2024 Fall Symposium

Program of Events

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Our 2024 Fall Symposium Program Directors

CalDerm graciously thanks our 2024 Fall Symposium Program Directors for their hard work in producing a content-rich Symposium.

April W. Armstrong, MD, MPH
Professor and Chief of Dermatology
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

Melissa L. Shive, MD, MPH
Dermatologist
UC Irvine School of Medicine

TOPIC HIGHLIGHTS

One of the key pillars of CalDerm is education. We provide key programming to keep our California dermatologists at the forefront of their practice. The Fall Conference is one of the ways in which we can deliver key information to our members and non-members alike. This year, not only are we focused on the practice of dermatology, but we've also incorporated more education on the business of dermatology. Join us in Carlsbad, CA for enlightening presentations and discussion to help move you forward in the world of dermatology.

Key topics to be presented include:

Peeling in Skin of Color
Managing Laser Complications
Starting a Direct Pay Practice
Cosmetic Practice 101
Top 10 Ways to Reduce Overhead Costs
AI in Derm
Rheum Derm

Gender Affirming Care
Updates in Melanoma Immunotherapies
Legal Considerations in Hiring and Recruiting
Tumescent Drug Delivery
The Surgical Management of HS
Pearls in Pediatric Derm
Management Pearls for Common Pediatric Skin Diseases

Program is subject to change. Check back often for program updates!

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

7:00 AM – 7:00 PM	Registration Open
7:00 – 10:00 AM	Exhibitor / Poster Set-up
8:00 – 8:15 AM	Opening Remarks Presenters: April Armstrong, MD, MPH, UCLA Melissa Shive, MD, MPH, UCI School of Medicine
8:15 – 8:35 AM	Molecular Tests in Dermatology - an update on practical approaches to prognostic tests Faculty: Antoanella Calame, MD – Compass Dermatopathology
8:35 – 8:55 AM	Management Pearls for Common Pediatric Skin Diseases: Molluscum, Diaper Dermatits, and More Faculty: Minnelly Luu, MD – Children's Hospital Los Angeles
8:55 – 9:15 AM	Cutting-Edge Insights in Infectious Disease Dermatology Faculty: Iris Ahronowitz, MD – Division of Dermatology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
9:15 – 9:30 AM	Lightning Round Q&A Featuring: Minnelly Luu, MD – Children's Hospital Los Angeles Iris Ahronowitz, MD – Division of Dermatology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
9:30 – 9:40 AM	Advisory Board Update with Shani Francis MD – Ashira Dermatology
9:40 – 10:10 AM	An Update from the AAD with Seemal R. Desai, MD, FAAD, AAD 2024 President
10:10 – 10:30 AM	Morning Break with Exhibitors and Poster Presentations
10:30 – 10:50 AM	Promote Your Aesthetic Practice: Marketing Strategies and Clinical Photography Faculty: John Park, MD – John Park MD Plastic Surgery
