WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Joel Gelfand, MD, MSCE, United States
Impact of Obesity on Psoriasis
Álvaro González-Cantero, MD, PhD, Spain
Challenging Case: A Patient with Comorbid Solid Organ Malignancy
Maria-Angeliki Gkini, MD, MSc, PhD, FRCP, United Kingdom
Identification and Management of Anxiety, Depression, and Stigma in Patients with Psoriasis
Evan Rieder, MD, United States
Challenging Case: A Patient with Infection
Lucas Galimany, MD, MSc, Chile
Emerging Mechanistic Data Behind Psoriasis and Cardiometabolic Disease
Johann Gudjonsson, MD, PhD, United States
How to Identify Cardiovascular Risk in People with Psoriasis
Joel Gelfand, MD, MSCE, United States
International Panel: Cardiovascular Disease in the Clinic
Joel Gelfand, MD, MSCE, United States
Álvaro González-Cantero, MD, PhD, Spain
Johann Gudjonsson, MD, PhD, United States
Angela Londoño, MD, MSc, Colombia
Yuling Shi, MD, PhD, China
BREAK
Latest Advances in Screening, Diagnosing and Treating Psoriatic Arthritis
Arthur Kavanaugh, MD, United States
Challenging Case: A Pregnant Patient
Sonia Chavez-Alvarez, MD, Mexico
Hot Psoriasis Topics
Andrew Blauvelt, MD, MBA, United States; moderator
Bruce Strober, MD, PhD, United States; moderator
NETWORKING
CLOSING COMMENTS AND ADJOURN
Joel Gelfand, MD, MSCE, United States
How can clinicians navigate emotionally complex patient interactions while maintaining empathy and trust? In this article, Mio Nakamura discusses communication approaches that may help strengthen patient relationships in dermatology settings.
Read summaries from the IPC symposium at the 2026 Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) Annual Meeting covering disease modification, immune pathways, therapeutic escape, and psoriasis treatment response.
In this Take Ten with IPC video, Professor Peter van de Kerkhof discusses the use and misuse of systemic corticosteroids in psoriasis. He questions whether they contraindicate the treatment of psoriasis, while also covering his personal experience in prescribing them.
In this Take Ten with IPC video, Professor Peter van de Kerkhof discusses the use and misuse of topical corticosteroids in psoriasis, covering current use, guidelines, and consequences.
Missed the joint symposium hosted by the International Eczema Council (IEC) and International Psoriasis Council (IPC) at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting? Select presentations from Psoriasis or Dermatitis? When Boundaries Blur and Treatments Flip the Script are now available, covering diagnostic overlap, emerging tools, treatment-related reactions, and practical strategies for managing complex cases across diverse patient populations.
