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IFD session toldinitiative inPanama achieved95% cure rateby EMILY INNESfor skindaily

VA N C o u V E R—A member ofthe International Alliance for theControl of Scabies (IACS) was re-cently involved in a mass drug ad-

ministration program in the in-digenous Cuna people of Panamathat had a 95% cure rate.

Dr. Gioconda Gaudiano, adermatologist and pathologistfrom the Republic of Panama,discussed her work during theInternational Foundation forDermatology’s (IFD) Monday,June 8, World Congress of Der-matology session that focusedon the IFD’s global networkcommitted to the control of

human scabies and the promo-tion of health and well-being ofall those living in affected com-munities—IACS.

HIGH RATES OF SCABIES

Dr. Gaudiano says she startedworking with the Cuna populationbecause of their high rate of al-binism, and then she discoveredan outbreak of scabies. “I wasshocked,” says Dr. Gaudiano. Sheasked the local doctors how therate of scabies had risen so high.‘It was so prevalent we did not seeit’, the doctors told her.

In 2012, she organized a teaminvolving Rotary Club volunteers,local doctors, and communitychiefs to control scabies in theCuna people on two adjacent is-lands, which had rates of scabiesas high as 80%.

Her approach was to use iver-mectin oral tablets, as the therapyhas a well-established safety pro-file and is easier for patients thanapplying cream all over the body.Next, liquid ivermectin was di-luted and sprayed over all thehammocks, which was cost effec-tive and dried quickly.

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Genodermatoses “In avery short time, [clinicians] aregoing to have to get up tospeed and familiar with geneticinformation,” warns Dr. JohnMcGrath. “It is coming and itis coming in bucket loads.”

Galas, Social Events,Ceremonies: VancouverPolice Pipe Band amongwide range of social activitiesduring your week at the 23rdWorld Congress

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A message fromDr. Jerry Shapiro,President, andDr. Harvey Lui,Secretary-GeneralVA N C o u V E R—On behalf ofthe Canadian Dermatology Asso-ciation (CDA) and the WCD2015 National Organizing Com-mittee, we are delighted to ex-tend a warm welcome tobeaut iful Vancouver and the 23rd

World Congress of Dermatology(23rd WCD). The World Congressof Dermatology is the world’soldest and continuous interna-tional dermatology meeting andnow takes place every four years.The first Congress in Paris in1889 pre-dated the modernOlympics by seven years, andwas last held in North America in1992.

Four years ago in Seoul, theInternational League of Dermato-

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Welcome to Vancouver, to the23rd World Congress of Der-matology, and to the first edi-tion of SkinDAILY, the OfficialNewspaper of this conference.

Very much like the city inwhich we have convened, theSkinDAILY intends to be ex-pansive in its vision, pleasedto engage all voices and all in-terests, unapologetic in its cu-riosity, and ready, willing andeager to try new things.

One such new thing is asclose by as your mobile de-vice. That is SkinDAILY’s mo-bile-friendly digital news andnetworking hub, located atwww.derm.city.(That is not atypo, and youhave no needto add a “dot-com” when

WELCOME TO VANCOUVER:Greetingsfrom WCD National Organizing Committee

Dr. Jerry Shapiro (l),and Dr. Harvey Lui (r)

1Vancouver Art Gallery: Well-known for its collection ofEmily Carr paintings, sketches, and ceramics, the gallery alsohouses superior collections of photographs by Ansel Adams, CindySherman and Henri Cartier-Bresson. A current exhibition is the Ar-chitecture of Herzog and de Meuren. www.vanartgallery.bc.ca

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WELCOME RECEPTION an early social highlight at 23rd WCD

Do you know of a patient with Sjögren-Larsson Syndrome?Sjögren-Larsson Syndrome (SLS) is a rare genetic disease that affects approximately one in250,000 individuals and is characterized by congenital ichthyosis (scaly, thickened, dry skin),neurologic deficits (which may include spasticity, seizures, and cognitive delay), and in somepatients, retinal dysfunction. These symptoms are apparent by early childhood.

SLS is caused by mutations in the ALDH3A2 gene, which encodes an enzyme called fattyaldehyde dehydrogenase (FALDH). FALDH converts long chain aldehydes into fatty acids. InSLS patients, FALDH activity is significantly reduced or absent, resulting in an accumulation oftoxic fatty aldehydes and associated derivatives that lead to the clinical manifestations of thedisease. There are no FDA-approved therapies for SLS at this time.

Currently, awareness of SLS is low, and many SLS patients may be misdiagnosed. A topical therapy is currently being developed by Aldeyra Therapeutics to facilitate removal

of excess fatty aldehydes in patients with SLS and to treat their ichthyosis. The drug is investi-gational and has not been approved for sale in the U.S. or elsewhere. Details of the study canbe found on Clinicaltrials.gov at the following link:https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02402309?term=Sjogren-Larsson+Syndrome%3A&rank=2.

If you are aware of a patient with ichthyosis and neurological compromise(with or without retinal pathology), or if you have any questions about the currentclinical trial please contact Phil Piscitelli at [email protected] or (781) 761-4904 ext. 208.

Additional resources for SLSS• The Sjögren-Larsson Syndrome Registry https://slsregistry.rarelaunch.org/• The SLS Registry creates a platform for patients around the world to share information about

SLS with each other and with researchers on developmental history, medical complicationsand quality of life. The information is anonymous and may be shared with individuals or in-stitutions helping researchers and medical experts to gain a broader understanding of thedisease in order to improve diagnosis, advance research, and develop treatments.

• SLS Network Community https://www.facebook.com/SjogrenLarssonSyndromeDedicated to improving the lives of patients with SLS by providing support, awareness, andadvocacy to increase awareness of SLS.

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you type or dictate the web address.) SkinDAILY will appear in print today, Wednesday and Friday

during the WCD, while derm.city will be updated continuously withexclusive original reports and information from our team of medicaljournalists and editors.

What does that offer you, the Congress delegate? We think it willprovide enhanced learning, networking, and fellowship experiencesthroughout our week together.

To begin with, we invite you to participate in this newspaper, andits online service. Send us your brief comments on the presentations,seminars or symposia you found noteworthy. Share your photo im-ages of Vancouver and the Congress; we will publish a selection inforthcoming editions of the paper, and on derm.city. Vote in our on-line polls, and watch for the results to appear in the following day’sSkinDAILY.

We also invite you to register to receive derm.city updates alongwith a link to the electronic “flipbook” edition of SkinDAILY, whichwill be freshly produced and available tomorrow, Thursday and Satur-day.

I’m honored to serve as your editor, and thrilled to be a part ofthis historic global gathering of colleagues. Of course, I need to ac-knowledge the energy, drive and vision of the Vancouver dermatologycommunity, and especially the prime-movers behind this event: Dr.Harvey Lui, Secretary-General, and Dr. Jerry Shapiro, President, with

the Honorary Chair of the 23rd WCD, Dr. David I. McLean. (Many ofyou will have already personally met these outstanding physicians,which is no small tribute to their global eminence and proven leader-ship skills.)

You will find much to enjoy at this venerable and extraordinarymeeting, which is part of a 126-year-old tradition, as well as in thisremarkable city. My own ties to this community go back more thanthree decades, when I was a resident at the University of British Co-lumbia. If the city has changed and grown significantly in both sizeand reputation, so too has the UBC Department of Dermatology &Skin Science, which has deservedly taken its place among the greatdermatologic care and research centers in Canada and the world. Youwill be hearing a great deal about UBC’s and also Canada’s contribu-tions to dermatology in the days ahead.

For now, however, let’s just consider this column as a brief chatand a handshake. I invite you to be in touch during and throughoutthe Congress. In fact, I warmly invite your observations, comments,and responses. More than ever, through SkinDAILY and derm.city,we peers now have unprecedented means of remaining in two–waycontact during our time here at the WCD, and beyond. Send us atweet, or a text, or an MP3 voice recording, or an Instagram photo, ora Vine or Periscope video – or, for that matter, even an old-fashionede-mail. And let the dialogue begin.

