XXIII Master Class in Cuba, November 16-18, 2017
was held in collaboration with INDERCOS and Cuban Vitiligo Support and Research Group, under the leadership of Prof. Jorge Luis Pérez Hidalgo (Cuba). International and national expert speakers discussed the latest basic research, advances, evidence and guidelines on diagnosis, investigation and management of vitiligo and other pigment cell disorders. Participants reviewed risk factors in vitiligo, treatment approach to patients of pediatric and adult age, a variety of therapeutic options for vitiligo, including 'traditional medicines.' We also discussed a common action at the United Nations aimed at improving quality of life of people with dermatological disabilities, and the World Vitiligo Day campaign.
Program
Location: "Hotel Nacional de Cuba", Habana, Cuba
16 November, 2017 - Thursday
9.30 – 17.30 Visits to the Health Ministry Office, Medical University and clinics
17 November, 2017 - Friday
08:30 – 09:00 Opening Ceremony
09:00 – 09:15 Presentation of Cuban Vitiligo Support and Research Group – MsC. Luis Perez Hidalgo
09:15 – 09:30 The Placental Histotherapy: A Cuban Experience In The Treatment Of Vitiligo, Psoriasis and Alopecia – Dr. Ernesto Miyares Díaz
9:30 – 9:45 Cosmetic Amniotherapy: A method To Delay The Aging And Improve The Quality Of Life – Dr. Ernesto Miyares Díaz
9:45 – 10:00 Meditation: An Alternative Treatment For Vitiligo And Other Skin Disorders – MsC. Rafael Bestar Biset
10:00 – 10:15 The Interrelatıon Hıstotherapy-Dermatology In The Hıstotherapy-Placentary Center – Dr. Isabel Caraballo Pons
10:15 – 10:30 The Spirit Of Diseases As Antecedents Of Biological Diseases – Prof. Victor Lazaro Betancourt
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 APMNA (Association for Psychoneurocutaneous Medicine of North America) Conference
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 14:15 A Descriptive Study Of Stress And Mental Disease Among Patients With Dermatological Skin Complaints, Treated In Hıstotherapy-Placentary Center – Dr. Isabel Caraballo Pons
14:15 – 14.30 Quality Of Life Among Patients With Vitiligo, Psoriasis And Alopecia Areata, Measured By Miller & Smith Test Of Vulnerability – Dr. Isabel Caraballo Pons
14:30 – 15:30 Oral Presentations
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30 Q&A Session
19:30 – 22:00 Congress Dinner
18 November 2017, Saturday
09:00 – 09:15 United Nations ECOSOC on Disabilities and Human Rights – Prof. Yan Valle
09:15 – 09:45 Vitiligo: What’s True, What’s Not in 2017 – Prof. Torello Lotti
09:45 – 10:00 Vitiligo Treatment Guidelines – Prof. Yan Valle
10:00 – 10:15 Vitiligo Photobiology - Prof. Andy Goren
10:15 – 10:30 Minoxidil Dose Response in Females Not Responding to Topical 5% Minoxidil - Prof. Andy Goren
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 INDERCOS - Acne Symposium
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 Oral Presentation Session
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30 Q&A Session
19:30 – 22:00 Congress Dinner
Photos
Prof. Jorge Luis Perez
Managing committee
Master Class participants

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FAQ
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Why there is no drug for vitiligo yet?
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