Upcoming Conferences and Webcasts

March 2010
March 24
Webinar: State of All Hazards Preparedness for Children: Partnerships & Models for Merging Emergency Department & Disaster Preparedness Efforts Nationwide
1 to 2:30pm (Eastern)

March 25
Webinar: ESI for Pediatric Triage
1 to 3pm (Eastern)

April 2010

April 16-18
Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) Leadership Conference: Enhancing Leadership to Improve Quality of Care in Emergency Settings for Children / San Antonio, TX
Sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the AAP Section on Emergency Medicine

The PEM leadership conference is targeted to:

• Emergency Medicine Medical or Nursing Directors
• Emergency Medicine Division Directors
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Directors
• Emergency Medicine Quality Improvement or Safety Leaders
• Physicians interested in developing leadership/improvement skills in pediatric emergency care
• Nurses interested in developing leadership/improvement skills in pediatric emergency care
• Academic physicians with a desire to publish and disseminate improvement work
• Administrators of emergency departments or urgent care centers

Participating in this conference will result in many benefits for emergency care physicians, nurses and administrative leaders, including learning the practical application of improvement methodologies, measuring performance and outcomes to improve care, enhancing a culture of safety and developing a workforce that is able to accelerate system changes to benefit patients seeking emergency care.

June 2010
June 20 - July 2
New Perspectives in Global Health: Integrating Ecological, Social and Biological Sciences / Honolulu, HI
The Asia-Pacific Global Health Summer Institute is designed to provide an exciting new forum for instruction focused on critical global health issues of the Asia-Pacific Region. Co-sponsored by the University of Hawai'i at Manoa Office of Public Health Studies, and the University of California at Berkeley School of Public Health, this year's inaugural 2010 summer institute will focus on four pressing global health challenges: indigenous health disparities; linkages between healthy ecosystems and public health; the socio-ecology of emerging infectious diseases; and public health leadership.

July 2010
June 20 - July 2
New Perspectives in Global Health: Integrating Ecological, Social and Biological Sciences / Honolulu, HI
The Asia-Pacific Global Health Summer Institute is designed to provide an exciting new forum for instruction focused on critical global health issues of the Asia-Pacific Region. Co-sponsored by the University of Hawai'i at Manoa Office of Public Health Studies, and the University of California at Berkeley School of Public Health, this year's inaugural 2010 summer institute will focus on four pressing global health challenges: indigenous health disparities; linkages between healthy ecosystems and public health; the socio-ecology of emerging infectious diseases; and public health leadership.

August 2010
August 4-9
The 26th International Pediatric Association Congress of Pediatrics 2010 (IPA)/ Johannesburg, South Africa
IPA 2010 will unite pediatrician dedicated to improving the health of children worldwide. As the first IPA congress to be held in sub-Saharan Afria, pediatricians from both developed and developing countries can benefit from a rich and broad scientific programme that provides clinical updates of all major subspecialties and crucial insights into fundamental issues of child health.

October 2010
October 2-5
2010 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference & Exhibition (NCE)/ San Francisco, CA
The AAP NCE is the most comprehensive pediatric meeting in the world and represents the full spectrum of pediatric medical professionals and decision-makers, including pediatricians in general practice and subspecialties, young physicians, pediatric residents, and allied health professionals. Participation at this meeting offers unequalled opportunities to be present among other leaders in the health care industry.

Last Updated March 19, 2010