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logical Societies (ILDS) grantedCanadian dermatologists theunique privilege and responsibil-ity for hosting the 23rd World Con-gress of Dermatology. And nowafter 1,417 days of planning weinvite you to embrace, engage,and enjoy the latest emerging sci-ence, technology, and expertisethat have developed in our spe-cialty since our last global gather-ing in Asia.

‘RISING STARS’ SHOWCASED

The National Organizing Com-mittee, together with the ILDSScientific Program Committeeled by Professor Jean Bolognia,have been working diligentlysince the closing ceremony ofthe 22nd WCD in Seoul in 2011to develop an unparalleled pro-gram for the 2015 World Con-gress. The Scientific ProgramCommittee has committed tobringing global representation toa wide variety of subjects thatare core to medical, surgical, andesthetic dermatology. There willbe a vast range of special ses-sions to meet everyone’s inter-ests. Young “Rising Star”derm atologists will be show-cased in every session.

All of you have traveledfrom one of six continents andover 119 countries to experiencenot only an extraordinary inter-

national meeting, but also Cana-dian hospitality and friendship.We are deeply honored that yourpresence will make WCD 2015the largest dermatological eventto ever take place in our coun-try. This milestone would nothave been possible without thesupport of international col-leagues such as you and the tire-less efforts of members of theCanadian Dermatology Associ-ation.

Our Canadian reputation forhospitality, friendliness, safety,and efficiency will be extended toall delegates, sponsors, ex-hibitors, and accompanying per-sons. Situated against a stunningbackdrop of mountains and thesea, the award-winning Vancou-ver Convention Centre (VCC)will not only serve as one of themost beautiful venues to everhost a World Congress of Derma-tology, but also feature the latesttechnology to ensure that pro-grams are interactive. The VCC,conveniently located withinwalking distance of the majorityof WCD hotel rooms, is the per-fect launching point for delegatesto discover this wonderful cos-mopolitan city that we call ourhome.

Welcome to the 23rd WorldCongress of Dermatology, and aGlobal Celebration of Dermatol-ogy in Vancouver.

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The winner of the “I’ll be there” social media contestsays she is “very excited” about receiving complimen-tary registration to the World Congress of Dermatology.

Dr. Silvani Sri Rahayu, a practicing dermatologist inIndonesia, was announced by organizers in early Aprilas the winner of the contest that required participantsto tweet, Facebook, or Instagram that they will be at-tending #WCD2015.

“This is my first time to Canada and I am so glad tomeet dermatologic experts [from around the world],”Dr. Sri Rahayu told SkinDAILY. “It is very nice to meet somany experts and hear about their experiences.”

Dr. Sri Rahayu says she is interested in learning moreat the Congress about sexual transmitted infections,hair disorders, and nail disorders because she is increas-ingly seeing more of these cases in her clinic.

She is looking forward to experiencing Canadian cul-ture, particularly Canadian food. She is seeking recom-mendations from Canadian dermatologists on whatdelicacies she should try (she can be reached throughTwitter @sindropoerwanto. While her time is limitedduring the 23rd WCD to soak in Canadian culture, sinceshe only has a day on each end of the Congress, shewants to squeeze in what she can.

To share with your fellow dermatologists what youare looking forward to most about the World Congressof Dermatology tweet SkinDAILY @dermcity.

Presenters

Darrell Rigel, MDNew York UniversityNew York, NY

Jennifer Beecker, MD, FRCPCUniversity of OttawaOttawa, ON

Curtis Cole, PhDSkillman, NJ

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Joël Claveau, MD, FRCPC, FABDCentre HospitalierUniversitaire du QuebecQuebec, QC

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Through his 65-year career as a dermatologist, Dr. W. Stuart Maddin went every-where, met everyone. He was usually the first to try everything—although he wasalways quick to point out that he didn’t know everything. (That was one of a smallnumber of self-imperfections that he was forever attempting to correct.)

He attended his first World Congress of Dermatology in London, during the yearElizabeth II’s coronation was announced, 1952. He set off overseas to exhibit aposter on the experimental use of corticosteroids in skin therapy, experience hegained at New York University's Skin and Cancer Hospital under the mentorshipof Dr. Marion Sulzberger. After the meeting, he took the opportunity to pokearound Europe for a while, and he never stopped exploring.

He would make himself known to strangers with a bone-compacting handshakeand the growled introduction, “Stuart Maddin… Vancouver.” The meaning ofthose words seemed to blur and merge, over time. It made him sound like somesort of ambassador from an exotic principality, but he was never a mere diplomat(or mere diplomate).

As the only child of a pharmacist from thehamlet of Cupar, Saskatchewan, Vancouverentirely suited his requirements as a basefrom which to study, practice and teach medi-cine, as well as a home for his family, and aliving canvas for what some would minimizeas his side-projects: the many and varied in-terests in which he dabbled. At various times,these included amateur sport, extremely ama-teur stock-market investing, television broad-casting, local politics, writing and diarymaintenance, serving as the official distribu-tor of Lancia automobiles in Western Canada,commercial flower-growing, medical educa-tion, fine dining, and most recently theemerging world of digital communications,in which he first took an interest in the early1990s. He gave up golf and tennis when hisfriends began to move out of town, but he re-sumed his childhood passion for roller-blad-ing, at the age of 75.

There may also have been a stint in foreignespionage back around the time of theKennedy administration, when Ian Fleming’sbooks were just becoming popular, but heliked to leave the impression that he mightpossibly be kidding about those top-secretfact-finding assignments. Or not kidding. Youdecide.

The isolation and parochial mentality of Van-couver, circa post-World War II, sometimesfrustrated and annoyed him. Why couldn’tVancouver be more like Manhattan, or Lon-don, Milan, or Paris? Why weren’t Vancou-ver residents more outward-looking,cosmopolitan, and engaged? These days, ofcourse, it is, and they are—but that’s only thecase because Dr. Maddin, and a small num-ber of his fellow visionaries and dreamers

were consumed with the thought of making it so.

One of Dr. Maddin’s numerous missions, inspired in London in 1952, was to bringthe World Congress of Dermatology to his adopted home town. He representedbids to host the WCD on two previous occasions, unsuccessfully. When Vancouverwas ultimately selected as the site for the 23rd World Congress, under the leader-ship of his colleagues Drs. Harvey Lui and Jerry Shapiro, Dr. Maddin was besidehimself with glee.

The city had already staged an Olympics, transformed its skyline and economy,and gained global recognition for its quality of life, scenic grandeur and diversity.For “Stuart Maddin… Vancouver”, however, this was personal. Not a validation,because he was beyond that, having achieved such eminence and longevity in hisspecialty that accolades had become routine. More of a continuum, really. Afterall, why would the world not want to gather along Howe Sound and English Bay?

Dr. Maddin was due to celebrate his 95th birthday exactly one week prior to the startof this 23rd WCD. As a just-hatched specialist, he accelerated the upward phase ofhis professional life as a delegate to the 10th International Congress of Dermatology,London, July 21-27, 1952. In several ways, these 10th and 23rd congresses shouldhave been the coinciding bookends of his exceptional life in skin-healing.

Because Fate is sometimes a non-compliant, unsentimental, unpoeticso-and-so, his longstanding hope ofattending this current meeting willnot be realized. He died at hiscondo on Howe Street, overlookingFalse Creek and the BurrardBridge, on the morning of Thurs-day, May 21, 2015.

He was totemic, and legendary, in-spirational, provocative and, everynow and then, quite infuriating, inkeeping with his inherited blood-line of Galway pirates. His finger-prints will be all over theVancouver Convention Centre andsurrounding structures. You’ll hearthe name constantly through thecoming week. This will be fol-lowed by smiles, by tears, likely bya heated argument or two, and in-evitably, a few occurrences of skin-blushing.

Stories will be told.

I’d very much like to hear yours.We will pass them along toSkinDAILY readers throughout thiscoming week in Vancouver. I knowthat would have pleased Stuart, asnothing bothered him more thanbeing left out of any deal.

