The Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting is an international gathering of pediatric physician-scientists, clinicians, and educators to shar
e research, explore new ideas, build career opportunities and collaborate on projects. PIDS is one of the affiliated societies involved in the meeting. Registration is now open.
PAS 2024 will be May 2-May 6 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Special considerations may be necessary for entry into Canada by U.S. citizens, permanent U.S. residents, and others traveling internationally. Please review PAS Travel Information for more.
Book your hotel for Toronto today. Note: pricing will be in Canadian dollars (CAD).
Register now to attend the PIDS reception on Saturday, May 4 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto in the Parkdale Meeting Room AB.
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | A Career in Antimicrobial Stewardship…So Much More to Explore | 604
3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | APA SIG: Newborn – Congenital Syphilis – A New Epidemic? | 714
3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | Can AI Solve Some of Neonatology’s Greatest Challenges? | 105
3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | Clashes Over Sepsis: Debating Infectious Diseases in the ICU | 205
3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | Collaborative Development of Shared Curricula for Pediatrician-Scientist Development | 716 B
3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | Health Equity in Health Systems: Translating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into the Clinical Enterprise | 718 A
3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | Impact of Respiratory Virus Infections in School Settings and Evolving Possible Strategies for Prevention | 203
3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | Maternal and Parental Incarceration and Its Impact on Child Health – Bridging Across Generations | 107
3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | Neonatal Infectious Diseases/Immunology 1 | 204
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | meetID Meet and Greet for Scholars and Mentors (by invitation) | Lobby Bar, Delta Hotels by Marriott
7:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. | meetID Roundtable with PIDS Leadership (by invitation) | Parkdale Meeting Room A, Delta Hotels by Marriott
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | From Citizenship to Scholarship: Crafting Your Personal Identity in Advocacy, DEI, and Education | 718 A
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | “I Highly Recommend”: Mitigating Bias when Writing Effective Letters of Recommendation | 713 B
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Immunizations/Delivery | 201 F
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Global Neonatal and Child Health: Promise, Progress and Challenges | 206 BD
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship in Pediatrics…Duration, Communication, Collaboration | 204
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Society for Pediatric Research Clinical Research Assembly | 714
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Controversies in Pediatric Pneumonia: A Pro/Con Debate | 205
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Primum Non…No-Seriously It’s Syphilis | 104 AB
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Quality Improvement/Patient Safety 1 | 717 B
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Updates for Common GI Issues: GER, H. pylori, and Fatty Liver Disease | 606
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | APA SIG: Environmental Health, Climate Change, and Sustainability and PAS Climate Change Combined | 604
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Infectious Diseases 1 | 201 BD
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | The End of Affirmative Action: Conversations on the Current and Future of DEI in Pediatrics | 105
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Vaccines in Peril: Understanding and Combatting Modern Vaccine Hesitancy at the Federal, State, and Community Level | 201 F
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Kidney Transplant in Special Populations | 801 B
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | PIDS Reception | Parkdale Meeting Room AB, Delta Hotels by Marriott
6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. | RSV Prophylaxis: An Evolving Landscape
for Pediatric RSV Prevention (CME Breakfast Symposium – Registration Required) | Ballroom AB, InterContinental Toronto Centre
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Addressing Hesitancy for Children and Adolescent Vaccines: The Next Big Challenge | 701 A
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Impact of Diversity on Pediatric Pharmacogenetics: Implications for Research and Clinical Implementation | 605
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Neonatal Infectious Diseases/Immunology 2 | 803 A
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | New Insights to UTI Mechanisms, Prevention, and Long-Term Management of Severe Bladder Dysfunction | 718 A
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Generative AI: The Future of Health Professions Education | 105
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Hot Controversies in Pediatric Lung Infections: Debates That Could Change Your Practice | 205
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Launching and Landing a Career in Medical Education: From Passion to Profession | 602
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Who Owns Child Health? Financing Pediatric Health Care in the Post-COVID Era | 718 A
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Immunization of Neonates Born Preterm: New Opportunities and Old Challenges | 202
12:45 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | How to Get a Job – Practical Advice and Insight with Dr. Bill Steinbach (PIDS President) | Trainee Zone
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Curriculum Development for Pediatric Humanitarian and Disaster Response Training | 716 B
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | A Historical Perspective of Dogma in Pediatric Medicine: What Can We Learn? | 203
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Child Health Policy and the 2024 US Presidential Election: A Pediatric Policy Council State of the art Plenary | 701 B
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Infectious Diseases 2 | 204
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Optimal Strategy for RSV Protection in Infancy: Maternal Vaccine or Newborn Monoclonal Antibody? | 206 BD
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Pediatric Subspecialty Workforce 2024: State, Needs, Barriers, and Solutions | 105
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Pediatric Therapeutics and Pharmacology | 501
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Submitting Your Article for Publication – Talk to the Editors-in-Chief | 201 BD
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. | Pediatric Policy Council Legislative Breakfast: A Canadian Perspective on Child Health Policymaking | 401
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Congenital Syphilis and Neonatal Herpes: The Debate Is On! | 205
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | COVID-19 In Children – How Did We Respond to Our Children | 107
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Key Medicaid Developments: Recent Advances and Opportunities | 701 A
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | PIDS Top Abstracts | 201 F
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | The New Guideline for Joint Infections in Children – Review and Discussion | 206 BD
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | meetID Debrief Session with PIDS Leadership (by invitation) | 809
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Becoming a Highly Productive Academic Writer | 716 A
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Bots for Tots: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Pediatric Care and Research | 718 B
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Improving the Diversity of the Pediatric Workforce | 701 A
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Should We Be Adding Congenital CMV to the Universal Newborn Screening Panel? Advocacy, Policy, Progress, and Controversy | 106
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