Past Conferences

2023 Annual Conference - Toronto, ON

2022 Annual Conference - Quebec City, QC

2021 Annual Conference - Virtual

2020 Annual Conference - Virtual

2019 Annual Conference - Calgary, AB

2019 Annual Conference – Calgary, AB

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THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

Committee Meetings

07:00 - 21:30

07:00 -
08:30

Committee Meeting: Future of Dermatology Working Group

08:30 -
10:00

Committee Meeting: Canadian Association of Rheumatology Dermatologists

08:30 -
10:00

Committee Meeting: Canadian Professors of Dermatology

09:00 -
10:00

Committee Meeting: Resident and Fellow Society

10:00 -
11:30

Committee Meeting: Clinical Practice Guidelines

10:15 -
11:45

Committee Meeting: Sun Awareness Working Group

12:00 -
13:30

eBulletin Editorial Board Meeting

13:30 -
18:30

Committee Meeting: Royal College Specialty Committee

13:45 -
15:00

Camp Liberté AGM and Board of Directors Meeting

15:15 -
16:30

CDF实验组的董事会会议g

16:30 -
17:30

Committee Meeting : JCMS Editorial Board

18:30 -
21:30

CDA Board of Directors Meeting

Exam Prep for Residents

Chair: Kerri Purdy

10:00 - 11:45

10:00 -
10:05

Welcome and Introductions

Kerri Purdy

10:05 -
10:35

Managing exam stress

Melanie Hnatiuk

10:35 -
10:45

How to prepare a study schedule/how to study

Jori Hardin

10:45 -
10:55

What courses to attend/what resources to use

Michele Ramien

10:55 -
11:05

How to arrange practice OSCES/exams

Phil Doiron

11:05 -
11:15

How does the Royal college work - the day of the exam

Connie Zhang

11:15 -
11:25

Examsmanship 101

Kerri Purdy

11:25 -
11:45

Panel discussion/question period

Kerri Purdy

Basics of Skin Science (BoSS) 2019 - residents only

Chairs: Neil Shear & Yuka Asai

12:00 - 17:00

12:00 -
12:30

Lunch and Introductory remarks

Neil Shear & Yuka Asai

12:30 -
13:15

Cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesion

Régine Mydlarski

13:15 -
14:00

Cancer immunotherapy and basic immune biology

Patrick Ott

14:00 -
14:15

Break

14:15 -
15:00

Genetics as relevant to dermatology

Scott Walsh

15:00 -
15:45

Atopic dermatitis: pathogenesis and epidemiology - new concepts and novel therapeutic targets

