About the Section on Bioethics

The Section on Bioethics was founded in 1988 and is dedicated to providing the general pediatrician and pediatric sub specialist with an understanding of the basic principles of bioethics and to help promote the importance of compassion, sensitivity, commitment, and high moral standards in the delivery of health care. In addition, the Section offers input to the AAP Board of Directors on bioethical issues and works with the AAP Committee on Bioethics to provide input to official Academy policy in this area.

What's New

• 2009 William G. Bartholome Award for Winner Announced
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• 2009 Ethics Essay Contest Winners Announced
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Featured Upcoming Meetings/Conferences

• AAP National Conference and Exhibition (NCE) 2010
  October 2-5, 2010
  San Francisco, CA - Moscone Center
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• AAP National Conference and Exhibition (NCE) 2011
  October 15-18, 2011
  Boston, MA - Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
• AAP National Conference and Exhibition (NCE) 2012
  October 20-23, 2012
  New Orleans, LA
• AAP National Conference and Exhibition (NCE) 2013
  October 26-29, 2013
  Orlando, FL

Letter from the Web Editor - Brenda Jean Mears, MD, FAAP
July 1, 2009

Hello everyone,

Registration for the October meeting in Washington, DC is now open. You will find a full schedule including information on our joint meeting with adolescent health at http://www.aapexperience.org/.  I hope many of you will make plans to join us there to meet our 2009 Bartholome award winner. We are now accepting nominations for the 2010 winner.

The meetings sponsored or cosponsored by our section this year include the Saturday sessions “Direct to Consumer Testing and the Busy Pediatrician” at 7:00 am and: “Institutional Review Boards: Protecting Human Subjects or Protecting Research Institutions” at 4:00 pm. The meetings on Sunday include: “You are Hereby Commanded to Appear: Court Preparation for the Pediatrician” and “What All Medical Professionals Must Know about the Judicial Process” at 8:30 am and “Ethical Issues in Adolescent Medicine” at 1pm.“Medical Neglect: Benign, Sacred, or Abuse?” is on Monday at 2:00 pm. At the Upcoming Events link you will find a listing of other sessions of possible interest to you. The rest of the meeting page has been updated as well. I have no more information on the October 15-18 ASBH program but when I have the full program I will let you know.