Please send your memories of ourdear friend to: [email protected], orpost them online at www.derm.city

—MITCHELL SHANNON


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Dr. Stuart Maddin, seen in this photo taken in2014, six weeks before his 94th birthday, glimps-ing the future through the lens of an early pair ofGoogle Glass computerized eyeware. Like the restof us, Dr. Maddin wasn’t entirely sure exactly whatthe device might be useful for. But he knew it waspart of the future, and therefore he was fasci-nated by it

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by LYNN BRADSHAwfor skindaily

VA N C o u V E R—On Saturday,June 13, 2015 from 9 A.M.-10:30A.M. in Room CN10, Dr. EarlGlusac will face off with Dr. JasonRivers and Dr. Darrell Rigel to de-fend their respective positions re-garding whether the steadilyincreasing rate of cutaneousmelanoma constitutes an epidemicor is an artefact of aggressive di-agnosis. The session will be

chaired by Dr. Francisco Camachoof Spain.

Dr. Glusac is willing andready to take on the challenge ofdefending his position suggestingthat the melanoma epidemic ismostly due to aggressive diagno-sis.

During an interview withSkinDAILY, Dr. Glusac, professorof pathology and of dermatologyand director, Physician AssociateStudies at the Yale School of Med-icine in New Haven, Connecticut,

provided a preview of how hisside of the argument will shapeup. Of course, he will retain somesecrets for the day of the debate,but offered some thoughts on whyhe believes the so-calledmelanoma epidemic is as a resultof aggressive diagnosis.

MELANOMA IS NOT ALWAYS

EASY TO SCREEN

“At first glance, melanoma seemslike a malignancy that can be eas-ily screened for. Actual data sug-gest this is not the case,” Dr.Glusac told SkinDAILY.

“The epidemic rise inmelanoma diagnosis is contrastedby relatively slight increase in

morbidity and mortal-ity, suggesting over-diagnosis ofmelanoma.”

Some may sug-gest, according to Dr.Glusac, that the ‘epi-demic’ incidence ofmelanoma, similar toprostate cancer, canbe viewed in conjunc-tion with intense

screening. If that were the case and there

was a real melanoma epidemic,then a greater number of advancedand fatal tumors would be ex-pected to emerge from the largemajority of the population that isnot screened, Dr. Glusac said.

“It turns out that the last step

in the screening process—histo-logic diagnosis—determines suc-cess or failure in screening. Thishistologic diagnosis of cancers ofthe colon and cervix [screeningsuccess stories] are relativelystraight-forward,” Dr. Glusacadded.

“By contrast, the skin andprostate [and breast and thyroid]harbor a large reservoir of lesionswith challenging or frankly malig-nant histology but benign behav-iour, rendering screeningprob lematic.”

The opposite arm of the de-bate—that the melanoma epidemicis real—will be delivered by Dr.Rivers, clinical professor of derma-tology and a past director of thedermatology residency trainingprogram at the University of BritishColumbia, and Dr. Rigel, clinicalprofessor of dermatology at NewYork University Medical Center.

n What are your percep-tion about diagnosis ratesof melanoma? Join thediscussion atwww.derm.city

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skindaily Wound healing : New advances in wound healing practices will be discussed Tuesday,June 9, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., in rooms East 8 & 15. The session will be chaired by SudhaAgrawal of Nepal and Marni wiseman of Canada.

in their hammocks,” she says.To kill the parasites, half of the af-

fected patients’ clothing was put into plas-tic bags in the first week and the other halfin the second week. People were weighedto determine the correct dose of ivermectinand medication was distributed.

“The first thing that we did is to [havethe patients] take the medication in frontof the majority of people so that we canshow them that it is safe,” says Dr. Gaudi-ano.

The last step was a week of follow-up.“Personally I was surprised by the results,”says Dr. Gaudiano.

“Excellent results.”

MORE ABOUT IACSDr. Andrew Steers, with the Centre for In-ternational Child Health at the Universityof Melbourne in Australia, says the discus-sions around starting IACS began at the22nd World Congress of Dermatology inSeoul and the initiative was officially cre-

ated in 2012. The group has 106 membersfrom 24 different countries.

“We can truly call ourselves an inter-national group,” he says.

The group’s achievements, accordingto Dr. Steers, are its involvement with theWorld Health Organization’s decision toinclude scabies on its neglected tropicaldiseases list; publishing their positionpaper “Toward the Global Control ofHuman Scabies: Introducing the Interna-tional Alliance for the Control of Scabies”(PLOS Aug. 8, 2013); developing theIACS website (www.controlscabies.org);hosting annual meetings, working on a di-agnostic criteria; and community engage-ment.

Dr. Claire Fuller, the vice chair of theIFD, says the goal of IACS’ meeting dur-ing the World Congress of Dermatology inVancouver was to highlight the global im-pact of scabies.

It is a disease, Dr. Fuller says, that af-fects 130 million people at a time world-wide.

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Dr. Claire FullerDr. Andrew Steers

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skindaily HIV infection and Tx: What every dermatologist should know about HIV infectionand treatment: Attend the session on Wednesday, June 10, from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., in West 114–115

3Gen/DermLite ........................................1701A

A.R.C. Laser GmbH ................................1837Abbvie ........................................................711Adoderm GmbH ......................................2003Revivogen ................................................2143Allergan ......................................................743Alma Lasers ............................................2109American Academy of Dermatology ........1939American Society for Dermatologic Surgery ......................................................................1112Amgen........................................................421AQ Skin Solutions ....................................1609Asclepion Laser Technology GmbH ........1540

BBangalore Bids for WCD 2019 ................1846Bayer Consumer Care ..............................937Beiersdorf ..................................................431Benev ........................................................517Bios S.R.L. ..............................................1801Bloomage Biotech ....................................1441Brymill Cryogenic Systems ......................1800Btl Aesthetics ........................................1619C

CCaliber Imaging & Diagnostics, Inc. ........2129Canadian Dermatology Association ........1945Canfield Imaging Systems........................1137Capiderma Canada & Puriaderm Canada ......................................................................1636Caregen Co., Ltd. ....................................2023Celgene....................................................1401CeLuvia & INCI Medica..............................547

Chemotechnique Diagnostics/Dormer Labora-tories ..........................................................619Chiltern International Inc. ........................1146Chinese Society of Dermatology ..............2119Chromogenex Technologies LTD ............1716Chungwoo................................................1339Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. ....................1044Clarisonic ................................................918CClassys ....................................................2100Clinical Resolution Laboratory Inc. ..........2001Clinique ......................................................623CoLabs Intl. Corp ....................................1438Colegio Ibero Latinoamericano de Derma-tología (CILAD) ........................................2044Conmed....................................................1039coolsense medical....................................1015Cortex Technology ..................................2137CosMedical Technologies®......................1343Cosmofrance ............................................1110Courage+Khazaka electronic GmbH ......1012CRC Press................................................1115Cynosure..................................................1509

Ddaavlin......................................................1903Daeju Meditech Engineering (Infilux) ........409DANA ......................................................1151deka ........................................................1243Delasco ....................................................1436Dermaceutic ..............................................712Derm.City “Where Dermatology Lives” ....2139Dermaroller GmbH ..................................2142Dongbang Medicare ................................1839

DOSIS M&M Co., Ltd. ..............................1210DTS MG ..................................................1037Dubai Department of Tourism and CommerceMarketing - GCC League of Dermatologists ....................................................................1251Dynamify GmbH ......................................1543

EEli Lilly and Company ..............................1001Ellipse A/S ................................................1142Ellis Instruments, Inc. ..............................1617Elsevier ......................................................400EndyMed Medical ......................................637epgonline.org ..........................................2147Dermapenworld - Equipmed ....................1409Eufoton Medicalasers ..............................1045European Academy of Dermatology andVenereology ............................................2038

FFibroTx LLC ............................................1938FineMEC ....................................................411Focus Medical ..........................................1750FotoFinder Systems GmbH......................1527Fotona ........................................................843

GGalderma ..................................................916General Project ..........................................617GMC Medical ............................................737Agnes ........................................................404Czech Academy of Dermatovenereology 1150

HHansBiomed Corp ....................................1147Health Match BC........................................301

Technical exhibitsHoursTuesday, June 9 09:00 – 17:00Wednesday, June 10 09:00 – 17:00Thursday, June 11 09:00 – 17:00Friday, June 12 09:00 – 17:00Selected consulates:Consulate of Ireland in Vancouver, 837 beatty Street, Suite

210, (604) 683–9233. http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/Irish-Consul/ Distance: a six-minute drive.

