U072 Social Media and Ethics: A Point-Counterpoint Debate
DESCRIPTION
Open admission to eligible categories, no tuition or ticket
Should dermatologists promote sponsored products on professional media pages? Should skincare product companies sponsor non-professional "influencers" to promote their products? This interactive, case-based, debate-style session will review foundational and contemporary ethical controversies in dermatology using a point-counterpoint format, with a special emphasis on social media in dermatology. Attendees will learn practical approaches to addressing ethically challenging scenarios in dermatology.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Identify ethical dilemmas that practicing dermatologists in 2025 encounter on a regular basis with an emphasis on social media.
Using ethical frameworks, outline arguments for and against the ways to address these dilemmas.
Demonstrate techniques by which dermatologists can navigate ethical dilemmas in their daily practice.
SCHEDULE
12:00 PM
Use of Non-Professional Influencers by Dermatology Skincare Companies
Stephanie Fabbro, MD, FAAD, William Huang, MD, MPH, FAAD
12:20 PM
Confidentiality and Patient Privacy in Dermatologic Social Media Content
Cheryl M. Burgess, MD, FAAD, Stephanie Mengden, MD, FAAD
12:40 PM
Separating personal and professional advocacy on political issues in social media
Anne Louise Housholder, MD, FAAD, Jules Lipoff, MD, FAAD
SPEAKERS
Cheryl M. Burgess, MD, FAAD
Stephanie Fabbro, MD, FAAD
Anne Louise Housholder, MD, FAAD
William Huang, MD, MPH, FAAD
Jules Lipoff, MD, FAAD
Stephanie Mengden, MD, FAAD
SPEAKER DISCLOSURES
Cheryl M. Burgess, MD, FAAD
Aerolase – Investigator(Equipment); Allergan, Inc. – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding), Stockholder(Stock); Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Merz Aesthetics – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Pfizer Inc. – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Prollenium – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Revance Therapeutics, Inc. – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Target Cool – Advisory Board(Equipment); TEOXANE Laboratories – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding);
Stephanie Fabbro, MD, FAAD
Beiersdorf – Speaker(Honoraria); Bristol-Myers Squibb – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Castle Biosciences, Inc – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Kyowa Kirin – Speaker(Honoraria);
Anne Louise Housholder, MD, FAAD
PatientPoint – Consultant(Honoraria);
William Huang, MD, MPH, FAAD
Dermatology Foundation – Other(No Compensation Received); Medical Dermatology Society – Board of Directors(No Compensation Received);
Jules Lipoff, MD, FAAD
AlphaSights – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Fees); Amgen – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Fees); Boehringer Ingelheim – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Honoraria); Guidepoint Global, LLC – Consultant(Fees); RBC Consultants – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Honoraria); Springer Science & Business Media – Other(Patent royalties or other compensation for Intellectual Property Rights); UpToDate – Other(Other Financial Benefit);
Stephanie Mengden, MD, FAAD
No financial relationships exist with ineligible companies.