2023 Integrative Dermatology Symposium

Featured Speakers

October 27-29, 2023

Reno, Nevada

Katherine Varman,

MD FAAD

Dr. Katherine Varman is a board-certified dermatologist currently practicing at Kaiser-Permanente in Roseville, CA. She has a small farm with her husband and they feel passionate about teaching their children about plants, animals, and responsible farming practices. She believes that food is medicine and that our personal relationships with family and community are the key to health and wellness.

Dr. Varman did her medical training at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine which was supplemented with a Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship. She completed her intern year at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga then dermatology residency at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

IDS 2023 Sessions

Supplements for Sun Protection - 0.5 CME Credits Day Two: Saturday, October 28, 2023 | 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM PDT:

Adequate sun exposure is important for human health and wellness, but overexposure contributes to cutaneous carcinogenesis and skin aging. Innate photoprotective mechanisms include quenching free radicals and minimizing oxidative stress, repairing damaged DNA, and preventing photo-induced immunosuppression. People with sun sensitivity or a high risk of skin cancer can benefit from supplementing vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients which enhance these photoprotective mechanisms.

Learning Objectives:
1. Participants will review photocarcinogenesis and the innate mechanisms of photoprotection.
2. Participants will summarize our current understanding of the role of vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients in photoprotection.
3. Participants will discuss how supplements can be utilized for photoprotection and prevention of photocarcinogenesis in high risk individuals.Speaker