Symposium: Preventing Comorbid Disease in Psoriasis

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING (AAD) | ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

March 7, 2025

| 14:00 – 17:00 EST

Location: Orange County Convention Center, Room W204ABC, Level 2, West Concourse

Agenda

Welcome and Introduction
Bruce Strober, MD, PhD, United States

The Impact of Psoriasis Therapy on Depression
April Armstrong, MD, MPH, United States

Case Presentation: Psoriasis and Depression
Mio Nakamura, MD, MS, FAAD, United States

Panel Discussion

The Impact of Psoriasis Therapy on Cardiovascular Disease
Álvaro González-Cantero, MD, PhD, Spain

Case Presentation: Psoriasis and Cardiovascular Disease
Bryan Guevara, MD, FPDS, FDSP, Philippines

Panel Discussion

The Impact of Obesity Treatments on Psoriasis
Jennifer Soung, MD, United States

Case Presentation: Psoriasis and Obesity
Jaquelini Barboza da Silva, MD, Brazil

Panel Discussion

Debate: Can Psoriatic Arthritis be Prevented in Patients with Psoriasis?
Shikha Singla, MD, United States
Joe Merola, MD, MMSc, United States

Panel Discussion

Closing and Adjourn
Kenneth Gordon, MD, United States

Program Chairs

Program Faculty

Jaquelini Barboza da Silva, MD

Santa Cruz University

Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil

IPC Councilor

Bio

Álvaro González-Cantero, MD, PhD

Hospital Ramón y Cajal University Hospital

Madrid, Spain

IPC Councilor

Bio

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Agenda

Program Chairs

Yale University and Central Connecticut Dermatology

Cromwell, Connecticut, United States

IPC President

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

IPC Councilor

Program Faculty

University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States

IPC Councilor

Santa Cruz University

Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil

IPC Councilor

Hospital Ramón y Cajal University Hospital

Madrid, Spain

IPC Councilor

Southern Philippines Medical Center

Davao City, Philippines

IPC Jr. Councilor

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, United States

IPC Councilor

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

IPC Jr. Councilor

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Southern California Dermatology

Santa Ana, California, United States

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