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2006 Certifying Examinations of the American Board of Pediatrics

111 Silver Cedar Court Chapel Hill, NC 27514-1513 telephone: 919-929-0461 fax: 919-918-7114 or 919-929-9255 Website: www.abp.org

All applicants for certifying examinations must complete applications online during the registration periods. The final month of each registration requires payment of a late fee. The requirements for online applications may be found on the ABP Website: www.abp.org or may be obtained by contacting the ABP. Additional information including eligibility requirements and registration dates may also be found on the ABP Website.

General Pediatrics Examination

Examination Date: October 23 and October 24, 2006.

Subspecialty Examinations

Sports Medicine Examination Date: To be determined by ABFM.

Pediatric Cardiology - Examination Date: August 16, 2006.

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - Examination Date: August 18, 2006.

Pediatric Pulmonology - Examination Date: August 17, 2006.

Pediatric Rheumatology - Examination Date: November 10, 2006.

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics - Examination Date: November 15, 2006.

Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Examination Date: November 16, 2006.

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology - Examination Date: November 17, 2006.

Transplant Hepatology - Examination Date: To be determined by ABIM.

Medical Toxicology - Examination Date: November 14, 2006.

September 2006

Pediatrics for the Practitioner—Update 2006. September 28-29, 2006, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Thomas B. Turner Building, Baltimore, MD.

This conference is designed for pediatricians, family practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners and physician assistants involved in providing primary care for infants, children, and adolescents. The major focus will be on commonly encountered problems about which current controversies exist, and in areas, which recently have undergone changes in patient management. Phone: 410-955-2959; Fax: 410-955-0807; E-mail: cmenet@jhmi.edu; Website: http://www.hopkinscme.net.

October 2006

Turkish-Greek joint postgraduate course endorsed by ESPGHAN about “Advances in Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition” will be held in Cappadocia, Turkey between October 5-8, 2006.

Programme for Global Paediatric Research Symposium and Workshop: “Antenatal and Intrapartum Causes of Perinatal Asphyxia and Stillbirths in Developing Countries.” October 5-6, 2006, Bangkok, Thailand.

PGPR’s (www.globalpaediatricresearch.org) fourth symposium will be held in conjunction with the 14th Congress of the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies (www.faops2006thailand.org). This three-part symposium will focus on the antenatal and intrapartum causes of perinatal asphyxia and stillbirths in developing countries. Part 1 and 3 will be comprised of expert presentations providing an overview of the issues and region-specific information. Part 2 will feature platform presentations from abstracts selected following an international call. For more information contact Dr. Alvin Zipursky, Chair and Scientific Director of PGPR; phone: 416-813-8762; E-mail: Alvin.Zipursky@sickkids.ca.