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Proceeding report of the third symposium on Hidradenitis Suppurativa advances ( SHSA ) 2018
Author(s) -
PossoDe Los Rios Claudia J.,
Sarfo Akua,
Ghias Mondana,
Alhusayen Raed,
Hamzavi Iltefat,
Lowes Michelle A.,
Alavi Afsaneh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.108
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0625
pISSN - 0906-6705
DOI - 10.1111/exd.13928
Subject(s) - hidradenitis suppurativa , dermatology , medicine , pathology , disease
The 3rd Annual Symposium on Hidradenitis Suppurativa Advances ( SHSA ) took place on 12‐14 October 2018 at the Women's College Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This symposium was a joint meeting of the Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation ( HSF ) founded in the USA and the Canadian Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation ( CHSF ). This cross‐disciplinary meeting with experts from around the world was an opportunity to discuss the most recent advances in the study of hidradenitis suppurativa pathogenesis, epidemiology, classification, scoring systems, radiologic diagnosis, treatment approaches and psychologic assessment. Two special sessions this year were HS as a systemic disease and HS management guidelines. There were focused workshops on wound healing and ultrasound. There were two sessions primarily for patients and their families in the HS School programme: One workshop focused on mindfulness, and the second involved discussion among clinicians and patients about various disease aspects and the latest management. To facilitate networking between clinical and research experts and those early in their career, a mentoring breakfast was held.