10:50 – 11:10 AM	Updates in the Management of Melasma and other Disorders of Hyperpigmentation Faculty: Janiene Luke, MD – Loma Linda University Health
11:10 – 11:15 AM	Resident Forum Presentation #1: Demodex Dilemma: Facial Rash in a Child with STAT1 Gain-of-Function Mutation Makana Williams, MD
11:15 – 11:35 AM	You Liken This? Pearls on Managing Lichen Planus, Lichenoid Drug, Lichen Planopilaris, and More Lichenoid Disorders Faculty: Soraya Azzawi, MD – UCLA
11:35 – 11:55 AM	Hive Mind: Decoding Urticaria, Its Triggers, and its Management Faculty: Christina Nam-Soo Kim, MD – Kaiser Permanente
11:55 AM– 12:10 PM	Lightning Round Q&A Featuring: John Park, MD – John Park MD Plastic Surgery Janiene Luke, MD – Loma Linda University Health Resident Presenter (TBD) Christina Nam-Soo Kim, MD – Kaiser Permanente
12:15 – 1:15 PM	Luncheon Presentation by Pfizer, Inc.
1:30 – 1:50 PM	Top 10 Ways to Reduce Overhead Faculty: Deb Phairas, President – Practice & Liability Consultants
1:50 – 1:55 PM	Resident Forum Presentation #2 - Rocky Start: Unusual Scalp Nodules on a Newborn Amy Shen, MD
1:55 – 2:15 PM	Signing on the Dotted Line: Modern Physician Hiring and Compensation Faculty: Scott Roman – Law Office of Scott Roman
2:15 – 2:35 PM	Finding Waldo: Decision Support Tools for Skin cancers in Diagnosis and Prognostication Faculty: Philip Scumpia, MD – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
2:35 – 2:55 PM	Updates on Immunobullous Disease Faculty: Vanessa Holland, MD – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
2:55 – 3:10 PM	Lightning Round Q&A Featuring: Deb Phairas, President – Practice & Liability Consultants Resident Presenter Scott Roman – Law Office of Scott Roman Philip Scumpia, MD – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Vanessa Holland, MD – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
3:10 – 3:30 PM	Afternoon Break with Exhibitors and Poster Presentations
3:30 – 3:50 PM	New Tools for Treating Hidradenitis Suppurativa Faculty: Jenny Hsiao, MD – Keck School of Medicine, USC
3:50 – 4:10 PM	Pearls on Facial Analysis, Toxins and Fillers Faculty: Jerome R. Potozkin, MD – PotozkinMD Skincare & Laser Center
4:10 - 4:15 PM	Resident Forum Presentation #3 - PDL: A safe and effective treatment for BCC in Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma syndrome Maria Gnarra Buethe, MD, PhD, FAAD
4:15 – 4:35 PM	Gender Affirming Care for the Medical Dermatologist Faculty: Iris Ahronowitz, MD – Division of Dermatology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
4:35 – 4:55 PM	Bring your A game: Pearls on managing Acne and Rosacea Faculty: Carol Cheng, MD – UCLA
4:55 – 5:10 PM	Lightning Round Q&A Featuring Jenny Hsiao, MD – Keck School of Medicine Resident Presenter Iris Ahronowitz, MD – Division of Dermatology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA Carol Cheng, MD – UCLA
5:10 – 5:20 PM	Closing Remarks – Day 1
5:30 – 7:00 PM	Welcome Reception with Exhibitors

