For Release: May 5, 2008

The annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) is May 3-6 at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu. Top international research and new advancements in pediatrics will be the focus of more than 3,000 presentations. Nearly 6,500 leaders in pediatric science, advocacy and patient care will attend, including 1,000 participants from Asia. The conference is co-sponsored by the institutional members of the PAS: the Ambulatory Pediatric Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Pediatric Society and the Society for Pediatric Research. This year, the meeting will be held in conjunction with the Asian Society for Pediatric Research. For more information or to view news releases on selected studies, visit http://www.aap.org/pressroom/pas/. For press passes, contact Debbie Linchesky at 847-434-7084 or dlinchesky@aap.org.

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The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 60,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.