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Inaugural ASPD Eczema Education Week

Webinar

Facebook Live

Date:

15 Sep - 22 Sep 2024

Time:

Please refer to the different programmes

Venue:

Zoom and Facebook Live

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About

In conjunction with the global Eczema Awareness Week, the Asian Society of Pediatric Dermatology (ASPD) is organising the Inaugural ASPD Eczema Education Week 2024 with an exciting lineup of programmes and activities for both Healthcare Professionals and the public across Asia!

šŸŒŸ Healthcare Professional Lectures šŸŒŸ
šŸ“ 17 SEP 2024, 12:30 PM GMT+8
Lunch Zoom Webinar: Latest Insights on the Pathophysiology and Co-morbidities, and Multidisciplinary Management of AD
Signup Link: bit.ly/aspdeczemaweek-17sep

šŸ“ 18 SEP 2024, 08:00 PM GMT+8
Zoom Webinar: Updates on Topical and Systemic Treatments for AD including Biologics and JAK Inhibitors
Signup Link: bit.ly/aspdeczemaweek-18sep

šŸ“ 20 SEP 2024,08:00 PM GMT+8
Zoom Webinar: Eczema Cases for Discussion
Signup Link: https://bit.ly/aspdeczemaweek-20sep

šŸŒŸ Public Outreach Programme šŸŒŸ
šŸ“£15 SEP – 22 SEP 2024
Educational Tidbits on Eczema across ASPD Social Media channels
Follow our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aspedderm/
 and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aspedderm/


šŸ“£ 21 SEP 2024, 03:00 PM GMT+8
Livestream Public Forum: All You Want to Know about Eczema
Signup Link: bit.ly/aspdeczemaweek-21sep

Thank you to all of our Education Partners for your support of the Inaugural ASPD Eczema Education Week 2024!

Agenda

TOPIC

SPEAKER

Introduction of ASPD and IADVL

Clin Assoc Prof Mark Koh

KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore

President, ASPD


Dr Manjunath Shenoy

President, IADVL

Photodermatoses

Clin Assoc Prof Mark Koh

KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore

Introduction to Eczema

Gain a comprehensive understanding of eczema, its symptoms, and common triggers. Learn how to identify potential irritants that may worsen your child's condition.

All Speakers

Pulsed Dye Laser Treatment of Vascular Lesions in Children

Dr Pierre-Olivier Grenier

Associate Program Director, Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship;

Attending Physician, Dermatology Program;

Director of Medical Student Education; Director of Urgent Access Clinic,

Boston Childrenā€™s Hospital, United States

New Insights into the Pathogenesis of Atopic Dermatitis

Dr Lucinda Tan

Chief of Paediatric Dermatology Unit,

Deputy for the Immunodermatology Unit,

National Skin Centre, Singapore

Updates on Topical Treatment

Dr Chong Jin Ho

Co-Lead, Education Committee, ASPD

Director and Consultant Pediatrician, Dr Chong Kids Medical & Eczema Clinic, Singapore

Infections in Immunocompromised Children

Assoc Prof Jennifer Huang

Harvard Medical School, USA

Case 1 Presentation

Dr Lynette Wee

KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore

Case 1: An Atypical Rash in an Immunocompromised Infant

Dr Chong Jin Ho

Pediatric Dermatologist, Dr Chong Kids Medical and Eczema Clinic

MODULE 1 (1 JUN ā€“ 31 JUL 24)

Bacterial Skin Infections

Fungal Skin Infections

Parasitic Infestations

Psoriasis

Viral Skin Infections

MODULE 1 SPEAKERS

Dr Wilsie M Salas Walinsundin

Dr Gisella U Adasa

Dr Wilsie M Salas Walinsundin

Dr Donna Marie L Sarrosa

Dr Gisella U Adasa

Leprosy

Dr Rinadewi Astriningrum

Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia

Treatment for Eczema

Discover effective treatment strategies for managing eczema, including proper application of topical creams. Our experts will discuss treatment options for severe or complicated cases.

