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2026 FALL SYMPOSIUM

September 25-27, 2026 | Omni La Costa Resort & Spa

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CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Thursday, Sept. 24th

10:00 AM - 6:00 PMRentals Delivery / Conference Set-up 
1:30 PM - 5:00 PMExhibitor Set-Up 
Friday, Sept. 25thSessionsSpeaker
6:30 AM - 7:00 PMRegistration 
7:00 - 8:00 AMProduct Theater Breakfast 
8:00 - 8:15 AMOpening RemarksApril Armstrong, Tanya Evans, Melissa Shive
8:10 - 8:30 AMCutting-Edge Insights in Infectious Disease DermatologyIris Ahronowitz, MD UCLA Division of Dermatology 
8:30 - 8:50 AMSo Swell: Modern Management of Chronic UrticariaChristina Kim, MD Kaiser Permanente
8:50 - 9:10 AMTales from Inpatient DermatologyScott Worswick, MD Keck School of Medicine of USC
9:10 - 9:25 AMLightning Q&A 
9:25 - 9:45 AMControversies in sunscreen, surgical pearls.Melissa Shive, MD MPH FAAD UC Irvine Dermatology
9:45 - 10:05 AMUpdates on Immunobullous DiseaseSergei Grando, MD, PhD, DSc University of California Irvine 
10:05 - 10:20 AMLightning Q&A 
10:20 - 10:45 AMExhibitor Break 
10:45 - 11:05 AMBring Your A game: Pearls on managing Acne and RosaceaCarol Cheng, MD UCLA Division of Dermatology
11:05 - 11:25 AMPearls in Practice ManagementTanya Evans, MD Southern California Skin & Laser
11:25 - 11:35 AMLightning Q&A 
11:45 AM - 12:45 PMProduct Theater Lunch 
12:55 - 1:00 PMResident Talk #1 
1:00 - 1:20 PMNon-Scarring AlopeciaDelila Foulad, MD UCLA 
1:20 - 1:40 PMPractical Approach to Contact DermatitisBrandon Adler, MD Keck School of Medicine of USC
1:40 - 2:00 PMManaging Melasma and Beyond: Disorders of HyperpigmentationJaniene Luke, MD Loma Linda University Medical Center
2:00 - 2:15 PMLightning Q&A 
2:15 - 2:25 PMClosing Remarks 
5:00 - 6:30 PMWelcome Reception in Exhibit Hall - Raffle 
Saturday, Sept. 26th  
6:30 AM - 7:00 PMRegistration 
7:00 - 8:00 AMProduct Theater Breakfast 
8:00 - 8:10 AMOpening Remarks 
8:10 - 8:30 AMRecognizing, Avoiding, and Managing Laser ComplicationsVictor Ross, MD
8:30 - 8:50 AMHot Topics in Psoriatic DiseasesApril Armstrong, MD, MPH UCLA 
8:50 - 9:10 AMDemysifying Management of Cutaneous Toxicities of Immune-Directed Therapies in OncodermatologyJonathan Cotliar, MD David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
9:10 - 9:20 AMLightning Q&A 
9:20 - 9:35 AMExhibitor Break 
9:35 - 9:40 AMResident Talk #2 
9:40 - 10:00 AMRheum-Derm: cutaneous lupus, scleroderma, morphea and moreAshley Crew, MD Keck School of Medicine USC
10:00 - 10:20 AMAdvocacy Updates from CaldermElan Newman and Jason Castillo (invite both; both on our board)
10:20 - 10:35 AMLightning Q&A 
10:35 - 10:55 AMExhibitor Break 
10:55 - 11:00 AMResident Talk #3 
11:00 - 11:20 AMAtopic Dermatitis: What is New and What is Coming?Nathan Rojek, MD, FAAD University of California, Irvine​
11:20 - 11:40 AMManagement of SCC and BCC, Preventing and Managing Complications in Dermatologic SurgeryJayne Joo, MD UC Davis 
11:50 AM - 12:00 PMLightning Q&A 
12:05 - 1:05 PMProduct Theater Lunch 
1:05 - 1:25 PMPearls in aesthetic dermatology: botox, managing Filler complicationsGlynis Ablon, MD, FAAD Ablon Skin Institute & Research Center 
1:25 - 1:45 PMNew and Upcoming Advances in Tissue Filler/Biostimulators/ScaffoldsPhilip Scumpia, MD UCLA 
1:45 - 2:05 PMThe Heart-Skin Axis in Women: A Cardiologist’s Perspective on Menopause, Microvascular Health, and Skin AgingJanet Wei, MD, FACC
2:05 - 2:20 PMLightning Q&A 
2:20 - 2:30 PMClosing Remarks & Raffle 
2:30 - 4:00 PMYoung Derm Forum: 1HR Panel & 30 min of Job Fair 
5:00 - 6:00pm Alumni Receptions 
5:00 - 7:00 PMFamily Celebration - Raffle 
Sunday, Sept. 27th  
7:00 AM - 12:00 PMRegistration 
7:30 - 8:30 AMProduct Theater Breakfast 
7:30 - 8:30 AMCLIA ExamBonnie Lee, MD University of California, Irvine
8:40 - 8:50 AMOpening Remarks 
8:50 - 9:10 AMAugmented Intelligence for Clinical PracticeIvy Lee, MD Comprehensive Dermatology Center of Pasadena
9:10 - 9:30 AMPitfalls in Melanoma Diagnosis and ManagementBonnie Lee, MD University of California, Irvine
9:30 - 9:50 AMLeveling Up in the Management of Hidradenitis SuppurativaJennifer Hsiao, MD UCLA 
9:50 - 10:00 AMLightning Q&A 
10:00 - 10:30 AMExhibitor Break - Resident checks issued in exhibit hall 
10:30 - 10:35 AMResident Talk #4 
10:35 - 10:55 AMBest Approaches for Tackling Common Pediatric Skin Diseases: Molluscum, Diaper Dermatits, and MoreMarcia Hogeling, MD UCLA Pediatric Dermatology 
10:55 - 11:15 AMFear No More: Practical Approaches to Managing Scarring AlopeciaCarolyn Goh, MD UCLA 
11:15 - 11:45 AMHighlights from Medical Student-Led and Resident-Led PostersApril Armstrong (Moderator)
11:45 AM - 12:00PMClosing Remarks - Raffle 


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