Session Details

U087 Sunlight: Friend or Foe

Mon, Mar 30, 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Mile High 4A
1 CME Available Focus Session Upcoming
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DESCRIPTION

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

7:30 AM

Sunlight in Dermatology

Henry W. Lim, MD, FAAD

7:45 AM

Systemic effects of sunlight

F. Yolanda Gilaberte, MD, IFAAD

8:05 AM

Personalized photoprotection

Henry W. Lim, MD, FAAD

8:15 AM

Questions and answers

DIRECTOR

Henry W. Lim, MD, FAAD

Henry W. Lim, MD, FAAD

SPEAKER

F. Yolanda Gilaberte, MD, IFAAD

F. Yolanda Gilaberte, MD, IFAAD

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); Boehringer Ingelheim – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Cantabria Labs – Speaker(Fees); Clinuvel – Speaker(Honoraria); Eli Lilly – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Honoraria); Incyte Corporation – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); ISDIN – Consultant(Fees); Kenvue – Consultant (1099 relationship)(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); 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); Rxilient – Speaker(Fees); Skinosive – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Fees);