Advances in Dermatology

The New York University Post-Graduate Medical School

Course Directors: Seth J. Orlow, MD, PhD, Bruce E. Strober, MD, PhD and Elizabeth K. Hale, MD

Dermatologists applying for dermatologic surgery privileges in hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, or outpatient clinics should be able to demonstrate appropriate training, competence, and experience in many procedures. They must appropriately select patients for either surgical or cosmetic procedures. Training may be acquired through residency training, post-residency training at formal courses, supervised instruction by skilled dermatologists, dermatologic surgeons or other practitioners, and practical experience.

Also, there is a growing demand for dermatologists to be competent in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the skin. Specifically, fewer dermatologists are able to diagnose complex medical dermatologic conditions and subsequently use both conventional and novel therapeutics that possess greater efficacy and, more importantly, the ability to positively alter the lives of patients with serious cutaneous disease.

Additionally, dermatology is a fast-moving specialty, with novel advances in medical, surgical, and procedural/cosmetic dermatology made yearly. Specifically, newer medications and modalities have been introduced that promise (and often deliver) better outcomes with fewer risks. As well, newer disease scenarios have arisen and this program addresses the best approaches to better health-related outcomes.

Target Audience

This program is for practitioners who care for people with skin disease, including dermatologists, dermatologic surgeons, and residents in dermatology.

Learning Objectives

After viewing this program, participants will be able to:

- Correctly diagnose dermatologic conditions that are amenable to surgical or cosmetic intervention and
select appropriate treatment
- Apply state-of-the-art interventions when co-morbid conditions are present utilizing good data that take into account contraindications to the use of specific therapeutic modalities in patients with complex medical dermatological conditions
- Critically evaluate evidenced-based studies examining the use of novel therapeutics for the treatment of cutaneous disease and apply these techniques to your clinical practice
- Demonstrate proper patient selection and the use of emerging modalities for the treatment of photoaging with filler substances, lasers, and other light sources
- Evaluate interventions based on epidemiology, histopathology, and clinical research for patients with skin cancer
- Discuss the advances in interventions for inflammatory dermatitis and blistering diseases

Accreditation

The NYU Post-Graduate Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

The NYU Post-Graduate Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 11 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Release date: July 6, 2008
Credits expire: July 6, 2011

CME credit is obtained upon successful completion of a program evaluation. A processing fee must accompany the completed evaluation.

Faculty Disclosure

Disclosure of faculty and commercial relationships, as well as the discussion of unlabeled or unapproved use of any drug, device or procedure by the faculty has been made known. Full disclosure of faculty is listed in the syllabus.

A note on the available formats:

DVD: Video - DVD: Package includes 5 Advances in Dermatology DVDs with carrying case, a comprehensive course syllabus on CD-ROM, and a program evaluation. SHOW LESS READ MORE >

Topics & Speakers

MEDICAL DERMATOLOGY

Treating Head Lice Without a Prescription
Seth J. Orlow, MD, PhD

Hair Loss in Women
Jerry Shapiro, MD, FRCPC

Update on theMolecular Biology of Hair Growth
David Chu, MD, PhD

Treatment Options for Hyperpigmentation
Roopal Kundu, MD

Biologic Therapy for Psoriasis: Update
Bruce E. Strober, MD, PhD

Rationale for the New Treatments in Cutaneous Lupus
Andrew G. Franks, Jr., MD

Interesting Cases of Allergic Contact Dermatitis
Ronald R. Brancaccio, MD

Controversies in Contact Dermatitis
David E. Cohen, MD, MPH

Novel Approaches in the Treatment of Urticaria and Angioedema
Nicholas A. Soter, MD

Atopic Eruption of Pregnancy: What’s in a Name?
Miriam Pomeranz, MD

The Comeback of Syphilis
Miguel R. Sanchez, MD

Leprosy in New York City
William R. Levis, MD

Novel Treatments for Advanced Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma
Kenneth Hymes, MD

