A Message from the President
Winter Message
The sights, sounds, and aromas of the holiday season have always engendered in me a sense of warmth, peace, and joy. It is a time to be with family and loved ones, filling rooms with laughter, food, and “gifting.” As a child, it often felt as though there were moments when the intense anticipation made my world stand still in suspended animation. These memories remain indelibly etched in my spirit as we approach the holidays and the end of the year. If only for a fleeting moment, I rekindle these feelings of holiday bliss and do my best to share it with others.
As we embrace the spirit of the season in our own unique traditions, I hope we can all cradle the spirits of joy, peace, and serenity that will empower us to continue our service with humility in the bright horizon of the New Year. As my grandmother would recite to me in my youth, a now popular African proverb, “If you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far go together.” I am personally grateful to you all individually as practitioners and collectively as teams and committees for allowing us to go both fast and far as an organization built upon community.
Our warmest wishes to you and your families during this wonderful season of hope and the birth of a New Year.
Edward “Ed” M. Barksdale, Jr., MD
APSA President and the Board of Governors
American Pediatric Surgical Association
More than 1,600 members strong, the American Pediatric Surgical Association is dedicated to saving lifetimes. APSA helps patients and families every day by:
- Developing and sharing surgical standards and quality of care through influencing public policy around surgical care of children and the children’s surgery verification project
- Supporting our members through initiatives on diversity, wellness, and educational resources such as the annual meeting, handbooks, and the Pediatric Surgery NaT, which was written by nearly 500 APSA volunteers
- Advocating for the well-being and safety of children related to societal issues such as child abuse and gun violence.
Thank you to those APSA members that have contributed to the APSA Sustainability Fund
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Events Calendar
Resident/Student Session
This APSAsode is part of the extended 2021 annual meeting programming. Abstracts presented by medical students, followed by discussion with pediatric surgeons and helpful advice to students and residents interested in pursuing a career pediatric surgery.
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Meetings of Interest
APSA 2022 Annual Meeting
May 12-15, 2022
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5th Annual Aspen Conference on Pediatric Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke
July 11-15, 2022
Snowmass Village, Colorado
https://www.aspenpedsstroke.com/
68th BAPS International Congress
July 13-15, 2022
Birmingham, UK
Abstract submission deadline – January 31, 2022
congress.baps.org.uk
WOFAPS 7th World Congress of Pediatric Surgery
October 12 – 15, 2022
Prague, Czech Republic
WOFAPS 2022