All Speakers

Speakers

Dr Lucinda Tan

Dr Lucinda Tan

Chief of Paediatric Dermatology Unit,

Deputy for the Immunodermatology Unit,

National Skin Centre, Singapore

Dr. Lucinda Tan is a Consultant Dermatologist at the National Skin Centre (NSC), Singapore. She graduated from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and underwent specialty training in Internal Medicine and thereafter Dermatology in NSC. Dr Tan subsequently completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Immunodermatology and Paediatric Dermatology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Childrenā€™s Centre in Baltimore, USA. She is currently Chief of Paediatric Dermatology Unit and Deputy for the Immunodermatology Unit in NSC as well as a visiting consultant to KK Women and Childrenā€™s Hospital. She has an interest in paediatric dermatology, immunodermatology and inpatient dermatology.

Dr Chong Jin Ho

Dr Chong Jin Ho

Co-Lead, Education Committee, ASPD

Director and Consultant Pediatrician, Dr Chong Kids Medical & Eczema Clinic, Singapore

Dr Chong Jin Ho graduated with MBBS from the NUS in 2004 and obtained his MRCPCH(UK) in 2010. He completed his paediatric training in KK Womenā€™s and Childrenā€™s Hospital (KKWCH) and was accredited as a specialist for Paediatric Medicine in 2013. He was a Fellow in the Academy of Medicine (Singapore). He subsequently obtained his Diploma in Practical Dermatology in 2014 and the Master of Science in Practical Dermatology in 2016 from Cardiff University, United Kingdom. He received the Ministry of Health (MOH) HMDP award in 2015 and did his subspecialty training under Professor Alain TaĆÆeb at the Department of Paediatric Dermatology, National Centre for Rare Skin Disorders, HĆ“pital PellĆ©grin-Enfants at Bordeaux, France.
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Dr Chong was a Consultant in the Department of General Paediatrics as well as the Dermatology Service at KKWCH. He was an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, an Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and a clinical teacher in Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine. He is a member of the Asthma and Allergy Association. He was a Consultant at Raffles Children Centre, Raffles Hospital from July 2017 till July 2022.
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Dr Chong treats all general paediatric conditions, administers childhood vaccinations and performs developmental assessments. He has a special interest in paediatric dermatology which includes skin conditions like atopic dermatitis (eczema), urticaria, hemangiomas and skin infections. Dr Chong believes in the holistic management of childrenā€™s health and advocates for a good quality of life.

Dr Pierre-Olivier Grenier

Dr Pierre-Olivier Grenier

Associate Program Director, Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship;

Attending Physician, Dermatology Program;

Director of Medical Student Education; Director of Urgent Access Clinic,

Boston Childrenā€™s Hospital, United States

Pierre-Olivier Grenier, MD, is a pediatric dermatologist at Boston Childrenā€™s Hospital. He is also the associate program director of the pediatric dermatology fellowship, an attending physician in the dermatology program at Boston Childrenā€™s Hospital, the director of medical student education and the director of the Urgent Access Clinic. Grenier is also an instructor of dermatology at Harvard Medical School. He is board certified in general dermatology and pediatric dermatology. Grenier received his medical education at Laval University, completed a residency in dermatology at Laval University Centre Hospital and completed a fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital.

Clin Assoc Prof Mark Koh

Clin Assoc Prof Mark Koh

Head and Senior Consultant, Department of Dermatology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Clin Assoc Prof Mark Koh is a dermatologist, paediatric dermatologist and dermatopathologist. He is head and senior consultant of Dept of Dermatology, KK Womenā€™s & Childrenā€™s Hospital (KKH), as well as visiting consultant at Singapore General Hospital, Sengkang General Hospital and National Cancer Centre.

After completing his specialty training in dermatology in Singapore, A/Prof Koh embarked on a 1-year fellowship in paediatric dermatology and dermatopathology at the Childrenā€™s Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago from 2010-2011. In 2016, he embarked on a 2-month fellowship in complex vascular anomalies at Boston Childrenā€™s Hospital.

