AGENDA

2026 Agenda

Friday, August 14th

  
      Time
      Activity
      Speaker
    

  2:00 – 2:50 PMNon-Scarring and Scarring Alopecia 101
Diagnosis and Workup of Non-Scarring Alopecia (25 min)
Diagnosis and Workup of Scarring Alopecia (25 min)
2:50 – 3:00 PMQ&A
3:00 – 4:00 PMClinical and Histological Staging of Alopecia
Incorporating Alopecia Staging into Clinical Practice (25 min)
Histological Features of Common Alopecia (25 min)
3:50 – 4:00 PMQ&A
4:00 – 5:00 PMNon-CME Unbranded Symposium
5:30 – 7:30 PMWelcome and Networking Reception

Saturday, August 15th

  
      Time
      Activity
      Speaker
    

  7:00 AMRegistration Opens
Non-CME Sponsored Breakfast Symposium (7:00–8:00)
8:15 – 8:30 AMCongress Welcome & Introductions / Recognition of SponsorsCo-Directors
8:30 – 9:45 AMUpdates on Treating Hair Loss
Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia  Management Pearls (20 min)
Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia Management Pearls (20 min)
Pattern Hair Loss Management Pearls (20 min)
9:30 – 9:45 AMPanel Q&A
9:45 – 10:00 AMCoffee Break
10:00 – 11:15 AMUpdates in JAK Inhibitors
Approach to JAKi in Patients with Comorbidities (20 min)
JAKi in Scarring Alopecias (20 min)
JAKi in Pediatric Population (20 min)
11:00 – 11:15 AMPanel Q&AModerator TBA
11:30 – 12:30 PMConcurrent Workshops
A: Hair Transplantation Cases in Scarring and Non-Scarring Alopecia
B: Challenging Alopecia Cases
11:15 – 12:45 PMResident Bootcamp & PA/NP Bootcamp
12:45 – 1:45 PMNon-CME Sponsored Lunch
1:45 – 2:15 PMVisit Exhibits
2:15 – 2:45 PMKeynote Lecture
2:45 – 3:45 PMTrichoscopy
Non-Scarring Alopecia (20 min)
Scarring Alopecia (20 min)
3:25 – 3:45 PMPanel Q&A
3:45 – 4:00 PMCoffee Break
4:00 – 5:25 PMHair and Scalp Health
Science of Hair Care (25 min)
Seborrheic Dermatitis: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis & Treatment (20 min)
Treatment Considerations for Textured Hair (20 min)
5:10 – 5:25 PMPanel Q&A
5:30 PMAdjourn
8:00 – 10:00 PMSocial Activity

Sunday, August 16th

  
      Time
      Activity
      Speaker
    

  7:00 – 8:00 AMNon-CME Breakfast Presentation
8:00 – 9:00 AMConcurrent Workshops
Workshop A: Controversies in Alopecia (Finasteride in Women)
Workshop B: Hair Care
9:00 – 9:15 AMCoffee Break
9:15 – 10:45 AMDerm/Endocrine Session
Leveraging Anti-diabetic Medications for Hair Loss (20 min)
Hormonal Fluctuations & Hair Loss (PCOS/Menopause) (20 min)
The Impact of GLP-1 Weight Loss & Hair (20 min)
10:15 – 10:45 AMQ&A
10:45 – 12:00 PMConference Faculty Q&A / Adjourn

2025 Agenda

Time	Activity	Speaker

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM	Non Scarring and Scarring Alopecia 101
	Diagnosis and Workup of Non-Scarring Alopecia	Divya Sharma MD, MS
	Diagnosis and Workup of Scarring Alopecia	Oyetewa Asempa MD
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM	Q&A
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Non-CME Symposia "Hair & Scalp Care Myth or Fact" sponsored by P & G	Dr. Amy McMichael, Dr. Melissa Piliang, Dr. Jeni Thomas
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Non-CME Symposium "Hair Ecoystem: From Science to Solutions" sponsored by L'Oreal Research	Eddy Wang, PhD, Rhugani Ronak, MD
5:00 PM- 6:00 PM	Clinical and Histological Staging of Alopecia
5:00 PM - 5:25 PM	Incorporating Alopecia Staging into Clinical Practice	Elise Olsen, MD
5:25 PM - 5:50 PM	Histological Features of Common Alopecia	Len Sperling, MD
5:50 PM - 6:00 PM	Q&A
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Welcome and networking reception sponsored by Veradermics (ticketed)

