6th Annual Workshop on Confocal Microscopy for Cutaneous Diagnostics

Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 8:00 AM - Thursday, October 26, 2023, 5:00 PM, Rockefeller Research Laboratories, 430 East 67th Street, New York, NY

After the immense success of our last five-year courses, we are excited to be back with our 6th Annual Workshop on Confocal Microscopy for Cutaneous Diagnostics.

Reflectance Confocal Microscopy (RCM) is a non-invasive device that images skin lesions at high resolution in vivo similar to traditional pathology. It has acquired CPT codes in the US. This course is tailored for both novices and expert clinicians practicing RCM in clinics. EVCM can rapidly image freshly excised tissue (without tissue processing and cutting) and is being explored as an alternative to frozen sectioning for tumor margin assessment and rapid tissue evaluation for dermatology. As RCM is performed in conjunction to dermoscopy examination, this year we will start with a live refresher dermoscopy course by world-renowned dermoscopist Dr. Ashfaq. A. Marghoob.

For this live course, we have assembled an expert, national and international, confocal faculty. We will have multiple, fun Kahoot! quizzes to test your knowledge and simulate your appetite for learning. During break sessions, the attendees will have opportunity to interact with the faculty. 

At the end of the course, the attendees will develop familiarity with the basics of in vivo and ex vivo confocal microscopy, learn to differentiate routinely encountered benign cutaneous neoplasm from malignant neoplasm, and integrate RCM in their routine clinical workflow.

Day 1: Dermoscopy and RCM (In Vivo)

• NEW! Live dermoscopy session (1.5 hours) with Dr. Ashfaq A. Marghoob highlighting dermoscopy to histopathology correlates
• Basics: Fundamentals of RCM, terminology (based on Delphi-consensus), and RCM features for neoplastic lesions
• RCM for assessing skin cancer risk (photoaging, photodamage etc.)
• Integrating RCM in clinics - case discussion with experts
• Practical accepts of RCM clinical integration: panel discussion from early adopters of this technology in academic institutes and private clinics
• RCM surgical integration and treatment monitoring case-discussion

Day 2: RCM Practical Aspect, Surgical Integration, Treatment Monitoring, Ex Vivo Confocal Microscopy (EVCM), and Hands-on Workshop

• EVCM: Introduction, normal skin structures, skin neoplasms (melanocytic and non-melanocytic), and inflammatory lesions
• BONUS WORKSHOP (in-person only): Complimentary hands-on workshop (3 hours) to master image acquisition with RCM and EVCM. If you're interested in attending the workshop, please make this selection during registration. Space is limited to allow for maximum interaction between attendees and faculty. 

Pre-recorded Videos 

All attendees will have access to the following pre-recorded videos and are highly encouraged to watch them prior to the start of the live program. Access instructions will be emailed to attendees prior to the start of the program. 

• Tips for image acquisition using confocal devices: Handheld-RCM (HH-RCM), Wide-Probe RCM (WP-RCM) and ex vivo confocal microscope (EVCM): Harris Ucalene, BS
• Lentigo maligna margin mapping with handheld-RCM (HH-RCM) device and video mosaicking: Saud Alessi, MD
• Pearls EVCM: Javiera Perez, MD
• Tools to aid image acquisition during Lentigo maligna mapping: Cristian Navarrete, MD

Course Syllabus

Registrants will receive access to an online course syllabus after the program concludes, which includes recorded videos of the presentations/lectures. The syllabus will be available through January 31, 2024.

Who Should Attend

The target audience for this program includes includes clinical and non-clinical practitioners, dermatologists, dermatologic surgeons, pathologists, medical physicists, residents, fellows, medical students, researchers, and technologists.

• In-person Registration
  • Available for both the lectures as well as the hands-on workshops.
  • While MSK requests that institutional guests are vaccinated against COVID-19, we are no longer requiring proof of vaccination. Additional details, including our current Health and Safety Protocols, can be accessed on our Visiting Us page.
  • Included in registration, attendees will be provided continental breakfast, lunch, and refreshment breaks. Please contact [email protected] at least one week prior to the course if you have any special dietary requests or require any specific accommodations.
    
• Virtual Registration
  • Available for the lectures only.
  • The virtual option for this program will be delivered via Zoom. Access details will be emailed prior to the start of the course.

