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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

Videos Now Available from the IPC Symposium at SID Chicago

Did you miss the IPC symposium at the 83rd Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) Annual Meeting? Select session videos are now available. The Arc of Disease Control in Psoriasis: Early Interception – Deep Pathway Blockade – Treatment Failure covered early intervention strategies, treatment selection, immune pathway targeting, PsA prevention, clinical escape, and real-world cases that inform long-term psoriasis care.

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Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Take Ten: Mio Nakamura – Psoriasis and Mental Health

Depression affects approximately 20% of patients with psoriasis, five times the rate seen in the general population. IPC Jr. Councilor Mio Nakamura, MD, MS, FAAD, walks through the bidirectional relationship between psoriasis and depression, the shared inflammatory pathways driving both conditions, and practical guidance on screening and incorporating multidisciplinary mental health support into psoriasis management.

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Thursday, June 11, 2026