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47 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE… Miami Children's Hospital is proud to present the 47th Annual Pediatric Postgraduate Course to be held Thursday, February 9, 2012 through Thursday, February 16, 2012 at the InterContinental Miami Hotel, Miami, Florida.  

Whether this is your first time attending or your 47th, you won’t want to miss this opportunity to learn from leading experts in the field of pediatrics.  A distinguished faculty will present state-of-the-art information in the prevention, pathophysiology and the latest developments in the diagnosis and treatment of the most prevalent pediatric and adolescent conditions.

INNOVATION OF THE YEAR AWARD AND PRESENTATION:

Please be sure and attend the 6th Annual Innovation of the Year Award and Presentation, which will showcase the best scientific innovation of 2011 as chosen by the conference’s Innovation of the Year Committee among the many industry entries.

Scientific Program Highlights:

Adolescent Medicine • Cardiology • Endocrinology • Infectious Diseases • Neonatology • Neurology • Neurosurgery  • Orthopedics • Pediatric Surgery • Plastic Surgery • Preventive Medicine & Community Pediatrics  • Pulmonology • Radiology.

FEATURED LECTURES FOR THE 2012 GENERAL SESSION:

You won’t want to miss other highlights of our program such as the live satellite transmissions of cases in interventional cardiology, direct from the Operating Room at Miami Children's Hospital.  Additionally, we have formulated the program in “tracks” that are of relevance to the practicing pediatrician.

We will continue to bring you the Pediatric Board Review Course – now in its 15^th year and expanded to 4 days.  Come join us Thursday through Sunday, February 9-12, 2012, for this comprehensive review for pediatricians who are preparing for the American Board of Pediatrics certification or recertification examination.  As part of the Pediatric Board Review Course, we are again privileged to have Basil J. Zitelli, MD, Editor–in-Chief of the Atlas of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis, present the “Marathon in Visual Diagnosis”. New this year, the Pediatric Board Review course has been approved by the ABP as a part 2 activity for general pediatrics MOC.

We hope you decide to join us in Miami for the 2012 conference and are confident that we will surpass your educational goals.