60th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Dermatologic Association
August 6-10, 2008
The Palace Hotel
San Francisco, California

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Wednesday, August 6, 2008

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Executive Board Meeting

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Registration

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Welcome Reception

Thursday, August 7, 2008

7:00 am – 8:00 am       
Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

7:00 am – 1:00 pm    
Registration

7:00 am – 1:00 pm        
Exhibits

7:50 am – 8:00 am
Welcome
Julie Hodge, MD, PDA President
Hayes B. Gladstone, MD, Stanford University
2008 Program Chair

8:00 am – 9:00 am
Nickel/Winer Clinicopathologic Conference
(CPC) – Day 1
Bruce Ragsdale, MD (chair)
Iftikhar Ahmed, MD, Caris Diagnostics
guest dermatopathologist
 
9:00 am – 9:30 am
AAD Report
Margaret Parsons, MD
AAD Board of Directors

9:30 am – 10:00 am
ERVIN EPSTEIN LECTURE
The Leap from Bench to Bedside – Pitfalls in Translational Research
Ivor Caro, MD, Genentech

10:00 am – 10:30 am
Coffee/Exhibit Break

PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY SYMPOSIUM
moderated by Anna Bruckner, MD
Stanford University

10:30 am – 11:00 am
EB in South America
Francis Palisson, MD
Director SA EB, Santiago, Chile

11:00 am – 11:20 am
Pediatric Dermatology: A Case-Based Look at Opportunities and Obstacles
Ilona Frieden, MD, UCSF

11:20 am – 11:40 am
Breaking a Stubborn Horse: Challenges in Treating Atopic Dermatitis
Anna Bruckner, MD, Stanford University

11:40 am – 12:00 pm
Panel Discussion

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
LUNCH (on your own)

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Injectables: Botox & Fillers
moderated by Seth Matarasso, MD, UCSF

2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
Semi-Permanent & Permanent Fillers
Derek Jones, MD, Skin Care & Laser Physicians of Beverly Hills

2:20 pm - 2:35 pm          
Overview of Hyaluronic Acids
Speaker TBA

2:35 pm - 2:50 pm          
Botulinum Toxin for the Upper Third of the Face Ken Lee, MD, Oregon Health & Science
University

2:50 pm - 3:05 pm         
Botulinum Toxin for the Lower Third of the Face
Gary Lask, MD, UCLA

3:05 pm - 3:20 pm          
Demonstration of Silicone
Guy Zanelli, MD, UCSF

3:20 pm - 3:35 pm          
Demonstration of Botulinum Toxin
Jerry Potozkin, MD, Aesthetic Skln & Laser Ctr

3:35 pm - 3:45 pm          
Demonstration of Botulinum Toxin
Vic Narurkar, MD, Bay Area Laser Institute

3:45 pm - 4:00 pm          
Question & Answer - Panel

Friday, August 8, 2008

7:00 am – 8:00 am        
Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

7:00 am – 1:00 pm        
Registration

7:00 am – 1:00 pm        
Exhibits

8:00 am – 9:00 am
Nickel/Winer Clinicopathologic Conference
(CPC) – Day 2
Bruce Ragsdale, MD (chair)
Iftikhar Ahmed, MD, Caris Diagnostics
guest dermatopathologist

9:00 am – 9:15 am
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
CME + PDA: The Importance of Dermatology Education in the 21st Century
Julie Hodge, MD

9:15 am – 9:30 am
PDA Business Meeting

9:30 am – 9:45 am
VICTOR D. NEWCOMER LECTURE
Identification and characterization of ultraviolet radiation (UV) induced microRNAs
Thomas Su, MD, PhD, UCLA  

9:45 am – 10:15 am
Coffee/Exhibit Break

10:15 am – 10:30 am
What’s New in Biologics?
David Fiorentino, MD, PhD
Stanford University

10:30 am – 10:50 am
My Approach to Psoriasis Patients
John Koo, MD, UCSF

10:55 am  - 11:30 am
Complex Medical Patients
moderated by Jo Badger, MD, Stanford Univ.
Speakers: David Gorsulowski, MD, Stanford University, Tim Berger, MD, UCSF and David Deneau, MD, Palo Alto Medical Foundation

11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Cutting Edge Clinical Trial Drugs
Speakers: Alexa Kimball, MD, Harvard University, Anne Chang, MD, Stanford University, Joel Cohen, MD, University of Colorado, Karl Beutner, MD, PhD, Anacor Pharmaceuticals

1:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Optional Tour
Muir Woods & Sausalito

2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
PDA Golf Tournament
The Presidio Golf Course*

