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Session Information
FRM F094
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Controversies in Vitamin D
Subject:
Date:
Sunday, March 03
CME Credits:
2.00
Location:
Room A201/202
Time:
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Director:
Melody J. Eide, MD, MPH, FAAD
Speakers:
- Maryam Mandana Asgari, MD, FAAD
- Jenny J. Kim, MD, PhD, FAAD
- Henry W. Lim, MD, FAAD - Handout
- Steven Q. Wang, MD, FAAD
- Martin A. Weinstock, MD, PhD, FAAD
Learning Objectives:
Following this course, the attendee should be able to:
- Counsel patients on Vitamin D recommendations, including supplementation and photoprotection.
- Recognize the importance and limitations of the current evidence for the role of Vitamin D in health and disease.
- Identify potential risks related to Vitamin D excess.
Description:
Vitamin D remains a hot topic, with possible health benefits continuing to emerge. Controversy has swirled over the conflicting evidence of disease protective relationships and the impact of photoprotection on sufficient vitamin D levels. This forum will discuss controversies in vitamin D, including a discussion of the evidence surrounding benefits, risks, and current recommendations for maintaining sufficient vitamin D. This will include a discussion of the relationship of vitamin D with immunity, skin cancer, skin of color, and the Institute of Medicine supplement recommendations.
Schedule:
| Sunday, March 03 |
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| 3:30 PM | Introduction / Dr. Eide |
| 3:35 PM | How much vitamin D do we need, and how should we get it? / Dr. Lim |
| 3:55 PM | Vitamin D And Immune Function / Dr. Kim |
| 4:20 PM | Fitzpatrick Skin Type, Photoprotection, And Vitamin D / Dr. Wang |
| 4:45 PM | Vitamin D and Skin Cancer / Dr. Asgari |
| 5:10 PM | Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Vitamin D? / Dr. Weinstock |