Below is a news release on an award presentation taking place at the 2009 National Conference and Exhibition (NCE) of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. The award presentation will take place during a joint session between the AAP and the European Academy of Pediatrics at approximately 10:30 a.m. (ET), Friday, Oct. 16 in room 207B of the Washington Convention Center.

For Release: Friday, Oct. 16
10:30 a.m. (ET)

WASHINGTON, DC – The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) will present Paul Offit, MD, FAAP, with the President’s Certificate for Outstanding Service at the National Conference and Exhibition of the AAP. The award recognizes an individual’s outstanding service and long-term, personal dedication to the mission of the AAP and to the health, safety and well-being of children. Dr. Offit is a pediatrician, chief of infectious diseases and the director of the vaccine education center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The AAP is honoring Dr. Offit in recognition of his ongoing commitment to promote immunization.

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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.