Meeting Information

Speakers

Seemal Desai, MD, FAAD – Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Jessica Mercer, MD – Dermatologist and Dermatopathologist Co-Managing Partner, Director of Dermatology, Georgia Dermatology Partners formerly Gwinnett Dermatology, P.C., Snellville, GA

Christopher T. Richardson, MD, PhD, FAAD – Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Medicine (Rheumatology); Ambulatory Medical Director, Department of Dermatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Abby S. Van Voorhees, MD – Professor and Chair of Dermatology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA

David Green, MD – Clinical Associate Professor, Dermatology, Private Practice of Dermatology, Bethesda, MD

Dirk M. Elston, MD – Kathleen Riley Professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Steven Kent, MD – ACGME Core Faculty for Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship; Skin Care Physicians of Georgia, Mohs Micrographic Surgery, Laser Medicine and Surgery, Cosmetic and General Dermatology, Macon, GA

Learning Objectives

Listed below are the objectives that each attendee should be able to achieve at the end of these scientific sessions.

AAD Update 2024
To understand what's happening at the AAD and the broader dermatology specialty.
Get updated on new advocacy, scientific and educational efforts of the AAD on behalf of its members.
Understand ways to get more involved with the American Academy of Dermatology.

Splitting Hairs: Diagnosis and Treatment of Alopecia
Develop clinical approach to aid in diagnosis of non-scarring and scarring alopecia.
Review treatment options to manage alopecia, including emerging therapies.

Clinical Pearls in Cutaneous Lupus
To understand the diversity of clinical phenotypes of cutaneous lupus.
To understand work-up and management of cutaneous lupus.

How to Choose a Psoriasis Treatment Plan
Understand the dynamics and treatment for psoriasis.
Understand autoimmune disease as it relates to psoriasis.

Sclerotherapy for the Treatment of Unwanted Veins Beyond the Lower Extremities
Understanding the mechanism of action of sclerotherapy.
Appreciating the indications and limitations of sclerotherapy.
Understanding the treatment techniques to optimize success and avoid adverse effects.

You’ve Got to Know JAK – An Update on JAK Inhibitors
Understand evolving indications for JAK inhibitors.
Understand risks of JAK inhibitors.

Skin Cancer Conundrums: Lessons Learned from Challenging Cutaneous Oncologic Cases
Increase awareness and comfortability in management of high-risk keratinocyte carcinoma.
Understand significance of early detection in preventing adverse outcomes.
Highlight the role of molecular testing in determining prognosis and treatment decisions for melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma.
Emphasize benefits of multidisciplinary approach in managing complex cutaneous oncologic cases.

Special Site Psoriasis
Understand the dynamics and treatment for special site psoriasis.
Understand autoimmune disease as it relates to Psoriasis.

Common Medical and Aesthetic Concerns in Patients of Color and How to Treat Them
Highlight the most common dermatologic medical aesthetic concerns in patients of color.
Discuss culturally competent approaches in management of conditions commonly affecting patients of color.

Clinical Pearls in Dermatomyositis
To understand the diversity of clinical phenotypes of dermatomyositis.
To understand work-up and management of dermatomyositis.