Symposium Speakers

 

 

Keynote Speaker

 

 

                                                                      

                                                                       Prof. Albert YAN

                                                                       Chief of Department of Pediatric Dermatology

                                                                       Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prof. Yan is the world famous leader in pediatric dermatology. He is the editor of the book “Harper’s Textbook of Pediatric Dermatology” and is on the boards and committees of  various eminent international pediatric dermatology societies and journals. He will give his keynote speech on infantile haemangiomas and also leads an interactive discussion on the local cases. In addition, he will give us an annual review on the recent development in the world of pediatric dermatology.

 

International Speaker (in alphabetical order of surname)

 

                                                                          

 

 

                                                                        Dr. Marius RADEMAKER

                                                                        Clinical Director & Head of Department, Waikato District Health Board, Hamilton, New Zealand

                                                                        Honorary Associate Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Auckland

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Rademaker will give an exceptionally interesting, essential and wide range of topics on daily paediatric dermatology. He has extensive dermatology experience in various continents and is now the Chair of National Paediatric Dermatology Review, New Zealand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                          Dr. Thomas Roger SCHOPF

                                                                          Senior Adviser and Researcher of the Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care and Telemedicine

                                                                          Specialist in Dermatology and Venereology of the University of North-Norway

 

 

 

 

 

From the world’s largest centre for research and development in telemedicine and e-health, Dr Schopf’s recent works include web-based home support  for atopic dermatitis, online education on adolescent sexually transmitted diseases and dermoscopic diagnosis of  pigmented skin lesions. Dr Schopf will run a series of workshops for us and he will also enlighten us on the world of teledermatology and its relevance in pediatric dermatology.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                            Dr. XU Zi-gang

                                                                            Chief Physician of Paediatric Dermatology, Beijing Children’s Hospital, China

                                                                            Professor, Capital Medical University, Beijing

 

 

 

 

 

With more than two decades of practice of pediatric dermatology in China, Dr Xu has extensive experience in both common and rare topics. His research interests include cutaneous lupus and Epstein-Barr virus-related cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders. In this Symposium, he will share with us the most updated understanding on two key pediatric dermatology topics: cutaneous lupus erythematosus and psoriasis.