SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Some 5,100 pediatricians and other health care professionals are expected to attend the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 2004 National Conference and Exhibition (NCE) at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco October 9-13. The meeting features more than 350 sessions on issues such as childhood obesity, human growth hormone, choking hazards, sexual orientation, pain management, cosmetic surgery and environmental health.
Many press briefings, abstract presentations and sessions also will be held at the NCE. Following are some highlights. Please note: all times indicated are Pacific Time. All press briefings will be held in Room 112 of the Moscone Convention Center. For press credentials, please visit the Press Room, Room 113 of the Moscone Convention Center. For a complete copy of news releases on press briefing subjects, contact staff as indicated at the end of this document, or preview the NCE electronic press kit at http://www.aap.org/ncepr/ .
Tuesday, October 12 Press Briefings: 12:30 p.m.: Patient Centered Interviewing: A Motivational Technique for Treating Obesity 2:00 p.m.: Adolescent Rainbows: The Pediatrician’s Role in Caring for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Youth Additional Tuesday Session Highlights: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Reaching Teenagers 9:30 - 10:20 a.m. Influenza in Children: Prevention and Treatment 3:45 - 4:35 p.m. Diagnosis and Management of Anxiety Disorders Wednesday, October 13 Wednesday Session Highlights: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Depression and Its Treatment in Primary Care Pediatrics 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Immigrant and Internationally Adopted Children: Evaluation and Management of Developmental and Behavioral Concerns Impacting Families and Schools 10:30 - 11:20 a.m. Bone Density Testing in Children: When To Do It And What It Means
American Academy of Pediatrics
CONTACT: October 9-13: Hollis Heavenrich-Jones, Mindy Weinstein orCarolyn Kolbaba (in San Francisco), +1-415-905-1736, all for American Academyof Pediatrics; after October 13: AAP Communications, +1-847-434-7877