Make your hotel reservations by September 20, 2010 

Great News! The Embassy Suites St. Louis-St. Charles Hotel and Spa has extended the reservation deadline to September 20, 2010. Be sure to take advantage of this great opportunity to receive the PPAG special rate for the 19th Annual Meeting.

For more information and to register for the Conference: http://www.ppag.org/en/cev/43.

HOTEL INFORMATION:
Make your reservations by September 20, 2010

PPAG has secured a special room rate of $139.00 per night at the Embassy Suites St. Louis-St. Charles Hotel and Spa. Reservations can be made by calling the Hotel directly at 636-946-5544 or Embassy Suites Brand Reservations at 1-800-EMBASSY. Conference participants must identify themselves as being with the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group at the time the reservation is made in order to receive the group rate.

Reservations must be made on or before September 20, 2010 at 12:00 midnight (central time) to receive the discounted rate. After the cut-off date, reservations will be subject to availability and room-rate increases. PPAG cannot guarantee any reservations after September 20, 2010.

It is important to note that PPAG must secure a room-block so that we can offer you discounted rates. We encourage you to make your reservations with PPAG today!

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

Educational Tracks

This year we are pleased to offer various educational tracks that meet the need of our professionally diverse membership. Level 1 programs provide a review of current practices in the topic identified and are appropriate for both new practitioners and those seeking to update their knowledge base. Level 2 programs provide an advanced review of the identified topic and new developments in the field.  Level 2 programs are appropriate for the advanced level practitioner. Worskops dedicated to general pediatric practice, research, and advocacy will also be offered.

Hospital Tours
Join PPAG as we tour St. John's Mercy Children's Hospital and Ranken Jordan Children's Rehabilitation Hospital. Friday, October 8, 2010 at 4:30-7:30pm. Tours are $75.00 and pre-registration is required. The registration fee includes continuing education credit, transportation, and dinner. For more information about the Hospital Tours, go to: http://www.ppag.org/ac10-objectives/#tour.

Keynote Speaker

After graduating from Dartmouth College with honors in economics, Dr. Broselow obtained his medical degree from NJ College of Medicine and Dentistry and entered the field of family practice, in which he became board certified and practiced in Frankenmuth Michigan. He continued on to become board certified in Emergency Medicine. It was while working in the emergency department of a community hospital in Hickory, North Carolina, that he recognized how difficult and stressful it was for him and his team to care for acutely ill or injured children. He has conducted original research concerning the correlation between length and weight in children, from which the “Broselow Tape” was born.

He has worked with Dr. Allen Hinkle on the Broselow-Hinkle organizer and co-developed the Broselow tape and subsequent Broselow-Luten System with Robert Luten, MD . He has recently taken a position on the faculty of the University of Florida so that he can work more closely with Dr. Luten as they continue to develop their pediatric patient safety system. Currently, he is the Medical Director of PPAG's Artemis Safety Initiative. Through his numerous and significant innovations in pediatric care, the Broselow name has become one of the most widely recognized in the field of emergency medicine.

For more information about the conference and to register, go to: http://www.ppag.org/en/cev/43