1. Describe the basic principles of reflectance confocal microscopy
2. Explain the terminology for reflectance confocal microscopy
3. Integrate reflectance confocal microscopy in routine clinical and surgical practice
4. Practice and interpret reflectance confocal microscopy at the bedside
5. Recognize the features of skin lesions on EVCM
6. Integrate EVCM in dermatology practice
7. WORKSHOP: Learn to acquire images using EVCM and RCM devices

Registration Fees (In-person or Virtual)

• Physicians (MDs, PhDs, and DOs): $575
• Advanced Practice Providers $475
• Nurses, Techs, and Other Healthcare Providers: $375
• Residents and Fellows: $100 (non-refundable)
• Industry Professionals: $1,000*

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Cancellation Policy

If you wish to cancel your participation in this course, you must email [email protected] at least seven (7) days prior to the start of the course, and your refund will be subject to a $25 administrative fee if attending virtually or a $100 administrative fee if attending in-person. Cancellations or no-shows within seven (7) days of the course are not eligible for a refund. Please note that if it has been more than 120 days since payment was processed, a W9 form must be submitted in order process your refund and your refund will be issued in the form of a check payment. Refunds are not subject to tax. You may substitute another registrant in your place at any time by contacting [email protected] with the appropriate information.

MSK CME reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event we must cancel or postpone this course, you will be notified via email from MSK CME ([email protected]). A full refund will be issued for your registration. MSK CME is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees incurred by airline/travel/lodging agencies.

*Please note that registration for residents and fellows is non-refundable.

If you are registered to attend this course in-person and you are not feeling well or exhibiting any symptoms of COVID-19, please refrain from attending and contact [email protected] as soon as possible.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center designates this other activity (live activity and on demand material) for a maximum of 15.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MSK Course Director

Manu Jain, MD
Optical Imaging Specialist
Associate Attending
Dermatology Service
Department of Medicine

 

MSK Course Co-Director

Anthony Rossi, MD
Assistant Attending Physician
Dermatology Service
Department of Medicine

 

Invited Course Faculty 

Luca Reggiani Bonetti, MD
Assistant Professor - Department of Pathologic Anatomy,
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Modena, Italy

Lilia Correa, MD 
Associate Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery
University of South Florida 
Member, Cutaneous Oncology Group
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL

Pascale Guitera, MD, PhD
Professor of Dermatology,
Director of the Sydney Melanoma Diagnostic Centre,
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Sydney, Australia

Daniela Hartmann, MD
Associate Professor,
Department of Dermatology and Allergy,
University Hospital
Munich, Germany

Cristian Navarrete-Dechent, MD
Attending Physician,
Melanoma and Skin Cancer Unit, Department of Dermatology,
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Giovanni Pellacani, MD
Full Professor of Dermatology,
Chairman of Dermatology Department,
Sapienza University of Rome 
Rome, Italy 

Javiera Perez, MD
Researcher in Imaging Technologies,
Dermatology Department,
Fundación Hospital Clinic de Barcelona,
Barcelona, Spain

Babar Rao, MD, FAAD
Professor, Rutgers Center for Dermatology
Associate Professor,  Dermatology, Weill Cornell Medical School
Professor Department of Dermatology, Rawalpindi Medical University
New Brunswick, NJ

Gene Rubinstein, MD 
Dermatology and Laser Centre
Studio City, CA

Alon Scope, MD 
Director of the Kittner Skin Cancer Screening & Research Institute, Sheba Medical Center 
Associate Professor of Dermatology, Tel Aviv University School of Medicine
Tel Aviv, Israel

 

MSK Course Faculty

Ashfaq Marghoob, MD
Attending

Kishwer S. Nehal, MD
Attending

Milind Rajadhyaksha, PhD
Attending

 

Demo and Quiz Faculty

Saud Aleissa, MD, FAAD
Attending and Assistant Professor,
King Abdulaziz University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Banu Farabi, MD
Dermatology Resident,
Department of Internal Medicine,
Saint Peter’s University Hospital-Rutgers University 
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, NJ

Ucalene Harris, BS
Research Technician,
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 
New York, NY 

Julia Kahn, MD 
New York Medical College School of Medicine, Class of 2025
Valhalla, NY 

Jilliana Monnier, MD, PhD
Assistant Attending,
Dermatology and Skin Cancer Department,
La Timone Hospital
PhD at Marseille Cancer Research Centre and The Computer Science and Systems Laboratory,
Aix-Marseille University
Marseille, France

Mercedes Sendín, MD 
Dermatologist, Department of Dermatology
Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío 
Seville, Spain
Clinical Tutor, Faculty of Medicine
University of Seville (Spain)

Rozina Zeidan, BS 
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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