History of Latin American Dermatology

History of the Argentine Association of Pediatric DermatologyFigure 8. SecondArgentine Congress ofDermatology of theAdolescent (2004)In the month of May, an agreement on scientific cooperation was signed betweenASADEPE and the Argentine Association of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, to work togetherin the study of allergic diseases.On May 20th, 21st and 22nd, 2004, ASADEPE decided to delve into the field oftelemedicine, backing an initiative by Dr. José Antonio Mássimo and the Ricardo GutiérrezChildren Hospital. For that purpose it offered its institutional framework to the firstVirtual Congress of Pediatric Dermatology (COVIDEP), jointly organized by the PediatricDermatology services of José Antonio Mássimo and Rita García Díaz, plus the invaluablecooperation of Dr. Moise Levy from Houston, Texas. This initiative made it possible toshare patients and knowledge with numerous colleagues in many Argentine provinces,from Jujuy to Tierra del Fuego.Between July 7th and 10th, 2004, ASADEPE sent a five-member delegation that participatedactively in the scientific program of the Tenth World Congress of Pediatric Dermatology,held in Rome.On August 26th, 27th and 28th, the Second Argentine Congress of Dermatology of theAdolescent was held under the presidency of Dr. José Antonio Mássimo and the participationas special guests of Drs. Antonio Torrelo (Spain), Roberto Arenas (Mexico), Jairo Victoria(Colombia), María Isabel Herane (Chile) and Griselda de Anda (Uruguay) (Figure 8).On December 11th and 12th, coinciding with the third scientific gathering of the year,the First Sessions on Photoeducation were held in the city of Mar del Plata, with thebacking of the Photoeducation Group of the city of Bahía Blanca, led by Dr. María IsabelCaferri; the simultaneous participation of specialists in diverse Argentine provinces waspossible thanks to the employment of the videoconferencing system.On that occasion, a special meeting was held to move ahead with an old aspiration ofthe Governing Board: expanding the number of its members with the addition of newrepresentatives. In that way, 7 new members were brought in, for the purpose of providingrepresentation to Argentine provinces with a big population and a large numberof members.This expansion of the Governing Board contributed to endowing it with a nationwidecharacter, with the participation of the following members: José Antonio Mássimo aspresident, María Teresa Zabala, from the province of Córdoba, first vice-president; RitaGarcía Diaz, second vice-president; Pedro García Zubillaga, general secretary; Graciela61