Consulate General of The united States in Vancouver, 1095West Pender Street, Suite 2100, (604) 685–4311, http://van-couver.usconsulate.gov/ Distance: a five-minute walk.

Consulate General of India in Vancouver, #201–325 howeStreet, (604) 662–8811. Distance: a six-minute walk.

Consulate General of France, 1100—1130 West Pender Street,(604) 637–5300. Distance: a six-minute walk.

Consulate General of People of Republic of China, 3380Granville Street, (604) 734–0704. http://vancouver.china-consulate.org/ Distance: a 30-minute drive.

Consulate General of Japan, 1177 West hastings Street, #900,(604) 684–5868,

http://www.vancouver.ca.emb-japan.go.jp/ Distance: a six-minute walk.

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Where do I find...?Closest post office, WaterfrontCentre at 200 Burrard Street (insidethe Carlton Cards shop), 604–681–8699. Distance: a two-minute walk.Closest beauty salon: Kaori HairDesign, Waterfront Centre at 200Burrard Street, http://www.kaori-hair.com/ or email [email protected]. Distance: atwo-minute walk.Closest barber shop: MarineHairstyling for Men, 355 BurrardStreet, (604) 688–9214. Distance: athree-minute walk.Closest dentist: Oceanfront Den-tal Group, Waterfront Centre at 200Burrard Street, 604–408–1061. Dis-tance: a two-minute walk.Closest tailor: Waterfront DesignerTailor, Waterfront Centre at 200 Bur-rard Street, 604–806–3990. Distance:a two-minute walk, or a stitch in time.Closest shopping centre: PacificCentre, 701 West Georgia Street,www.pacificcentre.ca, (604) 688–7235. Distance: a 10-minute walk.Closest dry cleaners: Dressed inBlue Dry Cleaners, 355 BurrardStreet, www.dressedinblue.com,(604) 683–2583. Distance: a five-minute walk.Closest shoe repair: WaterfrontShoe Repair, Waterfront Centre at200 Burrard Street, 604–683–2866.Distance: a two-minute walk (fouron a broken heel).Closest currency exchange:Vancouver Bullion & Currency Ex-change, 800 West Pender Street,(604) 685–1008. Distance: a five-minute walk.Closest coffee: Starbucks, 200Burrard Street (604) 605–3144. Dis-tance: a one-minute walk.Tim Hortons, 200 Burrard Street,(604) 692–0348. Distance: a one-minute walk, or 45 seconds ifyou’re full of caffeine.Closest hospital: St. Paul’s Hos-pital, 1081 Burrard Street, (604) 682–2344. Distance: a 20-minute walk.Closest medical clinics: SteinMedical Clinic, 550 Burrard Street,(604) 688–5924. Distance: a five-minute walk.Ultima Medicentre, 1055 DunsmuirStreet, (604) 683–8138. Distance: aseven-minute walk.Closest pharmacy: Rexall, 1055W Georgia St., #122 Royal Centre,(604) 684–8204. Distance: a 12-minute walk.Closest supermarket: Urban FareCole Harbour, 305 Bute Street, (604)669–5831, email:[email protected]. Open 7 A.M. to 10P.M. Distance: a six-minute walk.Closest liquor store: BC LiquorStores Harbour Centre, 555 WestHastings, (604) 660–4574. Open 10A.M. to 6 P.M. Monday to Saturday.Closed Sunday. Distance: a nine-minute walk.

Hoffmann-La Roche ................................1709Holistic Brands Corporation ....................1537Hyacorp....................................................1900HydraFacial MD - Edge Systems ..............851Hyundae Meditech Co., Ltd. ....................1047

IIDPOC - Expanding Horizons for DermatologyPatients ....................................................1947Creative Ilooda ..........................................313Industra ....................................................1904Infinite Trading Inc. ....................................646Infuez........................................................1152InMode ....................................................2002Innovaderm Research Inc. ......................1145Innovapharma ..........................................1237Wcd 2019 Rio De Janeiro ........................1747International Classification of Skin Diseases(ICD-11)....................................................2144International Foundation for Dermatology2043International Hair Restoration Platform ......445International Psoriasis Council ................1642International Society of Dermatology ......2040Isis Pharma ..............................................1431

JJapan Bio Products Co., Ltd.......................611Jeisys Medical Inc. ....................................417JenLab......................................................1011Jilin Province King Laser Technology Co.,Ltd...................................................................508Johnson & Johnson..................................1717June by netatmo ......................................1940

KKai industries Co.,Ltd. ..............................2127Karger Publishers ......................................545Kernel Medical Equipment Co. Ltd.............837Kunming Beitaini Biotechnology Co. Ltd ....401Kythera Biopharmaceuticals ....................1720

LLa Roche-Posay ......................................918eLaboratoire Bioderma ................................701Laboratoire Bioderma ................................702Laboratoires Dermatologiques D Uriage..1627Laboratoires Filorga ................................1637Larosh Dermocosmetic Laboratories ......2004LÒreal Paris by L’Oréal Paris ..................918ALumedtec..................................................1138Lumenis....................................................2101

MMcure Co.. Ltd. ........................................1052The mdBriefCase Group ..........................1252Medisca......................................................742Medisca......................................................643Merz ........................................................1209Mesoestetic SL ........................................1531MetaOptima Technology Inc.......................839Miramar Labs ............................................309Modernizing Medicine, Inc. ......................1529amiea med ..............................................1841

NNarimya Pharmaceuticals Inc ....................305NeoStrata Company, Inc. ........................1628N-Finders Co.,Ltd.....................................2000Northern Health..........................................303

NovaCutis ................................................2037Novartis Pharmaceutical ............................721

PPersonna Medical ....................................1937Pfizer Inc. ................................................1643Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmetique ............1201Pollogen Ltd. ............................................1427Procter & Gamble ......................................801Prollenium Medical Technologies Inc. ........911Prostemics ................................................510

QQuanta System spa....................................601QuantifiCare..............................................1111Quintessence Medical ..............................1144Q-SkinScience / Rejuvesse MD ..............1337

RRegeneron/Sanofi ....................................2017Restoration Robotics, Inc. ........................1901Rose Micro Solutions ..............................2133

SS&V Technologies GmbH ..........................845Sandoz Canada Inc. ..................................710Sction ........................................................913Turkish Society of Dermatology ..............1043Shanghai SIGMA High-tech Co.,Ltd ........2117Sharm Derm 2015....................................2046Shenzhen GSD Tech Co.,Ltd ..................1621Skin Health Alliance ..................................945SkinCeuticals ..........................................918BSkinCHRONICLE International ................2139SkinDAILY Newspaper ............................2139SmartPractice ..........................................2104

Stemcell Technologies, Inc.........................544Stiefel, A GSK Company ..........................1417Suneva Medical..........................................947Surgicube International B.V. ....................1651Syneron Candela ....................................1809

TTavTech Ltd. ............................................2121The JAMA Network ....................................402ThermiAesthetics ......................................944Tiemann Surgical ....................................1703Tilley Endurables......................................1442TiZO by fallene ..........................................645TKL Research ............................................749tpm taberna pro medicum GmbH ............1805

UUBC Skin Care Centre ............................2047Under The Same Sun (UTSS) ................2045Unilever PLC..............................................216

VVenus Concept ..........................................501Verisante Technology, Inc. ........................1114Vichy........................................................918DScarLet RF ................................................647Vivier Pharma ..........................................1013Viviscal ....................................................1638

WXYZWaldmann - Engineer of Light..................1752WCD 2019 Milan BID ..............................1014Wiley ........................................................2102Wolters Kluwer ..........................................644WON TECH..............................................1845Zimmer ......................................................609



skindaily Pemphigus Family: Dr. Valeria Aoki’s presentation on New Stories from the Pem-phigus Family on Wednesday, June 10, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in West Ballroom ABCD

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome(SJS) and Toxic EpidermisNecrolysis (TEN) among subjects to be discussedby EMILY INNESfor skindaily

VA N C o u V E R—The 9th International Congress on Cu-taneous Adverse Drug Reactions will be held for the firsttime in conjunction with the 23rd World Congress of Der-matology in Vancouver. The iSCAR 2015 meeting is sched-uled for Monday, June 8, from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. at theVancouver Convention Centre East 9.

