Nominations Requested for 2009 Judson Van Wyk Prize!
The Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society requests nominations for the 2009 Judson Van Wyk Prize. We request that you send nominating letters by email to the LWPES Central Office, email address is info@lwpes.org. The Central Office will circulate the letters of nomination to the Honors Committee. You should provide detailed documentation to support this nomination, but you do not need to append a curriculum vitae. Your letter must be received by January 30, 2009. The Committee will consider all of the initial nominations and may request further information to support the candidacy of individuals in the final group of potential awardees.
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LWPES/ESPE Summer School
September 12-15, 2009
Location: Briarcliff Manor, NY
Since 1987, the European Society of Pediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) has presented an annual Summer School for a selected group of 35 fellows from all over the world. At the Summer School, an international faculty provides in-depth coverage of four different areas from the field of pediatric endocrinology, working with small groups of students. Teachers lead didactic discussions on topics of their expertise, and students present case reports to illustrate chosen topics. In-depth discussions, within and outside the program, allow for interaction between younger and older pediatric endocrinologists. A critical mission of the Summer School is to build relationships that will last for many years between students and between students and more senior faculty, and there are many opportunities for networking and socializing to assist with this. Past Summer School students have said that this was the most valuable aspect of the experience. In 2009, LWPES and ESPE will co-sponsor the Summer School, and LWPES will have 10 slots for North American fellows.
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Clinical Scholars and Research Fellowship Award
Applications are now being accepted for the LWPES Clinical Scholars and Research Fellowship Awards.

Please click here for more information and submit Clinical Scholarship application.
Please click here for more information and submit Research Fellowship application.

Deadline for applying is January 21, 2009.

NIH Launches New Web Site for Parents on Medical Research
The National Heart, Lund and Blood Institute (NHLBI), in partnership with other NIH Institutes, has created a comprehensive website designed to give parents and healthcare providers alike the information needed to understand clinical research in children and make informed decisions about participating in a study.

In a format geared to all educational levels, the website combines text, graphics, and documentary film interviews with experts, parents, and children themselves to give viewers an "inside view" of pediatric clinical research. It can assist caregivers in answering patients' questions about research. Families who are contemplating enrolling their child in a clinical study can use the information to augment their understanding and complement the informed consent process. The site has sufficient content to be used as an educational tool for trainees and junior faculty about the key concepts of pediatric clinical research. Based on focus groups, we organized the information into easily-accessible chapters for locating information quickly, something often needed in emergency research. The content is not copy-writed and the DVD-based documentaries may be downloaded to run in waiting rooms or hospital libraries.

The "No More Hand-Me-Downs: Research Designed for Children" theme of the website represents the thinking of our many colleagues across NIH, DHHS, the research community. Please visit the site at:
www.ChildrenAndClinicalStudies.nhlbi.nih.gov

Please contact the NHLBI directly if you have any questions or comments.

 

LWPES ANNUAL MEETING
May 1-3, 2009 Baltimore, MD
The scientific program for the LWPES/PAS meeting for 2009 in Baltimore, Maryland, has been approved by the LWPES Program Committee. Please click here for more information and plan to attend the 2009 LWPES Annual Meeting.

REMINDER: Abstract Submission Deadline is December 3, 2008. Please visit: http://www.pas-meeting.org/2009Baltimore/default.asp for more information.

Society's Presidents Interviewed!
The following videos were created between August 2006 and March 2007, as part of the 35th Anniversary Celebration meeting of LWPES in Toronto, May 2007. They are personal interviews of three of the Society's first Presidents, Claude Migeon, Robert Blizzard, and Mel Grumbach, conducted by President Kenneth Copeland in Baltimore, Charlottesville, and San Francisco, respectively... View Videos