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Resident billing can have huge financial implications on academic institutions. A poster from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai aimed to assess new medical coding lectures and a modified note template at Winter Clinical Dermatology Conference.

In this month’s “Meet the Aesthetic Expert” column, Will Kirby, DO, FAOCD, talks with Emily Kaye Perbellini, MSN, FNP-Ca, board-certified family nurse practitioner specializing in aesthetic dermatology. They discuss how to avoid burnout, challenging patient populations, and the role allied healthcare professionals in aesthetics.

Experts discuss their tips for dealing with difficult patients, including those who refuse to pay, badmouth colleagues, and even cause a scene in the waiting room.

In a video for Dermatology Times®, Mark Lebwohl, MD, details how to match patients with the right psoriasis treatment for their specific needs.

In a video for Dermatology Times®, Mark Lebwohl, MD, discloses the tips he and other physicians gave to nurse practitioners and physicians assistants to better care for patients.

Experts put forth their top pearls to help better take care of patients. Here’s what they said.

In this video interview, Mark Lebwohl, MD, explains the need and demand for the 2021 NP&PA Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference.

From November 12 to 14 in Orlando, Florida, the 2021 PA&NP Fall Clinical Dermatology conference will be offering a multitude of informative sessions to educate the dermatology world.

In a grand rounds presentation at the Maui Derm NP+PA Fall 2021 conference, Seemal Desai, MD, FAAD, Raegan Hunt, MD, PhD, Ted Rosen, MD, and Matthew J. Zirwas, MD, discussed some of their challenging cases.

In his presentation at Maui Derm NP+PA Fall 2021, Jerry Shapiro, MD, FAAD, shared his treatment protocols for lupus erythematosus, lichen planopilaris, folliculitis decalvans, and dissecting cellulitis.

Learning to identify some well-disguised drivers of eczema and contact dermatitis can speed patients toward clear or almost clear, according to a presentation at Maui Derm NP+PA Fall 2021.

Ted Rosen, MD, and Sheila Fallon Friedlander, MD, discuss infectious disease updates at the virtual Maui Derm NP+PA Fall 2021 conference.

Factors include extent of disease, the latest findings on agents’ efficacy, and even patient weight.

At Maui Derm NP+PA Fall 2021, George Martin, MD, discussed his opinion on best treatment options for SCC in situ and cutaneous SCC at high risk for metastasis along with BCC that require special considerations.

Patients with mild to moderate AD have a new topical treatment option, but physicians will need to prepare for some focused conversations about safety.

At Maui Derm NP+PA Fall 2021, Vikash S. Oza, MD, and Matthew J. Zirwas, MD, discuss the current Rx and Dx of atopic dermatitis in children.

A review of the American Academy of Dermatology guidelines and current treatment improvements for actinic keratosis were discussed during a presentation at Maui Derm NP+PA Fall 2021.

Potential game-changers in the pipeline and newly FDA-approved treatments were highlighted in an overview of new drugs to watch at Maui Derm NP+PA Fall 2021 meeting.

As a part of her Maui Derm NP+PA Fall 2021 presentation, Phoebe Rich, MD, discusses how different diseases manifest in the nails, including multiple patient examples, and whether or not biopsy is needed for diagnosis.

Expert panelists outline best practices to set up nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) for success in injecting neuromodulators and dermal fillers as part of the preconference track at Maui Derm NP+PA Fall 2021 .

The Maui Derm NP+PA Fall 2021 8th Annual Meeting begins today with an in-person, 4-track preconference program at the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina. Continue to check in for the next 3 days for the latest coverage of the main program which is from September 30 to October 3.

Hilary Baldwin, MD, presented on how to recognize, diagnose, and treat rosacea in patients with skin of color at the Skin of Color Update 2021.

Possible melanoma treatments have had multiple newsworthy events since July 2021.

Vector-borne infectious diseases are spreading and skin cancer is rising because of climate change.

The AAD has provided various at-home treatments for keratosis pilaris that physicians can recommend to their patients.

From oat oil to acupuncture to prebiotics, there are many topical, oral, and manual options.

Patients with anxiety/depression and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are much less likely to achieve long-term remission. Mental health comorbidities need to be a more important part of PsA treatment.

Explore what dermatologic drugs the FDA will decide to approve during July 2021.

New TrichoTest aims to help clinicians diagnose and treat alopecia.

A higher prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in people of color may be contributing to a higher burden of COVID-19 in minority populations. Dermatologists are encouraged to address vitamin D status in patients and recommend supplementation, which might have other health benefits.