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U066 Sunlight: Friend or Foe

Sun, Mar 9, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
W207A
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DESCRIPTION

Open admission to eligible categories, no tuition or ticket

The side effects of acute and chronic sun exposure are well known to all dermatologists. However, sunlight exposure is also known to have beneficial effects; these include vitamin D synthesis, and emerging data on decrease in all cause, cardiovascular and cancer mortality. Australian Cancer Council has now modified its photoprotection message by taking into account skin type, time of day, and location. Personalized photoprotection recommendation will be explained and discussed.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1.

Recognize the side effects of sunlight on the skin

2.

Summarize the data on potential beneficial effects of sunlight on the skin

3.

Recommend personalized photoprotection message to patients and the public

SCHEDULE

12:00 PM

Sunlight: Friend or Foe

Henry W. Lim, MD, FAAD

SPEAKERS

F. Yolanda Gilaberte, MD, IFAAD

F. Yolanda Gilaberte, MD, IFAAD

Henry W. Lim, MD, FAAD

Henry W. Lim, MD, FAAD

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SPEAKER DISCLOSURES

F. Yolanda Gilaberte, MD, IFAAD

AbbVie – Speaker(Honoraria); Almirall – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Beiersdorf, Inc. – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Cantabria Labs – Advisory Board(Honoraria); ISDIN – Advisory Board(Fees); La Roche-Posay – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); LEO Laboratories Ltd (LEO Pharma) – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Sanofi – Speaker(Honoraria); UCB – Advisory Board(Honoraria);

Henry W. Lim, MD, FAAD

Beiersdorf, Inc. – Consultant(Fees); Cantabria Labs – Speaker(Fees); Eli Lilly – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Honoraria); Ferndale Laboratories, Inc. – Consultant(Fees); Incyte Corporation – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); ISDIN – Consultant(Fees); L'Oreal USA Inc. – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Fees); La Roche-Posay – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); La Roche-Posay Laboratoire Pharmaceutique – Speaker/Faculty Education(Fees); Laboratoire Dermatologiques d'Uriage – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); NAOS – Speaker(Fees); Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); PCORI – Investigator(Fees); Pfizer Inc. – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding), Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Pierre Fabre – Speaker(Fees); Primus Pharmaceuticals – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Honoraria); Skinosive – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Fees); Zerigo Health – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Honoraria);