During his tenure at KKH, Dr Koh helped to set up several multi-disciplinary clinics (Vascular Anomalies Clinic, Genodermatoses clinic, Chronic Eczema Clinic). He also helped to set up the Cutaneous Lymphoma Clinic and Adult Genodermatoses Clinic at SGH, and Skin Cancer Syndrome Clinic at NCC.

His sub-specialty interests in dermatology include atopic dermatitis, genodermatoses, vascular anomalies, histiocytic disorders, cutaneous lymphomas, and skin cancer syndromes. A/Prof. Koh is also involved in teaching of medical students, residents and fellows, and in involved in several research projects and has published widely in many peer-reviewed journals and dermatology textbooks.

Clin Assoc Prof Mark Koh

Clin Assoc Prof Mark Koh

Head and Senior Consultant, Department of Dermatology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Clin Assoc Prof Mark Koh is a dermatologist, paediatric dermatologist and dermatopathologist. He is head and senior consultant of Dept of Dermatology, KK Womenā€™s & Childrenā€™s Hospital (KKH), as well as visiting consultant at Singapore General Hospital, Sengkang General Hospital and National Cancer Centre.

After completing his specialty training in dermatology in Singapore, A/Prof Koh embarked on a 1-year fellowship in paediatric dermatology and dermatopathology at the Childrenā€™s Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago from 2010-2011. In 2016, he embarked on a 2-month fellowship in complex vascular anomalies at Boston Childrenā€™s Hospital.

During his tenure at KKH, Dr Koh helped to set up several multi-disciplinary clinics (Vascular Anomalies Clinic, Genodermatoses clinic, Chronic Eczema Clinic). He also helped to set up the Cutaneous Lymphoma Clinic and Adult Genodermatoses Clinic at SGH, and Skin Cancer Syndrome Clinic at NCC.

His sub-specialty interests in dermatology include atopic dermatitis, genodermatoses, vascular anomalies, histiocytic disorders, cutaneous lymphomas, and skin cancer syndromes. A/Prof. Koh is also involved in teaching of medical students, residents and fellows, and in involved in several research projects and has published widely in many peer-reviewed journals and dermatology textbooks.

Dr Margarita Larralde

Dr Margarita Larralde

Professor, University of Buenos Aires

Head, Division of Dermatology of the Hospital AlemƔn

Head, PediatricDermatology Section of the Ramos MejĆ­a Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Margarita Larralde MD, PhD, is Full Professor of Dermatology at the University of Buenos Aires. She is the Head of the Division of Dermatology at the Department of Medicine in the German Hospital of Buenos Aires and the Chief of the Section Pediatric Dermatology at the Ramos Mejia Hospital of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires. She is also the Director of the Fellowships of Dermatology and Pediatric Dermatology in the University of Buenos Aires. She authored more than 200 manuscripts published in peer reviewed Dermatology Journals, was the editor of several books on Pediatric Dermatology and a lot of chapters of different Dermatology Books.

Clin Assoc Prof Mark Koh

Clin Assoc Prof Mark Koh

Head and Senior Consultant, Department of Dermatology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Clin Assoc Prof Mark Koh is a dermatologist, paediatric dermatologist and dermatopathologist. He is head and senior consultant of Dept of Dermatology, KK Womenā€™s & Childrenā€™s Hospital (KKH), as well as visiting consultant at Singapore General Hospital, Sengkang General Hospital and National Cancer Centre.

After completing his specialty training in dermatology in Singapore, A/Prof Koh embarked on a 1-year fellowship in paediatric dermatology and dermatopathology at the Childrenā€™s Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago from 2010-2011. In 2016, he embarked on a 2-month fellowship in complex vascular anomalies at Boston Childrenā€™s Hospital.

During his tenure at KKH, Dr Koh helped to set up several multi-disciplinary clinics (Vascular Anomalies Clinic, Genodermatoses clinic, Chronic Eczema Clinic). He also helped to set up the Cutaneous Lymphoma Clinic and Adult Genodermatoses Clinic at SGH, and Skin Cancer Syndrome Clinic at NCC.

His sub-specialty interests in dermatology include atopic dermatitis, genodermatoses, vascular anomalies, histiocytic disorders, cutaneous lymphomas, and skin cancer syndromes. A/Prof. Koh is also involved in teaching of medical students, residents and fellows, and in involved in several research projects and has published widely in many peer-reviewed journals and dermatology textbooks.

