International Psoriasis Council

Advancing Knowledge. Improving Care.

A wide view of the Obelisco and a busy Buenos Aires avenue with RADLA 2026, SOARPSO, and SOLAPSO event logos, plus an IPC education diversity badge in the top left corner.

IPC/SOLAPSO/SOARPSO Education Partnership: Clinical Challenges in Psoriasis: When Severity, Timing, and Age Matter

XLIII REUNIÓN ANUAL DE DERMATÓLOGOS LATINOAMERICANOS (RADLA) | BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

May 19, 2026
 | 14:00 – 15:30 ART
Location: Centro de Convenciones de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Add event to calendar
Apple   Google   Outlook   Outlook.com   Office 365   Yahoo

Agenda

Welcome and Introduction to Session
Co-chairs

SESSION ONE: DISEASE SEVERITY

Topical Therapy Failure

César Gonzalez, MD, Colombia

High Impact Sites
Cristina Echeverría, MD, Argentina

Panel Q&A

SESSION TWO: PSORIASIS & EARLY INTERVENTION

Discussion: Immunopathogenesis and the Window of Opportunity for Early Effective Treatment
& PsA Prevention
Maria Victoria Suarez Restrepo, MD, Brazil
Fernando Valenzuela, MD, Chile

Panel Q&A

SESSION THREE: PEDIATRIC PSORIASIS

Early Intervention in Pediatric Psoriasis: Implications for Metabolic Health and Comorbidities
Paula Carolina Luna, MD, Argentina

Psoriasis and the Psychological Impact on Childhood and Beyond
Benjamin Hidalgo Matlock, Costa Rica

Panel Q&A

Conclusion
Co-chairs

Program Chairs

Carolina Ledesma, MD

Medicina y Estética Salta

City of Salta, Argentina

Bio

Maria Victoria Suarez Restrepo, MD

Hospital do Servidor Publico Municipal de São Paulo

São Paulo, Brazil

IPC Councilor

Bio

Fernando Valenzuela, MD

University of Chile, University of the Andes

Santiago, Chile

IPC Councilor

Bio

Program Faculty

Cristina Echeverría, MD

Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica (IREP)

Buenos Aires, Argentina

IPC Councilor

Bio

César Gonzalez, MD

Clinica Universitaria Colombia

Bogota, Colombia

IPC Councilor

Bio

Benjamin Hidalgo Matlock, MD

Universidad de Costa Rica / Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, Hospital Nacional de Niños, and Skin Care Physicians of Costa Rica

San Jose, Costa Rica

IPC Councilor

Bio

Paula Carolina Luna, MD

Hospital Aleman

Capital Federal, Argentina

IPC Councilor

Bio

What's New

Use and Misuse of Systemic Corticosteroids in Psoriasis

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.

WATCH NOW

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Use and Misuse of Topical Corticosteroids in Psoriasis

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.

WATCH NOW

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Videos Now Available from the IEC & IPC Joint Symposium at AAD

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.

WATCH NOW

Wednesday, May 27, 2026