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

7:00 AM – 4:00 PM	Registration Open
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM	Breakfast with Exhibitor & Poster Viewing
8:45 – 9:00 AM	Welcome Remarks
9:00 – 9:20 AM	Clinical Pearls on Psoriasis Management Faculty: April W. Armstrong, MD, MPH – University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
9:20 – 9:40 AM	Laser Complications: Recognizing, Avoiding and Managing Faculty: Kristen Kelly, MD – UC Irvine
9:40 – 10:00 AM	Atopic Dermatitis: What is New and What is Coming? Faculty: Neal Bhatia, MD – Therapeutics Clinical Research
10:00 – 10:05 AM	Resident Forum Presentation #4: Dry Gangrene from Transient Vaso-occlusion in the Setting of Right-Sided Brachial Plexus Paralysis David Kirwin, MD
10:05 – 10:20 AM	Lightning Round Q&A Featuring: April W. Armstrong, MD, MPH – University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Kristen Kelly, MD – UC Irvine Neal Bhatia, MD – Therapeutics Dermatology Resident Presenter
10:20– 10:45 AM	Morning Break with Exhibitors & Poster Presentation
10:45 – 11:15 AM	CalDerm Legislative Update with Ann Haas, MD, Don Schinske, and Jerome Potozkin, MD
11:15 – 11:35 AM	Controversies in Sunscreen Faculty: Melissa L. Shive, MD, MPH – UC Irvine School of Medicine
11:35 – 11:55 AM	Hair Today, More Tomorrow: Updates on Management of Alopecia Faculty: Carolyn Goh, MD – David Geffen School of Medicine
11:55 AM – 12:15 PM	A Primer on Establishing a Direct-Pay Dermatology Practice Faculty: Rachel Abuav, MD – Private Practice
12:30 – 1:30 PM	Luncheon Presentation by Regeneron and Sanofi, Inc.
1:45 – 2:30 PM	Keynote Presentation: Tumescent Drug Delivery Featuring Jeffrey Klein, MD – HK Dermatology
2:30 – 2:35 PM	Resident Forum Presentation #5: Multiple Primary Acral Lentiginous Melanomas with BRCA1 Mutation Vignesh Ravi, MD
2:35 – 2:55 PM	Updates on Management of SCC and BCC Faculty: TBD
2:55 – 3:15 PM	What you Need to do Vulvar Dermatology Faculty: Christina Kraus, MD – UC Irvine School of Medicine
3:15 – 3:30 PM	Lightning Round Q&A Featuring: Melissa L. Shive, MD, MPH – UC Irvine School of Medicine Carolyn Goh, MD – David Geffen School of Medicine Rachel Abuav, MD – Private Practice Jeffrey Klein, MD – HK Dermatology Resident Presenter Jeremy C. Davis, MD, MA – UCLA Health Christina Kraus, MD – UC Irvine School of Medicine
3:30 – 4:15 PM	Young Dermatologist Forum Session CalDerm and Advocacy: How to Stay Involved Beyond Residency with Elan Newman, MD - Sharp Rees-Stealy Sorrento Mesa Show Me the Money! Compensation and Contracts in Private Practice and Academics – A Panel Discussion with Kristen Kelly, MD – UC Irvine and Jerome R. Potozkin, MD – PotozkinMD Skincare & Laser Center
5:00 – 7:00 PM	Celebration Reception (all welcome)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

7:00 AM – 12:30 PM	Registration Open
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM	Breakfast with Exhibitor & Poster Viewing
7:30 – 8:30 AM	CLIA Histopath Exam Faculty: Antoanella Calame, MD – Compass Dermatopathology
8:45 – 9:00 AM	Welcome Remarks
9:00 – 9:20 AM	Randomized Controlled Trials in Vitiligo-What Have We Learned? Faculty: Delphine Lee, MD, PhD – Dermatological Center for Skin Health
9:20 – 9:40 AM	Must-Knows for Contact Dermatitis Faculty: Brandon Adler, MD – Keck School of Medicine, USC
9:40 – 10:00 AM	Great Medical and Surgical Cases from the Central Valley Faculty: Leslie Storey, MD – Valley Skin Institute
10:00 – 10:20 AM	Peeling in Skin of Color: Acne, Acne Scars and Melasma Faculty: Peter Rullan, MD – Dermatology Institute
10:20 – 10:30 AM	Lightning Round Q&A Featuring Delphine Lee, MD, PhD – Dermatological Center for Skin Health Brandon Adler, MD – Keck School of Medicine, USC Leslie Storey, MD – Valley Skin Institute Peter Rullan, MD – Dermatology Institute
10:30 – 11:00 AM	Morning Break with Exhibitors & Poster Presentation
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM	Exhibitor Tear-Down
11:00 – 11:20 AM	Interactive CPC Session Faculty: Antoanella Calame, MD – Compass Dermatopathology
11:20 – 11:40 AM	What’s New in Mycosis Fungoides Faculty: Brittney K. DeClerck, MD – Keck School of Medicine, USC
11:40 AM – 12:00 PM	Pitfalls in Melanoma Diagnosis and Management Faculty: Bonnie A. Lee, MD – UC Irvine School of Medicine
12:00 – 12:15 PM	Lightning Round Q&A Featuring: Antoanella Calame, MD – Compass Dermatopathology Brittney K. DeClerck, MD – Keck School of Medicine, USC
12:15 – 12:30 PM	Closing Remarks with Anna McNay, MD – Pleasanton Dermatology and 2024 CalDerm Board President