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13th Las Vegas Dermatology Seminar

13th  Las Vegas Dermatology Seminar

featuring 9th Annual Psoriasis Forum

November 1 - November 3, 2012
Palazzo Hotel, Las Vegas, NV

 

Thurdsday, November 1, 2012

6:30AM

Registration, Continental Breakfast & Exhibits

7:25 AM

Welcome and Introduction

Joseph F. Fowler, Jr, MD

7:30 AM

Climate Change Impact on Dermatology

Sigfrid A. Muller, MD

7:45 AM

Emerging Treatments and Control of Keloids and Other Scars

Brian Berman, MD, PhD

8:15 AM

Topicals for Acne: What's Here and What's Ahead

Linda F. Stein Gold, MD

8:45 AM

Aks and More: What's New in the Medicine Cabinet

Billy Baum, MD

9:15 AM

ARS session and Interactive Panel Discussion

All Speakers

9:30AM

Coffee Break and Visit Exhibits

10:00 AM

Hot Topics in Acne: Pathogenesis and Management

Robert Zeichner, MD

10:30 AM

Eczema and Contact Dermatitis

Joseph F. Fowler, Jr, MD

11:00 AM

Novel Developments in BCC and other NMSCs

Brian Berman, MD, PhD

11:30 AM

Smoking and the Skin

Sergei Grando, MD

12:00 PM

ARS Session and Interactive Panel Discussion

12:20PM

Break

12:30 PM

Independent Satellite Symposium

* CME/CE Not Provided for this Session

1:15PM

Break

1:30 PM

Sigfrid Muller Honorary Lecture: The Spectrum of Hospital Dermatology

Rokea el-Azhary, MD

2:00 PM

Developments in Managing Rosacea

Joseph F. Fowler, Jr, MD

2:30 PM

Diagnostic Challenges with Blistering Skin Diseases

Sergei Grando, MD

3:00pm

The New Moisturizers

Joshua Zeichner, MD

3:15PM

ARS session and Interactive Panel Discussion

3:45PM

Great Cases from the Las Vegas Derm Society

Miriam Bettencourt, MD

4:15PM

Session Concludes

Friday, November 2, 2012

7:00AM-8:00AM

Continental Breakfast / Exhibits

7:15-8:00AM

Independent Satellite Symposium

*CME/CE Not Provided for this Session

8:10AM

Break

8:15AM

Welcome to SDEF's Psoriasis Forum

Francisco A. Kerdel, MD

8:20AM

Translating the Science of Psoriasis

Kenneth B. Gordon, MD

8:40AM

Principles of Topical Therapy for Psoriasis

Linda F. Stein Gold, MD

9:10AM

Practical Use and Management of Methotrexate and Cyclosporine

Bruce E. Strober, MD, PhD

9:30AM

Oral Retinoids for Psoriasis: Lessons from the Research Trials

Craig L. Leonardi, MD

9:50AM

Practical Phototherapy: A Case-Based Approach

Kenneth B. Gordon, MD

10:10 AM

Interactive Panel Discussion

All Speakers

10:30AM

Break/Visit Exhibits

11:00AM

Comorbidities in Psoriasis: Cardiovascular Risks and Beyond

Bruce E. Strober, MD, PhD

11:20 AM

TNF Inhibitors: Update for 2012

Francisco A. Kerdel, MD

11:50AM

Managing your Patient Using IL12/23 Inhibitors: What Your Need to Know

Craig L. Leonardi, MD

12:10 PM

Immunogenicity and the Use of Biologic Therapy

Bruce E. Strober, MD, PhD

12:30

Emerging Therapies in the Management of Psoriasis

Kenneth B. Gordon, MD

12:50PM

ARS Session and Interactive Panel Discussion

1:10PM

pick up lunches/visit exhibits

All Speakers

1:20PM

Lunch with the Professors-breakout rooms

Francisco A. Kerdel, MD

Kenneth B. Gordon, MD

Craig L. Leonardi, MD

Bruce E. Strober, MD, PhD

2:30PM

Perception & Reality - Clinical Cases - Test Yourself Challenge

Craig L. Leonardi, MD, Moderator - All Speakers

3:45 PM

Wine and Cheese Reception/Exhibit Hall

Saturday, November 3, 2012

7:00 AM

Continental Breakfast / Exhibits

7:55AM

Welcome

Christopher B. Zachary, FRCP

8:00 AM

Fillers and Toxins: Back to Basics

8:30AM

Fillers and Toxins: Part II

9:00 AM

Body Contouring

9:30 AM

Panel Discussion

All Faculty

9:45AM

Break/Visit Exhibits

10:15AM

What's New in Laser Skin Rejuvenation?

10:45AM

Hot Topics in Aesthetic Dermatology

11:15

Interactive Panel Discussion

All Speakers

11:45AM

Seminar Concludes--See You in 2013