is pleased to announce: October 23-24, 2015 11th Annual INTERMEDIATE COURSE COURSE LOCATION Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ZUCKERMAN RESEARCH CENTER 417 East 68th Street between First and York Avenues New York To register for more information, please go to:
TARGET AUDIENCE This course is directed towards dermatologists. COURSE OVERVIEW The goal of this conference is to present and discuss the most current information on the use of dermoscopy in helping clinicians classify skin lesions as benign or malignant. The educational objectives of this activity are to communicate present understanding of the use of dermoscopy. Participants will learn to recognize dermoscopic structures, their histologic correlates, and dermoscopic criteria that are essential in helping clinicians classify skin lesions as benign or malignant.
COURSE DIRECTORS Associate Attending Physician Head, Hauppauge Dermatology Section MSK Consulting Staff Department of Dermatology University Hospital of Zürich, Switzerland Skin & Cancer Associates Plantation, Florida Clinical Professor of Dermatology University of Miami School of Medicine Memorial Sloan Kettering Skin Cancer Center (MSK) Hauppauge provides state-of-the-art skin cancer care in a location that is convenient for residents of Long Island. Our doctors are experts in skin cancer screening and treatment for squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, melanoma, and other types of skin cancer. Skin and Cancer Associates (SCA) and the Center for Cosmetic Enhancement (CCE) is a private dermatology group comprised of 80 Dermatologists, Nurse Practitioner s and Physician s Assistants at more than 25 locations in Florida. The main priorities of the Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Zürich, Switzerland, are malignant melanoma and inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, as well as other, rarer skin conditions.
Friday, October 23 7:00-8:00am 8:00-8:30am 8:30-9:00am 9:00-10:00am 10:00-10:30am REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST INTRODUCTION Pre-Test Dermoscopy structures with histology correlate 2-step algorithm 10:30-11:00am 11:00-11:30am BREAK Dermatofibroma, lentigo, SK: At times a challenging diagnosis 11:30am-12:00pm BCC: The old and the new 12:00-12:30pm Actinic keratosis / SCC (including pigmented) 12:30-1:30pm 1:30-2:00pm 2:00-2:30pm 2:00-2:30pm 3:00-3:30pm 3:30-4:00pm 4:00-4:30pm 4:30-5:00pm LUNCH Nevus patterns Melanoma classification Melanoma specific structures BREAK Shiny white structures Vascular lesions & vessels Q&A
Saturday, October 24 7:00-8:00am 8:00-8:30am 8:30-9:00am 9:00-9:30am 9:30-10:00am BREAKFAST Regression structures (includes LPLK) Volar lesions Facial lesions Difficult to diagnose melanomas 10:00-10:30am 10:30-11:00am 11:00-11:30am BREAK & EXIBITS Nails TADA: A new management algorithm 11:30am-1:00pm Post-test 1:00-2:00pm 2:00-3:00pm 3:00-4:00pm 4:00-4:30pm 4:30-5:00pm LUNCH Unknowns (for novices) Unknowns (for experts) CLOSING REMARKS LAST MAN STANDING & PRIZES
REGISTRATION EARLY* GENERAL $550 $575 MDs, PhDs and DOs $450 $475. Residents, Fellows, RNs and other healthcare providers *Deadline is September 23, 2015. Registration includes an electronic syllabus and other related hand-out materials, continental breakfast, lunch, and refreshment breaks. Special meals are available upon request, including vegetarian, kosher, or gluten-free. Please let us know if we can assist you with special dietary needs. To register, please go to: OFFICE OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 633 Third Avenue, 12th floor, New York, New York 10017 (646) 227-2025 brodheap@mskcc.org TARGET AUDIENCE This course is directed towards dermatologists. COURSE DESIGN This course includes hands-on review of cases which will be intermixed with short didactic lectures. One workstation per participant. EVALUATION A course evaluation survey sent out electronically will provide attendees with the opportunity to review the sessions and the speakers and to identify future educational needs. ACCREDITATION STATEMENT MSK is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. AMA CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT MSK designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The AMA has determined that physicians not licensed in the United States but who participate in this CME activity are eligible for 13.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. FACULTY DISCLOSURE It is the policy of MSK to make every effort to insure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all continuing medical education activities which it sponsors as an ACCME accredited provider. In accordance with ACCME guidelines and standards, all faculty participating in an activity sponsored by MSK are expected to disclose any significant financial interest or other relationship with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) and/or provider(s) of commercial services which are discussed by the faculty members in an educational presentation. As required by the ACCME, when an unlabeled use of a commercial product or an investigational use not yet approved for any purpose is discussed during an educational activity, MSK requires the speaker to disclose that the product is not labeled for the use under discussion or that the product is still investigational. OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT SURVEY Six months after the end of the course an Outcomes Measurement Survey will be sent to all participants to help us determine what positive impacts have been made on participant practice as a result of the course.
Please be sure to mark your calendars for upcoming 2015 2016 MSK CME COURSES 2015 Thoracic Pathology NYC September 11-13 Robotics (w/ MDACC) September 17-18 Endobronchial Ultrasound September 24-25 Interventional Bronchoscopy Thoracic Surgical Oncology October 2-3 Oncologic FDG PET/CT October 9-10 Genetics and Genomics of October 15-16 Gynecologic Cancers Defining the Actionable Genome October 16-17 Lymphoid Leukemias October 18 ACCREDITATION STATEMENT MSK is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. For course updates, follow: facebook.com/mskcme or on Twitter: @mskcme Dermatology Through the October 22 Lens of Medical Informatics Dermatologic Care October 23 INTERMEDIATE OCTOBER 23-24 Musculoskeletal Tumor Pathology October 23-25 Urologic Cancers October 29-31 Complex Skin Cancers November 20-22 International Ovarian Cancer December 4-5 2016 Perioperative Care April 29 Lymphoma May 13-14 To register or for more information, contact: OFFICE OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 633 Third Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10017 (646) 015/6 227-2025 brodheap@mskcc.org Or register online: www.mskcc.org/cme