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DAY 1 – Clinical Dermatology<\/h3>\n
Thursday, March 12, 2026 |\u00a0 7:55 am \u2013 5:30 pm CT<\/h4>\n
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\n 7:55 – 8:00 AM<\/span><\/td>\n Welcome<\/span><\/td>\n Course Director<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8:00 – 8:45<\/td>\n Eczematous and Contact Dermatitis<\/td>\n Leigh Ann Pansch, MSN, FNP-C, DCNP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8:45 – 9:00<\/td>\n Last Man Standing Contest 1 (Non-CE)
Test Your Knowledge<\/td>\nFaculty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 9:00 – 9:15
9:15 – 9:45<\/span><\/td>\nBreakfast served <\/strong><\/span>
Product Theater (Non-CE) hosted by Sanofi & Regeneron Pharmaceuticals<\/strong> <\/span>
A Treatment Option for Appropriate Patients with Certain Skin Diseases Driven in Part by Type 2
Inflammation Speaker: Leigh Ann Pansch, MSN, FNP-BC, DCNP<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 9:45 \u2013 10:15<\/td>\n Certification Strategies and Approach to In-Office Dermatology Training (Non-CE)<\/td>\n Margaret Bobonich, DNP, FNP-C, DCNP, FAANP
Matt Bruno, MSPAS , PA-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 10:15 \u2013 11:00<\/td>\n Skin Infections \u2013 Bacterial and Fungal<\/td>\n Veronica L. Richardson, MSN, ANP-BC, DCNP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 11:00 – 11:30<\/span><\/td>\n Break\/Exhibits<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 11:30 – 12:00 PM<\/td>\n Papulosquamous Diseases<\/td>\n Leigh Ann Pansch, MSN, FNP-C, DCNP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 12:00 – 12:30<\/td>\n Connective Tissue Diseases<\/td>\n Margaret Bobonich, DNP, FNP-C, DCNP, FAANP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 12:30 – 12:45<\/td>\n Panel Q & A (Non-CE)<\/td>\n Douglas DiRuggiero, DMSc, MHS, PA-C
Kara Mudd, DMSc, MSPAS, PA-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 12:45 – 1:00
1:00 – 1:30<\/span><\/td>\nLunch served<\/strong>
Product Theater (Non-CE) hosted by Lilly
<\/strong>Explore EBGLYSS\u00ae(lebrikizumab-lbkz): See How EBGLYSS Can Leave a Lasting Impression
Speaker: Melissa Davis, MSPAS, PA-C<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 1:30 – 2:00<\/td>\n DermIQ- Practice Questions (Non-CE)<\/td>\n Matthew Bruno, MSPAS, PA-C
Margaret Bobonich, DNP, FNP-C, DCNP, FAANP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2:00 – 3:00<\/td>\n Pediatric Dermatology<\/td>\n Leigh Ann Pansch, MSN, FNP-C, DCNP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/tr>\n \n 3:00 – 3:30<\/td>\n Acneiform and Adnexal Conditions<\/td>\n Kara Mudd, DMSc, MSPAS, PA-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3:30 <\/span>– 4:00<\/span><\/td>\n Break\/ Exhibits- Daily Exhibit Hall Contest Winner Announced<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4:00 – 4:45<\/td>\n Malignant Melanoma and Pigmented Lesions<\/td>\n Douglas DiRuggiero, DMSc, MHS, PA-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4:45 – 5:15<\/td>\n Bites, Stings, and Infestations<\/td>\n Melissa Davis, MSPAS, PA-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5:15 – 5:30<\/td>\n Q & A<\/td>\n Faculty Panel<\/strong>
Leigh Ann Pansch, MSN, FNP-C, DCNP
Kara Mudd, DMSc, MSPAS, PA-C
Melissa Davis, MSPAS, PA-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 5:30 <\/span>– 6:45<\/span><\/td>\n CDNPPA Networking Event<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n DAY 2 – Clinical Dermatology<\/h3>\n
