MER Primary Care Conferences Dermatology for Primary Care Apr 03-05, 2026

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1. Overview

The “Dermatology for Primary Care” conference is organized by Medical Education Resources (MER), a non-profit organization. The event will take place from April 3-5, 2026, at The Westin Verasa Napa in Napa, CA.

2. Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this program, participants should be better able to:

• Differentiate between the presentations and causes of atopic, contact (irritant and allergic), and nummular dermatitis.

• Discriminate the diagnostic principles and treatment options for papulosquamous diseases with red, raised bumps.

• Discriminate between various viral skin infections and treatment strategies.

• Compare the different treatment options for fungal skin infections and nail infections.

• Perform a differential diagnosis of common bacterial skin infections and recommend appropriate treatment.

• Identify cutaneous findings that serve as surrogates of internal diseases.

• Describe the step-wise approach for the diagnosis and treatment of acne and acneiform eruptions.

• Identify clinical presentations of various parasitic skin infections including scabies, lice, ticks, and bedbugs.

• Employ proper diagnostic principles to monitor and manage patients at risk for skin cancer.

• Perform comprehensive and effective treatment of melanomas and other pigmented lesions.

• Review basic skin surgeries typically conducted in the primary care office.

• Utilize case-based learning to develop treatment plans for dermatologic conditions.

3. Target Audience

This program is targeted to office-based primary care providers and other health professionals with updates in primary care medicine.

4. Topics

• Dermatitis: Overview of the causes and forms of skin irritants; Contact, atopic, irritant, nummular, seborrheic and exfoliative; Treatment of blistering, oozing, crusting and flaking; Diagnostic principles and management strategies.

• Papulosquamous Diseases: Diagnostic principles of skin lesions consisting of red or purple papules; Psoriasis, lichen planus, pityriasis rosea, lupus erythematosus; Discussion of how to tell one scaly rash from another.

• Viral Infections of the Skin: Proper diagnosis and differences in viral skin presentation; Herpes simplex, varicella-zoster, viral exanthems; Molluscum and warts; Treating lasting post-herpetic neuralgia; Symptom management and referral to dermatology.

• Bacterial Infections of the Skin: Impetigo, ecthyma, foliculitis, furunculosis, necrotizing fasciitis, Lyme disease, syphilis; diagnosis and management; Guidelines for antibiotic treatment; Management of special populations.

• Skin Manifestations of Systemic Disease : Skin will often reflect signs of systemic diseases, be useful for diagnosis, or suffer from a complication of disease or its treatment; Diagnosis of rheumatologic, endocrine, gastrointestinal, and psychologic conditions based on cutaneous findings.

• Acne and Acneiform Eruptions: Identification of noninflammatory open or closed comedones and inflammatory lesions; Determination of treatment therapies based on acne grading scale; Bacterial folliculitis, drug-induced acne, hidradenitis suppurativa, miliaria, perioral dermatitis, pseudofolliculitis barbae, rosacea, seborrheic dermatitis; Topical and systemic therapy.

• Parasitic Infections of the Skin: Clinical presentations of various parasitic skin infections including scabies, lice, ticks, and bedbugs; Principles of treatment.

• Fungal Infections of the Skin: Dermatophytes, tinea versicolor, candidiasis; Selected deep fungal infections; Onycholysis; Drug induced nail changes; paronychia, koilonychia, nail discolorations, tumors of the nail; Fungal infections diagnosis and management; Overview and comparison of antifungal treatment options.

• Diagnosis and Management of Patients at High Risk for Skin Cancer: Examination of patients with significant actinic damage; The reduction of skin cancer risk with field treatments; Recognition of the different types of squamous cell skin cancer; Recognition of the different types of basal cell cancer.

• Diagnosis and Management of Pigmented Lesions : Recognition of dysplastic nevi and the management of patients with these familial lesions; Identification of melanomas that begin in solar lentigo (liver spots); Identification of melanomas that begin in nevi or de novo; Identification of melanoma in unusual locations; Identification of lesions for early biopsy.

• Skin Surgery for Primary Care: Techniques and procedures to perform common dermatology procedures in the office setting; Biopsy techniques for shave, punch, and excision; Instruction and best practices for local anesthesia; Overview and proper setting for cryosurgery.

• Dermatology Cases : Challenging case presentations in dermatology.