Clinical Pre-Meeting Course: Tropical Dermatology Saturday, October 27, 2018, Noon - 5 pm Sunday, October 28, 2018, 7 am – 4 pm Sheraton New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, United States

This 1.5-day course offers an overview of Tropical Dermatology, an essential component of tropical medicine. The course is designed for clinicians who are already familiar with clinical tropical medicine, either from working in tropical environments or from seeing patients returning from the tropics. Saturday’s session is devoted to cutaneous leishmaniasis (the latest information about the rapidly changing epidemiology, diagnosis, management). Skin conditions will be reviewed from the standpoint of diagnosing and treating individual patients – and from managing skin diseases on a population basis. This course will use several didactic methods, including lectures, lively Jeopardy-style presentations, panel discussions, hands-on practice with methods to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis, and opportunities to view pathogens and skin diseases under microscopy. The target audience includes clinicians who want to develop a deeper understanding of cutaneous leishmaniasis and other skin diseases found in the tropics, and expand their knowledge and skills needed to provide optimal care for this population.

Course Schedule

Saturday, October 27

Noon – 12:15 pm Introduction – Course Scope and Goals Naomi Aronson, MD, Director, Infectious Disease Division, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Scott A. Norton, MD, MPH, MSc, Chief of Dermatology, Children’s National Medical Center, and George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Washington, DC, United States

12:15 pm – 12:45 pm Changes in the Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, FASTMH, Dean, Baylor College of Medicine, National School of Tropical Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States

12:45 pm – 1:30 pm Jeopardy I: Leishmaniasis and its Mimics Naomi Aronson and Scott Norton Karolyn Wanat, MD, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States

1:30 pm – 2 pm Diagnosis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Andrea Boggild, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Director, Tropical Disease Unit, Toronto General Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

2 pm – 2:45 pm Management of Old World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Pierre Buffet, MD, PhD, UPMC-Service de Parasitologie Mycologie, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France

2:45 pm – 3 pm ThermoMed/Cryotherapy Demonstration (extends into break) Naomi Aronson, Pierre Buffet and Scott Norton

3 pm – 3:15 pm Coffee Break

3:15 pm – 3:45 pm Management of New World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Naomi Aronson

3:45 pm – 4:15 pm Mucosal Leishmaniasis: Pathology and Immunology Guide Management Edgar Carvalho, MD, PhD, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil

4:15 pm – 4:45 pm The Future of Global Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Byron Arana, MD, PhD, Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Team Lead, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, Geneva, Switzerland

4:45 pm – 5 pm Questions and Panel Discussion Byron Arana, Naomi Aronson, Andrea Boggild, Pierre Buffet, Edgar Carvalho, Peter Hotez

5 pm Attendee Reception

Sunday, October 28

7 am – 8 am Networking Breakfast

8 am – 8:30 am Introduction to Tropical Dermatology Scott Norton

8:30 am – 9 am Sentinel Presentations of Reportable Diseases Karolyn Wanat

9 am – 9:30 am Skin Conditions Among Refugees, Migrants and Adoptees Alexia Knapp, MD, HealthPartners Medical Group and University of Minnesota Pathway, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

9:30 am – 10:30 am Jeopardy II: Drugs, Bugs, Lumps and Bumps Aileen Y. Chang, MD, Dermatology Department, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States L. Claire Fuller, MBBS, Dermatology Department, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital – NHS, London, United Kingdom Wingfield E. Rehmus, MD, Dermatology Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Karolyn Wanat

10:30 am – 10:45 am Coffee Break

10:45 am – 11:15 am HIV Dermatology Esther E. Freeman, MD, PhD, Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

11:15 am – 11:45 am Dermatologic Diseases Associated with Environmental Changes and Natural Disasters Justin P. Bandino, MD, Dermatology Department, San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States

11:45 pm – 12:15 pm Dermatologic Formulary and Diagnostics in Resource Poor Settings Scott Norton

12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch (on your own)

Demonstration of Dermatologic Diagnostic and Therapeutic Methods (extends into lunch) Naomi Aronson, Justin Bandino, Alexia Knapp, Scott Norton

1:30 pm – 2:15 pm Dermatologic Neglected Tropical Diseases: The Most N of the NTDs Erin H. Amerson, MD, Dermatology Department, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States Aileen Y. Chang

2:15 pm – 2:45 pm Skin Disorders Associated with Adventure Travel and Eco-Tourism Wingfield E. Rehmus

2:45 pm – 3:45 pm Jeopardy III: Parasites Lost (and other Communicable Conditions) Erin Amerson, Esther Freeman, Scott Norton, Karolyn Wanat

3:45 pm – 4 pm Questions and Panel Discussion Naomi Aronson, Scott Norton and Speakers

4 pm Course Adjourns