AOCD 2025 Spring New Trends in Dermatology
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This conference will provide up to 33.5 CME. The AOCD is not responsible for "acts of god” such as inclement weather, delays in airline travel, or governmental restrictions on travel due to national emergencies. Refunds will not be made if participants are delayed or unable to attend because of these issues, however, registration fees may be applied to the next AOCD meeting.

 Export to Your Calendar 2/20/2025 to 2/23/2025
When: Thursday, February 20, 2025
Where: Hilton West Palm Beach
600 Okeechobee Boulevard
West Palm Beach, Florida  33401
United States
Contact: dermatology@aocd.org
1-660-665-2184


Online registration is available until: 2/7/2025
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Online Registration Closes February 7, 2025

 

Accommodations:
Hilton West Palm Beach
Phone: (561) 231-6000
Group rate: $332.00 per night, plus tax
Reservations must be booked by January 23, 2025

Click here to book online.

Reservations can also be made by calling the hotel directly at 561-231-6000 Option 1 or 1-855-757-4985 and booking reservations through their reservations team. The group code is: ZAOCD.


Accreditation:

The American Osteopathic College of Dermatology (AOCD) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide Category 1A continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Osteopathic College of Dermatology (AOCD) designates this program for a maximum of 33.5 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.

The American Osteopathic College of Dermatology (AOCD) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Osteopathic College of Dermatology (AOCD) designates this program for a maximum of 33.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.


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Schedule
(Subject to change)

Thursday, February 20, 2025 (8 CME)
6:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. Coffee Service
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Treatments for Skin of Color
Lacey Walls, DO, FAOCD
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. The Body is the Perfect Biological Machine: Dr. Still Fools Nature
Jason Haxton, MA, DO (Hon), ATSU
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Break with Exhibitors
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Connective Tissue Disease Update 2025
Jack Cohen, DO, FAOCD
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Dermatologic Considerations in Rural Dermatology
David W. Cleaver, DO, FAOCD
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lilly USA Product Theater
(No CME Awarded)
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Pearls for Treating Vitiligo, Melasma, Psoriasis, and Hidradenitis
Karan Lal, DO
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Practice Management Pearls
John Minni, DO, FAOCD
Lauren Hopkins
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Break with Exhibitors
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Non-Eczematous Forms of Contact Dermatitis
Peter Saitta, DO, FAOCD
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Understanding Continuing Medical Education: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
Ralph Fiore, II, DO, FAOCD
Marsha Wise, BS
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.  AOCD Annual Business Meeting
By Invitation Only
Friday, February 21, 2025 (7 CME)
6:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. Coffee Service
7:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. CLIA Proficiency Exam
(No CME Awarded)
Gregory Papadeas, DO, FAOCD
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Updates in Medical Dermatology
Francisca Kartono, DO, FAOCD
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Abbvie Product Theater
(No CME Awarded)
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Break with Exhibitors
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Small Patients, Big Insights: Pediatric Dermatology Literature Review
Shane Swink, DO, FAOCD
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pearls in Pathology: Interesting Pediatric Pathology Cases from the Files of Dr. G.
Steven Gustafson, DO
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Novartis Product Theater
(No CME Awarded)
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Non-Surgical Therapeutic Options in the Management of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
G. Scott Drew, DO, FAOCD
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 2025 Dermatology Coding Unveiled: Key Updates You Need to Know
Faith McNicholas, RHIT, CPC, CPCD, PSC, CDC
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Break with Exhibitors
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Clinical Diagnosis Using Reaction Patterns and Some Interesting Cases from Clinic in the Bronx
Charles Gropper, MD
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Lines of Consultation/Coordination Process & Techniques for Cosmetic Closures
John Tedesco, DO
5:45 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Foundation for Osteopathic Dermatology Reception
Saturday, February 22, 2025  (8.5 CME)
6:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. Coffee Service
7:00 a.m. - 7:15 a.m. Managing Refractory Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Case Report of an Atypical Presentation and Evolving Treatment Approaches
Joelle Lee, DO
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital
7:15 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. An Unlikely Masquerader
Aleia Boccardi, DO
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Post-Operative Wound Care: Common Sense Recommendations
Carlos Gomez-Meade, DO, FAOCD
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Amgen Product Theater
(No CME Awarded)
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Break with Exhibitors
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Dermatology/Pathology Joint Session
Cutaneous Soft Tissue Neoplasms: Pearls and Pitfalls
Aaron Huber, DO
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Dermatology/Pathology Joint Session
Making Sense of Cutaneous T-cell Lymphomas

Chauncey Syposs, DO
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Regeneron Product Theater
(No CME Awarded)
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Practice Management for the Busy Dermatologist
Dawn Sammons-Merritt, DO, FAOCD
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Biologics Update 2024/2025: Now and Looking Ahead
Bradley Glick, DO, FAOCD
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Dermatology/Pathology Joint Session
STI's
Know Your Dermpath
Amy Spizuoco, DO, FAOCD
4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Breakthroughs in Hair Regeneration
Audelia Eben, DO
Still OPTI/Northeast Regional Medical Center

Student Session (4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.)
Ticketed Event -- Pre-Registration Required
No Additional Fee Required To Attend
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Orientation Presentations
(4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.)

Foundation for Osteopathic Dermatology
Eugene Conte, DO, FAOCD

American Osteopathic Board Certification
Michael J. Scott, DO, FAOCD

Tips on Mastering the Application Process
Carlos Gomez-Meade, DO, FAOCD
David Cleaver, DO, FAOCD
Jerome Obed, DO, FAOCD

Q & A


Student/Residency Meet & Greet
(6:45 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.)
4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. From Diet to Dermis: The Cutaneous Impact of Nutritional Gaps
Bray Aron, DO
Trinity Health Ann Arbor
5:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Skin Deep: Integrating Osteopathic Principles in Dermatologic Care
Joshua Aron, DO
Corewell Health Farmington Hills
5:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Erythema Migrans: A Great Masquerader
Catherine Tawfik, DO
St. Barnabas Hospital
5:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. An Overview of TikTok Trends in Dermatology
Kevin Mai, DO
St. Barnabas Hospital
5:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Important Cosmeceutical Ingredients
Aurel Apple, DO
St. Barnabas Hospital
6:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. Intersecting Pathologies: A Rare Case of Lichen Planus Pemphigoides
Kathleen Jedruszczuk, DO
Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center
6:15 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Introduction to Pediatric Skin Lesions & Rash
Claudia Green, DO
Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.  
Sunday, February 23, 2025

Breakout Room 1 - Florida Requirements
(7 CME)
Breakout Room 2 - Sunday Review
(6 CME)
6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.
Breakfast
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Prevention of Medical Errors
Marc Kaprow, DO, FACOI
Lessons Learned Educating on Social Media
Muneeb Shah, DO
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Vulvar Dermatosis: From Primary Care to the Specialties
Randall McGivney, DO
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Florida Laws and Rules & Professional Medical Ethics
Jason Winn, Esq.
Basic Dermatopathology Review
Kathleen Mannava, MD
  Box Lunch Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Prescribing Controlled Substances
Joshua Lenchus, DO, RPh, FACP
Allergic Contact Dermatitis to Hair Products
Peter Saitta, DO, FAOCD
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.  
Video On-Demand Lecture Domestic Violence
Melissa Stephens, MD
Domestic Violence
Melissa Stephens, MD

 

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