With the Summer Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) underway, the Editorial Boards of Cutis and Cosmetic Dermatology have identified sessions that may be of interest to you among others.
To further your education on these important topics in dermatology, select articles in our journal archives will have open access during the AAD meeting.
For studies, review articles, physician columns, and case reports that present the practical side of clinical and appearance-related dermatology to improve patient care, continue to look to original content in Cutis and Cosmetic Dermatology.
Come visit us at booth 903 in the exhibit hall.
For more news from the AAD meeting, go to www.cutis.com or www.cosderm.com.
TODAY’S TOP PICKS
8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Optimizing Management of Melanoma: Recognizing and Responding to Common Dilemmas in Patient Care
Room 206
Caroline C. Kim, MD
Laser Update
Room 207
Mathew M. Avram, MD
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Coding and Documentation
Ballroom A
Allan S. Wirtzer, MD; Wayne M. Marley, MD; Howard Woodling Rogers, MD; Fitzgeraldo A. Sanchez, MD
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Infectious Disease Update: What I Wouldn’t Have Known Without Evidence-Based Medicine
Room 207
Miguel R. Sanchez, MD
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
What’s Hot in Pediatric Dermatology
Room 302
Nanette B. Silverberg, MD (Cutis Editorial Board); Kelly M. Cordoro, MD; Marilyn Grace Liang, MD; Sheilagh M. Maguiness, MD; Jonathan I. Silverberg, MD
Meeting room locations are subject to change.
RELEVANT ARTICLES
Enjoy open access during the AAD meeting to these recently published Cutis and Cosmetic Dermatology articles.
Laser Treatment of Scars and Keloids
The use of laser technology for the treatment of existing surgical scars as well as the minimization of new postoperative scars has gained considerable attention from the dermatologic and plastic surgery communities in recent years. This article discusses the principles of scar treatment with both ablative and nonablative lasers, including the expanded role of fractionated technologies.
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Premature Hair Graying
Hair pigmentation and graying are important topics for the understanding of the physiology of aging; the differentiation of stem cells; and the mechanisms underlying disease processes such as progeroid syndromes, vitiligo, and hypothyroidism. Although hair graying, or canities, is a common process occurring in people as they age, an unknown percentage of individuals experience premature graying from familial inheritance or pathologic conditions.
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Skin Cancer in Skin of Color
Differences exist in the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and prognosis of skin cancers in skin of color populations. Among Hispanics and black individuals, detection of skin cancers, including both melanoma and nonmelanoma skin malignancies, often is delayed. As a result, there is a poorer overall prognosis for skin cancers among nonwhites compared to non-Hispanic whites.
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Audiocast with Dr. Andrew F. Alexis
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