International Psoriasis Council

Advancing Knowledge. Improving Care.

15TH WORLD CONGRESS OF PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY (WCPD) in BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

Symposium: Challenges in the Management of Pediatric Psoriasis

April 9, 2025
 | 12:30 – 14:00 ART
Location: Centro de Convenciones de la Ciudad De Buenos Aires (CEC) | Room C2, Level -2

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Agenda

Welcome and Introduction
Mona El-Kalioby, MBBCh, MSc, MD, Egypt

Phototherapy in Pediatric Psoriasis
Fernando Valenzuela, MD, Chile

Psoriasis Look-Alikes: TNF Inhibitor-Induced Psoriasiform Dermatitis
Amy Paller, MS, MD, United States

Biologics in Pediatric Psoriasis: What’s Here and What’s Coming
Kelly Cordoro, MD, United States

Conventional Therapies: Topical and Systemic Use in Pediatric Psoriasis
Mona El-Kalioby, MBBCh, MSc, MD, Egypt

Panel Discussion – Dealing with Difficult to Manage Psoriasis
All Faculty
Moderator: Amy Paller, MS, MD, United States

Closing and Adjourn
Amy Paller, MS, MD, United States

Program Chairs

Amy Paller, MS, MD

Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School

Chicago, Illinois, United States

IPC Board Member

Bio

Mona El-Kalioby, MBBCh, MSc, MD

Kasr Al-Ainy Hospital, Cairo University

Cairo, Egypt

IPC Councilor

Bio

Program Faculty

Kelly Cordoro, MD

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

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

Emmanuel Mahé , MD, PhD

Hôspital Victor Dupouy

Argenteuil, France

IPC Councilor

Bio

Fernando Valenzuela, MD

University of Chile, University of the Andes

Santiago, Chile

IPC Councilor

Bio

This symposium is supported in part by 

Abbvie is Pharmaceutical Research and Development

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