About this Event

Join dermatology PAs from around the country in our unique and innovative 3-D virtual environment featuring convenient on-demand presentations, online networking, interactive booths in our industry exhibit hall, and a poster “hall” highlighting the latest research in dermatology. Log on to learn, network and engage with the Derm PA community!

Why attend

  • No travel required - enjoy this event from the comfort of your own home
  • Watch on-demand online presentations at your convenience
  • Download valuable educational materials to access later and/or share with your colleagues
  • Chat live with conference faculty, industry experts, and other SDPA members

Agenda

October 29, 2020

 7 – 8 am

What’s New in the Literature?

Joslyn Kirby
MD

  8:00 – 8:15 am

Break – Visit the Exhibit Hall and Chat with Your Peers in the Chat Rooms

  8:15 – 9:15 am

Product Theater sponsored by orTHO: Changing Impression of Topical Therapy: DUOBRII Lotion  

Kristine Kucera
PA-C, MPAS, DHSc

  9:15 – 10:15 am

Update from NCCPA: Positive Changes to Certification Maintenance

Greg Thomas
PA-C Emeritus, MPH

  10:15 – 10:45 am

Break – Visit the Exhibit Hall and Chat with Your Peers in the Chat Rooms

  10:45 – 11:15 am

What’s New in Management in Skin of Color?

Temitayo Ogunleye
MD

  11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Tough Cases in Skin of Color

Temitayo Ogunleye
MD

  11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Deeper Dialogue: Practical Dermatopathology: The Biopsy Says What?!?!

Whitney High
MD

  12:15 – 1:15 pm

Product Theater sponsored by novartis - My Story: Where Plaque
Psoriasis Led Me, Where COSENTYX® (secukinumab) is Taking Me

A promotional program presented by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation featuring an actual COSENTYX patient.

  1:15 – 1:30 pm

Break – Visit the Exhibit Hall and Chat with Your Peers in the Chat Rooms

  1:30 – 2 pm

Infectious Disease Updates

Rob Micheletti
MD

  2 – 3 pm

Live Exhibit Hours

  2 – 3 pm

Ocular Dermatology

Douglas DiRuggiero
DMSc, MHS, PA-C

  2 – 3 pm

Deeper Dialogue: Alopecia in Skin of Color: Treatment Pearls and Tips

Temitayo Ogunleye
MD

  3 - 3:30 pm

Break – Visit the Exhibit Hall and Chat with Your Peers in the Chat Rooms

  3:30 – 4:30 pm

Skin Signs of Systemic Disease

Rob Micheletti
MD

  4:30 – 5:30 pm

Tough Cases from the Clinic Panel

Joslyn Kirby
MD

Douglas DiRuggiero
DMSc, MHS, PA-C

Rob Micheletti
MD

  5:30 – 6:30 pm

Product Theater sponsored by lilly - What Sets Taltz Apart: An Overview of Long-Term Efficacy and Safety. Featuring Data in New Patient Population  

Kirk Gautier
PA-C




October 30, 2020

  7 – 8 am

What’s in Your Toolbox: Diagnostic Tips and Tricks from the Clinic

Joslyn Kirby
MD

Douglas DiRuggiero
DMSc, MHS, PA-C

Temitayo Ogunleye
MD

  7 – 8 am

Deeper Dialogue: Cutaneous Drug Eruptions

Rob Micheletti
MD

  8 - 8:15 am

Break – Visit the Exhibit Hall and Chat with Your Peers in the Chat Rooms

  8:15 – 9:15 am

Product Theater sponsored by ucb: CIMZIA ® (certolizumab pegol): An
Anti-TNF for Skin and Joint Relief in Biologic-Experienced Patients

Andrea Nguyen
PA-C, MS

  9:15 – 10:15 am

Deeper Dialogues: Pearls and Pitfalls of Cosmetic Procedures

Ilanit Samuels
PA-C

  9:15 – 10:15 am

Dermoscopy: What the @*$! Am I Looking at?

Joslyn Kirby
MD

  10:15 – 10:45 am

Break – Visit the Exhibit Hall and Chat with Your Peers in the Chat Rooms

  10:45 – 11:15 am

What’s New in Dermoscopy

Joslyn Kirby
MD

  10:45 am – 12:15 pm

Deeper Dialogue: Discussion on the PA Profession

Kasey D’Amato
MPAS, PA-C

Jason Roddick
MBA, MS, MSPAS, PA-C

  11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Dermoscopy Cases: Answering the Question of What the @*$! Am I Looking at?

Joslyn Kirby
MD

  12:15 – 1:15 pm

Product Theater sponsored by Regeneron and Sanofi Genzyme: A Treatment Option
for Patients with Uncontrolled Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis

Douglas DiRuggiero
DMSc, MHS, PA-C

  1:15 – 1:30 pm

Break – Visit the Exhibit Hall and Chat with Your Peers in the Chat Rooms

  1:30 - 2 pm

Deeper Dialogue: Atopic Dermatitis Treatment Pearls

Temitayo Ogunleye
MD

  1:30 – 2 pm

Evaluating the Use of Supplemental Training Technologies in Dermatology Education

