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- Expert FDA Panel Recommends Skin Lesion Analyzers and Apps for Skin Cancer Detection Keep Class III Statushttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/expert-fda-panel-recommends-skin-lesion-analyzers-and-apps-for-skin-cancer-detection-keep-class-iii-status/2461293/The FDA held a meeting with the Medical Devices Advisory Committee in late July to gather expert advice on the regulation of AI driven, skin lesion analyzers (SLAs) and Apps for skin cancer detection. Panel members urged caution for skin cancer detection SLAs and Apps and stressed the need for more…
- ASLMS Announces New Officershttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/aslms-announces-new-officers-1/2461215/Paul M. Friedman, MD is the new President of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS). Dr. Friedman, board-certified by the American Board of Dermatology, is the director of Dermatology & Laser Surgery Center of Houston, Texas. He is a clinical assistant professor at the Univers…
- ASLMS Announces New Officershttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/aslms-announces-new-officers/2460816/Henry H.L. Chan, MD, PhD, FRCP, is the new President of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS). Dr. Chan is currently the Honorary Clinical Professor and Honorary Consultant Dermatologist of the Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Quee…
- ASDSA, Northwestern University Introduce Cutaneous Procedures Adverse Events Reporting (CAPER) Systemhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/asds-northwestern-university-introduce-cutaneous-procedures-adverse-events-reporting-caper-system/2460701/The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association (ASDSA) and the Northwestern University Department of Dermatology are launching the Cutaneous Procedures Adverse Events Reporting (CAPER) system. This voluntary reporting system gathers patients’ adverse events (AEs) encountered during derm…
- ASDSA Honors 2019 Patient Safety Heroeshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/asdsa-honors-2019-patient-safety-heroes/2460203/The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association (ASDSA) honored the recipients of its annual Patient Safety Hero awards at the recent ASDS Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois. The ASDSA State Legislative Patient Safety Hero Award is presented to a state legislative member who has contrib…
- Nebraska Gets “SUNucated”https://practicaldermatology.com/news/nebraska-gets-sunucated/2460116/Nebraska is the latest state to recommend that children be allowed to possess and use sunscreen without a doctor’s note at school and at school-sponsored events. “I am thrilled that Nebraska is stepping up to the plate with commonsense information that will now be consistent throughout our state…
- Maine Gets SUNucatedhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/maine-gets-sunucated/2460001/Maine is joining 19 other states in allowing students to possess and use sunscreen in school. Governor Janet Mills signed LD 441, which was sponsored by Senator Cathy Breen. Modeled after American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association’s (ASDSA) SUNucate legislation, the bill was designed to…
- AAD Announces 2019 Election Resultshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/aad-announces-2019-election-results/2459967/The votes have been counted in the 2019 AAD Election, and the following candidates will take office at the conclusion of the 2020 Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado on March 24, 2020. The President-Elect is Kenneth J. Tomecki, MD, FAAD and the Vice President-Elect is Neal Bhatia, MD, FAAD, who is …
- Pennsylvania Passes SUNucate, Allowing Sunscreen Use and Protective Clothing at Schoolhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/pennsylvania-passes-sunucate-allowing-sunscreen-use-and-protective-clothing-at-school/2457529/Pennsylvania became the 17th state to allow children to possess and apply sunscreen at school. Governor Tom Wolf approved HB 1228, a piece of legislation based on American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association’s (ASDA) model bill known as SUNucate to remove barriers that prohibit students f…
- Daily Facial Exercises Help Women to Look Three Years Younger in 20 Weekshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/daily-facial-exercises-help-women-to-look-three-years-younger-in-20-weeks/2457938/A 30-minute daily or alternate-day facial exercise program sustained over 20 weeks improved the facial appearance of middle-aged women, resulting in a younger appearance with fuller upper and lower cheeks, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. This is the first scientific study to test the pr…