A variety of symposia sessions are included in this year’s Annual Meeting scientific program.

The 2018 AAD Annual Meeting will offer a wide selection of symposia spread across all five days. Symposia sessions do not require tickets or prior registration. These sessions will be led by expert speakers, who will cover their specific subjects in depth.

Highlights from this year’s symposia schedule include new sessions, such as:

• “Best Evidence-based Opportunities for Cost-Effective Skin Care” (S003)
• “Dermatologic Surgery Pearls: Optimizing Safety, Satisfaction, Efficiency” (S008)
• “Updates on Melanoma Diagnosis and Therapy” (S014)
• “Systemic Infectious Disease” (S016)
• “Systemic Therapies for Dermatologists: A Comprehensive Review and Update” (S040)
• “Atopic Dermatitis” (S065)

Many symposia sessions also have been approved by the American Board of Dermatology to satisfy component 2 of MOC. These sessions include:

• “Teledermatology Working for You: Customizing Use in the Changing Healthcare Environment” (S004)
• “Rewards and Awards: How to Make QI Pay Off” (S033)
• “Translating Evidence into Practice: Psoriasis Guidelines” (S041)
• “Managing Tough Real Life Dermatology Cases” (S044)
• “Skinternal Medicine: An Update on Cutaneous Manifestations of Systemic Disease” (S050)
• “Melanoma: The Future is Now” (S054)

Access the searchable program for a full list of symposia and find topics that pique your interest. And don’t forget to book housing through Tuesday in order to attend the final two sessions of the meeting. The concluding symposia are “What’s New in Dermatology” (S067) and “Therapeutic and Diagnostic Pearls” (S068).

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