Several individuals in the field of pediatric anesthesia were recognized at the AAP Section on Anesthesiology Resident Research Competition. These awards are supported by an educational grant from Roche Laboratories. The Section also proposes educational topics for seminars and plenary sessions that would be of interest to the general pediatrician attending AAP Spring Sessions and Annual Meetings. The Section acts as an expert resource to the AAP by providing liaisons to policy-creating bodies. Through these liaison relationships, the Section has had input into policy that is accepted nationwide as the standard of care for children.
Several subcommittees are active within the Section.
Since its inception in April 1994, the PCAD Registry has enrolled 28 institutions. These institutions represent over 5,600 pediatric hospital beds, over 350 operating rooms, and more than 190,000 pediatric anesthetics administered in 1993. The goal of the guidelines is to establish the minimum requirements for the hospital environment required for the anesthesia care of infants and children.