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International Psoriasis Council

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XXXIII Congreso Centroamericano y del Caribe de Dermatología (SCCAD) Psoriasis: A Comprehensive Approach to Systemic Disease and Early Intervention

Symposium: Psoriasis: A Comprehensive Approach to Systemic Disease and Early Intervention

February 13, 2025
 | 14:00-17:30 CST
Location: Royal InterContinental Hotel, Real I, Level 1

Agenda

Welcome and Introduction
Benjamin Hidalgo Matlock, MD, Costa Rica

Psoriasis as a Systemic Disease
Angela Londoño, MSc, MD, Colombia
Margarita Velásquez, Colombia

The Need for Systemic Intervention
Cristina Echeverría, MD, Argentina
César Gonzalez, MD, Colombia

The Need for Early Intervention
André Carvalho, MD, PhD, Brazil
Nancy Podoswa, MD, Mexico

BREAK

Comorbidities
Fernando Valenzuela, MD, Chile
Manuel Franco, MD, Colombia

Experience in Central American Countries 
Enrique Rivas, MD, Guatemala
Benjamin Hidalgo Matlock, MD, Costa Rica

Q & A – Speaker Panel
All Faculty

Closing and Adjourn
Benjamin Hidalgo Matlock, MD, Costa Rica

Program Chairs

André Carvalho, MD, PhD

Hospital Moinhos de Vento

Porto Alegre, Brazil

IPC Board Member

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

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

Angela Londoño, MSc, MD

CES University

Medellin, Colombia

IPC Councilor

Bio

Nancy Podoswa, MD

Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

Naucalpan, Mexico

IPC Councilor

Bio

Enrique Rivas, MD

DERMOS Research Center

Guatemala City, Guatemala

IPC Councilor

Bio

Fernando Valenzuela, MD

University of Chile, University of the Andes

Santiago, Chile

IPC Councilor

Bio

Margarita María Velásquez Lopera, MD, PhD

University of Antioquia

Medellín, Colombia

IPC Councilor

Bio

What's New

Global and Collaborative Research in Psoriasis: IPC Fellows Research Class #1 Recordings

Recordings from the IPC Fellows Research Class #1: Global and Collaborative Research in Psoriasis are now available. Program Chairs Peter van de Kerkhof, MD, PhD, and María Julia Cura, MD, led a faculty of international experts through sessions on unresolved questions in the era of effective psoriasis therapies, building global research collaborations, and connecting psoriasis research across disciplines. Watch to hear from Wolf Henning Boehncke, MD, MA, Christopher Griffiths, OBE, MD, FMedSci, and Georg Stingl, MD, as they share perspectives shaping the next generation of psoriasis research.

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026

New in the IPC Resource Library: Research Skills

The IPC Resource Library now includes a dedicated Research Skills category, bringing together videos, articles, and presentations focused on building stronger research capabilities in psoriasis. Browse the current collection to find resources on topics from collaborative research methods to career development for researchers at every stage.

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New Take Tens on Psoriatic Arthritis

IPC Councilor Anna Lopez Ferrer, MD, PhD, reviews PURE-4, a four-item tool that helps dermatologists screen psoriasis patients for psoriatic arthritis (PsA) risk. She traces its evolution across three studies (2018–2026) into a validated predictor of early PsA.

IPC Councilor André Lucas Ribeiro, MD, reframes PsA as a slow transition from psoriasis, not a sudden event, opening the door to disease interception. He outlines the steps needed to get there, from harmonizing definitions to reducing inflammatory burden.

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Wednesday, July 8, 2026