Time	Activity	Speaker

7:00 AM	Registration
7:30 AM - 8:10 AM	Non-CME sponsored Breakfast symposium "An Exlclusive Deep Dive: Innovations in Hair & Scalp Health" sponsored by CereaVe & VICHY DERCOS	Victoria Barbosa, MD
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM	Congress Welcome and Introductions/Recognition of sponsors	Crystal Aguh MD & Maryanne Senna, MD
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM	How the Experts Treat Hair Loss	[Moderator: Crystal Aguh, MD]
	Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia Management Pearls	Amy McMichael, MD
	Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia Management pearls	Isabella Doche, MD, PhD
	Pattern Hair Loss Management Pearls	Jerry Shapiro, MD
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM	Coffee Break

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM	JAK Inhibitors in inflammatory alopecia	[Moderator: Maryanne Senna, MD]
	Distinguishing between JAKi in AA	Arash Mostaghimi, MD
	Use of JAKi in scarring alopecias	Maryanne Senna, MD
	Use of JAKi in pediatric population	Melissa Piliang, MD
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM	Panel Q&A
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM	Coffee & Exhibits Break
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM	Resident Boot Camp	[Moderators: Crystal Aguh, MD & Maryanne Senna, MD]
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM	Conference Workshops
	Workshop A: Hair Transplantation Cases in Scarring and Non-Scarring Alopecia	Nicole Rogers, MD & Meena Singh, MD
	Workshop B: Challenging Alopecia Cases	Isabella Doche, MD, PhD & Daniel Asz Sigall, MD
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM	Non-CME sponsored lunch "Translating Evidence from JAK Inhibitor Clinical Trials in Alopecia Areata into Routine Practice" Sponsored by Lilly	Dr. Elizabeth Kiracofe, MD, FAAD, Dr. Benjamin Ungar, MD, FAAD
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM	Visit Exhibits
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM	Keynote Lecture: Wilma Bergfeld, MD	Wilma Bergfeld, MD
2:45 PM -3:35 PM	Hair Aging	[Moderator: Maryanne Senna, MD]
	Changes in hair parameters in menopause	Paradi Mirmirani MD, MS
	Role of Integrative and Alternative Medicine in Hair Loss	Peter Lio, MD
3:25 PM - 3:35 PM	Panel Q&A
3:35 PM - 3:45 PM	Coffee Break
3:45 PM - 5:05 PM	Hair and Scalp Health	[Moderator Crystal Aguh, MD]
	Science of Hair Care	Crystal Aguh, MD
	Seborrheic Dermatitis: An Overview of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment	Victoria Barbosa, MD
	Treatment Considerations for textured hair	Susan Taylor, MD
4:50 PM - 5:05 PM	Panel Q&A
5:05 PM - 6:05 PM	Coffee & Champagne Reception sponsored by Arcutis
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM	Pfizer Dermatology Sponsored Reception

Time	Activity	Speaker
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM	Non CME Breakfast Presentation "Explore an Oral Treatment for Severe Alopecia Areata" sponsored by Pfizer	Dr. Chikoti Wheat, MD, FAAD
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Concurrent Workshops
	Workshop A: Trichoscopy Deep Dive	Antonella Tosti, MD and Rodrigo Pirmez, MD
	Workshop B: Derm/Endocrine: Leveraging anti-diabetic medications for hair loss and approach to PCOS and hair thinning	Lindsey Bordone MD and Loren Krueger MD
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Coffee Break
9:05 AM - 9:25 AM	Non CME: Hair Follicle, Fiber & Scalp are Affected in Age-Associated Decrease of Hair Diameter	Eddy Wang PhD on the 11th Floor in the Grand Salon
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM	Mesotherapy for Hair Loss	Robert Finney, MD
9:50 AM - 10:10 AM	PRP and exosome therapy	Maria Hordinsky MD, MS
10:10 AM -10:30 AM	Energy based advancements in hair loss	Ronda Farah MD
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM	Panel Q&A
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM	Conference Faculty Q&A/Adjourn