Aaron Drucker

15:45 -
16:00

Break

16:00 -
16:45

Basic science of wound healing

Laurie Parsons

16:45 -
17:00

Concluding remarks, evaluations

Neil Shear & Yuka Asai

CDA Residents and Fellows Reception

17:00 - 18:30

Practice Management 1

椅子:苏珊Poelman

07:00 - 08:15

07:00 -
07:05

Welcome and Introductions

Susan Poelman

07:10 -
07:20

Running an efficient practice: surgical considerations

Rob Hayes

07:10 -
07:20

Running an efficient community dermatology practice

Michelle Withers

07:20 -
07:30

Building an office from the ground up

Susan Poelman

07:40 -
07:50

运行一个高效的美容皮肤科学实践

Julia Carroll

07:50 -
08:15

Panel discussion/question period

Susan Poelman

Welcome Address

Chair: Julie Powell

08:30 - 09:00

08:30 -
08:36

Welcome to Calgary

Kirk Barber

08:36 -
08:42

Words from CDA President

Neil Shear

08:42 -
08:48

Words from AAD President

George Hruza

08:48 -
08:54

Greetings on behalf of the ILDS President

Harvey Lui

08:54 -
09:00

Thank you and enjoy the program

Julie Powell

Keynote 1 - Human Skin Microbes in Health and Eczema

Chair: Kirk Barber

09:10 - 09:45

09:10 -
09:15

Welcome and Introductions

Kirk Barber

09:15 -
09:40

Human Skin Microbes in Health and Eczema

Heidi Kong

09:40 -
09:45

Closing

Kirk Barber

Plenary 1 - Skin Science for All

Chairs: Neil Shear & Yuka Asai

09:55 - 12:00

09:55 -
10:00

Welcome and Introductions

Neil Shear & Yuka Asai

10:00 -
10:22

New developments in melanoma and Neoantigen vaccination

Patrick Ott

10:22 -
10:45

Autoinflammatory disease

Michele Ramien

10:45 -
11:10

Break

11:10 -
11:32

How to engage governments in health causes: current leverage for dermatology

Swen Malte John

11:32 -
11:55

T cell populations in the skin in health and disease

Carolyn Jack

11:55 -
12:00

Closing

Neil Shear & Yuka Asai

Accredited Symposium

Co-developed with Eli Lilly

12:10 - 13:25

12:10 -
13:25

Fine-Tuning Psoriasis Care: Reflecting on patient needs and treatment choices to optimize care

Refer to symposium page for details

CDF 50th Anniversary Program

Chair: Gordon Searles

13:35 - 14:35

13:35 -
13:40

Welcome and Introductions

Gordon Searles

13:40 -
14:00

Impact of the CDF on my career

Harvey Lui

14:00 -
14:20

Impact of the CDF on my career

Regine Mydlarski

14:20 -
14:35

Closing

Gordon Searles

CDF/WCD Lecture

Chair: Harvey Lui

15:00 - 15:25

15:00 -
15:05

Welcome and Introductions

Harvey Lui

15:05 -
15:20

The value of Trichoscopy in Dermatological Practice

Lidia Rudnicka

15:20 -
15:25

Closing and Award Presentation

Harvey Lui

JCMS Lecture

Chair: Kirk Barber

15:35 - 16:00

15:35 -
15:40

Welcome and Introductions

Kirk Barber

15:40 -
15:55

Was Al Gore Right or Wrong – and How it Applies to Dermatologists

Charles Lynde

15:55 -
16:00

Closing and Award Presentation

Kirk Barber

New Investigators Program

Chair: Mark Kirchhof

16:10 - 17:20

16:10 -
16:12

Welcome and Introductions

Mark Kirchhof

16:12 -
16:22

Evaluation of elevated Interleukin-2-Inducible T-Cell Kinase (ITK) as a disease marker for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

Yuanshen Huang

16:22 -
16:32

Cutaneous Amelanotic Melanoma: Patient Demographics, Anatomical Distribution and Incidence Trends in Canada

Feras M. Ghazawi

16:32 -
16:42

The Epidemiology and Clinical Characteristics of Extramammary Paget Disease in Canadian and Japanese Patients and Assessing the risk of second malignancies//

Feras M. Ghazawi

16:42 -
16:52

The transcriptional landscape of basal cell carcinomas (BCC): novel signaling pathways and actionable targets

Phillipe Lefrançois

16:52 -
17:07

CDA Research Award Presentation

17:07 -
17:17

JCMS Top Articles of 2019

Kirk Barber

17:17 -
17:20

Closing

Mark Kirchhof

Academic Career Mentorship Session

Chair: Ivan Litvinov

17:30 - 18:15

17:30 -
17:35

Welcome and Introductions

Ivan Litvinov

17:35 -
17:50

Pursuing an Academic Career in Dermatology

Swen Malte John

17:50 -
18:05

Pursuing an Academic Career in Dermatology

Michele Ramien

18:05 -
18:15

Q&A and Conclusion

Ivan Litvinov

Opening Reception

18:30 - 20:00 - 20:30

18:30 -
20:30

The opening reception for the 94th CDA Annual will take place at Studio Bell, home to the National Music Centre and a vast collection that includes over 2,000 rare instruments and artifacts. Enjoy a special evening socializing with colleagues, exploring a wide variety of artists and innovators on the Music Mosaic Level, guided exhibit tours, and an immersive interactive experience of Canada’s music coast to coast.