“The iSCAR meeting is generallyfor [dermatologists] who have beentreating or doing research in the area ofsevere drug reactions,” said Dr. Neil H.Shear, co-chair of the event, head of theDivision of Dermatology in the Depart-ment of Medicine at SunnybrookHealth Sciences Centre, and chief of theDepartment of Dermatology at the Uni-versity of Toronto Medical School inToronto. “If [a dermatologist is] inter-ested in learning about the state-of-the-art or having feedback on futureguidelines, this is a good place to hearsome world experts talking about se-vere life threatening drug reactions that involve the skin.”

Confirmed speakers include Dr. Elizabeth Phillips withthe Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville,Tenn.; Dr. Yumi Aoyama from Kawasaki Medical School

in Okayama, Japan; Dr. Claire Hotz with the DermatologyDepartment at the Henri Mondor Hospital in Créteil,France; Dr. Lars E. French, who is connected to ZurichUniversity Hospital in Switzerland; Dr. Wen-Hung Chungwith the Drug Hypersensitivity Clinical and Research Cen-ter in Chang Gung Memorial Hospitals in Taiwan (andiSCAR 2015 co-chair with Dr. Shear); and many more.

TOPICS TO INCLUDE TEN AND SJSDr. Shear told SkinDAILY that primary topics to be cov-ered will be Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and ToxicEpidermis Necrolysis (TEN) as they are among the keydrug reactions. “Of the people who have TEN maybe 30per cent will die and the others who have it will all suffer

horribly,” Dr. Shear told Skin DAILY. Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symp-

toms (DRESS) will also be an important topic, as will arange of other drug reactions, noted Dr. Shear. The focus

of the conversations will be on what drugs are causing thereactions, what has been learned about the genetics and themechanisms of the conditions, and how to treat.

Cutting edge treatment and therapies that will be ex-plored include methods to prevent TEN patients from goingblind, how to increase the use of genetic testing, and therole of anti-TNF biologic therapies. Not all the answers areknown, noted Dr. Shear, but finding some answers is partof the purpose of the meeting.

MEETING WILL BE INTERACTIVE

“It is meant to be interactive,” said Dr. Shear. “People whodo treat these diseases or who are interested will be able tohave a vote and their say of what they think the [best] treat-

ments are. But if they do not want to,that is fine because they are still ableto hear at the time what the experts aresaying.”

As this is a controversial area thatis not well defined, according to Dr.Shear, it is important to receive prac-tical, up-to-date insights on the sub-ject. There is “no single meeting,book, journal, or anything you couldread that would give you what youwill get at this meeting,” he said.

Participants will include dermatol-ogists, members of the regulatory in-dustry, and representatives of drugcompanies, said Dr. Shear. Registra-

tion is required as seating is limited, but the event is freeof charge. Those interested can find out more informationat http://ow.ly/NcIgf or request participation byemailing internationalscar2015@g mail. com.

DRUG REACTIONS: iSCAR meeting will focus on state-of-the-art research in severe Rx actions

9th International Congress on Cutaneous Adverse Drug ReactionsMonday, June 8, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.Vancouver Convention Centre East 9

Neil H. Shear, MD, FRCPC is is Professor and Chiefof Dermatology at the university of Toronto Med-ical School. he graduated with a degree in Engi-neering Science from the same university in 1973and a medical degree from McMaster university in1976. Dr. Shear completed training in both InternalMedicine and Dermatology.

Stanford Universityprofessor urges dermatologists to embrace the use of 21st century diagnostic, treatment toolsData scientist and physician Dr. Atul Butte,is scheduled to discuss his work and re-search that makes use of the “data drivenrevolution” during a plenary session onTuesday, June 9.

Dr. Butte, chief of the Division of Sys-tems Medicine and associate professor inpediatrics, medicine, and by courtesy com-puter science at Stanford University andLucile Packard Children’s Hospital in PaloAlto, Calif., said his primary objective is tocommunicate that this is an exciting timeto be in science and research because thereis so much information available online.

Dr. Buttee added that medi-cine in the future is going torequire doctors to have amuch greater understandingof DNA sequencing and dataanalysis—or precision med-icine.

“The DNA and analysisare there and today wewould never expect a radiol-ogist to interpret radiologyimages by just looking atones and zeros on a com-puter file. We give them tools to analysethis data, and it is the same thing with pre-cision medicine,” Dr. Butte said.

FROM APPS TO LOOK AT MOLES TO

GENOME ANALYSIS

“In dermatology, whether it is apps to lookat moles, whether it is genome analysis totry to figure out someone’s risk for psoria-sis, we are not expecting physicians of thefuture to do this all by themselves, but to beready for the world with tools and to learn

how to use those tools to help patients.” In 2012, Dr. Butte gave a TEDMED

talk where he discussed his work using anonline marketplace for scientific andpharmaceutical research services (assay -depot.com) to determine new uses for al-ready available drugs (i.e., drugre positioning) such as an anticonvulsant(topiramate) as a therapy for Crohn’s dis-ease.

“Finding new uses for drugs, espe-cially connecting a rare disease to a com-monly treated disease makes me feel good

about the future of how we can suggesttherapies in the future for our patients. Butthe idea is that we as scientists now have toshare our data to get to predictions and druguses like this,” said Dr. Butte during hisTEDMED talk.

n What are your thoughts aboutBioinformatics and Dermatology?Share your comments, observa-tions and opinions with WCD delegates throughhttp://www.derm.city

Distinguished LecturerTuesday, June 9, 10:30 – 12:30Vancouver Convention Centre WestBallroom ABCD

Atul Butte, MD, PhD is Chief of the Division ofSystems Medicine and Associate Professor of Pe-diatrics, and Medicine and Computer Science, atStanford university and Lucile Packard Children’shospital, Palo Alto, Calif.

BIOINFORMATICS: Prepare for the coming revolution in dermatology


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THE FUTURE OF BEAUTY: SKIN HEALTH MONITORING

Prevention is a difficultmessage to convey toconsumers, especially whenevoking damage visible in 10,20 or 30 years.

In its researchlaboratories based in 6 regions around the world,L’Oréal is anticipating the future of healthy skinand hair, exposed and subjected to multiplestresses and the passing of time.

No single scientific or technological progresshas been overlooked:the concept of theexposome,knowledge of the skinmicrobiome, the harmful effects of light andpollution, differences in ethnicity and gender,hormone status, skin engineering, non-invasivemicroscopy, healthy chemistry, the clinical impactof a rejuvenation procedure, etc., but also andabove all bioelectronic sensors and actuators forconnected health.

This progress is inevitable as the skin is thelargest organ outside the human body and afterdecoding and sequencing the genome,digitalization will be essential for processing dataand customization.

With various renowned scientific partners,L’Oréal is furthering knowledge and makingimportant discoveries such as the role of the upperdermis and stem cells, new AOx pathways, therelevance of glycobiology, individual responses,etc. With big-data start-ups, performanceevaluation is entering a new era. The L’Oréalgroup is converting these advances into innovativeproducts for its worldwide brands.

To the simple question: what is eachperson’s skin exposed to?

