Conference Objectives
The 2025 Rising Stars in Dermatology Conference will serve a foundational role in helping early-in-practice dermatologists gain meaningful insight into patient and disease management for dermatologic diseases. This event, held at the Omni King Edward Hotel in Toronto, is geared towards the early-in-practice clinician (<10 years in practice) and will include didactic lectures, complex case discussions, and panel Q&A sessions. In addition, we will have a ‘Rising Stars Challenge’ with prizes awarded to the winners.
Scientific Steering Committee
Vimal H. Prajapati
Co-Chair Steering Committee, MD, FRCP, DABD
Alim R. Devani
Co-Chair Steering Committee, MD, FRCPC
Bez Toosi
Steering Committee, MD, FRCPC
Natalie Cunningham
Steering Committee, MD, FRCPC
Register Today: Spots Are Limited!
Only 40 spots, including limited travel grants, are available for this inaugural conference and we encourage you to register early.
If you are able to join us, kindly RSVP by registering to the conference using the link below. Registrations will close on March 15th, 2025, or when the conference reaches capacity. As space is limited, we encourage you to RSVP at your earliest convenience if you plan to attend.
Conference Agenda
We are pleased to share our preliminary agenda for this conference below. Please continue to check back for updates!
Time
Topic
Speaker
Time
Session
Speaker
8:15 - 8:45 am
Rise to the Challenge: Elevating Knowledge of Interleukin-13 Inhibitors in Atopic Dermatitis (Sponsored Breakfast Symposium, Eli Lilly Canada)
Vimal H. Prajapati, MD
Allison Gregory, MD
George Christodoulou, MD
8:45 - 8:55 am
Welcome & Opening Remarks
2025 Scientific Steering Committee
8:55 - 9:15 am
Keynote: Pearls of Wisdom from My First 10 years in Practice
Melinda Gooderham, MD
9:15 - 9:45 am
Session: Acne: new paradigms in assessment and management
Mimi Tran, MD
9:45 - 10:15 am
Session: Hidradenitis suppurativa: new paradigms in assessment and management
Jessica Asgarpour, MD
10:15 - 10:45 am
Session: Psoriasis - new paradigms in assessment and management
Ashley O’Toole, MD
10:45 - 11:00 am
Networking Break
ALL
11:00 - 11:30 am
Session: Seborrheic dermatitis: new paradigms in assessment and management
Daniel Wong, MD
11:30 - 12:00 pm
Session: Atopic dermatitis: new paradigms in assessment and management
Andrew Ferrier, MD
12:00 - 12:45 pm
Lunch
ALL
12:45 - 1:15 pm
JAKPARDY: Practical use of JAK inhibitors (Sponsored Lunch Symposium, Pfizer Canada)
Vimal H. Prajapati, MD
Jessica Asgarpour, MD
Mark Kirchhof, MD
Bez Toosi, MD
1:15 - 1:45 pm
Session: Prurigo nodularis: new paradigms in assessment and management
Maxwell Sauder, MD
1:45 - 2:15 pm
Session: Vitiligo: new paradigms in assessment and management
Marisa Ponzo, MD
2:15 - 2:45 pm
Session: Alopecia areata: new paradigms in assessment and management
Julien Ringuet, MD
2:45 - 3:15 pm
Session: Practical management of treatment for immune-mediated inflammatory disease with systemic JAKi
Mark Kirchhof, MD
3:15 - 3:45 pm
Session: Best of Dermatology Literature 2024/25
Elena Netchiporouk, MD
3:45 - 4:00 pm
Closing Remarks & Adjournment
2025 Scientific Steering Committee
Our Sponsors
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Bronze
In collaboration with Dermatology Learning Institute
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