Advanced Topics in Atopic Dermatitis
A comprehensive program addressing the diagnosis, treatment, pathophysiology, and comorbidities, related to the management of Atopic Dermatitis (AD).
This program is supported in part by an educational grant from Cara Therapeutics.
Program Chairs

Robert Bissonnette, IEC President
Robert Bissonnette, MD FRCPC, is Board certified in dermatology and the president of Innovaderm Research—a contract research organization (CRO) specializing in the design, conduct, and analysis of clinical trials in various areas of dermatology—in Montreal, QC, Canada.

Emma Guttman, IEC Immediate Past-President
Emma Guttman, MD PhD, is the Health System Chair, Waldman Professor and System Chair, Dermatology and Immunology, Director, Center of Excellence for Eczema and the Occupational Dermatitis Clinic, and Director, Laboratory for Inflammatory Skin Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
Sessions include:
- Atopic Dermatitis: The Tale of a Success Story | Emma Guttman, MD, PhD | New York, NY, USA
- The Barrier abnormalities of AD and potential for prevention strategies | Alan Irvine, MD, DSc | Dublin, Ireland
- The neuropsychiatric comorbidities of AD and personal and familial burden of disease | Mike Cork, BSc, MB, PhD, FRCP | Sheffield, UK | Due to patient confidentiality, the recording is not available.
- Existing and Novel Topical Treatments for AD | Robert Bissonnette, MD, FRCPC, MSc | Montreal, QC, Canada
- Current and New Systemic Treatments | Eric Simpson, MD, MCR | Portland, Oregon, USA
- Ocular Manifestations of AD | Marjolein De Bruin-Weller, MD, PhD | Utrecht, Netherlands
- Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis: Children are more than little adults | Amy Paller, MD, MS | Chicago, IL, USA
- Epithelial Barrier Hypothesis for the Development of Allergic and Autoimmune Diseases | Cezmi Akdis, MD | Davos, Switzerland
- Emerging Global and US Epidemiologic Trends in AD | Jonathan Silverberg, MD, MPH, PhD | Washington, D.C., USA
- Comorbidities of AD and their Pathogenesis | Aaron Drucker, MD, ScM, FRCPC | Ontario, Canada
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