Mallory Aycock
PA-C

  2 – 3 pm

Break – Visit the Exhibit Hall and Chat with Your Peers in the Chat Rooms

  2 – 3 pm

Cutaneous Lupus and Dermatomyositis

Elizabeth Brezinski Wallace
MD

  3 - 3:30 pm

Break – Visit the Exhibit Hall and Chat with Your Peers in the Chat Rooms

  3:30 – 4:30 pm

Deeper Dialogues: Psoriasis Treatment Pearls

Douglas DiRuggiero
DMSc, MHS, PA-C

  3:30 – 4:30 pm

Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis

Elizabeth Brezinski Wallace
MD

  4:30 – 5:30 pm

Cases from Inpatient Dermatology

Rob Micheletti
MD

  5:30 – 6:30 pm

Product Theater sponsored by janssen A First-Line Biologic in Adult Patients with Moderate to Severe Plaque
Psoriasis

Now Approved for Adults with Active Psoriatic Arthritis
Sandra Snyder
PA-C




October 31, 2020

  7 – 8 am

Medication Side Effects and How to Counsel Your Patients

Joslyn Kirby
MD

  8 - 8:15 am

Break – Visit the Exhibit Hall and Chat with Your Peers in the Chat Rooms

  8:15 – 9:15 am

Product Theater sponsored by Galderma: An innovative topical retinoid for the treatment of acne

Jeffrey S. Fromowitz
MD, FAAD

  9:15 – 10:15 am

Therapeutics in Pregnancy

Douglas DiRuggiero
DMSc, MHS, PA-C

  9:15 – 10:15 am

Deeper Dialogue: Patch Testing: Everything You Need to Know

Alex Flamm
MD

  10:15 – 10:30 am

Break – Visit the Exhibit Hall and Chat with Your Peers in the Chat Rooms

  10:30 – 11:30 am

New Breakthroughs in Dermatology Therapy

Temitayo Ogunleye
MD

  10:30 – 11:30 am

Deeper Dialogue: Dermatology Emergencies

Rob Micheletti
MD

  11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Deeper Dialogue: Cannabinoids in Dermatology

Douglas DiRuggiero
DMSc, MHS, PA-C

  11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Cutaneous Vasculitis: Signs, Sources and Syndromes

David Altman
MD

  12:30 – 1:30 pm

Product Theater sponsored by pfizer: Understanding the JAK/STAT Pathway and Burden of Atopic Dermatitis  

Peter A. Lio
MD

  1:30 - 1:45 pm

Break – Visit the Exhibit Hall and Chat with Your Peers in the Chat Rooms

  1:45 – 2:45 pm

Billing and Coding in Dermatology

Alex Flamm
MD

  2 - 3 pm

Live Exhibit Hours

  2:45 – 3 pm

Break – Visit the Exhibit Hall and Chat with Your Peers in the Chat Rooms

  3 – 4 pm

Dermatology Quiz Bowl

Douglas DiRuggiero
DMSc, MHS, PA-C

  3 – 4 pm

Deeper Dialogue: Pigmentation Disorders in Skin of Color

Temitayo Ogunleye
MD

  4 – 5 pm

Hidradenitis Suppurativa: What’s New?

Joslyn Kirby
MD

  4 – 5 pm

Deeper Dialogue: Navigating the Ever-Changing Landscape of Biologics

David Rosmarin
MD

  5– 6 pm

Product Theater sponsored by almirall - New Information and Updated Prescribing Information for our Novel Oral Antibiotic 

Douglas DiRuggiero
DMSc, MHS, PA-C




November 1, 2020

  7:30 – 8:30 am

Acne/Rosacea Treatment Pearls

Joslyn Kirby
MD

  8:30 – 9:30 am

Skin Cancer in the Immunosuppressed Patient

Cynthia Faires Griffith
PA-C

  9 – 11 am

Workshop: Old School Immunosuppressants and Dermatology

Joseph C. English, III
MD

  9:30 – 9:45 am

Break – Visit the Exhibit Hall and Chat with Your Peers in the Chat Rooms

  9:45 – 10:45 am

Updates in Pediatric Dermatology

Lisa Swanson
MD

  10:45 – 11:45 am

Tips and Tricks in Pediatric Dermatology

Lisa Swanson
MD

This activity has been reviewed by the AAPA Review Panel and is compliant with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 39.00 AAPA Category I CME credits (24.5 maximum earnable by any attendee).  PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. These activities have been planned in accordance with AAPA CME Standards for Live Programs and for Commercial Support of Live Programs.

   

SDPA President, Archana Sangha, invites YOU to SDPA DIGITAL 2020!



Frequently Asked Questions

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The virtual conference will take place October 29 - November 1, 2020. All sessions are accessible on-demand. SDPA Digital 2020 will take place in Eastern Time (ET).
SDPA Digital offers 40.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. We have developed a robust virtual conference that feautures over 40+ pre-recorded “on-demand” sessions; downloadable educational materials; live chat with conference faculty, industry experts, and other SDPA members; a virtual exhibit hall; and online networking opportunities with multiple ways to win cool prizes each day.
Your login details will be emailed to you ahead of the event. You can use these details to access the online event. You do not need to download or install any software to participate. You only need to have access to the internet. Chrome is the preferred browser, but all browsers will work. If you experience any technical difficulties, send an email to sdpadigital2020@getvfairs.io for immediate assistance.
The event will remain open 24/7 for 30 days. Therefore, you can attend whenever it’s convenient for you during this period of time. We understand your schedule may not allow you to attend during the days of the event. Sessions will be available through December 1, 2020.
Absolutely. We are counting on you to invite others! Help us spread the word. You can simply share the link and they can register at their convenience.
Registration is open! Reduced registration rates are as follows:
Diplomate Members $199
Fellow Members $224
Associate, Affiliate & Physician Members $274
Student Members $49
Non-Members $424
Please note that virtual access is available during and after the meeting and as such virtual registration fees are non-refundable.