Agenda
Friday, August 22, 2025
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Product Theater Breakfast: Amgen
Speaker TBA
*This is a non-CME accredited session
8:10 am - 8:30 am
Opening Remarks from CalDerm & PDA
8:30 am - 8:50 am
Psoriasis, Obesity, and Diet
Sam Hwang, MD - UC Davis
8:50 am - 9:10 am
Avoiding and Managing Laser Complications
Kristen Kelly, MD - UC Irvine
9:10 am - 9:30 am
Dermoscopy Update
Liz Berry, MD - Oregon Health & Science University
9:30 am - 9:50 am
High-risk SCCs, Chemoprophylaxis, Transplant Patients, etc.
Badri Modi, MD - City of Hope
9:50 am - 10:10 am
Panel Q&A
10:10 am - 10:35 am
AM Exhibitor & Poster Break
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Resident Case Presentation 1
10:40 am - 11:00 am
Tricky Biopsies and Such: Tips for Minor Procedures You Can Incorporate into Your Practice
Melissa Shive, MD - UC Irvine
11:00 am - 11:20 am
ID Derm Talk
Iris Ahronowitz, MD - UCLA
11:20 am - 11:40 am
Immunobullous Disease
Vanessa Holland, MD, UCLA
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
Panel Q&A
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Product Theater Luncheon(s): Janssen & Sanofi Regeneron
Speakers TBA
*These are non-CME accredited sessions
1:30 pm - 1:50 pm
Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
Jason Hawkes, MD - Oregon Medical Research Center
1:50 pm - 2:10 pm
Acne
Carol Cheng, MD - UCLA
2:10 pm - 2:40 pm
HS (Medical & Procedural)
Jennifer Hsiao, MD - USC
Akhil Wadhera, MD, Kaiser Permanente
2:40 pm - 2:55 pm
Panel Q&A
2:55 pm - 3:25 pm
PM Exhibitor & Poster Break
3:25 pm - 3:30 pm
Resident Case Presentation 2
3:30 pm - 3:50 pm
Recognizing and Managing Cosmetic Complications of Botox and Fillers
Swati Kannan, MD - UC San Diego
3:50 pm - 4:10 pm
Update on Melanoma Management
Jennifer Lin, MD - UC San Diego
4:10 pm - 4:20 pm
Panel Q&A
4:20 pm - 4:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Including raffles, giveaways, special announcements
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall
Saturday, August 23, 2025
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Product Theater Breakfast: Lilly
Speaker TBA
*This is a non-CME accredited session
8:35 am - 8:50 am
Opening Remarks from CalDerm & PDA
8:50 am - 9:10 am
Androgenetic and Scarring Alopecia
Carolyn Goh, MD - UCLA
9:10 am - 9:50 am
How to Use AI to Make Your Life Easier and Your Practice More Efficient
Akhil Wadhera, MD - Kaiser Permanente
+ Additional Speakers TBA
9:50 am - 10:10 am
Psoriasis Management Pearls: Oral & Biologics
April Armstrong, MD - UCLA
10:10 am - 10:25 am
Panel Q&A
10:25 am - 10:55 am
AM Exhibitor & Poster Break
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Resident Case Presentation 3
11:00 am - 11:25 am
CalDerm Legislative Update
11:25 am - 11:45 am
AAD President's Talk
11:45 am - 12:05 am
Disorders of Hyperpigmentation: Melasma and Others
Susan Taylor, MD, Perlman Clinic
12:05 am - 12:25 pm
Surgical Pearls for the Medical Dermatologist
Jenny Hu, MD - USC
12:25 pm - 12:35 pm
Panel Q&A
12:35 pm - 2:00 pm
Product Theater Luncheon(s): AbbVie & Pfizer
Speakers TBA
*These are non-CME accredited sessions
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
PDA Executive Committee Meeting
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
Newcomer Lecture
Speaker TBA
2:20 pm - 2:50 pm
JAK Inhibitors: AD, AA, and Off-Label Use of JAKs
James Song, MD - Frontier Dermatology
2:50 pm - 3:00 pm
Panel Q&A
3:00 pm - 3:20 pm
PM Exhibitor & Poster Break
3:20 pm - 3:50 pm
Prurigo / Itch
Jesse Keller, MD - Oregon Health & Science University
3:50 pm - 4:10 pm
Management Cutaneous Reactions from Immunotherapy
Steven Chen, MD - MGH
4:10 pm - 4:20 pm
Panel Q&A
4:20 pm - 4:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Including raffles, giveaways, special announcements
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Young Physician Networking/Program
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
President's Reception / VIP Reception with Sponsors
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Family Celebration Reception
Sunday, August 24, 2025
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Product Theater Breakfast: Novartis
Speaker TBA
*This is a non-CME accredited session
7:30 am - 8:30 am
CLIA Histopath Exam
8:30 am - 8:45 am
Opening Remarks from CalDerm & PDA
8:45 am - 9:05 am
Rosacea and Cool Science Parts
Richard Gallo, MD - UC San Diego
9:05 am - 9:25 am
Rheum Derm: Cutaneous Lupus, Scleroderma, Morphea, and More
Nicole Fett, MD - Oregon Health & Science University
9:25 am - 9:45 am
Peds: Common Disorders 2: Viral Exanthem, Diaper Dermatitis
Marcia Hogeling, MD - UCLA
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Panel Q&A
10:00 am - 10:30 am
AM Exhibitor & Poster Break
10:30 am - 10:35 am
Resident Case Presentation 4
10:35 am - 10:55 am
AD: Biologics
Neal Bhatia, MD - Therapeutics Clinical Research
10:55 am - 11:15 am
OTC Products, Cosmeceutical
Janine Luke, MD - Loma Linda University
11:15 am - 11:35 am
Topical Management for AD and Psoriasis
Neal Bhatia, MD - Therapeutics Clinical Research
11:35 pm - 11:50 pm
Panel Q&A
11:50 pm - 12:00 pm
Closing Remarks from CalDerm & PDA
Including raffles, giveaways, special announcements
12:00 pm
Adjourn
