Care Coordination for Advanced Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers
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Effective partnerships between dermatologists and oncologists are an essential component of care coordination for patients with advanced non-melanoma skin cancers. This interprofessional collaboration can be more challenging in the community setting, where fewer resources are available in comparison to large academic medical centers. In this podcast episode, CANCER BUZZ speaks with Emily Smith, MD, associate professor of Dermatology at St. Louis University School of Medicine, about best practices for early referral from dermatology and how to identify high-risk patients.     “It’s impossible to read through every single journal that comes out every single day. There are really nice email listservs that [community] providers can sign up for that will provide updates—the American Academy of Dermatology host[s] guidelines for the care and management of different cancers: cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma [and] basal cell carcinoma being two of them, and they are updated on a cyclical basis. Those are great guidelines to just ensure…that they are reviewed and that current practices are following those guidelines.”—Emily Smith, MD Emily Smith, MD  Associate Professor of Dermatology   Department of Dermatology   St. Louis University School of Medicine   St. Louis, MO    This podcast was made possible with support from Regeneron. Resources ACCC: Advanced Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers - Effective Practices in Multidisciplinary Care  Oncodermatology Society  American Academy of Dermatology issues new guidelines for treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancer 
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