Republicans,independents, lobbyists, union members, economists and other interested parties debate mandatoryhealth care, insurance cooperatives, the public option and the possible expansion of Medicare, isn't itfortuitous that we pediatricians will be in DC, our very presence reminding legislators that the health ofour children is central to health care reform? What will be our nation's stand on this issue come lateOctober? The NCE offers many opportunities to hear where health care reform is heading.Washington, DC, is also the place where almost daily the Department of Health and Human Servicesreleases new information on the H1N1 pandemic. Facts, policies and opinions keep changing, and againthe NCE offers many opportunities to hear where H1N1 management is heading.These are just two very exciting topics at the NCE; remember the NCE is about all pediatric issues. Checkout the session on introducing new foods to the infant. What's that again, rice cereal is not the first newfood to introduce?
2009 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition, Washington, DCCONFERENCE DAILY, DAY 1 ISSUE: October 17, 2009From the Editor: The Great Diversity of the AAP 2009 NCEJoe Zenel, MDAs one of the founders of the Constitution of the United States, James Madison, penned in 1834,"The Constitution of the United States was not, like the fabled Goddess of Wisdom, the offspring of asingle brain." It ought to be regarded as the work of many heads and many hands. And so should the AAP2009 National Conference & Exhibition, where pediatricians from many disciplines assembled to create aneducational experience for you."When entering the halls of the Washington Convention Center, take a look and note the many differentbackgrounds and ages of people around you. Bustling crowds of pediatricians, nurses, children, medicalstudents and residents quickly choose their sessions and head out in all directions. Some stop to greeteach other, some answer emails at the Internet Cafe, everyone is intent to make the most of the NCE, anAAP event "committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental and social well‐being for all infants,children, adolescents and young adults." For residents it is a chance to pursue those ACGMEcompetencies of patient care, medical knowledge, problem‐based learning and improvement andsystems‐based practice (where else can you see so many health care systems at once but at the exhibithall?) For practicing pediatricians, the NCE is a chance to earn some CME, see what industry is up to, andperhaps find ways to fine‐tune their practices. And for advocates and researchers, it is a chance toexchange ideas and tips for making change.Today offers many educational and political opportunities in the various seminars, workshops, exhibitsand section meetings but make sure to take the time to go to the plenary session and sit with thethousands of fellow attendees celebrating pediatrics. Hear our AAP president, David Tayloe, speak on theAAP's efforts to improve the health of children and our keynote speaker, Alma Powell, discuss five keypromises necessary for our children's success.Yes the NCE is professionally rejuvenating and worth every minute spent in the convention center, but wecannot be all work and no play. Embrace the child in you and visit D.C. Enjoy our culture by visiting themuseums at the Smithsonian, glimpse our government at the White House and the Capitol, and walkthrough the many memorials to people who gave so much for our future. Have fun!
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<strong>2009</strong> <strong>American</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pediatrics</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> & Exhibition, Washington, DCCONFERENCE PREVIEW ISSUE: September 11, <strong>2009</strong>Commentary: Location, Location, LocationJoe Zenel, MDAs the <strong>2009</strong> AAP <strong>National</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> and Exhibition fast approaches, two medical issues increasinglygarner media attention: health care reform and H1N1.Is it fate that Washington, DC, is this year's host for the AAP NCE? As Democrats, Republicans,independents, lobbyists, union members, economists and other interested parties debate mandatoryhealth care, insurance cooperatives, the public option and the possible expansion <strong>of</strong> Medicare, isn't itfortuitous that we pediatricians will be in DC, our very presence reminding legislators that the health <strong>of</strong>our children is central to health care reform? What will be our nation's stand on this issue come lateOctober? The NCE <strong>of</strong>fers many opportunities to hear where health care reform is heading.Washington, DC, is also the place where almost daily the Department <strong>of</strong> Health and Human Servicesreleases new information on the H1N1 pandemic. Facts, policies and opinions keep changing, and againthe NCE <strong>of</strong>fers many opportunities to hear where H1N1 management is heading.These are just two very exciting topics at the NCE; remember the NCE is about all pediatric issues. Checkout the session on introducing new foods to the infant. What's that again, rice cereal is not the first newfood to introduce?
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