Session Information

SYM S018 - Cutting Edge Surgery & Oncology

Open admission, no tuition or ticket.

Date: Sunday, August 19

CME Credits: 3.00

Location: Room 210

Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Director: Jeremy S. Bordeaux, MD, MPH, FAAD

Speakers:

Murad Alam, MD, FAAD
David R. Carr, MD, FAAD - Handout
John A. Carucci, MD, PhD, FAAD
Meg Gerstenblith, MD, FAAD
Mary E. Maloney, MD, FAAD
Christopher James Miller, MD, FAAD
Joseph Sobanko, MD, FAAD

Learning Objectives:
Following this course, the attendee should be able to:

Diagnose and treat skin cancer more effectively
Differentiate and utilize newer techniques and therapies in surgical dermatology

Description:
The objective of this symposium is to update attendees on cutting edge topics in dermatology related to the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer and surgical techniques. This session is directed to surgically oriented dermatologists.

Schedule:

Sunday, August 19
9:00 AM	Introduction / Dr. Bordeaux
9:05 AM	Bilayer Wound Matrix for Repair of Large, Complex Wounds on Exposed Bone / Dr. Maloney
9:25 AM	Cutting Edge Techniques for the Treatment of Melanomas of the Head and Neck / Dr. Miller
9:45 AM	Special Stains in Mohs Surgery / Dr. Sobanko
10:05 AM	Multidisciplinary and Translational Approach to Aggressive Skin Cancers / Dr. Carucci
10:25 AM	Questions / Dr. Maloney, Dr. Carr, Dr. Carucci, and Dr. Miller
10:35 AM	Treatment of Primary Cutaneous Mucinous Carcinoma: Mohs vs. Excision / Dr. Alam
10:55 AM	Two New Therapeutic Agents: Vemurafenib and Ingenol Mebutate / Dr. Carr
11:15 AM	Cutaneous Side Effects of Vemurafenib: Keratoacanthomas and Beyond / Dr. Gerstenblith
11:35 AM	Treatment of Primary Intranasal Basal Cell Carcinoma / Dr. Bordeaux
11:50 AM	Questions / Dr. Bordeaux, Dr. Sobanko, Dr. Alam, and Dr. Gerstenblith