Session Information

SYM S019 - Treating Severe Skin Disease in Children

Open admission to eligible categories, no tuition or ticket

Date: Saturday, March 02

CME Credits: 3.00

Location: Palm Ballroom 4

Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Director: Wynnis L. Tom, MD, FAAD

Speakers:

Anna Lee Bruckner, MD, FAAD - Handout
Kelly M. Cordoro, MD, FAAD
Melinda Jen, MD, FAAD - Handout
Denise W. Metry, MD, FAAD
Kimberly Dawn Morel, MD, FAAD

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

Recognize situations and conditions that warrant systemic therapy and/or further workup in pediatric patients.
Identify and compare treatment options for conditions such as severe psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, hidradenitis and immunobullous diseases.
Develop an approach for the evaluation and management of major genetic skin conditions and complex hemangiomas.

Description:
The dermatologist is at times faced with challenging, severe disease in children and adolescents. This session discusses the principles and practice of using systemic and multimodal therapy in the pediatric population. Inflammatory conditions such as severe atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, hidradenitis, and immunobullous diseases will be reviewed, along with complicated hemangiomas. In addition, children may present with findings suspicious for a genetic disorder and approaches to their workup and management will be presented. Clinical scenarios will be used in illustration.

Schedule:

Saturday, March 02
9:00 AM	Beleaguered by Blisters: Treatment of Immunobullous Disease / Dr. Morel
9:25 AM	Hitting Hidradenitis: Management Approaches / Dr. Jen
9:50 AM	Q&A / Dr. Jen and Dr. Morel
10:00 AM	Complicated Hemangiomas: An Update / Dr. Metry
10:25 AM	Genetic Testing in Dermatology: Pearls and Pitfalls / Dr. Bruckner
10:50 AM	Q&A / Dr. Bruckner and Dr. Metry
11:00 AM	Systemic Therapy for Pediatric Psoriasis: A Case-Based Approach / Dr. Cordoro
11:25 AM	The Severe Atopic Child: How to stop the Red and Itch? / Dr. Tom
11:50 AM	Q&A / Dr. Tom and Dr. Cordoro