DF Clinical Symposia Advances in Dermatology 2017

DF Clinical Symposia Advances in Dermatology is organized by Dermatology Foundation (DF) and would be held during Jan 18 - 22, 2017 at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Florida, United States of America.

Educational Objectives:

This program is accredited for 17.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to:

Day 1

• Improve surveillance and workup of patients with many atypical nevi.
• Describe evolving techniques for noninvasive imaging of possible skin malignancies.
• Appropriately utilize emerging therapeutic options to improve treatment of pediatric vascular anomalies.
• Recognize emerging infectious disease threats from around the globe.

Day 2

• Effectively treat patients who have chronic urticaria that fails antihistamine therapy.
• Appropriately utilize phototherapy, assimilating new evidence about effective use for inflammatory diseases.
• Recognize forces that have led to a lack of diversity in dermatology and opportunities to improve the diversity of the specialty.
• Describe emerging threats to dermatologists’ ability to utilize the best dermatopathologists for patient care. • Identify and address practice gaps in dermatologic surgery.
• Recognize and quickly address neurologic side-effects of dermatologic drugs that are currently being missed.

Day 3

Understand and effectively select or refer for the proper melanoma treatments supported by recent evidence.
• Recognize Zika Virus infections and appropriately counsel patients about prevention and risk assessment.
• Properly diagnose and treat viral eruptions in children.
• Understand and effectively select emerging therapies for atopic dermatitis.
• Improve techniques for basic surgical reconstruction procedures.
• Assimilate evidence about emerging options for photoprotection.