Health & Safety

AAP Meeting Code of Conduct

• AAP is committed to inclusion, equity, and respectful treatment of all meeting participants and seeks to provide a safe and professional atmosphere in which attendees may learn, network, and participate in a welcoming environment of mutual respect. All participants, including, but not limited to, attendees and their family/guests, speakers, volunteers, exhibitors, AAP staff, service providers, and all others are expected to abide by this Code of Conduct.
• AAP reserves the right to take any necessary and appropriate action in response to unacceptable conduct, including immediate removal from the meeting without warning or refund and potential prohibition from future meetings.

Important Health & Safety Information

• All registered meeting participants, family/guests, speakers, volunteers, exhibitors, and staff must comply with all applicable regulations imposed by federal, state, and/or local health authorities and government mandates as well as abide by all safety precautions established by meeting and hotel venues.
• The AAP supports the use of masking, and it will be optional in all meeting spaces.
• If you have any questions or concerns about this health and safety information, please contact the AAP registration team at registration@aap.org.

Waiver and Release

By participating in this American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) educational course, you understand that travel and gathering involves risk of sickness, including sickness from COVID-19.  You (and on behalf of your guest(s)) waive and release the AAP and its employees, agents, exhibitors, and others involved in the planning and delivery of this educational course from and against claims, liabilities and expenses arising from injury, sickness or death from contraction or spread of COVID-19 or other communicable disease due to travel to or attendance at an event sponsored by the AAP.

While at the National Conference and in the AAP function space, you and your registered family/guests agree to comply with any government, health authority, venue, and/or AAP safety and health requirements and protocols throughout the duration of the course. You understand that failure to comply with any health and safety requirements or protocols or failure to comply with any direction from AAP staff or instructors on site during the course may result in loss of right to attend or participate in the course including forfeiting any registration fees paid.

This waiver and release is binding on you and your heirs and successors.

Questions or Concerns?

Please email AAP Registration at registration@aap.org or call 1-800/433-9016.