Dermoscopy News

ORLANDO, Fla. – Henry W. Lim, MD, FAAD, chair emeritus of the department of dermatology and senior vice president for Academic Affairs at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, took office as president of the American Academy of Dermatology at its annual meeting.

ORLANDO – Healio.com/Dermatology is providing live coverage of the 75th annual American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting in Orlando beginning today.

Research funding that psoriasis had a strong association with type 2 diabetes and obesity in a nationwide study of Danish twins was among the 10 most-read articles of 2016 on Healio.com/Dermatology.

The Triage Amalgamated Dermoscopic Algorithm helped some family physicians, including those with no prior dermoscopy training, assess whether a skin lesion warranted further examination, according to research published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.

The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association recognized physicians with Patient Safety Hero and Federal Advocate awards at the ASDS annual meeting in New Orleans.

The American Academy of Dermatology has announced that ContextMedia:Health has been selected as a patient education affinity partner.

The American Society of Dermatologic Surgery announced that Thomas E. Rohrer, MD, began his term as president of the society and the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association during the ASDS annual meeting in New Orleans.

Research finding that women who applied broad-spectrum photostable sunscreen to their face daily for a year showed improvement in the signs of existing photodamaged skin was among the most-read articles in October on Healio.com/Dermatology.

TFS International has acquired German dermatology specialist SCIderm GmbH, according to a press release.

Study findings that Mohs micrographic surgery was used effectively to treat melanoma in situ exceeding traditional excision margins of 5 mm was among the most-read articles in September on Healio.com/Dermatology.