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Association for Psychoneurocutaneous
Medicine of North America

Program 2017

Registration 8:00 - 8:30

Breakfast & Registration : 07:30 - 08:35

Speaker Topic Duration
Mohammad Jafferany Chair Welcome/ Introduction 8:35 - 8:40
Katlein Franca President’s report 8:40 - 8:45
Sahil Sekhon (CA) Organic Causes of Delusional Parasitosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature 8:45 - 9:05
Caleb Jeon (CA) Comprehensive Review of Psoriasis and Depression for Clinicians: Does Brodalumab Have a Higher Risk of Depression?" 9:05 - 9:20
Katlein Franca (FL) Stress, aging and skin 9:20 – 9:40
Dory Kranz & Kristina Gorbatenko (WI) Improving the QOL of Alopecia Areata Patients: A Plea from One Organization to Another 9:40 – 10:00

Break & Networking : 10:00 - 10:20

Speaker Topic Time
Justyna Szczęch & Adam Reich (Poland) How should we assess tattoos in dermatologic clinic? 10:20 – 10:40
Torello Lotti (Italy) Psycho neuro endocrine immune disorders: what's new, what's true in the therapeutic approach 10:40 – 11:00
Lukasz Matusiak & Jacek Szepietowski (Poland) Psychosocial burden of hidradenitis suppurativa 11:00 – 11:20
Estela Maria Malatesta (Argentina) Psychosis and dermatology 11:20 – 11:40
Mana Al-Harbi (Saudi Arabia) Body Dysmorphic disorder in cosmetic practice 11:40 – 12:00
Makoto Hashiro (JAPAN) Two cases of cutaneous dysesthesia treated by blonanserin 12:00 – 12:20

Lunch : 12:20 - 01:30

Speaker Topic Time
Ladan Mostaghimi (WI) Awareness of sleep issues by dermatologists: Results of survey study 1:30 – 1:50
Francisco Tausk (NY) Need for terminology consensus in Psychodermatology 1:50 – 2:10
Evan Rieder (NY) Body dysmorphic disorder for the dermatologist 2:10 – 2:30
Rick Fried (PA) Dealing with the unexpected: From La La Lands to Lichenified Hands 2:30 – 2:50

Break & Networking : 02:50 - 03:05

Speaker Topic Time
Leoncio Muñoz Uslar (Chile) Psychocutaneous disorders: knowledge and attitudes of Chilean dermatologists. Study based on a survey and its practical analysis. 3:05 – 3:25
KInza Tareen & Ruqya S Tareen (MI) Role of stress in Urticaria 3:25 – 3:45
Philip Shenefelt (FL) Altered States of Consciousness Experiences Related to Spiritual and Religious Aspects of Skin and Skin Disorders 3:45 – 4:05
Rob Norman (FL) The Skin and the Brain--The Ongoing Story 4:05 – 4:25
Richard Granstein (NY) Norepinephrine Biases Langerhans Cell Antigen Presentation to T Cells Towards a Th17 Response via Actions on Endothelial Cells. 4:25 – 4:50
Thomas Stewart (Australia) A cross-sectional study of psychological stress and skin symptoms in Australian university students. 4:50: - 5:00