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Association for Psychoneurocutaneous
Medicine of North America

Program 2016

Registration 8:00 - 8:40

Breakfast : 08:00 - 08:40

Speaker Topic Duration
Mohammad Jafferany Chair Welcome Introduction 8:40 - 8:45
Benjamin Farahnik (CA) Patient-Centered Medicine: Handing Patients Back their Central Role in Health Care 8:45 - 9:05
Henry Zhu (CA) Obsessive Compulsive Skin Disorder Spectrum: Classification Based on Degree of Insight and Obsessiveness 9:05 - 9:20
Michael Abrouk (CA) The Rising usage of Social Media and its impact on Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Dermatology 9:20 – 9:40
Rick Fried (PA) Is it time to lexicon of psychocutaneous disorders? 9:40 – 10:00

Break & Networking : 10:00 - 10:20

Speaker Topic Time
Katlein Franca (FL) Psychodermatology without borders 10:20 – 10:40
Mohammad Jafferany (MI) Treatment of skin picking: Interdisciplinary role of dermatologist and psychiatrist 10:40 – 11:00
Isela Werchan (TX) Delusions of Infestation and Narcotic Use: Is there a connection? 11:00 – 11:20
Jason Reichenberg (TX)) Treating Depression with Botulinum Toxin: Review and Update 11:20 – 11:40
Maria Jose Tribo Boixareu (SPAIN) Dermatitis Artefacta: Experience is adolescents 11:40 – 12:00
Makoto Hashiro (JAPAN) Acne and depression in Japanese undergraduate students 12:00 – 12:20

Lunch : 12:20 - 01:30

Speaker Topic Time
Ladan Mostaghimi (WI) Comparing Sleep Problems in Three Different Skin Diseases: Results of our clinical trial 1:30 – 1:50
Francisco Tausk (NY) An anecdotal case 1:50 – 2:10
Kristina Gorbatenko (WI) & Mohammad Jafferany (MI) Interdisciplinary treatment of Psychocutaneous disorders: The role of mental health professionals 2:10 – 2:30
Rob Norman (FL) Tau-Chi 2:30- 2:50
Neelam Vashi (MA) A dermatologist’s approach to body dysmorphic disorder 2:50 – 3:05
Richard Granstein (NY) Intradermal administration of norepinephrine plus adenosine-5’-triphosphate increases the mast cell content of murine skin. 3:05 – 3:30

Open Forum / Business Meeting : 03:30 - 04:00