When?
Saturday, August 2, 2025
Where?
Cincinnati Children's
3333 Burnet Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45229
Saturday, August 2, 2025
Cincinnati Children's
3333 Burnet Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45229
9 AM - 9:30 AM | Registration
9:30 AM - 12 PM | Programming
Welcome Remarks and debra of America Updates | Brett Kopelan, debra of America Executive Director
Eye Care in EB | Eniolami Dosumnu, MD
Dental Care in EB | Patrick Ruck, DDS & Bobby Thikkurissy, DDS, MS, MA
Treatment of Hand Contracture/Fibrosis in EB | Roger Cornwall, MD & Carrie Shotwell, Med, DHS, OTR/L
Repurposed Drugs in EB Care | Kalyani Marathe, MD, MPH
Genetics of EB | Sarah Crawford, Genetic Counselor
Concurrent Breakout Sessions:
Expert Panel: Pain Management in Children with EB | Anne Lynch-Jordan, PhD & Kenneth Goldschneider, MD, FAAP
Patient Panel: Sexuality and Childbearing in EB
12 PM - 1 PM | Catered Lunch
1 PM – 3:30 PM | Programming
Experience with VYJUVEK | Ashley Reeves, Senior Patient Access Liaison, Krystal Biotech; featuring EB Community Member Chelsea
ZEVASKYN: A New FDA-Approved Gene Therapy for RDEB Wounds | Sarah Abdelwahab, MD, MBA, Executive Medical Director, Head of Clinical Development, Abeona Therapeutics; featuring EB Community Member Lara
Understanding FILSUVEZ and Its Role in Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) | Jill Boyett, PharmD, CPh, Medical Science Liaison, Chiesi USA
Your Cells, Our Science: Gene Therapy for Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa | Robin Blumenthal, PhD, Assoc. VP, Clinical Operations, Castle Creek Biosciences
ABCB5+ Stem Cells for the Systemic Treatment of EB – An Update on the Phase III Trial | Dr. Cristina Daniele, Lead Clinical Project Manager, RHEACELL
TAMES-02 Clinical Trial for EB Simplex | Karen McGuire, PhD, CEO and Founder, BioMendics
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Social Hour
Kalyani Marathe, MD, MPH
Division Director, Division of Dermatology
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
UC Department of Dermatology
Lisa Remer, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Beth Moeves, APRN-CNP
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Epidermolysis Bullosa Center
Cincinnati Children's
Nichole Halliburton, MSN, APRN-CNP
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Division of Dermatology, Epidermolysis Bullosa Center
Cincinnati Children's
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