L’Oréal Research & Innovation is providingconcrete answers with an in-depth understandingof the role of long UVA rays, visible light andpollution translated into formulas that combinefilters and antioxidants and customization usingconnected devices.

You can find us and brands such as La RochePosay, Skinceuticals, Vichy, Clarisonic, L’OréalParis and Kiehl’s during academic sessions,symposiums and on the exhibition area.

A big thank you to all the dermatologists andscientists with whom we have been able toelucidate the physiological mechanisms and makeprevention and treatment as effective aspossible to preserve beautiful skin.

A MATCH MADE IN MEDICINE:IDENTIFYING THE BEST FIT FOR YOUR PLAQUE PSORIASIS PATIENTS

Please join Celgene on Wednesday,June 10, from 5:00-7:00 PM, for AMatch Made in Medicine:Identifying the Best Fit for YourPlaque Psoriasis Patients, a

symposium that will evaluate the current treatmentlandscape and discuss key considerations for use ofconventional and new treatment options in certainpsoriasis patient types. The clinical profile of a novel,oral therapy for patients with psoriasis will bepresented, and physicians’ real-life experiences withthis therapy will be discussed. Attendees will gainessential knowledge of the clinical profile of thisnovel therapy and have the opportunity to participatein a discussion about appropriate treatment optionsfor different psoriasis patient types.

P&G AND DERMATOLOGISTSWORKING TOGETHER TOADVANCE SCIENCE, INNOVATIONAND PATIENT SOLUTIONS

P&G welcomes all delegates toVancouver and cordially invites youto visit us at Booth 301 to learn moreabout the science behind worldleading brands in skin, hair and

grooming from Head & Shoulders; Olay; Gillette;Pantene; SK-II; Braun; Wella.

Please join us at one of four satellite symposiawhere you will be able to learn more about theimpact of oxidative stress on your patient’s scalp andhair health or be inspired by our latest researchinsights, revealed by Systems Biology, into SkinHealth and Ageing. Take the opportunity to build yourknowledge on the best practices and options formale facial shaving or discover how we are usinginnovation to help reduce the risk of hair dye allergywith new ME+ technology.

STIEFEL: HELPING MORE PEOPLE DISCOVER AND ENJOY HEALTHY SKIN

Stiefel is a global leader in skinscience and a gold sponsor of WCD.We focus on the dermatologicalneeds of individuals, combining ourskin science expertise with

breakthrough innovation, to deliver a portfolio ofprescription medicines and daily skincare products.Visit booth 1417 to experience the Stiefel approachto addressing different skin needs.

We also invite you to the Stiefel Lecture Series.Each 20-minute expert-led interactive lunchtimesession will explore a different aspect of skin health,including innovative technologies in dermatology,understanding patient expectations in acne and thepsychological impact of chronic hand eczema.For media interview requests, please visit the Stiefelbooth. For WCD updates follow us @stiefelagskco.

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l Face peels can be divided into superfi-cial (glycolic acid, salicylic acid) anddeep (trichloroacetic acid) based on theacid penetration into the skin.

l Glycolic acid peels are water soluble, re-quiring neutralization, while salicylicacid peels are oil soluble and self neu-tralizing.

l Jessner’s peel is a combination peel so-lution that can be used as a pre-peel for atrichloroacetic acid peel to achieve pene-tration enhancement.

l Tricholoracetic acid peels are best usedfor improving dyspigmentation while su-perficial peels are better suited toachieve aggressive exfoliation.

WS02—Cosmetic Dermatology for theGeneral DermatologistTuesday, June 9, 2015 08:00 to 10:00 Location: East 11–12

SYSTEMIC THERAPY OF

ATOPIC DERMATITIS

Sandipan Dhar, India

l Systemic modalities are required whenatopic dermatitis cannot be controlled bytopical steroid and/or topical calcineurininhibitors. For control of severe diseaseand acute flare oral corticosteroids andcyclosporine are useful. While steroidscan be given maximum for a period offour weeks, cyclosporine can be contin-ued up to six months if required.

l Methotrexate and azathioprine are alsoused as systemic agents in atopic der-matitis. Methotrexate may be a cheaperalternative to cyclosporine but the effectis slow. Azathioprine is not consistent inefficacy and may produce serious ad-verse effects.

l Various other therapeutic options in-clude: allergen specific immunotherapy,probiotics, IVIg, anti-IgE (omalizumab),Vitamin D ,Vitamin B12.

l Various potential developments for thefuture are: inhibition of chemokines,NF-kB inhibition, TLR agonists, An-tiproteases, p38 MAPK inhibitors, selec-tive glucocorticoid receptor agonist,anti–IL 31 antibody.

SY01—Atopic DermatitisTuesday June 9, 2015 07:30 to 10:00 Location: West Ballroom BCD

WORKING WITH OTHER NEGLECTED

DISEASE GROUPS: INCREASINGGLOBAL TRACTION FOR

DERMATOLOGY

Roderick Hay, UK

l It is important to enlarge the definition ofneglected diseases to include those af-fecting the skin by WHO and other or-ganisations

l Skin abnormality is the presenting fea-ture of many of the major neglectedtropical diseases from leprosy to on-chocerciasis.

l Teaching the simple diagnostic clues pro-vided by these skin signs will improvecase detection—suitable for on line orhard copy access

l Forming alliances to adopt a common ap-proach to disease management includingskin involvement will simplify treatmenteg a unified management protocol forthe chronically swollen limb or ulcermanagement

WS16—Community DermatologyTuesday June 9, 2015 14:30 to 16:30 Location: East 16

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skindaily Aging Skin: For new information on an aging topic, be sure to attend Aging Skin: TurningHope into Reality on Wednesday, June 10, 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., in West Ballroom A. The ses-sion is chaired by Dr. Dana Sachs

Pearls to take home from the 23rd WCD

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A recently published monograph edited by Drs. w. Stuart Maddin and H. RobertMurray of Vancouver outlines more than 50 interna-tional innovations which have shaped modern dermatol-ogy. The stories are told by figures at the forefront of theresearch.

Dr. John Kraft of Markham, Ont. recently spokewith Dr. Robert Jackson on behalf of skindaily on theoccasion of the book’s release. Dr. Jackson contributedthe chapter on Crude Coal Tar, the First Effective Topicalfor Psoriasis.

What do dermatologists and patients owe tocoal tar?Considering the extensive world-wide use of coal tar products in suchfields as roofing, paving, as a foundation for dyes and paints, the useof tar by dermatologists is very minor. Apart from its use in psoriasis,it also has a mild anti-eczematous effect. The younger generation ofdermatologists can and do get along without using it at all.

What obstacles or challenges were faced during the discovery ofthis therapy?The use of coal tar in dermatology came about in very slow and tortu-ous steps. In early times there are some notes about its use in skinwounds and in skin infections, and it was used to help prove theoriesof infection; then altered to make dyes and other coal tar originatedmaterials. When used as illuminating gas to light cities, there was amassive amount of distillate which was the origin of most of the crudecoal tar first used in other skin conditions.

When is it not appropriate to prescribe, administer or recommendcoal tar therapy?

It has been shown that the use of coal tar as used in dermatologydoes not cause skin cancer. When the first“black” crude coal tar was used extensivelythere were reports of systemic absorptionwith severe systemic effects. As time went byand the crude coal tar for skin use was morerefined, these ceased.

What refinements or improvements to thetherapy do you anticipate during the comingyears?The real winner in the story of the use of tar indermatology may have been the development

of the many types of ultraviolet light which have been developed andare now in use almost universally, often without the topical use of tar.In my practice in 1955 the Goeckerman regime was commonly used,by 2000 it was hardly used at all.

Do you feel a personal connection to the creators of this innovation?In some ways I feel sorry for Goeckerman and other early users of thetar and the ultraviolet light. Their names becamedermatologic icons, yet when looking at theirplace in the history of dermatological therapy, 70years later their enthusiasm and techniques wereregarded as passé! Especially when ultravioletlight alone does a competent job.

