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How to equip staff to actually ask patients for payment.

Additional years of repeating justifications to students, residents and patients have honed explanations into my -isms. These are kernels of truth packed into few easy-to-remember words, as an efficient way to communicate.

80% of social patients start their search for aesthetic services on the web, including those who received a word-of-mouth referral. Which elements of a typical practice website will most likely create a first and lasting impression on socially connected patients? The visual images, including photos and video. Here are 5 steps to create alignment with your site and the internet-savvy social patient.

The opportunity for pharmacists to interact with dermatologists happens often. The two specialties can work together to promote responsible antibiotic prescribing.

Dermatologists have been at the forefront of the use of other antimicrobial approaches, such as the use of bleach baths for chronic skin infections. These approaches may appropriately control cutaneous skin infection without the use of oral antibiotics. The Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work campaign has joined forces with Galderma Laboratories and the American Acne and Rosacea Society (AARS).

The long-term use of antibiotics for the treatment of acne will contribute to the problem of antibiotic resistance. Industry is responding to the need for antibiotic-free treatment options.

Read and learn more on what dermatologists can do to limit antibiotic use.

A publication based on the information presented and discussed at SPAUD is in progress. The following are a few top line highlights from the meeting.

Dr. Skin, a dermatologic surgeon and head of a resident training program at a well-recognized academic center performed a surgical excision on a patient's eyelid growth. The patient called in the evening with concerns about her vision and spoke with Dr. Skin's covering physician who assured her that was not unusual. In the morning, the patient's vision was gone. She sues both Dr. Skin and his covering physician. Is Dr. Skin liable?

Researchers discovered how melanoma becomes resistant to a new drug combo. Read and learn how it works

Ablation of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) with a high-powered CO2 laser offers the advantage of highly precise tissue removal. Read and learn why and how.

Results from a study on the effect of melanoma cells (MC) on human primary keratinocytes (HPK) has been released. Checkout the findings

Peter Lio, M.D., assistant professor of clinical dermatology and pediatrics at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and private practice, Dermatology and Aesthetics of Wicker Park, Wicker Park, Chicago, discusses his interest in alternative medicine, the legitimacy and usefulness of certain therapies, and which therapies you might consider for different conditions.

Can targeting differentially regulated proteins reverse or prevent disease?

What's this mean...for existing and future patient in the digital realm

Highlights, updates, and all other coverage right from Maui Derm 2015

Research has linked low levels of vitamin D to a variety of skin diseases, although it's not necessarily a cause-and-effect scenario.

Dermatologists at the Maui Derm 2015 meeting learned that they should be on the lookout for patients with acne, especially women. And, they should be cautious about antibiotic use in young patients.

Itchy patients with no rash and no apparent cause may be the bane of the dermatology world, but one expert told colleagues at the Maui Derm 2015 meeting to remember the end game: patient relief.

Psoriasis goes beyond a skin disease, dermatologists learned at the Maui Derm 2015 meeting this week. Physicians are becoming increasingly aware that severe cases of psoriasis are indications of dangerous systemic inflammation.

Dermatologist Hector Franco believes there's more to skin images than mere diagnostic value. His son, Nick Franco, an artist living in Chicago, has brought his father's thinking to life in a collection he calls "inskin."

Dermatologists should keep an eye out for acne in pre-adolescent children as young as one year because pimples may be a sign of serious medical problems, a leading dermatologist told a crowd at the Maui Derm 2015 conference this week.

Wendy Weiss, marketing manager for Dermatology Associates in Norwood, Mass. discusses how digital marketing is leading to a culture change within the practice and a better way to serve future and existing patients.

Highlights of dermatology news in 2014 include promising data about nivolumab (Opdivo, Bristol-Myers Squibb) for melanoma and a new class of drugs that may help patients with stubborn cases of alopecia areata, a top dermatologist told attendees at the Maui Derm 2015 meeting Monday.

Basically, an emollient is a film forming substance that makes the skin feel and look smooth. Emolliency can be achieved with three methods

Promising new treatments for rosacea and leishmaniasis are among the highlights of a Maui Derm conference session about new drugs in dermatology.

A phase 3 clinical program is under way to further evaluate the efficacy and safety of Cimzia (certolizumab pegol, UCB) in adult patients with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis.

The FDA announced Wednesday, January 21, that it approved secukinumab (Cosentyx, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation) as a treatment for adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.

In a study of nearly 5,000 people with and without eczema, researchers have found those with eczema are more likely to have osteoporosis and fractures than adults without the skin condition. Learn more on the study.

Medical practices need to inoculate themselves against security break-ins by performing a Security Risk Assessment. A Security Risk Assessment looks at how patient information is currently protected.