WELLDERM Agenda 2026

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Conference Agenda 2026

Friday, October 23, 2026

General Sessions
Location: Oceanview Ballroom

10:30 AM
Check-in & Registration

10:45 AM
Welcome & Introduction
Presented by: Risha Bellomo and Lindita Vinca, Founders & Chairs of WellDerm

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Skin Deep – The Quality-of-Life Landscape of Dermatology (0.50)
Faculty: Lisa Swanson, MD

11:30 AM – 12:00PM

Type 1 and Type 2 Inflammation: Metabolic and Emotional Determinants in Comprehensive

Health Strategies (0.5)

Faculty: Raj Chovatiya, MD, PhD

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Lunch

12:15 PM – 1:00PM
Lunch Product Theater

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Inside-Out Healing: Gut Health & Inflammatory Pathways of the Skin (0.50)

Faculty: Ahuva Cices, MD

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Objectives:

Psychodermatology of Self-Induced Skin Lesions: Insight into Neurotic Excoriations and Prurigo Nodularis
Faculty: Richad Fried, MD

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM

From Immune Modulation to Life Restoration: The True Power of Biologics and JAK

Inhibitors (0.50)

Faculty:Meagen McCusker, MD

2:30 PM – 3:15 PM
Product Theater

3:15 PM – 3:45 PM
Meet & Greet with Exhibitors and Vendors

3:45 PM – 4:15 PM

Practical Strategies and Tools for Navigating Challenging Patient Interactions (0.50)

Faculty: Matilda Nicholas, MD, PhD, FAAD

4:15 PM – 4:45 PM

Mindful Charting & Patient Flow (0.5)

Faculty: Lisa Swanson, MD

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Dinner Sponsored

Location: Oceanview Ballroom

Fireside Reflections: Rest, Share, and Connect

Saturday, October 24, 2026

General Sessions
Location: Oceanview Ballroom

7:30 AM – 7:50 AM
Morning Stretch & Intention Setting
Lead by: TBD

7:50 AM – 9:00 AM
Breakfast

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Restoring the Healer – A Life You Love in Medicine (0.5)

Faculty: Panel Discussion (panelists TBD)

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM
Product Theater

9:15 AM – 9:45 AM

Cracks in the Shield: Eczema, Environmental Influences, and Evolving Therapies (0.5)

Faculty: Peter Lio, MD

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM

Understanding Urticaria: Clinical Science Meets Lived Experience (0.5)

Faculty: Raj Chovatiya, MD, PhD

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
Product Theater

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
Meet & Greet with Exhibitors and Vendors

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
TNF, TH1, and Beyond: Old Targets, New Roles
Leon Kircik, MD and Naiem Issa, MD, PhD

11:15 AM – 11:45 AM

Beyond the Active Ingredient: The Critical Role of Vehicle Formulations in Topical Therapy (0.5)

Faculty: Peter Lio, MD

11:45 AM – 12:15 PM

Pigment & Perception: Reimaging Vitiligo Wellness (0.5)

Faculty: Erik Dominigues, MD

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch

12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch Product Theater

1:15 PM – 1:45 PM

Alopecia and Identity: Restoring Confidence Through Compassionate Care (0.5)

Faculty: Meagen McCusker, MD

1:45 PM – 2:15 PM

HS and the Invisible Burden: A Whole-Person Approach to a Complex Disease (0.5)

Faculty: Steve Daveluy, MD

2:15 PM – 3:00PM
Product Theater

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Meet & Greet with Exhibitors and Vendors

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Post-Vaccine Panic: Understanding Patient Fears (0.5)

Faculty: Michael Payette, MD

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Improv in Medicine (0.5)

Faculty: Tom Delgado

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Outdoor Reception followed by Dinner and Activities

Sunday, October 25, 2026

General Sessions
Location: Oceanview Ballroom

7:30 AM – 800 AM

Laughter Yoga & Green Juice Bar on the Beach (Steve Daveluy, MD)

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Breakfast

8:00 AM – 8:30AM

Fueling Your Day: Simple Strategies for Healthy Meals and a Strong Start (0.5)

Faculty: Megan McCusker, MD

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Implementing GLP-1 Inhibitors into your Dermatology Practice
Faculty: Michael Payette, MD

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM
Product Theater

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM

The Empathetic Exam Room: Panel Discussion with Patients and Providers
Faculty: Lisa Swanson, MD; Eczema patient-John, Vitiligo patient-Tanja, Tracee Blackburn

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM

Mediation, Journaling, & Refresh Break

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM Resilience Reset: Tools to Bounce Back from Burnout (0.5) Faculty: Matilda Nicholas, MD, PhD, FAAD

11:15 AM – 11:45 AM

Time Freedom: Mastering Your Calendar for Restorative Balance & Boundaries that Protect (0.5)

Faculty: Matilda Nicholas, MD, PhD, FAAD

11:45 AM – 12:30 PM

Pyoderma Gangrenosum and Neutrophilic Dermatoses: Complex Cases, Practical Pearls
Diego DaSilva, MD, FAAD

Featured Faculty & DID Leaders

  • Roni Bolton, ARNP, DCNP
  • Tracee Blackburn, MMIS, PA-C
  • Bre Craddock, DNP, APRN
  • Adriana Cruz, MD
  • Ahuva Cices, MD
  • Diego DaSilva, MD
  • Scott Drew, DO
  • Terry Faleye, PA-C
  • Naiem Issa, MD, PhD
  • Meena Julapalli, MD
  • Leon Kircik, MD
  • Karan Lal, DO
  • Ginger Lore, Esq
  • Ted Rosen, MD
  • Brittany Scurto, PA-C
  • Cindy Sershen, DNP, DCNP, FNP-BC
  • Lisa Swanson, MD

The conference is pending accreditation for 20.5 Category I CMEs.  CME Accreditation will be completed through nationally held accrediting bodies that are held in high standards with the ACCME.  

Physicians

AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this live activity for a maximum of 20.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses Credit
20.5 ANCC and AANP contact hours

Physician Assistants
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 20.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.