Meeting Information Faculty CME Information Special Events Program Chair Meeting Site: Situated on a private lake, the Westin Atlanta Perimeter Pediatric Cardiology Seminar Conference Educational Goals North is a tranquil retreat from the city whether you’re traveling for The Pediatric Cardiology Seminar will be presented Thursday morning by Judson Miller, MD, FAAP The Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (Georgia AAP) Continuing Medical Education (CME) business or leisure. The hotel sits on the Concourse office campus pediatric cardiologists from Sibley Heart Center, Atlanta. The lectures will Assistant Professor of Pediatrics program aims to develop, maintain, and improve the competence, skills, and professional performance of pediatricians between the famous “King & Queen” office towers just outside I-285 at address aortic disease, lipids, syncope, and more. Emory University and pediatric healthcare professionals by providing quality, relevant, accessible, and effective educational experiences Peachtree-Dunwoody Road. Less than two miles from Perimeter Mall, the Atlanta, GA that address gaps in professional practice and improve patient outcomes. Pediatrics on the Perimeter strives to hotel is a half-hour from downtown, the Georgia Aquarium, Centennial Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics Seminar meet participants’ identified educational needs and support their life-long learning with a goal of improving care for Olympic Park and the new NCAA College Football Hall of Fame. This year the popular Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics seminar will focus on autism, providing fundamental and up-to-date guidance for children and families. The Georgia AAP is committed to excellence and innovation in education. R. Dwain Blackston, MD Jack Stevens, MD, FACC Accommodations: A special rate of $149 per night, single or double, has primary care pediatricians. Dwain Blackston, MD is the Committee’s chair been reserved for attendees of Pediatrics on the Perimeter. To make your Chair, Committee on Children with Disabilities Amanda Lansell, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and will serve as moderator of the program. Emory University School of Medicine reservation please call 888-627-8407 or if there are specific questions for Georgia AAP Pediatric Hospitalist Atlanta, GA Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Sibley Heart Center, Children’s Healthcare of Who Should Attend the hotel reservations agent, please dial 770-395-3900 Ext. 4028. Please Pediatric Nutrition Seminar Atlanta, GA Atlanta mention the Georgia Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics to ensure On Thursday afternoon this popular seminar, presented by the Chapter’s Anne Edwards, MD, FAAP Atlanta, GA Pediatrics on the Perimeter is open to all pediatricians, residents, pediatric nurses and nurse practitioners, you receive the discounted rate of $149. The release date of the block is Committee on Nutrition, will feature presentations on food allergies, Immediate Past Chair Patricia Lantis, MD pediatric physician assistants, family physicians and other child healthcare & industry professionals. Monday, August 29, 2016. EOE, & more. Several new facets of this critical field will be examined and AAP Committee on State Government Affairs Pediatric Hospitalist Benjamin Toole, MD Assistant Professor reviewed for the general pediatrician. AAP District VI Vice Chair Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Westin Atlanta Perimeter North Co-Chair, AAP Task Force on Pediatric Practice Assistant Professor Emory University School of Medicine Sibley Heart Center, Children’s Healthcare of 7 Concourse Parkway Change Emory University School of Medicine Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference Chair of Pediatrics, Park Nicollet Health Services Atlanta, GA Atlanta Program Committee Atlanta, Georgia 30328 Pediatric hospitalists are one of the fastest growing pediatric subspecialties; Minneapolis, MN Atlanta, GA Judson Miller, MD, Program Chair Phone: (770) 395-3900 Anna Kuo, MD and in Georgia nearly 60 pediatricians specialize in this area. The Chapter Eric Lewkowiez, MD Truddie Darden, MD Fax: (770) 395-3935 Yolanda Graham, MD Pediatric Psychiatrist Stephanie Walsh, MD, FAAP Ross MacLeod, MD Committee on Pediatric Hospital Medicine will focus on current topics in Alice Little Caldwell, MD Website: www.westinatlantanorth.com this field with Judson Miller, MD as moderator. Please note that if you Medical Director Assistant Professor Associate Professor of Surgery & Pediatrics Heather Phelps, DO Emory University 2016 FALL MEETING are attending only this event at Pediatrics on the Perimeter, a registration Devereux Georgia Treatment Network Augusta University Janet Cragan, MD Rebecca Reamy, MD Kennesaw, GA Augusta, GA Medical Director, Child