Innovation, inspiration in pediatric dermatology
AAD members who treat children cannot miss this new, ‘hot’ session — happening today.
S005 – Hot Topics in Pediatric Dermatology
9 a.m.-noon | Friday, March 7
Location: W414B
With the rising popularity of the Annual Meeting’s general Hot Topics session, the AAD has expanded this year’s education offerings to include S005 – Hot Topics in Pediatric Dermatology. The new session will provide members with an in-depth look at recent research and emerging trends in the evolving field of pediatric dermatology.
Session co-directors, Lawrence F. Eichenfield, MD, FAAD, and Sheilagh M. Maguiness, MD, FAAD, will introduce this morning’s distinguished speakers and moderate questions from the audience.
“We are excited to roll out this new symposium, and the timing could not be better given the incredible changes in disease management in pediatric and adolescent patients and the interesting landscape of dermatology issues we will be discussing,” said Dr. Eichenfield, who is vice chair of the department of dermatology at the University of California San Diego and chief of Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology at Rady Children’s Hospital.
A panel of world-renowned leaders are scheduled to present on popular subjects.
- Khaled Ezzedine, MD, PhD, professor of dermatology at Université Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne, will review recent studies on topical and systemic agents for vitiligo.
- Alan D. Irvine, MD, professor of dermatology at Trinity College Dublin and president of the International Eczema Society, will share his experience and expertise on epithelial genetics and atopic dermatitis.
- Beth Ann Drolet, MD, FAAD, professor and chair of dermatology at University of Wisconsin–Madison, will discuss vascular lesions and provide an update on targeted therapies for vascular anomalies.
- Dawn Eichenfield, PhD, MD, FAAD, assistant clinical professor of dermatology at University of California San Diego, will evaluate new findings in pediatric acne.
- Elena B. Hawryluk, MD, PhD, FAAD, associate professor of dermatology at Harvard Medical School, will consider renewed guidance on treating melanocytic nevi.
- Brittany G. Craiglow, MD, FAAD, double board-certified dermatologist in Fairfield, Connecticut, and Haley Naik, MD, FAAD, associate professor at University of California San Francisco, will address recent research on two common inflammatory skin diseases — alopecia areata and hidradenitis suppurativa, respectively.
Additionally, Dr. Maguiness, professor of dermatology at the University of Minnesota and immediate past president of the Society for Pediatric Dermatology, will round out the session by examining the overuse of cosmetics and its dermatologic consequences in the tween population — a predominant target for marketers.
“Attendees will come away with clinically important state-of-the-art knowledge of a large set of important pediatric dermatology conditions that will influence their practice now, and in the future,” Dr. Eichenfield said.