Diagnosis and Treatment of Cutaneous B-cell Lymphoma
Jo-Ann Latkowski, MD

PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY

Filaggrin and Its Clinical Relevance
Julie Schaffer, MD

Hormonal Therapy for Acne
Helen Shin, MD

Childhood Acne: Update on Evaluation
and Management
Julie Cantatore-Francis, MD

DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY

The Anticoagulant Controversy
Julie K. Karen, MD

Managing Complications in Dermatologic Surgery
Lance Brown, MD

Non-surgical Treatment Options
for Lentigo Maligna
Vicki J. Levine, MD

Management of the Sub-Optimal Scar
Elizabeth K. Hale, MD

COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY AND
LASER SURGERY

Teens and Tanning Attitudes
Robin Ashinoff, MD

The Cosmetic Consultation
Jessie Cheung, MD

Emerging Trends in Injectables
Deborah S. Sarnoff, MD

Body Shaping
Anne Chapas, MD

What’s New in Laser Resurfacing
Leonard Bernstein, MD

Thoughts on Liposuction
Rhoda Narins, MD

PIGMENTED LESIONS AND MELANOMA I

The Diagnostic Conundrum of the
Small Melanoma
Robert Friedman, MD

In-Vitro Assessment of UV Protection by
Clothing and Sunscreen
StevenWang, MD

Total Body Cutaneous Examination is Not Time Consuming
Ashfaq Marghoob, MD

The Doctor-Patient Relationship: Giving Bad News
Caron Grin, MD

Regional Dermatology Training Center,
Moshi, Tanzania
Henning Grossman, MD

PIGMENTED LESIONS AND MELANOMA II

Thoughts and Controversies on the Primary Prevention of Melanoma
Jason Rivers, MD

Advances in Therapies forMelanoma
Gary Rogers, MD

Back to the Future: Translational Research in Melanoma
David Polsky, MD, PhD

What’s New in Photoprotection?
Darrell S. Rigel, MD

A Lifetime in Cutaneous Oncology
AlfredW. Kopf, MD,
Professor Emeritus, Dermatology
NYU School of Medicine

Course Directors
Seth J. Orlow, MD, PhD
Bruce E. Strober, MD, PhD
Elizabeth K. Hale, MD

Guest Faculty
Leonard Bernstein, MD
Clinical Assistant
Professor of Dermatology
Weill Medical College
Cornell University,
Medical Center
New York, NY

Caron Grin, MD
Clinical Professor of Dermatology
University of Connecticut,
School of Medicine
Farmington, CT

Henning Grossmann, MD
Past Principal, RDTC
Kilimanjaro Christian, Medical Center
Tanzania

Ashfaq Marghoob, MD
Associate Clinical Professor
Memorial Sloan-Kettering, Cancer Center
New York, NY

Jason Rivers, MD
Clinical Professor
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC, Canada

Gary Rogers, MD
Professor of Surgery and Dermatology
Tufts School of Medicine
Boston, MA

Steven Wang, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Memorial Sloan-Kettering, Cancer Center
New York, NY

NYU School of Medicine Dermatology Faculty*

Alfred W. Kopf, MD
Professor Emeritus, Dermatology
Robin Ashinoff, MD
Ronald R. Brancaccio, MD
Lance Brown, MD
Julie Cantatore-Francis, MD
Anne Chapas, MD
Jessie Cheung, MD
David Chu, MD, PhD
David E. Cohen, MD, MPH
Andrew G. Franks, Jr., MD
Robert Friedman, MD
Kenneth Hymes, MD
Department of Medicine (Hematology)

*Unless otherwise noted
Julie K. Karen, MD
Roopal Kundu, MD
Jo-Ann Latkowski, MD
Vicki J. Levine, MD
William R. Levis, MD
Rhoda Narins, MD
David Polsky, MD, PhD
Miriam Pomeranz, MD
Darrell S. Rigel, MD
Miguel R. Sanchez, MD
Deborah S. Sarnoff, MD
Julie Schaffer, MD
Helen Shin, MD
Jerry Shapiro, MD, FRCPC
Nicholas A. Soter, MD