Accreditation The University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Colorado School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 8.5 AMA PRA Category I Credits TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Course Overview This course consists of a full day of didactic lectures, designed to keep the dermatologist and dermasurgeon abreast of the rapid changes occurring in the areas of dermatopathology, chemoprevention, dermatopharmacology, pediatric dermatology, PDT and venous disease. Learning Objectives Dermatology and cutaneous surgery are increasingly complex fields of diagnostic and therapeutic techniques and procedures that require continual education over the course of a career. The Colorado Dermatologic Society sets to achieve the following objectives:

1. Provide the history of the American Board of Dermatology

2. Educate participants of virtual pathology and its utilization in medical education

3. Understand how hemangioma morphology and location relate to potential complications

4. Recognize unusual presentations of common and rare pediatric skin diseases

5. Discuss concepts of photodynamic therapy and venous disease

6. Describe the effects of optimal levels of vitamin D

7.Describe the evidence that links topical tretinoin to mortality

8.Learn the mechanisms of corticosteroid osteonecrosis associated with long-term systemic corticosteroids At the conclusion of the conference, the participant should be able to apply this knowledge and implement the presented changes in his or her clinical practice.

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