2026 South Carolina Academy of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery (SCADDS) Annual Meeting

2026 South Carolina Academy of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery (SCADDS) Annual Meeting is organized by South Carolina Academy of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery (SCADDS) and will be held from Apr 17 - 18, 2026 at Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America.

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

Melanoma In Special Populations

• Recognize the importance of melanoma risks in military workers/Veterans, rural patients, and patients with skin of color
• Develop strategies for managing melanoma in challenging clinical situations such as pregnancy and environments affected by COVID-19

Pediatric Pigmented Lesions Playbook

• Review management recommendations for Spitz nevi and spitzoid tumors in children
• Illustrate the diversity of presentations of melanoma in childhood

Beyond Skin Deep: Aesthetic Approaches to Improve Dermatologic Outcomes

• Assess the role of aesthetic procedures for enhancement of dermatologic disorders including acne, rosacea, hidradenitis suppurative, scars, and birthmarks
• Identify key clinical endpoints in laser therapy
• Understand safe patient selection for aesthetic procedures and complication management

An Integrative Approach to Eczema

• Discuss the effects of uncontrolled AD disease burden on various aspects of patient life
• Discuss the evidence for the use of integrative treatment options for patients with atopic dermatitis
• Review the risks and benefits of topical and systemic therapies for treating atopic dermatitis

Calling, Career, or Crisis? – Navigating Chaos in a Values-Based Profession

• Define the difference between complicated and complex systems
• Integrate personal and systematic change into career development

Beer, Cheese and Blasto – Dermpath in the Badger State

• Correlate microscopic features with historical, clinical and other laboratory findings in support of accurate diagnosis
• Integrate evidence-based medicine into clinical reasoning

Infectious Disease in Dermatology: An Update

• Recognize emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases with cutaneous manifestations relevant to dermatology practice in the U.S
• Review diagnostic pearls and updated treatment guidelines for common dermatologic infections, including bacterial, viral, and fungal etiologies
• Integrate current public health considerations and antimicrobial stewardship principles into the dermatologic management of infectious disease

Small Patients, Big Wins: Pediatric Derm Cases

• Apply first-line, age-appropriate therapies with dosing and safety tips
• Consider creative solutions for management challenges in children

Integrative Dermatology: What is the Evidence?

• Describe the potential benefits of using an integrated approach to patient-centric care
• Discuss the evidence based (and its limits) for integrative medicine for common skin conditions
• Outline some pitfalls of using alternative forms of therapy for dermatologic diseases

Cutaneous Toxicities of Anti-Cancer Therapies: A Primer for the General Dermatologist

• Recognize the characteristic cutaneous toxicities associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors, EGFR inhibitors, and classical chemotherapeutic agents
• Differentiate therapy related eruptions from non-therapy related eruptions to facilitate accurate diagnosis
• Apply evidence based strategies for therapies of eruptions related to anti-cancer therapies