The PAD 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting
is Now a Virtual Series!
The PAD is very focused on offering our membership quality education in 2020, so we are planning a virtual meeting to be held as a series.
Week 1: November 3 & November 5
November 3, 2020 | 7:00 - 8:30 pm
A Rational Approach to Drug Monitoring in Dermatology: Overview & Update Arash Mostaghimi, MD Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School 7:00 pm – 7:05 pm – Greeting 7:05 pm – 7:20 pm – Mini Grand Rounds - Penn State University 7:20 pm – 7:50 pm – Speaker Presentation 7:50 pm – 8:00 pm – Q&A 8:00 pm – 8:15 pm – Breakout sessions with exhibitors |
November 5, 2020 | 6:45- 7:55 pm
Hair and Scalp Disorders Update Amy McMichael, MD Wake Forest 6:45 pm – 7:00 pm – Greeting & Mini Grand Rounds - University of Pittsburgh 7:00 pm – 7:15 pm – Breakout sessions with exhibitors 7:15 pm – 7:45 pm – Speaker Presentation 7:45 pm – 7:55 pm – Q&A |
Week 2: November 10 & November 12
November 10, 2020 | 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Granulomatous Disease Misha Rosenbach, MD University of Pennsylvania 7:00 pm – 7:05 pm – Greeting 7:05 pm – 7:20 pm – Mini Grand Rounds - University of Pennsylvania 7:20 pm – 7:50 pm – Speaker Presentation 7:50 pm – 8:00 pm – Q&A 8:00 pm – 8:15 pm – Breakout sessions with exhibitors |
November 12, 2020 | 7:00 - 8:30 pm
JAMA Dermatology 2020 Highlights Kanade Shinkai, MD University of California, San Francisco 7:00 pm – 7:05 pm – Greeting 7:05 pm – 7:20 pm – Mini Grand Rounds - Geisinger Medical Center 7:20 pm – 7:50 pm – Speaker Presentation 7:50 pm – 8:00 pm – Q&A 8:00 pm – 8:15 pm – Breakout sessions with exhibitors 8:15 pm – 8:30 pm – Product Theater from Castle Biosciences Inc. |
Week 3: November 17 & November 19
November 17, 2020 | 7:00 - 8:30 pm
AADA Advocacy Update Lisa Albany, JD American Academy of Dermatology 7:00 pm – 7:05 pm – Greeting 7:05 pm – 7:20 pm – Mini Grand Rounds - Cooper University Hospital 7:20 pm – 7:50 pm – Speaker Presentation 7:50 pm – 8:00 pm – Q&A 8:00 pm – 8:15pm – Breakout sessions with exhibitors 8:15 pm - PAD Annual Business Meeting |
November 19, 2020 | 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Update in Psoriasis Therapy Laura Ferris, MD University of Pittsburgh 7:00 pm – 7:05 pm – Greeting 7:05 pm – 7:20 pm – Mini Grand Rounds - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 7:20 pm – 7:50 pm – Speaker Presentation 7:50 pm – 8:00 pm – Q&A 8:00 pm – 8:15 pm – Breakout sessions with exhibitors 8:15 pm – 8:30 pm – Product Theater - AbbVie |
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Pennsylvania Medical Society and the Pennsylvania Academy of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery. The Pennsylvania Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Pennsylvania Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing medical education activities sponsored by Pennsylvania Medical Society are expected to disclose to the audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s).
HOW DO I GET MY CME?
In order to receive CME credit, you must complete the online evaluation.
Following this activity series (November 19th), you will be sent an email with instructions to log into the CME platform to claim CME. This will require you to log into the PAMED website (www.pamedsoc.org and choose “Login”). If you do not currently have a PAMED web account, you will be asked to create one. Membership in PAMED is not required for a Web account.
After completing the evaluation, your CME certificate will be sent directly to your email.
Please note that you cannot use Internet Explorer to access our learning management system as it is not supported by the platform. You must use Chrome or another browser.
If you have any questions about the process to claim CME, please feel free to contact the PAD at your convenience. If you need assistance creating a website account, please contact our Knowledge Center at 855-PAMED4U (855-726-3348) or KnowledgeCenter@pamedsoc.org.
