South Beach Symposium adds ‘unique session’ focused on holistic dermatologic treatment
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Key takeaways:
- South Beach Symposium provides top-tier content that combines medical and aesthetic dermatology.
- This year’s meeting will introduce a track that discusses how to treat patients more holistically.
In addition to cutting edge content, the 22nd annual South Beach Symposium has added a “unique session” that focuses on how the medical and cosmetic dermatologist can work together to holistically treat patients.
South Beach Symposium (SBS) is hosting its conference on medical and aesthetic dermatology from Feb. 8 to 11 in Miami Beach. Speakers will discuss the highest trending topics in dermatology including Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors, regenerative medicine, hair loss restoration and more.
While prior SBS meetings have focused on generally combining medical and aesthetic dermatology, this year, SBS leadership has dedicated an entire track for teaching dermatologists how to better utilize this symbiotic combination.
“Sometimes patients come to clinic, and they have a disease or a process that’s going on with their skin that requires medical intervention,” Christopher G. Bunick, MD, PhD, associate professor of dermatology at Yale School of Medicine and SBS senior planning committee member, told Healio. “But once that disease is over, there may be cosmetic sequelae that require aesthetic intervention ... so one of the unique sessions that we’ve added this year blends the two.”
The session, entitled “Derm Conditions from Start to Finish: Medical and Cosmetic Derms Working Together,” will address how dermatologists can incorporate their knowledge in aesthetics to treat patients who suffer from the long-term affects of acne and alopecia. The session will also discuss how to refer patients to cosmetic specialists in a seamless way that keeps the patient educated and informed.
“I’m really excited about [this] because as we get more and more cutting-edge therapies that are able to treat difficult diseases, patients are more and more left with aesthetic sequelae,” Bunick added. “So, understanding how to bridge from the medical therapy to the aesthetic therapy I think is going to be a learning curve for providers.”
Additionally, speakers at the conference are slotted to discuss new insights related to cutaneous oncology and JAK inhibitors, which will kick off the meeting on Thursday morning. Thursday will then close with an informational session on aesthetics.
Friday will be dedicated to diving deeper into cosmetic dermatology with many experts performing live demonstrations. Saturday will return focus to the medical side of dermatology and will feature sessions on psoriasis, pediatric medicine, vitiligo and more, and Sunday will close with a return to aesthetic practices.
“This year’s meeting expands on the idea that medical and aesthetic dermatology are uniquely integrated and are often practiced hand-in-hand,” Todd Schlesinger, MD, FAAD, affiliate assistant professor in the department of family medicine and health professions at the Medical University of South Carolina, clinical instructor at Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine and a member of the LiVDerm advisory board, told Healio.
SBS is a chance to learn, Schlesinger added, as well as an opportunity to grow professionally and personally by interacting with industry professionals.
“This is a well-established meeting and the faculty generally care about making sure high-quality education and learning opportunities occur at this meeting,” Bunick concluded. “So, I really hope that this meeting conveys the thought processes that we should have with our patients ... that attendees will walk away with not just facts, but with new methods with which to interact with their patients.”
For more information:
To register for the symposium and to learn more, visit SBS 2024.
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