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13th World Congress of Pediatric Dermatology

CALL FOR COURSES, SYMPOSIA,

SYMPOSIA:
AND SEMINARS
1.5 hours in length, consisting of 4 20-minute talks, and a ten-minute panel Q&A.

OPEN: JANUARY 5, 2015
Submissions requested in the following areas:

DEADLINE: JULY 1, 2015
• Abuse & Factitial Disease
• Histiocytoses & Malignant Diseases

• Acne & Perioriicial Dermatitis
• Ichthyoses & Ichthyosis Syndromes

• Autoimmune Blistering Diseases
• Infestations, Bites & Stings
The Society for Pediatric Dermatology (SPD) will host the 13th

World Congress of Pediatric Dermatology (WCPD 2017), to be • Bacterial & Mycobacterial Infections • Neonatal Dermatology

held July 6 - 9, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, Illinois • Critical Care Pediatric Dermatology
• Nevi and Melanoma

USA. We anticipate that 2,000 pediatric dermatologists, pedia- • Epidermolysis Bullosa
• Papulosquamous Diseases

tricians and dermatologists from all over the world will attend • Exanthematous Disorders
• Pediatric Derm Surgery and Laser

this special event.
• Genodermatoses
• Periodic Fevers & Autoinlammatory Diseases

Beginning January 5, 2015, SPD will be accepting propos- • Hair Disorders
• Supericial & Deep Fungal Infections

• Hereditary Dermal Disorders
• Viral Skin Infections
als for Courses, Symposia, and Seminars for potential presen-

tation at WCPD 2017. The deadline is July 1, 2015. Completed

session proposals should be submitted via the online submis- SEMINARS:

sion system, available at www.pedsderm.net. Submissions 1.5 hours in length, consisting of 3 25-minute talks, each with a ive-minute Q&A.

will be reviewed by the Scientiic Organizing Committee and
Submissions requested in the following areas: (put these in a table?)
scored based on merit, geographic representation and po-
• Contact Dermatitis in Children
• Nutritional Disorders/Metabolic Errors
tential thematic interest to congress attendees. A preliminary
• Drug Reactions
• Pediatric Nail Disease

program with selections from submissions will be announced • Endocrine Diseases & The Skin
• Pediatric Psoriasis

by July 1, 2016.
• Immunodeiciencies
• Photosensitivity Disorders

• Mastocytosis
• Vasculitis & Kawasaki Disease
COURSES:

3 hours in length, consisting of six 25-minute talks, each with a
Speakers in accepted sessions will receive free congress registration. Additional travel
ive-minute Q&A.
expense reimbursement will be provided should fundraising efforts permit.

Submissions requested in the following areas:
Abstract submission for other oral presentations, poster presentations, and Cases of

• Tumors and Tumor Syndromes the Year will open on August 1, 2016, with a deadline of January 1, 2017.
• Collagen Vascular Disorders

• Disorders of Pigmentation
• Vascular Lesions
Please contact Stephanie Garwood, WCPD 2017 Meeting Manager, at sgarwood@

• Eczematous Diseases
hp-assoc.com if you have any questions if need assistance with your submission. 

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