Friday June 5, 2009

7:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Exhibitor Setup, Ballroom 1

8:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.

Registration/Check-In, Ballroom Foyer

9:00 -11:00

GSD Executive Committee Meeting, Board Room

11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Exhibit Viewing, Ballroom 1

Light Pick-up Lunch for Attendees

12:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Classroom Sessions, Ballroom 2

12:00 - 12:05

Welcome & Announcements

Stephen Templeton, MD, GSD President

12:05 - 12:50

Challenging Cases, Part 1

Kenneth E. Greer, MD

Upon completion of this lecture the participant should be able to:

1.        Diagnose uncommon manifestations of common dermatoses

2.        Diagnose common manifestations of uncommon dermatoses

3.        Understand treatment where available

12:50 - 12:55

Questions and Answers

12:55 - 1:40

Mohs Micrographic Surgery for the Treatment of Cutaneous Melanoma

Jonathan Cook, MD

Upon completion of this lecture the participant should be able to:

1.        Understand the potential value of Mohs micrographic surgery in the management of cutaneous melanoma 

2.        Recognize the limitations of traditional and Mohs surgical techniques in the treatment of melanoma

3.        Understand the current medical literature detailing the potential successes and failures of the examination of frozen section specimens to detect melanoma

1:40 - 1:45

Questions and Answers

1:45 - 2:10

Resident Abstracts

Coexistence of Lupus Erythematosus and Porphyria Cutanea Tarda: A case report
Sulochana Bhandarkar, MD - Emory

Upon completion of this lecture the participant should be able to:

1.        Learn about the clinical presentation of patients with coexisting lupus erythematosus and porphyria cutanea tarda

2.        Learn about appropriate management for the coexisting condition

3.        Quick review of literature on case reports of coexistence of Lupus Erythematosus and Porphyria Cutanea Tarda

Generalized Rash and Firm Cutaneous Plate in the Shoulder of an Infant 

Travis Blalock, MD - MCG

Upon completion of this lecture the participant should be able to:

1.        Appreciate the clinical, pathophysiological, and histological manifestations of epidermolytic hyperkeratosis and osteoma cutis.

2.        Understand the treatment options for epidermolytic hyperkeratosis and osteoma cutis.

3.        Explore a possible pathophysiological link between epidermolytic hyperkeratosis and osteoma cutis.

Eruptive Xanthoma:  A Clue to Systemic Disease

Ryan Wells, MD - Emory

Upon completion of this lecture the participant should be able to:

1.        Review the clinical presentation of eruptive xanthoma.

2.        Review the histologic findings in eruptive xanthoma.

3.        Review laboratory evaluation, treatment, and appropriate referral for a patient with eruptive xanthoma.

2:10 - 2:40

Break & Exhibit Viewing, Ballroom 1

2:40 - 3:25

Risky Business: Understanding and Explaining Risks of Immunosuppressives

Robert Swerlick, MD

Upon completion of this lecture the participant should be able to:

1.        Understand the major risks of immunosuppressive medications for skin disease

2.        Use new tools to explain these risks to patients who are considerign treatment

3.        Develop new tools for defining patient populations who can and should be treated with medications that may be defined as high risk

3:25 - 3:30

Questions and Answers

3:30 - 4:10

Legislative Update

Senator John Wiles and GSD Lobbyist, Don Bolia

4:10 - 5:10 p.m.

GSD Business Meeting - members only

6:00 - 7:30

Cocktail Reception in the Exhibit Hall, Ballroom 1

Children's Activity Room (ages 3 - 10) - Silver Sand Dollar

Tween Movie Room (ages 9 - 13) - Ballroom 2

LIGHT snacks will be served

7:45 p.m.

Executive Committee / Guest Speaker Dinner, Sea Foam Dining Room

Saturday, June 6, 2009

7:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Registration/Check-In

7:00 - 8:30

Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

8:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Classroom Sessions

8:00 - 8:05

Announcements

8:05 - 8:50

The Aesthetic Prominence of the Face: Lessons from Reconstructive Surgery Successes and Failures

Jonathan Cook, MD

Upon completion of this lecture the participant should be able to:

1.        Understand the importance that facial appearance has to any patient’s physical and emotional health

2.        Recognize the need to reconstruct the face using the principles of aesthetic unit repair

3.        Utilize examples of reconstructive surgery successes and failures to improve surgical technique and to refine the aesthetic recognition of “normal” facial appearance

8:50 - 8:55

Questions and Answers

8:55 - 9:40

2009 Reifler Memorial Lecture - Challenging Cases, Part 2

Kenneth E. Greer, MD

Upon completion of this lecture the participant should be able to:

