Burns and Bites: Sunburn and Sunscreens, Mosquito and Tick Repellents

Featured Speaker: Lee Kaplan, M.D.

Summer brings increased exposure to sun and arthropod bites. Sunburn, drug photosensitivity, old-looking skin and skin cancer are some of the sequelae of overexposure to the sun, while arthropod bites may transmit a number of diseases including dengue, malaria, West Nile, Lyme, chikungunya and zika. From the latest sunscreens and morning-after sunburn treatments to the newest repellents and genetically modified mosquitoes, this presentation will explore strategies to prevent sun damage as well as the most effective approaches to prevent mosquito and tick bites

Presenter Biography

 Lee Kaplan is a retired dermatologist who enjoyed solo and group private practice as well as academic and administrative practice. He formerly served as Chief of Dermatology, VA Medical Center San Diego and as Director of Clinical Dermatology, UC San Diego Health. For more than 30 years, he combined his passion for the outdoors with his dermatology profession in the Wilderness Medical Society, writing book chapters and review articles, creating teaching slide sets and giving numerous lectures in Wilderness Dermatology

Coordinator: Steve Clarey