Friday, March 13, 2025 | 7:55 am \u2013 8:00 pm CT<\/h4>\n
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\n 7:55 – 8:00 am<\/span><\/td>\n Welcome<\/span><\/td>\n Course Director<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8:00 – 8:30<\/td>\n Pigmentary Disorders<\/td>\n Kara Mudd, DMSc, MSPAS, PA-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8:30 \u2013 8:45<\/td>\n Last Man Standing Contest 2 (Non-CE)
Test Your Knowledge<\/td>\nFaculty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8:45 – 9:00
9:00 \u2013 9:30<\/span><\/td>\nBreakfast served<\/strong>
Product Theater (Non-CE) hosted by Organon<\/strong>
Discover the Science of VTAMA
Speaker: Matthew Bruno, PA-C<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 9:30- 10:00<\/td>\n Inflamed and Overlooked: Catching PsA Early (Non-CE)<\/td>\n Faculty Interactive Session<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 10:00- 10:45<\/td>\n Precancerous Lesions and Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers<\/td>\n Douglas DiRuggiero, DMSc, MHS, PA-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 10:45 – 11:15<\/span><\/td>\n Break\/Exhibits<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 11:15- 12:00 pm<\/td>\n Systemic Diseases and Genodermatoses<\/td>\n Margaret Bobonich, DNP, FNP-C, DCNP, FAANP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 12:00 \u2013 12:30<\/td>\n Skin Infections- Viruses and Sexually Transmitted<\/td>\n Veronica L. Richardson, MSN, ANP-BC, DCNP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 12:30 \u2013 12:45<\/td>\n Q & A (Non-CE)<\/td>\n Faculty Panel<\/strong>
Matthew Bruno, MSPAS, PA-C
Leigh Ann Pansch, MSN, FNP-C, DCNP
Veronica Richardson, MSN, ANP-BC, DCNP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 12:45 – 1:00
1:00 \u2013 1:30<\/span><\/td>\nLunch served<\/strong>
Product Theater (Non-CE) hosted by Johnson & Johnson<\/strong>
TREMFYA\u2122 (guselkumab): Bridging Care Across Skin & Joints: An Option to Choose TREMFYA First
Speaker: Douglas DiRuggiero, DMSc, MHS, PA-C<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 1:30 – 2:00<\/td>\n Surgical and Procedural Dermatology Essential Concepts (Non-CE)<\/td>\n Kirk Gautier, PA-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/tr>\n \n 2:00 \u2013 2:45<\/td>\n Hair, Nails, and Mucous Membranes<\/td>\n Veronica Richardson, MSN, ANP-BC, DCNP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/tr>\n \n 2:45 – 3:15<\/td>\n Biologic & Non-Biologic Therapies for Psoriatic Disease<\/td>\n Douglas DiRuggiero, DMSc, MHS, PA-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3:15 – 3:45<\/span><\/td>\n Break\/Exhibits- Daily Exhibit Hall Contest Winner Announced<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3:45 – 4:30<\/td>\n Urticarias, Photosensitivities, and Vasculitis<\/td>\n Kirk Gautier, PA-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4:30 – 5:00<\/td>\n Vesiculobullous Disorders<\/td>\n Margaret Bobonich, DNP, FNP-C, DCNP, FAANP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5:00 – 5:15<\/td>\n Q & A (Non-CE)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 6:00 – 8:00 pm<\/span><\/td>\n Incyte Dinner Workshop (Non-CE) hosted by Incyte<\/strong>
Incyte Dinner Workshop: Empowering the HS TrutHS Journey: Patient Voices and Pathway Science
Educators: So Y. Paek, MD; Douglas DiRuggiero, DMSc, MHS, PA-C; Leigh Ann Pansch, MSN, FNP-C, DCNP<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nDAY 3 – Advanced Pharmacology<\/h3>\n
