Austria Center Vienna, HALL-K
Vienna, Austria

The IEC is pleased to announce a publication jointly produced with The International Psoriasis Council: Psoriasis and Atopic Dermatitis: Similiarities and Differences.

PROGRAM CHAIRS

• Christopher Griffiths, MD – Manchester, UK
• Amy Paller, MD – Chicago, IL, USA
• Emma Guttman, MD – New York, NY, USA

This symposium is supported in part by a grant from Sanofi Genzyme and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.

PROGRAM GOALS

• Understanding the epidemiological and clinical similarities between psoriasis and atopic dermatitis
• Learning about new targeted therapies for both conditions
• Recognizing the need to better sub-classify based on underlying immunophenotype
• Debating whether the diseases are on a continuum or distinct entities

AGENDA
9:00 – 9:10 AM
Welcome and Overview
Christopher Griffiths, MD
Manchester, UK

9:10 – 9:50 AM
Epidemiology/Natural History
Psoriasis – Darren Ashcroft
Manchester, UKAtopic Dermatitis – Carsten Flohr
London, UK

9:50 – 10:30 AM
Immune Pathways
Psoriasis – Jim Krueger
New York, NY, USAAtopic Dermatitis – Emma Guttman
New York, NY, USA

10:30 – 10:50 AM
Break

10:50 – 11:30 AM
Therapy
Psoriasis – Peter van de Kerkhof
Nijmegen, NetherlandsAtopic Dermatitis –Thomas Bieber
Bonn, Germany

11:30 – 12:10 AM
Comorbidities
Psoriasis – Matthias Augustin
Hamburg, GermanyAtopic Dermatitis – Eric Simpson
Portland, OR, USA

12:10 – 12:40 PM
Pediatrics: Diagnosis, Phenotypes, and Translating from Adults
Psoriasis & Atopic Dermatitis – Amy Paller
Chicago, IL, USA

12:40 PM
Closing Comments­
Amy Paller

Q & A will follow each topic presentation