To Heal the Skin: The Heroes Behind Discoveriesin Dermatology, buffalo NY: Linacre's books,2015. 400 pp, uS$79.95 More information:http://www.tohealtheskin.com

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Tubes, jars, and containers of skinmedications and products are likelythe most common objects found inyour household medicine cabinet. Billions are spent each year by patients and consumers on thesepreparations, and billions more are invested by scientific developers inthe search for better cures for skin ailments, and the effects of aging. Forall that ubiquity, little attention is paidto the people and the processes behind these medicines.

In To Heal the Skin, the renowned medical specialists W. Stuart Maddinand H. Eileen Murray have assembled a truly stellar body ofmore than 50 acclaimed international researchers and practitioners, and spearheaded theirmission to seek out the often-unknown or overlooked stories of the origin of many of theworld’s most widely used dermato-logic medicines. The result is a fascinating and authoritative look intothe private places from which emergediscoveries that improve our lives.

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It ’s a fac t that physicians and residents,pharmacists, patients and the public at large don’t often showvery much curiosity about the genesis of the therapies wecommonly use. It’s also a fact that behind every significantdrug discovery you will find a minimum of several fascinating stories.

For my part, my child-like curiosity concerning thehows and whys of these innovations has only intensifiedover the years.

The purpose of this book is to take some of the majortreatment agents and find out from the investigators asmuch as possible. Who struck upon the concept?How was it done? What were the hurdles?

And, most tellingly, who were the individuals behindthese discoveries? What is their personal story?

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Oral dermatologyand pathologycourses; one includes CMEcredit optionby EMILY INNESfor skindaily

Dermatologists attendingthe 23rd World Congressof Dermatology have the

opportunity to visit Alaska by shipand learn at the same time on aSea Courses Cruise before or afterthe congress.

The cruise line is offering twodifferent WCD tours: from June13 to 20 onboard the vessel No-ordham with Holland AmericaLine, and June 14 to 21 onboardCelebrity Infinity with CelebrityCruises. The tour stops are thesame, however a difference is thatthe Celebrity Cruise will offer a14-hour dermatology ContinuingMedical Education (CME) coursewith a focus on oral dermatologyand pathology over four days.

“The absolute highlight is theAlaskan glaciers. They are prettyspecial and unique,” says Dr. Mar-tin Gerretsen, director of the Con-

tinuing Education program forSea Courses Cruises. “Probablysecond to that is all the wildlifeyou can see—the eagles and thewhales.”

Another unique part of thecruise, says Dr. Gerretsen, is thatin the summer the sun will not setuntil around 11 P.M., which is aphenomenon that most interna-tional visitors have never experi-enced.

CRUISE ATTENDEES COMING

FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD

Dr. Gerretsen says the cruiseshave been popular and that thereare attendees are coming from allover the world—including Aus-tralia, Cyprus, Egypt, Finland, In-donesia, Mexico, Portugal,Thailand, and many other loca-tions.

“Many of the dermatologiststhat [are] on the list are interna-tional because it is a long way tocome just for a short conference,”says Dr. Gerretsen. “[The cruise]really gives them an opportunityto see the best of British Colum-bia’s coastline and the Alaska gla-ciers.”

The cruises will depart fromVancouver, then head to Icy Strait

Point in Alaska, head next to Hub-bard Glacier, followed by Juneau,with the final stop at Ketchikan.

When the ship is docked, par-ticipants have many shore excur-sions to choose from such asbiking, walking the Gold RushTrail, taking a helicopter ride tothe glaciers, going rafting, whalewatching, fishing, or hiking.

In the evenings and when theship is sailing, cruise goers havethe option to go to the casino;watch the main stage show, withentertainers such as ventriloquists,magicians, or singers; go to thebars or lounges; or head to thedisco or nightclub. “There is noshortage of options,” says Dr. Ger-retsen.

The cruises offer a variety offood options from the main din-ing room that serves a compli-mentary five-course meal or thetwo or three specialty restaurantsthat vary by cruise. The restau-rants serve different ethiccuisines that are Asian or Frenchinspired.

CRUISE A UNIQUE WAY TO

COMPLETE CME CREDITSThe Sea Course Cruise is a uniqueway to obtain CME credits be-cause the faculty members are onboard for the full duration of thetrip, he noted.

“As opposed to a land con-ference where you will hear thespeaker and then they may dis-appear and you may not seethem again after a one hour pres-entation, here you will be intouch with those speakers forseven days,” he says. “It is alsoa smaller group of people to-gether, so you are going to get toknow the other attendees muchbetter. They can discuss what isgoing on in dermatology in their

countries and how it is differentbetween the countries. It is re-ally a unique wonderful oppor-tunity.”

The CME course will re-view the diagnosis and manage-ment of common oral derm-atology conditions and partici-pants will gain information onthe morphology of oral lesions,acute oral ulcers, aphtosis, Be-hcet’s disease, common irritantreactions of stomatitis medica-mentosa, and more.

Dr. Roy S. Rogers, a profes-sor of dermatology at the MayoClinic in Rochester, Minn., will bethe speaker on the CME coursecruise. He has expertise in oraldermatology and pathology, im-munodermatology, mucosal dis-ease, and medical education. Dr.Rogers was the recipient of theAmerican Academy of Dermatol-ogy’s Master DermatologistAward for 2015.

“We pull a product togetherthat is special for the physiciansand that really gives them the op-portunity to combine their con-tinuing medical education with awonderful family cruise experi-ence,” says Dr. Gerretsen, whoadded he believes he knows whatphysicians want in their educa-tional programs because he wasa family physician. “We havebeen doing [these types ofcruises] for 20 years and we arethe leaders in doing it in Can -ada.”

Participants can also bringtheir spouses and children on thecruise and there are plenty of ac-tivity choices for them to remainoccupied while the dermatologistis attending a course session,noted Dr. Gerretsen.

—More information:www.seacourses.com



skindaily Ouch: Be sure to attend Infections, Bites, and Infestations II on Thursday, June 11 from 8:00to 9:30 a.m. in West 301. Chaired by Yahya Dowlati from Iran and Akerke Baibergenova fromCanada

in VancouverSEA COURSE CRUISES: 3 pre- and post-congress Alaska tours leave from Vancouver

Dermatology facultymembers are on boardfor the full duration ofthe sailing trip

localeat-and-drinktours

with a difference

1. Vancouver Brewery ToursGo behind the scenes atsome of Vancouver’s out-standing craft brewers.Samples may be available,organizers say.www.vancouverbrewery-tours.com

2. World’s Best Street Eats TourFive-course street foodtours offers courses fromVanvouver’s best streetfood carts, including Ka-boom, possibly the onlysalmon smoking foodtruck in the world. foodietours.ca

3. Off the Eaten TrackVarious culinary tours tochoose from, includingMain Street hidden gems,and the Railtown urbaneats tour.www.offtheeatentrack-tours.ca

4. Vine & Hops Wine& Craft Beer ToursWine sampling and craftbeer, together. www.vineandhops.ca

5. Edible Canada—VancouverDifferent tours available,including a Granville IslandMarket tour, and the self-proclaimed world’s bestfood truck tour. www.ediblecanada.com

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book-storesthat willsurprise

1. Pulpfiction (2422Main St.). Lots of unusualbooks and graphic novels.Staff picks are recom-mended. pulpfiction-booksvancouver.com

2. The Paper Hound(344 W. Pender St.).Stocks used and rarebooks with a choice selec-tion of new books fromlocal Vancouver presses.paperhound.tumblr.com

3. MacCleod’s Books,(455 West Pender St.).used books piled every-where, floor to ceiling, butknowledgable staff willhelp you find what you arelooking for.

