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ASDS Annual Meeting
Oct. 24-27, 2019 | Chicago

Innovation will be on full display at the 2019 ASDS Annual Meeting in Chicago

“The Annual Meeting Work Group listened to feedback from attendees and evaluated every aspect of the four-day meeting and pre-conference,” said ASDS President Murad Alam, MD, MBA. “The improvements being made will provide enhanced learning opportunities and enrich the overall attendee experience.”

Plus, many networking opportunities and more than 120 exhibits provide the tools, insights and inspiration to take your practice to the next level.

SAVE THE DATE: October 24 - 27, 2019, Chicago

 

Annual Meeting 2019

2019 ASDS Annual Meeting Highlights

  • Plenary Sessions to Start the Day. Six new unopposed plenary sessions will be offered covering all areas of clinical practice, with each featuring the newest evidenced-based innovations in the field.
  • More Patient Demonstrations. Based on popularity of live procedural patient demonstrations, one patient demonstration is planned for each day.
  • Continued Line-up of Hands-on Workshops.
  • Focus on Oral Abstracts. Because advancing the science of dermatologic surgery is so important, ASDS is tripling the number of oral research abstracts presented at the 2019 ASDS Annual Meeting.
  • First-ever Innovation Summit. Current and future innovators are encouraged to attend a 3-hour pre-conference on Wednesday, Oct. 23 to flex their entrepreneurial muscles and learn how to bring new ideas and products to market.
  • Educate your office team with a robust practice management track.
  • Popular Courses at no additional cost. The Unplugged course and all six to eight concurrent Morning Masters sessions – which previously required additional fees – will now be offered at no charge to attendees.
  • Focus on Industry. Exhibit Hall activities will include informational talks during each lunch period. Industry representatives will share their knowledge on emerging trends, product demonstrations and other hot topics. A cosmeceutical bar also will allow attendees to learn about ingredients and get hands-on experience with products patients are asking about.

2019 Annual Meeting Call for Abstracts – Open Now!

ASDS invites dermatologists to submit abstracts for oral and ePoster presentations to be delivered at the 2019 Annual Meeting, October 24-27, in Chicago. Review submission rules and guidelines.

What's NEW for 2019:
• Triple the number of oral abstract presentations.
• Special oral abstract sessions, including “Best of Abstracts” and “International Abstracts”.
• ePosters that display research in an interactive digital format.
• Improved submission site that allows abstract editing until closing date.

Submission Deadline is May 20.

 

If you are an ASDS member dermatologist, click here to log in, then Submit your Abstact:

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Keynote Speaker Announced!

Chef Grant Achatz has confirmed to deliver the keynote address at the 2019 ASDS Annual Meeting on Oct. 24, 2019 in Chicago.

Chef Grant Achatz is one of the most awarded and recognized chefs in the world. Known for his innovative, emotional, and modernist style of cuisine he has been named Best Chef in the United States by the James Beard Foundation, honored by Time Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, and has given talks and lectures on gastronomy and design at conferences and universities around the world.

In 2008 Grant was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer of the tongue. The recommended course of treatment was a complete amputation of his tongue followed by radiation and chemotherapy. He was told that he likely only had 2 years to live. Instead, he sought out an innovative protocol at the University of Chicago, which after a grueling course of treatment has left him with no evidence of disease since 2009. His story is documented in his New York Times best-selling memoir Life, On the Line. The story is also featured in the nationally released documentary movie Spinning Plates.

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2019 ASDS Annual Meeting - Chicago

October 24 to 27
Hyatt Regency Chicago
151 East Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60601