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
PDA Tennis Tournament
Golden Gate Park Tennis Club*

*subject to change

Saturday, August 9, 2008

7:00 am – 8:00 am        
Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

7:00 am – 1:00 pm        
Registration

7:00 am – 1:00 pm        
Exhibits

8:00 am – 9:00 am
Nickel/Winer Clinicopathologic Conference
(CPC) – Day 3
Bruce Ragsdale, MD (chair)
Iftikhar Ahmed, MD, Caris Diagnostics
guest dermatopathologist

9:00 am – 9:30 am
CHARLES OCLASSEN LECTURESHIP
Environmental Dermatoses: Advances of
Clinical Relevance
Howard Maibach, MD, UCSF

9:30 am – 10:00 am
Coffee/Exhibit Break

10:00 am – 11:30 am
MELANOMA SYMPOSIUM

10:05 am - 10:30 am
Genetic Testing for Melanoma Risk Stratification
Sancy Leachman, MD
Huntsman Cancer Institute

10:30 am - 10:55 am
Strategies for Early Melanoma Detection
Doug Grossman, MD
Huntsman Cancer Institute

10:55 am - 11:25 am
Managing Primary and Regional Melanoma: Surgical Options
Robert Andtbacka, MD
Huntsman Cancer Institute

11:30 am – 11:50 am
Update on Medical Therapy for  Hair Loss
Vera Price, MD, UCSF

11:50 am – 12:30 pm
The Dermatologist-Patient Relationship
moderated by Helen Fincher, MD, UCLA
Speakers: Matt Kanzler, MD, Stanford University, Josie Howard, MD, UCSF, Howard Maibach, MD, UCSF

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
LUNCH (on your own)

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Practice Management Symposium
Moderator: Janet McLaughlin, PMC Consultants
Panelists: Julie Hodge, MD, Ron Moy, MD, UCLA, Tom Hoffman, MD, Menlo Dermatology Medical Group

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
President’s Dinner

Sunday, August 10, 2008

7:00 am – 8:00 am        
Continental Breakfast

8:00 am – 9:30 am        
Resident Case Presentations
William Shellow, MD, UCLA (moderator)

1. Primary Cutaneous Nocardia Infection in an Immunosuppressed Patient
Karin Aberg, MD, UC Davis

2. A Polymorphic Presentation of Paraneoplastic Pemphigus
Jamie McInturff, MD, UCLA-VA

3. A Rare Cause of Lower Extremity Purpura
Brook Brouha, MD, Ph.D., UC – San Diego

4. Fatal Cutaneous and Visceral Calciphylaxis
Benjamin Nichols, MD, USC

5. Successful Treatment of Generalized Necrobiotic Xanthogranuloma
Sirunya Silapunt, MD, Univ. of Texas - Houston

6. Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
Michi Shinohara, MD, Univ. of Washington

7. Brooke-Spiegler Syndrome
Quyn Sherrod, MD,  UCLA/VA

8. Lues Maligna
Julie Gladsjo, MD, Ph.D., UC – San Diego

9. Benign Cephalic Histiocytosis vs Juvenile Xanthogranuloma
Michelle Jeffries, DO,  Phoenix Children’s Hospital

10. A Rare Presentation of Kaposi Sarcoma
Sunil Kalia, MD, MHSc., Univ. of British Columbia

11. Verruciform Xanthoma in a Patient with Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa
Kathie Huang, MD, Stanford Univ.

12. Xanthoma Disseminatum in Blind, Deaf Male Twins
Ramin Ram, MD, USC

9:30 am – 9:45 am
Awards & Installation of Officers

9:45 am – 10:00 am
Coffee Break

SURGERY SYMPOSIUM

10:15 am – 10:30 am
Update on Skin Cancer Treatment in Transplant Patients
Dan Berg, MD
University of Washington

10:30 am – 10:40 am
Pearls for Nasal Reconstruction
Hayes Gladstone, MD
Stanford University 

10:40 am – 10:50 am
Pearls for Ear Reconstruction
Edgar Fincher, MD, PhD, UCLA 

10:50 am – 11:00 am
Pearls for Perioral Reconstruction
Ken Lee, MD
Oregon Health & Science University

11:00 am –12:00 pm
My Approach to the Cosmetic Patient
Moderated by Hayes Gladstone
Speakers: Ron Moy, MD, UCLA, David Harris, MD, Age Defying Dermatology, Vic Narurkar, MD, Bay Area Laser Institute, Greg Morganroth, MD, California Skin Institute 

12:00 pm
Adjourn