4. Banyen Books andSound (3608 4th AvenueWest). A large well-stocked metaphysicalbookstore offering medi-tation CDs, crystals, yogagear, and more.banyen.com

5. Book Warehouse(632 West broadway).Wide selection of new andremaindered books. book-warehouse.ca

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GALAS, SOCIALEVENTS, CEREMONIES:Broad range ofsocial activitiesduring WCDby LYNN BRADSHAwfor skindaily

There are a number of so-cial events planned as partof the 23rd World Congress

of Dermatology (WCD) in Van-couver. Delegates, accompanyingpersons, sponsors and exhibitorsare encouraged to attend theseevents and ceremonies, which al-lows for social as well as network-ing opportunities. (Please reviewyour WCD program to confirmtimes and locations for each of theevents listed below.)

OPENING CEREMONY

The Opening Ceremony is sched-uled to take place in the East HallAB at the Vancouver ConventionCenter on Monday, June 8 at6:00 p.M., and this event will offi-cially commence the 23rd WorldCongress of Dermatology.

During the Opening Cere-

mony, the International League ofDermatological Societies (ILDS)and the WCD 2015 organizingcommittee will take the opportu-nity to formally welcome gueststo Vancouver. The well-knownVancouver Police Pipe Band willbe on hand to entertain and helpwelcome WCD attendees.

WELCOME RECEPTIONOnMonday, June 8 at 7:00 p.M.,delegates, accompanying persons,sponsors and exhibitors are in-vited to the WCD’s Welcome Re-ception, which will be held in theFoyer west, Level 1 of the Van-couver Convention Center.

During the welcome recep-tion, according to the WCD, atten-dees will have a chance to mingleinformally colleagues and friendsand with other attendees. Also, attendees can sample culi-nary offerings highlighting BritishColumbia’s rich culture and be en-tertained by Cirque performershigh above them.Fee: There is a fee of US$25 to at-tend the Welcome Reception. TheWelcome Reception is included inthe accompanying person pack-age fee.

WCD GALA EVENTThe WCD Gala Event is sched-uled to take place at Rogers

Arena on Friday, June 12 at6:00 p.M. For this event a shuttlebus service is being provided forattendees. The shuttles depart theVancouver Convention Centrestarting at 6:00 P.M. and returnstarting at 10:00 P.M.

Guests who attend this galaevent will have the opportunity tosample diverse cuisine inspiratedfrom around the world. They willalso be able to experience a globaljourney through dance and musicwith performers representingmany corners of the world, ac-cording to the WCD’s social pro-gram overview of this event.

Fee and special instructions:There is a fee of US$125 perticket. The maximum purchase perdelegate is four. Attendees must be19 years of age or older. Dresscode for the WCD Gala Event isbusiness attire.

CLOSING CEREMONY

The Closing Ceremony of the 23rdWCD will take place in the westBallroom ABCD at the Vancou-ver Convention Centre on Satur-day, June 13 at 4:00 p.M. TheClosing Ceremony is open to alldelegates, accompanying persons,sponsors and exhibitors.

stretches for at least six blocks along Main Street at East 49thAvenue.

3. Stanley Park and the Sea Wall. Beat the traffic andexplore Stanley Park and the Sea Wall on a bicycle or maybeeven a set of rollerblades. Rentals are available atwww.bayshorebikerentals.ca or www.stanleyparkcycle.com,to name two sources.

4.The Olympic Cauldron. Erected for the 2010 Olympicsin Vancouver, the cauldron is located just outside the Vanvou-

ver Convention Centre, next to Coal Harbour. For the best per-spective, check it out at night.

5. Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival. The newseason begins June 4, and the opening offering is The Comedyof Errors. More info at bardonthebeach.org

WE’RE GLAD YOU’RE HEREcontinued from page 1

Vancouver Police Pipe Band Image courtesy: Scazon, Flickr (CreativeCommons)

1. Robson Street. Lots of smaller shops and larger retailers inthis bustling shopping area.2. Pacific Centre. Not far from the Robson shopping district isthe mall that houses higher end shops such as Holt Renfrew andmany others if you want to do some serious shopping.3. South Granville. Just over the Granville Street Bridge is agreat shopping area featuring many smaller clothing boutiques andhome furnishings stores.4. Main Street (between 16th and 33rd). Shopping here offersan eclectic mix of clothing, books and antiques.5. Granville Island. This isn’t a shopping destination per se butit’s a must visit if you are from out of town. The open air market isgreat and there are a number of art galleries and other shops whereyou can browse.

contributed by Dr. Katie Beleznay, dermatologist

5cool shopping areas

5:30 am Just to give our visitors from around the world an idearegarding the scale of Canada, our nation is sufficiently extensive to

contain five different time zones. As luck has it, I live in the time zone

most distant from our current Vancouver habitat. As one who, perhaps

like you, endures 100,000 miles of traversing the globe each year, I will

attest that abruptly losing four-and-a-half hours of nightly sleep is not

something you can completely disregard. But disregard we must. I

awoke this morning to a view of the harbor that is nearly the equal of

the scenic vistas in my home city of St. John's, Newfoundland &

Labrador. The music on the hotel alarm clock at the Westin Bayshore

hotel happened to be performed by Great Big Sea, a fine and enduring

rock-and-roll band from the Newfoundland capital of St. John's. Off to

my first engagement of the new day with a smile on my face,

and exactly why would this not be so?

8:30 am I plan to attend Prof. Matthias Augustin'skeynote lecture later this morning entitled "How Do We

Prove the Value of Dermatologic Care?" I note that his pres-

entation isn't very long: only 20 minutes. I'm certain that's

because the case for Dermatologic Care can be made in a

time-efficient manner, because the rationale should be obvi-

ous to all stakeholders. I'm equally confident the value might

exceed that indicated by the professor's allotted time.

11:40 am Meeting my good friend and long-time mentor Dr.David Gratton for a quick lunch this afternoon. A Vancouver-based col-league recommended we try Joe Fortes Seafood and Chop House on

Thurlow Street, which is about a 20-minute walk from the Vancouver

Convention Centre. I assumed the “forte” in the name might have had a

pharmacologic or medical connotation, or perhaps might be a descrip-

tion of the bartender’s usual dispensing habits. Our waiter explains that

“Seraphim Joe” Fortes was a local Vancouver character, circa 1885, who

became the first officially designated lifeguard in this coastal city. I ask

Dr. Gratton if he is aware of the name of the first lifeguard out in his na-

tive island of Montreal. His answer suggests that he might not regard

this topic as worthy of inclusion on our extremely informal agenda.

3:15 pm Just heading into the symposium on “Pathogenesis ofPsoriasis—What’s Clinically Relevant?” Without prejudging the pre-

sentations, my response to the question is bound to be, “What isn’tclinically relevant?” Among the 6,000 or so psoriatic patients I

treat each year through my practice, there are a good many in-

flammatory aspects that may predict, or follow, the first appear-

ance of plaques or lesions. I’ll participate with great interest.

Dr. Wayne P. Gulliver is Medical Editor of Skin Chronicle Interna-tional. Follow him at the WCD on Twitter. Go to www.derm.city

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Isotretinoin in acneAn update on developments relevant to clinicians

Wednesday, June 10, 201517:00-19:00Vancouver Convention Centre - East 8 & 15

Isotretinoin has been available for more than 3 decades and is the standard of treatment for severe and otherwise unresponsive acne.Over the past decade, there has been significant progress in understanding the mechanism of effect of this agent, optimizing bioavail-ability, clarifying the evidence regarding cumulative dose thresholds, use of alternative dosing including low dose regimens, the effec-tiveness of pregnancy prevention programs and research regarding potential adverse associations. These issues will be presented in amanner that will be of practical value to practicing dermatologists.

Faculty/Speakers:

Clinical Overview of a novel formulation of isotretinoin based on lidose technologyDr. Jerry Tan (chair) University of Western Ontario, Windsor, Ontario

Practical tips and update on the clinical use of isotreinoinDr. Alison Layton Hull York Medical School, Hull, UK

Insights into the mechanism of action of isotretinoinDr. Diane Thiboutot College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.

Historical perspective on oral isotretinoinDt. Ulf Wiegand Switzerland

Objective: To highlight clinically relevant developments in oral isotretinoin in formulation, efficacy optimization, dosing, and adverseevent mitigation.

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