The evaluation will be open until Monday, December 6, 2020
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Pennsylvania Medical Society and the Pennsylvania Academy of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery. The Pennsylvania Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Pennsylvania Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing medical education activities sponsored by Pennsylvania Medical Society are expected to disclose to the audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s).
HOW DO I GET MY CME?
In order to receive CME credit, you must complete the online evaluation.
Following this activity series (November 19th), you will be sent an email with instructions to log into the CME platform to claim CME. This will require you to log into the PAMED website (www.pamedsoc.org and choose “Login”). If you do not currently have a PAMED web account, you will be asked to create one. Membership in PAMED is not required for a Web account.
After completing the evaluation, your CME certificate will be sent directly to your email.
Please note that you cannot use Internet Explorer to access our learning management system as it is not supported by the platform. You must use Chrome or another browser.
If you have any questions about the process to claim CME, please feel free to contact the PAD at your convenience. If you need assistance creating a website account, please contact our Knowledge Center at 855-PAMED4U (855-726-3348) or KnowledgeCenter@pamedsoc.org.
The evaluation will be open until Monday, December 6, 2020
Resident Registration is complimentary for the PAD Virtual Scientific Meeting! Thank you DermTech for your generous sponsorship of the resident registration.
The PAD places the health and well-being of our attendees and members as our top priority. We thank you for your patience during this time.
If you have questions, please contact PAD at info@padermatology.org.
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2019 Meeting Recap
The PAD brings together national leaders in dermatology and relevant fields to present their research at our annual scientific program.
On Thursday, Sept. 19, Grand Rounds with patient viewing occurred at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. The scientific conference Friday through Sunday at The Hotel Hershey included a range of expert commentary.
In addition, there was our annual socioeconomic session with topics for all practice types, including medical ethics and updates in Medicare mandates, a cosmetic demonstration session, and the return of the resident “Mole Bowl” as a lively competition for our resident attendees.
The PAD brings together national leaders in dermatology and relevant fields to present their research at our annual scientific program.
On Thursday, Sept. 19, Grand Rounds with patient viewing occurred at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. The scientific conference Friday through Sunday at The Hotel Hershey included a range of expert commentary.
- Caroline Kim, MD: pigmented lesion guidelines and management
- Robert Kalb, MD and Galen Foulke, MD: master opinions in medical dermatology, including psoriasis biologics and connective tissue disease updates
- Melinda Jen, MD: master opinions in pediatric dermatology
- Gregory Fulchiero, MD: master opinions in surgical dermatology and a primer on private practice management
- Jacqueline Junkins-Hopkins, MD: master opinions in dermatopathology, particularly in the realm of cutaneous lymphoma
- Dirk Elston, MD: all-around dermatology mastery and literature updates
In addition, there was our annual socioeconomic session with topics for all practice types, including medical ethics and updates in Medicare mandates, a cosmetic demonstration session, and the return of the resident “Mole Bowl” as a lively competition for our resident attendees.

Dr. Lorraine Rosamilia was presented the Dermatologist of the Year Award during the President's Reception. This honor pays tribute to a member dermatologist who has made significant contributions to the specialty of dermatology.
2019 Annual Scientific Meeting Photos
Thank you 2019 Sponsors & Exhibitors!
Sponsors:
AbbVie Janssen Biotech Regeneron Exhibitors: Abbott Nutrition AbbVie Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. Almirall LLC Amgen Apotheco Pharmacy Group Biofrontera Inc. Castle Biosciences Celgene Dermpath Diagnostics Geisinger |
Exhibitors:
Genentech Guthrie Medical Group Inform Diagnostics Janssen Biotech Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. LEO Pharma Penn Cutaneous Pathology Services Pfizer Inc. QualDerm Partners, LLC Quality Insights Ra Medical Systems, Inc. Regeneron Sensus Healthcare STRATA Skin Sciences Sun Pharma The HydraFacial Company X4 Pharmaceuticals |
Information/Questions?
Please contact:
Pennsylvania Academy of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery
777 East Park Drive, PO Box 8820, Harrisburg, PA. 17105-8820
Toll-free: (866) 650-3376 • Email: info@padermatology.org • Fax: (717) 558-7841
Please contact:
Pennsylvania Academy of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery
777 East Park Drive, PO Box 8820, Harrisburg, PA. 17105-8820
Toll-free: (866) 650-3376 • Email: info@padermatology.org • Fax: (717) 558-7841