Massachusetts General Hospital Dermatology Case Conference Lecture Series

Registration opens: November 2, 2022

Section 1 | Lectures 1-5

• ABCs of STDs: A focus on recognition – Speaker: Erin Amerson, MD
• Skin Souvenirs – Rashes in Returning Travelers – Speaker: Esther Freeman, MD, PhD
• COVID Dermatology – Skin signs of infection and vaccines – Speaker: Esther Freeman, MD, PhD
• Tech in Dermatology – Speaker: Roxana Daneshjou, MD
• Itching for Answers: Approaching the Work up for Itchy Patients and the Various Causes of Pruritus – Speaker: Sarina Elmariah, MD, PhD

Section 2 | Lectures 6-10

• Getting Hives Just thinking about it – Approach to the work up and management of urticaria – Speaker: Sarina Elmariah, MD, PhD
• Birthmarks, Bumps and Beyond – Speaker: Elena Hawryluk, MD, PhD
• Baby Rashes – Skin Eruptions in newborns and infants: common place and the concerning – Speaker: Elena Hawryluk, MD, PhD
• Breaking down Breakouts: Facing Facial Eruptions -how to tell what they are and what to do – Speaker: Rebecca Vasquez, MD
• Atopic Dermatitis/Eczema in Children – Speaker: JiaDe Yu, MD

Section 3 | Lectures 11-15

• Overview of Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Children – Speaker: JiaDe Yu, MD
• “Burns for Beginners” How the Experts Manage Burns and Wounds – Speaker: Jonathan Friedstat, MD, MPH
• Help my Hair is Falling Out – The Work up for Various Causes of Hair Loss – Speaker: Natasha Atanaskova Mesinkovska, MD, PhD
• Skin signs of Systemic/Rheumatic Disease – Speaker: Flavia Fedeles, MD
• Say No to Drugs – but which ones? Recognizing Drug Reactions in the Skin and their culprits – Speaker: Steven Chen, MD, MPH

Section 4 | Lectures 16-20

• “Nailing it” – nail melanoma, tumors and disorders, how nail biopsies work and when they should be utilized – Speaker: Janelle Nassim, MD
• Powering through Pigmentary Problems – Vitiligo, Melasma, Hyperpigmentation, and other causes of dark and light spots – Speaker: Nick Theodosakis, MD, PhD
• Dermatology 911 – Life Threatening Rashes and What to Do – Speaker: Steven Chen, MD, MPH
• Skin Cancer Crash Course: “Spotting Spots – Those we live with and those we die of ” Recognizing Melanoma and Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers and the mimickers – Speaker: Alyx Rosen, MD (University of Miami)
• Sunscreens Made Simple – Speaker: Alyx Rosen, MD (University of Miami)

In response to the high demand of requests for Dermatology education and lectures from our generalist colleagues, the faculty of the MGH Dermatology Department provide an interactive case conference for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants on the basic triage and management of common conditions affecting the skin, hair, and nails.

We will cover hot topics such as updates in skin cancer, eczema and psoriasis, pediatric dermatology, contact allergies, urgent and emergent dermatologic conditions, hair disorders, cosmetics, and telemedicine. Participants in this course will be given the tools to interface more efficiently with dermatologists and manage basic dermatologic problems for their patients. They can also bring their cases and questions on skin conditions affecting their practice and receive guidance.

Target Audience

This lecture series is intended for Physicians of all specialties, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Psychologists, and Social Workers

Learning Objectives

• Describe and identify skin lesions properly so that they can more effectively consult dermatologists.
• Identify basic dermatology problems, both the common and the acute/dangerous that are emergencies.
• Manage basic dermatology problems in their own practices and know when to refer to a specialist.
• Discuss environmental and genetic risk factors for the most common type of skin cancers (basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma).
• Discuss treatment options for skin cancer, including topical treatments, light-based treatment, destructive and surgical modalities (including Mohs surgery).
• Provide a user-friendly algorithm to help skin cancer triaging.
• Identify to properly diagnose common hair loss conditions and avoid misdiagnoses.
• Develop a standardized approach to hair loss evaluation and work up.
• Recognize signs of “hair emergencies” that require prompt referral to dermatology.
• Identify the therapeutic options for treating common hair loss conditions.
• Recognize the significant impact that hair loss has on patients.
• Analyze new treatments for hair loss disorders.
• Identify diagnosis and assessment of skin lesions in diverse skin types.
• Demonstrate cultural competency in dermatology.
• Identify basic dermatology problems, both the common and the acute/dangerous that are emergencies in patients of all skin types.
• Manage basic dermatology problems in your own practice in a culturally competent way and know when to refer to a specialist.