1.        Diagnose uncommon manifestations of common dermatoses

2.        Diagnose common manifestations of uncommon dermatoses

3.        Understand treatment where available

9:40 - 9:45

Questions and Answers

9:45 - 10:20

Resident Abstracts

Refractory Hailey-Hailey Disease

Josh Wharton, MD - MCG

Upon completion of this lecture the participant should be able to:

1.            Recognize Hailey-Hailey clinically and histopathologically

2.            Be familiar with multiple treatment modalities for Hailey-Hailey

3.            Understand the mechanism of dermabrasion in the treatment of Hailey-Hailey

Congenital erythropoietic porphyria (Gunther's disease)
Gregory L. Simpson, MD - MCG

Upon completion of this lecture the participant should be able to:

1.            Identify clinical features of Gunther's disease.

2.            Determine the appropriate work-up for a possible porphyria.

3.            Implement a treatment plan for acute exacerbations and chronic control of Gunther's disease.

Erythema Elevatum Diutinum
Sarah J Cely, MD - MCG
Upon completion of this lecture the participant should be able to:

1.            Be able to recognize the clinical picture of Erythema Elevatum Diutinum.

2.            Be able to recognize the systemic diseases associated with Erythema Elevatum Diutinum.

3.            Review of the current treatment options for Erythema Elevatum Diutinum.

10:20 - 10:50

Break & Exhibit Viewing

10:50 - 11:45

Corticosteroids Inside and Out: A Medical and Legal Review and Update

Toni McCullough, MD

Upon completion of this lecture the participant should be able to:

1.        Understand how to prescribe topical and systemic corticosteroids carefully and correctly

2.        Understand and identify side effects and complications of corticosteroid usage

3.        Understand legal risks of corticosteroid complications 

11:45 - 11:50

Questions and Answers

11:50 - 12:30

Investment Strategies for 2009 and beyond

David Wilke, Robert Gourlay

Upon completion of this lecture the participant should be able to:

1.            Recognize basic investment rules and techniques

2.            Identify the breadth of the 2008/2009 market recession

3.            Realize the utilization of alternative investment strategies

12:30 - 12:35

Questions and Answers

12:35 p.m.

ADJOURN FOR DAY

12:40 p.m.

Resident’s Lunch

6:30 p.m.

Family Dinner & “Jungle Boogie” Party

Surf Club Patio (Rain location is Ballroom 2)

WEAR YOUR TICKET ARM BAND

Face painting, music and dancing!

Sunday, June 7, 2009

7:00 - 9:30 a.m.

Registration/Check-In

7:00 - 8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

8:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Classroom Sessions

8:00 - 8:05

Announcements/Resident Award Presentation

8:05 - 8:50

Challenging Cases, Part 3

Kenneth E. Greer, MD

Upon completion of this lecture the participant should be able to:

1.        Diagnose uncommon manifestations of common dermatoses

2.        Diagnose common manifestations of uncommon dermatoses

3.        Understand treatment where available

8:50 - 8:55

Questions and Answers

8:55 - 9:40

Clinical Dermatologic Surgery Pearls

Jonathan Cook, MD

Upon completion of this lecture the participant should be able to:

1.        Improve physician performance in dermatologic surgery

2.        Understand the relevance of unusual complications in dermatologic surgery

3.        Illustrate modifications in surgical technique that can improve surgical efficacy and safety

9:40 - 9:45

Questions and Answers

9:45 - 10:15

Break and Exhibit Viewing

10:15 - 10:20

Door prize drawings

10:20 - 11:00

Taking the Mystery Out of Maintenance of Certification (MOC)

Richard Miller PhD

Upon completion of this lecture the participant should be able to:

1.        Present the Maintenance of Certification for Dermatologists (MOC-D) components

2.        Describe the timetable for dermatologists required to participate in MOC-D

3.        Summarize the CME activities that satisfy MOC-D requirements

11:00 - 11:05

Questions and Answers

Understanding and Prospering in the New Health Care Paradigm

Steven J. Morris, MD, JD
Upon completion of this lecture the participant should be able to:

1.        Understand the generational changes that will be occurring in Health Care in the United States immediately and over the next several years.

2.        Comprehend what will be required of an individual or group practice to adopt to these changes.

3.        Be prepared to not only survive but hopefully prosper in the new Health Care Environment.

11:50 - 12:00

New President Introduction, Closing Remarks

Stephen Templeton, MD, Katarina Chiller, MD

12:00

MEETING ADJOURNED