8:00-8:50am EST: The fundamentals of advocacy and the experiences of a physician-legislator with Connecticut State Senator Dr. Jeff Gordon.

9:00-9:25am EST: Lessons in building community and advocacy for patients in the clinic setting with Deeann Graham, advocacy strategist, educator, and author dedicated to personalizing the journey of autoimmune hair loss.

9:30-9:50am EST: Private equity and the changing landscape of dermatology practices with Dr. Albert Zhou, a Chief Resident at the UConn Department of Dermatology. 

10:00-10:20am EST: Lessons in leadership and advocacy with Dr. Jane Grant-Kels, founding chair emeritus of the UConn Department of Dermatology, Deputy Editor of JAAD, and President-elect of the American Academy of Dermatology.

10:30-10:50am EST: iPledge reform for improving access to isotretinoin for acne treatment with Dr. John Barbieri, Associate Professor of Dermatology at Harvard Medical School and Chair of the American Academy of Dermatology's iPledge Workgroup.

11:00am-12:00pm EST: Perspectives and insights from patient-advocates experiencing hidradenitis suppurativa, vitiligo, and drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome/DRESS.