Wellness Transportation & Directions: fee of $60 is required. See the Registration Form for more details. Sally Goza, MD Gerald Reisman, MD From East Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA Evelyn Johnson, MD Joseph Zanga, MD Take Interstate 20 West to Interstate 285 North/West (Exit 67). From Adelaide Hebert, MD Jeffrey Lewis, MD, FAAP Residents Pediatric Jeopardy Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics Chief of Gastroenterology Andrea Klopman, MD Pediatrics on the Perimeter I-285 North/West take Exit 28 (Peachtree Dunwoody Road) and turn Residents from the programs at Mercer-Macon, Mercer-Savannah, and The University of Texas Medical School – Houston Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Brad Weselman, MD, FAAP right. Proceed to the first traffic light and turn left into the Concourse Morehouse will compete in a lively game of Pediatric Jeopardy, with Judson Houston, TX Director of Research, GI Care for Kids Snapfinger Woods Pediatrics September 22-24, 2016 Westin Atlanta Perimeter North • Atlanta, Ga. Complex. Follow signs to the hotel. The hotel is on the right. Miller, MD, serving as host. It’s always a hit at the conference. Chapter District Representative Medical Director for Quality Camden Hebson, MD Georgia AAP The Children’s Care Network Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta From North Martin Michaels, MD Memorial Lecture on Child Advocacy: Sibley Heart Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA Seminar Chairs Atlanta, GA Decatur, GA Take Interstate 75 South to Interstate 285 East. Proceed on I-285 to Marty Michaels, MD served as Georgia AAP president in 2008-2010, Jeff Lewis, MD; Heather Phelps, DO; Judson Miller, MD; & R. Dwain Blackston, MD Glenridge Drive (Exit 26) and turn left. Continue to the 4th traffic light Sarah Milla, MD, FAAP and was a child advocate extraordinaire. His passionate devotion to his pa- Rhonda Hogan, DMD Pediatric Radiologist William Wilcox, MD, PhD and turn right on Hammond Drive. Proceed through 2 traffic lights and tients and doing all he could “beyond the practice walls” to improve their President Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Professor of Human Genetics turn right into Concourse Office Park after the bridge. The hotel is on life set the bar in child advocacy at the Chapter. This memorial lecture on Georgia Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Atlanta, GA Emory University the right. this powerful facet of pediatrics was established to honor his legacy, and Suwanee, GA Atlanta, GA CME Information remind us of the role of advocacy in the life of pediatricians. This lecture David O’Banion, MD, FAAP Mark Wulkan, MD This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the From Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport will be presented during the plenary on Friday morning by Anne Edwards, Glen Iannucci, MD Assistant Professor Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Emory University School of Medicine Surgeon In Chief Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education by the Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of Take Interstate 85 North to Georgia State Route 400 (Exit 87). Proceed MD, of Minneapolis, MN. Dr. Edwards is the Immediate Past Chair of on GA-400 to the Glenridge Connector (Exit 4A). Turn right at the Emory University School of Medicine Morehouse Schools of Medicine Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatrics. The Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics is accredited by the Medical Association the AAP Committee on State Government Affairs, AAP District VI Vice Sibley Heart Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta. GA Professor of Surgery & Pediatrics end of the connector onto Glenridge. Proceed to the second traffic light Chair, and Co-Chair of the AAP Task Force on Pediatric Practice Change. Emory University School of Medicine of Georgia to provide continuing medical education to physicians. The Georgia Chapter of the American Academy Atlanta, GA TM and turn left onto Peachtree Dunwoody Road. Turn left at the 6th light Heather Phelps, DO, FAAP Atlanta, GA of Pediatrics designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits . Physicians should claim Ga. Atlanta, • North Perimeter Atlanta Westin into Concourse Office Park. The hotel is on the right. Awards Luncheon Shawnte James, MD, FAAP Sibley Heart Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 2016 22-24, September Our annual Awards Luncheon will be held Friday at 12:15 pm and will Assistant Professor, Newborn Medicine Atlanta, GA Mark Ziegler, MD From West Emory University School of Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine Associates honor this year’s winners of the Georgia Chapter awards. The luncheon Perimeter the on Pediatrics of Atlanta In accordance with