Practice Management 2

Chair: Kerri Purdy

07:00 - 07:55

07:00 -
07:05

Welcome and Introductions

Kerri Purdy

07:05 -
07:50

Setting up a practice: academic vs. community vs. mixed (panel discussion)

Yuka Asai; Kirk Barber; Jennifer Beecker; Nicole Hawkins

07:50 -
07:55

Closing

Kerri Purdy

Accredited Symposium

Co-developed with AbbVie

08:00 - 09:00

08:00 -
09:00

Integrating new data and technology to improve Hidradenitis Suppurative standard of care

Refer to symposium page for details

Keynote 2: The Future of Health

Chair: Neil Shear

09:10 - 09:50

09:10 -
09:15

Welcome and Introductions

Neil Shear

09:15 -
09:45

The Future of Health

Zayna Khayat

09:45 -
09:50

Closing

Neil Shear

Keynote 3: Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: Rationale and limitations

Chair: Andrei Metelitsa

10:50 - 11:30

10:50 -
10:55

Welcome and Introductions

Andrei Metelitsa

10:55 -
11:25

Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: Rationale and limitations /

Christiaan Schrag

11:25 -
11:30

Closing

Andrei Metelitsa

CDA AGM

11:40 - 12:40

11:40 -
12:40

CDA Members and CDA Residents & Fellows only

Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

12:40 - 14:20

Poster Stand-By Presentation: Station 1

Chair: TBC

13:00 - 14:20

13:00 -
13:08

Pemphigoid vegetans: a rare variant of bullous pemphigoid

Laura Iglesias-Girard

13:08 -
13:16

Retrospective Review of the COnnective Tissue DiseAse Clinic of Northern AlberTa (CONTACT)

Navjeet Gill

13:16 -
13:24

A Retrospective Analysis of Treatment Efficacy in Different types of Cutaneous lupus

Navjeet Gill

13:24 -
13:32

Case Report: Cryolipolysis-induced Morphea

Malika Ladha

13:32 -
13:40

Uncommon adverse effects of deoxycholate acid injection for submental fullness; beyond the clinical trials

Melinda Gooderham

13:40 -
13:48

Atypical Clinical and Laboratory Features of Fish Tank Granuloma: a Case Report

Megan A. Sander

13:48 -
13:56

Demodicosis in an immunocompromised pediatric patient

Zhuo Ran Cai

13:56 -
14:04

An uncommon infectious etiology in an unlikely geographic location: a case report of cutaneous Blastomycosis in Saskatchewan

Lindsay D. Richels

14:04 -
14:12

Metastatic Crohn’s disease confirming the diagnosis of gastrointestinal Crohn’s disease

Lindsay D. Richels

14:12 -
14:20

Final Results of A Randomized Control Pilot Study to Assess the Impact of an Illustrated Eczema Action Plan (EAP) on Pediatric Patients pour des patients en pédiatrie

Heidi O. Li

Poster Stand-By Presentation: Station 2

Chair: TBC

13:00 - 14:20

13:00 -
13:16

Clinical guideline recommendations for margin excision size and sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with cutaneous melanoma: A systematic review

Seiwon Park

13:08 -
13:16

Epidermal Carcinoma of the Conchal Bowl: Creation of a Multidisciplinary Pathway Approach

Kathleen M. Fraser

13:16 -
13:24

Comparison of Different Sun-Safety Education Interventions in Changing Sun Exposure and Protection Practices in a General Dermatology Clinic: a pilot study

Panteha Eshtiaghi

13:24 -
13:32

Safety and Efficacy of Janus Kinase Inhibitors in the Treatment of Alopecia Areata: A Systematic Review

Stefan Siedlikowski

13:32 -
13:40

Canadian burden of skin disease from 1990 to 2017: Results from the 2017 Global Burden of Disease study

Alanna C. Bridgman

13:40 -
13:48

Reporting and protocol registration in systematic reviews: a five-year retrospective study in five dermatology journals

David Croitoru

13:48 -
13:56

Inpatient Deramtology Consults at Two Vancouver Tertiary Care Hospitals

Mimi Tran

13:56 -
14:04

Barriers to Dermatology and Teledermatolgy Care in Rural and Remote British Columbia

Michael Copley

14:04 -
14:12

Centralized Referral System for Skin Neoplasms: Optimizing Access to Melanoma Consultation at a Canadian Centre

Ilya Mukovozov

14:12 -
14:20

The gloves are off in the fight against rubber accelerator allergic contact dermatitis: A systematic literature review and inventory of accelerator-free glove options

