Authors


Rebekah Bernard, MD

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5 Ways to Negotiate the Best Physician Employment Contract

There are simple tools that can help us achieve the best employment contract.


Meggie Soliman

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Breaking the High Tech/High Cost Connection to Support Better Health Equity

Health care costs continue to rise in this country. According to a study by the Peterson Center on Healthcare and the Kaiser Family Foundation, health care spending totaled $3.8 trillion in 2019, $11,582 per person.


Vishal Patel, MD, FAAD, FACMS

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BCC Patient Case Impressions

Sherrif F. Ibrahim, MD, PhD, and Vishal Patel, MD, FAAD, FACMS, provide initial impressions of the case and discuss the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors.


Janice Schwartz

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Living With Pachyonychia Congenita: Patient Perspectives and Activism

The PC Project provides patients with access to the International PC Research Registry for clinical help with their rare and painful skin condition.


Linda Stocum, Associate Editor

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The Mainstream Patient: June 27

This week's edition of the Mainstream Patients features stories about FDA's latest approval, abortion, and more.


Rick Guidotti

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Finding “Positive Exposure”: Organization Promotes Diversity and Reframes Beauty

Session at the 2024 SDPA Annual Summer Dermatology Conference helps clinicians reframe beauty and empower patients.


Allison Inserro

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How Useful Are Chargemasters for Price Transparency in Dermatology?

Chargemaster lists may encourage patients to shop around for services, but the authors of this report said the implications of this change for dermatology are not well-defined.


Jason E. Hawkes, MD, MS

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Understanding the Mechanism of Action in JAK Inhibitors

Jason Hawkes, MD, MS, detailed each of the kinases' association with different cytokine receptors and biological functions.



Duane Feger

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Embracing Value-Based Care

Six strategies for profitability with new payment models.


Mary Scoviak, Managing Editor

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Patch Effective in Extracting Transcriptomes for Precision Medicine in Psoriasis

Minimally invasive method outperformed tape stripping in a recent study.


Jodi Westfall, NP

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Treating Dermatological Conditions by Going Beyond the Skin

Jodi Westfall, NP, explains how she improves common skin conditions traditionally and from a metabolic perspective.


Angela Lamb, MD

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Gaps in Management of AD SOC Patients

Drs Angela Lamb, Omar Noor, and Neal Bhatia share what they consider to be the biggest gaps in care for patients with SOC: patient/provider education, building trust, and appropriate diagnosis of AD.


Carol Stryker

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6 Steps to Hiring Great Practice Staff

An expert details the ways to gain and retain new practice staff.


Joseph Zabinski, PhD, MEM

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Joseph Zabinski, PhD, MEM: Navigating the Future of AI in Skin Cancer Detection

Zabinski, vice president and head of commercial strategy and AI at OM1, discusses the evolving role of AI in dermatology, focusing on its potential and challenges in skin cancer detection.


Meghan Heberton, MD

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Oncodermatology: An Emerging Field

At the SPDA conference, Meghan Heberton, MD, told attendees about the importance of oncodermatology in patient care.


Chris Mazzolini

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Are AI assistants key to fixing physician burnout?

The results of physician trials led by the AAFP Innovation Lab are very promising.


Ashley Buehnerkemper

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Is PR a part of your marketing plan?

Ashley Buehnerkemper, director of marketing at VitalSkin Dermatology, discusses what steps you can take to make public relations an active piece of your practice marketing.


Kristine Kucera, PA-C, MPAS, DHS

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Quality of Life + Closing Thoughts

Mickey Bryson describes the impact of atopic dermatitis on his quality of life and family, and the session concludes with final reflections.


Rukiyah T. Van Dross-Anderson, PhD

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Innovative Melanoma Treatment Among NCInnovation's $5.2 Million Research Funding Recipients

Michelle Bolas and Rukiyah T. Van Dross-Anderson, PhD, discuss the significance of NCInnovations’ funding and the clinical impact of Van Dross-Anderson's research in patients with advanced melanoma.


Robert Kronemeyer

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Full Pipeline, Customized Diagnoses Expand Options for Rosacea

Challenges with overlaps in diagnosis and classification based on rosacea’s 4 subtypes are creating a new focus on features of the condition in each patient. A pipeline of new drugs awaiting FDA approvals could further expand options.



Anna De Benedetto, MD

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The Science of Atopic Dermatitis With Anna De Benedetto, MD

De Benedetto shares her expertise on new discoveries in the science of atopic dermatitis at RAD 2023.


Tammy Lemke

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How to get the right fit when hiring

Expert tips and techniques on the best ways to select, hire and retain the right people for your team.


Abby L. Allen, RN, NP

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Abby L. Allen, RN, NP: Update on Biologics for Atopic Dermatitis

What are some of the challenges and triumphs in using biologics for atopic dermatitis? Abby L. Allen, RN, NP, shares insights at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting.



Ronda Farah, MD

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What’s New in Hair Loss Therapies and Exosomes?

Ronda Farah, MD, FAAD, reviews top hair loss pearls from her 5 sessions at AAD 2024.


Fazila Rajab

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Chromhidrosis: A Rare Clinical Finding

In rare cases, chromhidrosis may be associated with underlying medical conditions, such as hyperthyroidism, dermatitis herpetiformis, and multiple myeloma.


Amber Blair, MMS, PA-C

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Amber Blair, PA-C, Shares Innovative Insights as SDPA President-Elect

Renata Block, MMS, PA-C, and Amber Blair, MMS, PA-C, discuss the gratification of helping patients and the excitement of being on the cutting edge of research.


Susan Taylor, MD, FAAD

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Diversity in Clinical Trials

Susan Taylor, MD, explained the current state of diversity in clinical trials, what is going well, and opportunities to improve.

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