Similar to earlier conferences, the 2006 meeting will feature a 2½-day program. The conference will begin on Wednesday evening April 19th, 2006, with registration and a reception (and poster session) at the UF Hilton Conference Hotel.

The substantive program, beginning on Thursday, April 20th, will involve morning and afternoon sessions on Thursday and Friday and conclude at noon, with the end of the Morning session, on Saturday, April 22nd.

There will be planned social events on Thursday and Friday evenings as well as a continental breakfast each morning and complementary luncheons during the noon hours (concurrent with poster sessions) on Thursday and Friday; Social events are included in the registration fee.

As with previous Gainesville conferences, the primary focus will be on presentation of the latest empirical research on Child Health Psychology. Formal research presentations will involve the Topic Chair/Research Paper format that has been used successfully in past conferences.  In each Paper Session module, a Topic Chair with expertise in a specific topic area, will provide an overview of research and/or issues in the area, followed by original research paper presentations relevant to the area. The Topic Chair will then serve as discussant and moderate audience questions to the presenters. A total of Five research topic areas will be featured; Two will be scheduled for Thursday. Two will be scheduled for Friday and one will be scheduled for Saturday morning. The specific topic areas that will be the focus of the conference (and Topic Chairs) are listed below:

Click on Paper Session Links for Abstracts of Papers to be Presented

Thursday April 20, 2006

Morning

Treatment Outcome Research and Randomized Clinical Trials in Pediatric Psychology

Lori J. Stark, Ph.D., Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Afternoon

Emerging Areas in Pediatric Psychology

Ronald T. Brown, Ph.D., Temple University

Saturday April 22, 2006

Topic area papers will be supplemented by poster presentations on Wednesday evening (the night of arrival - beginning at 7:00 PM) and between the morning and afternoon paper sessions on Thursday and Friday, as well by an invited “Frontiers in Pediatric Psychology” presentation, in memory of Dr. Lizette Peterson-Homer. This years Keynote address will be given by Dr. Stanley Sue, University of California - Davis. The title of his address is "Cultural Diversity and Clinical Research: How do we Get There From Here?"

Finally, the program will also feature breakfast "Discussion Hours", related to special topics, prior to the beginning of the paper sessions on Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings. This year discussion hours will focus on "Specialty Board Certification in Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychology" (Thursday: Hosted  by the American Board of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology), "Professional Possibilities in Pediatric Psychology: The Pros and Pitfalls of Potential Career Paths" (Friday: Moderated by Sharon Berry, Lindsey Cohen, Randi Streisand and Katie Devine), and "Cultural Diversity and Research in Pediatric Psychology" (Saturday: Moderated by Dr. Daniel Clay, University of Iowa).

For each research module, and the Frontiers in Pediatric Psychology presentation, Continuing Professional Education credit will be provided. There will be no charge for CPE credit for registered conference participants.

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