Navjeet Gill

Concurrent Workshop: Principles of Surgery, Small tumor/cosmetic mole excision and wound repair

Chair: Iren Kossintseva

14:30 - 16:45

14:30 -
14:35

Welcome and Introductions

Iren Kossintseva

14:35 -
15:15

Practical demonstration of surgical techniques

Marie-Michèle Blouin; Mariusz Sapijaszko; David Zloty

15:15 -
15:45

Break

15:45 -
16:45

Practical demonstration of surgical techniques (cont'd)

Marie-Michèle Blouin; Mariusz Sapijaszko; David Zloty

Concurrent Workshop: Medical Workshop: Atopic Dermatitis

Chair: Aaron Drucker

14:30 - 16:45

14:30 -
14:35

Welcome and Introductions

Aaron Drucker

14:35 -
14:48

Pathogenesis

Mark Kirchhof

14:49 -
15:02

Promoting adherence to topical therapy in atopic dermatitis

Danielle Marcoux

15:02 -
15:15

New and coming topical therapies

Kim Papp

15:15 -
15:45

Break

15:45 -
15:58

Mimickers: when to biopsy, when to patch test

Melanie Pratt

15:58 -
16:11

Phototherapy and systemic therapy of Atopic Dermatitis today

Scott Walsh

16:11 -
16:24

Systemic therapy pipeline

Melinda Gooderham

16:25 -
16:45

Panel Q&A

Aaron Drucker

Exhibit Hall Reception

16:45 - 18:15

Women's Dermatologic Society Reception

18:15 - 19:15

Practice Management 3

Chair: Kerri Purdy

07:00 - 07:55

07:00 -
07:05

Welcome and Introductions

Kerri Purdy

07:05 -
07:50

Legal Pitfalls in Dermatology – How to Handle a College Complaint

Erin Runnalls

07:50 -
07:55

Closing

Kerri Purdy

Accredited Symposium

Co-developed with UCB Canada

08:00 - 09:00

08:00 -
09:00

Challenges in planning and managing pregnancy and breastfeeding with psoriasis patients

Refer to symposium page for details

Keynote 4: Microneedling with radiofrequency devices

Chair: Iren Kossintseva

09:10 - 09:45

09:10 -
09:15

Welcome and Introductions

Iren Kossintseva

09:15 -
09:40

Microneedling with radiofrequency devices

Anna Bar

09:40 -
09:45

Closing

Iren Kossintseva

Plenary 2 - 60 Tips in 60 Minutes

Chair: Patricia Ting

10:05 - 11:05

10:05 -
10:10

Welcome and Introductions

Patricia Ting

10:10 -
10:15

Tips and Tricks for Medical Dermatologists

Megan Sander

10:15 -
10:20

Cosmetic Pearls and Life Hacks

Julia Carroll

10:20 -
10:25

That’s not pyoderma: wound care 101

Kerri Purdy

10:25 -
10:30

Laser Treatment for Xanthelasma and Suturing techniques

George Hruza

10:30 -
10:35

AK Management, Prevention of Hair Loss & Office Mangement

Mariusz Sapijaszko

10:35 -
10:40

Hidradenitis Suppurativa in 5 minutes

Chris Keeling

10:40 -
10:45

Stressfree Management of Surgical Complications in 5 minutes

David Zloty

10:45 -
10:50

Prevention and treatment of skin cancer

An-Wen Chan

10:50 -
10:55

Collection of Tips from the Literature 2018-2019

Jennifer Beecker

10:55 -
11:00

Pediatric Dermatology

Michele Ramien

11:00 -
11:05

Closing

Patricia Ting

Plenary 3 - Complex Cases

Chair: Lynne Robertson

11:15 - 12:15

11:15 -
11:20

Welcome and Introductions

Lynne Robertson

11:20 -
11:30

Adult Onset Still’s Disease in the Dermatologist’s Office

Jan Dutz

11:30 -
11:40

An arm and a leg

Yuka Asai

11:40 -
11:50

Pediatric/ Vascular Anomalies

Julie Powell

11:50 -
12:00

BAP-1 Tumor Predisposition Syndrome - Dermatologists Beware

Lynne Robertson

12:00 -
12:15

Q&A and conclusion

Lynne Robertson

Satellite Symposium