Dr Leong Kin Fon

Dr Leong Kin Fon

Consultant Paediatric Dermatologist, General Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Dr Leong Kin Fon is a consultant paediatric dermatologist from General Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Dr Leong has been active in medical research, and has presented in numerous local and international conferences.

Dr Leong has also authored and co-authored numerous scientific publications and books; among which include The Faces of Atopic Eczema among Malaysian Children and the Atlas of Paediatric Diseases series.

Dr Leong is the president of the Malaysian Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association (DEBRA Malaysia) since 2013 and he actively volunteers with various national & international humanitarian organizations such as MERCY, TIMA and Medecin San Frontier.

Dr Leong has special interest in eczema, acne, psoriasis, birthmarks, portwine stain, nevus of Ota hemangioma, vascular lesions and common skin problems in children, adolescent and young adults.

Dr Sawitri

Dr Sawitri

Pediatric Dermatology Consultant, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine Airlangga University, Dr SoetomoAcademic General Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia

Clin Assoc Prof Mark Koh

Clin Assoc Prof Mark Koh

Head and Senior Consultant, Department of Dermatology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Clin Assoc Prof Mark Koh is a dermatologist, paediatric dermatologist and dermatopathologist. He is head and senior consultant of Dept of Dermatology, KK Womenā€™s & Childrenā€™s Hospital (KKH), as well as visiting consultant at Singapore General Hospital, Sengkang General Hospital and National Cancer Centre.

After completing his specialty training in dermatology in Singapore, A/Prof Koh embarked on a 1-year fellowship in paediatric dermatology and dermatopathology at the Childrenā€™s Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago from 2010-2011. In 2016, he embarked on a 2-month fellowship in complex vascular anomalies at Boston Childrenā€™s Hospital.

During his tenure at KKH, Dr Koh helped to set up several multi-disciplinary clinics (Vascular Anomalies Clinic, Genodermatoses clinic, Chronic Eczema Clinic). He also helped to set up the Cutaneous Lymphoma Clinic and Adult Genodermatoses Clinic at SGH, and Skin Cancer Syndrome Clinic at NCC.

His sub-specialty interests in dermatology include atopic dermatitis, genodermatoses, vascular anomalies, histiocytic disorders, cutaneous lymphomas, and skin cancer syndromes. A/Prof. Koh is also involved in teaching of medical students, residents and fellows, and in involved in several research projects and has published widely in many peer-reviewed journals and dermatology textbooks.

A/Prof Therdpong Tempark

A/Prof Therdpong Tempark

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics,

King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital,

Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Dr Therdpong Tempark is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, where he also completed an Advanced Diploma in Clinical Sciences in Pediatrics. Dr Tempark further specialised in Pediatric Dermatology, obtaining certifications both from Siriraj Hospital and Chulalongkorn University, and completed a fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital in Michigan, USA.
With a deep expertise in Pediatric Dermatology, Dr. Tempark has contributed significantly to the field through his extensive research, including over 50 publications in reputable journals. His research interests span various aspects of pediatric skin conditions, including rare dermatological manifestations and the impact of environmental factors on pediatric skin health.

Dr Leong Kin Fon

Dr Leong Kin Fon

Consultant Paediatric Dermatologist, General Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Dr Leong Kin Fon is a consultant paediatric dermatologist from General Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Dr Leong has been active in medical research, and has presented in numerous local and international conferences.

Dr Leong has also authored and co-authored numerous scientific publications and books; among which include The Faces of Atopic Eczema among Malaysian Children and the Atlas of Paediatric Diseases series.

Dr Leong is the president of the Malaysian Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association (DEBRA Malaysia) since 2013 and he actively volunteers with various national & international humanitarian organizations such as MERCY, TIMA and Medecin San Frontier.

Dr Leong has special interest in eczema, acne, psoriasis, birthmarks, portwine stain, nevus of Ota hemangioma, vascular lesions and common skin problems in children, adolescent and young adults.

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