Saturday, March 14, 2026 | 7:55 am \u2013 5:00 pm CT<\/h4>\n
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\n 7:55 – 8:00 am<\/span><\/td>\n Welcome<\/span><\/td>\n Course Director<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8:00 – 8:45<\/td>\n Small Molecule Drug Therapies for Dermatologic Conditions – Integration into Clinical Practice<\/td>\n Douglas DiRuggiero, DMSc, MHS, PA-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8:45 – 9:00<\/td>\n Last Man Standing Contest 3 (Non-CE)
\nTest Your Knowledge<\/td>\nFaculty Panel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 9:00 – 9:15
\n9:15 – 9:45<\/span><\/td>\nBreakfast Served<\/strong>
\nProduct Theater (Non-CE) hosted by UCB, Inc<\/strong>
\nA Single Treatment Option for Patients with Psoriatic Disease or Hidradenitis Suppurative
\nSpeaker: Matthew Bruno, PA-C<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 9:45 – 10:15<\/td>\n RAPID FIRE! The Best Clinical Pearls for Prescribing Derm Drugs (Non-CE)<\/td>\n Faculty Panel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 10:15 \u2013 11:15<\/td>\n Biologic Therapies for Dermatologic Conditions – Integration into Clinical Practice<\/td>\n Leigh Ann Pansch, MSN, FNP-C, DCNP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 11:15 – 11:45<\/span><\/td>\n Break\/Exhibits<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 11:45 – 12:15 pm<\/td>\n Case Studies: Immunomodulators Therapies<\/td>\n Leigh Ann Pansch, MSN, FNP-C, DCNP
\nDouglas DiRuggiero, DMSc, MHS, PA-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 12:15 – 12:45<\/td>\n Essential Dermatopathology: What is your Dermpath report telling you (or not)<\/td>\n Maria Robinson, MD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 12:45 – 1:00<\/td>\n Q & A (Non-CE)<\/td>\n Maria Robinson, MD
\nDouglas DiRuggiero, DMSc, MHS, PA-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 1:00 – 1:15
\n1:15 \u2013 1:45<\/span><\/td>\nLunch Served<\/strong>
\nProduct Theater (Non-CE) hosted by Castle Biosciences<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The Genomic Advantage: Why Precision Matters in Melanoma & SCC
\nSpeaker: Jill Hunt, NP<\/em><\/mark><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 1:45 – 2:15<\/td>\n DermIQ- Practice Questions (Non-CE)
\nDaily Exhibit Hall Contest Winner Announced<\/td>\nMargaret Bobonich, DNP, FNP-C, DCNP, FAANP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2:15 – 2:45<\/td>\n Essential Dermatopathology: Case studies that highlight clinical & dermpath pearls<\/td>\n Maria Robinson, MD
\nDouglas DiRuggiero, DMSc, MHS, PA-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2:45 – 3:45<\/td>\n Essential Dermatopathology: Understanding basic inflammatory patterns and skin rashes<\/td>\n Maria Robinson, MD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/tr>\n \n 3:45 – 4:30<\/td>\n Essential Dermatopathology: How to minimize risk with biopsies of melanocytic lesions<\/td>\n Maria Robinson, MD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4:30 – 5:00 pm<\/td>\n Q & A and Closing Comments<\/td>\n Margaret Bobonich, DNP, FNP-C, DCNP, FAANP
\nDouglas DiRuggiero, DMSc, MHS, PA-C
\nLeigh Ann Pansch, MSN, FNP-C, DCNP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nCourse Directors:<\/h4>\n
Douglas DiRuggiero, DMSc, MHS, PA-C
Leigh Ann Pansch, MSN, FNP-C, DCNP<\/p>\nFaculty:<\/h5>\n
Melissa Davis, MSPAS, PA-C
Kirk Gautier, PA-C
Kara Mudd, DMSc, MSPAS, PA-C
Veronica L. Richardson, MSN, ANP-BC, DCNP
Maria Robinson, M.D.<\/p>\n