6th Annual RIDS Fall Conference

RIDS 6^th Annual Fall Conference

Thank you for your interest in the RI Derm Society's 6th Annual Conference! 

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 RIDS 6th Fall Conference Schedule

Time	Description
8:00-8:30am	Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:30am	Tough Nails: Erythronychia and Glomus Tumors Nathaniel J. Jellinek, MD, FAAD, FACMS Fellowship Director, Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology, Dermatology Professionals, East Greenwich; Assistant Clinical Professor, Brown University; Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology, UMass Medical School
9:30-9:50am	Morning Break
9:50-10:50am	Myths and Facts About Childhood Atopic Dermatitis Lionel G. Bercovitch, MD Professor of Dermatology, Warren Alpert Medical School; Director of Pediatric Dermatology, Hasbro Children’s Hospital
10:50-11:50am	Treating Alopecia Areata, Vitiligo and Atopic Dermatitis: JAK Inhibitors, Something New for Dermatology      Brett King, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Dermatology, Yale School of Medicine
11:50-12:30pm	LUNCH
12:30-1:20pm	Breakout Sessions RI Derm Society Updates / Recent Grad Panel (Residents only)
1:30-2:30pm	Burnout, Stress, and You: Be Burnout-Proof Through Better Life Balance Sara W. Dill, MD Dermatology Residency Program Director, Roger Williams Medical Center
2:30-3:00pm	Break
3:00-4:00pm	How Smart Are You? Dermatology Jeopardy (MOC)
4:00-5:00pm	Complications After Surgery of Specialty Site vs Trunk and Extremity Melanomas: Rule of 10’s vs Rule of 2’s Christopher J. Miller, MD Associate Professor of Dermatology & Director of Pennsylvania Dermatology Oncology Center, University of Pennsylvania
5:00pm	Final Comments & Adjournment
5:00-6:00pm	RIDS Happy Hour – Cocktails & Hors D’oeuvres

CME Information

Program Description: This CME activity seeks to provide participants with a broad number of dermatology-related topics. Participants will come away with pearls and treatment options to enhance their clinical practice as well as network amongst area specialists to seek advice from in the future.

Target Audience: The target audience is Physicians, DOs, PhDs, Residents/Fellows, PAs, NPs, and medical students in the Rhode Island area.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• 1.       Express challenges in diagnosing and outline common approaches to patients with disease.
• 2.       Review challenging clinical cases in the field of wound care.
• 3.       Discuss new advances in cosmetic techniques and new instruments in laser technology and fillers and injectables.

Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Criteria and Policies of the Rhode Island Medical Society (RIMS) through the joint providership of Rhode Island Hospital and the Rhode Island Dermatology Society.  Rhode Island Hospital is accredited by the Rhode Island Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation: Physicians: Rhode Island Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity is also designated for a maximum of 1.5 category 1 credit in Risk Management Study.

ADA Statement: To request accommodations for a disability, please contact us at ridermsociety@gmail.com.

MOC Information

The Rhode Island Dermatology Society has been approved by the ABD to produce MOC self-assessment activities.  Self-assessment activities are intended to be of value to the practicing dermatologist. RIDS is solely responsible for the content. The MOC credits will be available for presentations you attend that use the Audience Response System.

If you'd like to be added to meeting notices or if you have any questions, please send an email to ridermsociety@gmail.com.