History of Latin American Dermatology

History of the Argentine Association of Pediatric DermatologyASADEPE’s endorsement of their products for children.These agreements made it possible to organizediverse meetings for the purpose of spreading informationregarding skin care, some of the meetingsbeing aimed at physicians and others open to the generalpublic.On March 31st, 2001, the first scientific meeting ofthe year was held at the Museum of the Reconquest inthe city of Tigre, Buenos Aires province. The secondscientific meeting took place on June 23rd in the hallsof the Palais Rouge in the city of Buenos Aires.Between the months of March and July, 2002, inpursuance of a program designed by the outreachsubcommittee headed by Dr. Mirta Vázquez, a secondcycle of workshops on Pediatric Dermatology was held at diverse hospitals in the city ofBuenos Aires and surrounding area, with the participation of numerous fellow pediatriciansand dermatologists.On September 7th and 8th, under the presidency of Dr. José Antonio Mássimo, theFirst Argentine Congress of Dermatology of the Adolescent was held very successfully,with Drs. Anne Lucky and Elaine Siegfried of the U.S. as special guests and with the presenceof numerous Argentine specialists. On this occasion there were more than 600 participants.The Congress having concluded, on September 25 the Governing Board was renewedfor the 2001-2003 period, and was constituted as follows: president, José Antonio Mássimo;vice-president, María Teresa Zabala; general secretary, Pedro García Zubillaga;scientific secretary, Pedro Rovere; treasurer, Carlos Lorenzano; full members GracielaManzur and Grete Bloch, substitute members Nancy Leston and Jorge Verges, and, asmembers of the monitoring organ, full account reviewers Anita Rossi and Ana MaríaLorenz and substitute account reviewer María A. García.This new board gave a definite boost to the task of equipping of theassociation’s headquarters with the addition of materials and equipmentfor the appropriate performance of its scientific and social activities. Thelibrary was inaugurated with two computers for carrying out bibliographicalsearches; a third computer was installed to search for textsand a permanent secretary was hired.With the increase in activities, ASADEPE speedily increased the numberof members — pediatricians and dermatologists interested in thisnew movement, Pediatric Dermatology.Of the three established annual scientific gatherings, it was decidedto hold two in the city of Buenos Aires and the third in diverse parts ofthe country, so as to take this field to the most remote regions.In the month of October, ASADEPE participated actively in the scientificprogram of the Ninth World Congress of Pediatric Dermatology carriedout in Cancún, with a delegation of twelve specialists.The year’s scientific activities ended on December 1 at the Main Auditorium of the PrivateCommunity Hospital of Mar del Plata, with a scientific event that served as launchingpad for the Photoeducation Campaign on the beaches.In the year 2002 the outreach and events subcommittee, led by Dr. Mirta Vázquez, organizeda dissemination network that allowed the institution’s activities and DPA magazineto reach Argentina’s furthest corners.That year’s scientific activities began on April 20, on which date the first meeting washeld in the halls of the Palais Rouge in the city of Buenos Aires.Figure 5. GoverningBoard (1999-2001period): Silvia TeresitaPueyo, José AntonioMássimo, MaríaAmelia García, PedroGarcía Zubillaga,Antonio Pignataro,Ricardo Kohan, PedroRovere, Anita Rossi,Araceli Rodríguez,Guillermo Ilho, CarlosLorenzano and JorgeDíaz SaubidetFigure 6. FirstArgentine Congress ofNeonatal Dermatology(2000). Drs. JoséAntonio Mássimo andLawrence Schachner59