Kristin Rygg, SDPA Membership Committee member and Holly Glover, SDPA Legislative Committee Chair detail the tough issues facing Derm PAs nationwide, and urge Derm PAs to get involved through their membership with the SDPA. Differing state scopes of practice, Medicare PA recognition and payment and the threat posed by complacency [...]

  Faculty: Matthew Zirwas, MD – Bexley, OH Member, North American Contact Dermatitis Group Developer of the Contact Allergen Management Porgram for the American Contact Dermatitis Society (ACDS)   Dr. Zirwas provides the Dermcast audience with a differential diagnosis for the cause of dermatitis based on clinical presentation, and follows [...]

  Faculty: Sheilagh Maguiness, MD – Minneapolis, MN Pediatric Dermatologist Co-Chair, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Vascular Anomalies Clinic VP, Education and Career Development for Society of Pediatric Dermatology Executive Committee for the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Dermatology   Dr. Maguiness shares her approach to intensive topical therapies [...]

    Faculty: Ginette Okoye, MD – Fulton, MD Professor of Dermatology and Chair, Department of Dermatology, Howard University College of Medicine Medical Degree, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Residency training at Yale University   When Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) revealed her diagnosis of alopecia areata, it shined [...]

Jennifer Holman, MD paid a visit to the Dermcast TV studio to talk about what she DIDN’T learn in residency.  Putting special emphasis on the fact that clinicians should never stop learning, Dr. Holman also tackles the difficult topic of physician/PA burnout and different ways you can “refill your tank.” [...]

Douglas DiRuggiero, DMSc, MHS, PA-C dives into the different dermatology diseases of the eye and tells the Dermcast.tv audience what they should be looking for to arrive at the proper diagnosis for their patients. “We send our patients off for an annual dialated eye exam because of a history of [...]

  Faculty: Chris Surek, DO – Overland Park, KS Private practice Plastic Surgeon Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center ASAPA Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic “The fear of injections is the fear of anatomy.”   Dr. Surek leads the Dermcast audience through the complexities of [...]

Faculty: Jennifer Holman, MD – Tyler, TX Medical Degree, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Dermatology Residency, University of Missouri Awarded a Women’s Dermatologic Society mentorship grant to work with The Pediatric Dermatology Department at Northwestern University   Could be a refresher course for some, BUT a crucial course for [...]

Dr. Joslyn Kirby and Dr. Genette Okoye stop by the Dermcast TV studio for an informative discussion about the challenges of treating the Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) patient. “One of the things that I think a lot of our patients say is ‘my infection’ and that is a really important thing [...]

From the SDPA Annual Summer Dermatology Conference 2019, held June 6 – June 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. Faculty: James Treat, MD and Sheilagh Maguiness, MD Learning Objectives: Describe features of infantile hemangiomas that predispose to ulceration. Identify hemangiomas that are at high risk for underlying structural anomalies or systemic [...]

From the SDPA Annual Summer Dermatology Conference 2019, held June 6 – June 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. Faculty: Joslyn Kirby, MD Learning Objectives: Discuss chemoprevention of nonmelanoma skin cancer. Review surgical treatment options for nonmelanoma skin cancer. Discuss medical treatment options for nonmelanoma skin cancer. Review prognostic implicatoin for [...]

From the SDPA Annual Summer Dermatology Conference 2019, held June 6 – June 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. Faculty: Ginette Okoye, MD Learning Objectives: Describe the basic toolbox of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) therapies. Design targeted treatment approaches for HS in select clinical situations. Assess the efficacy of your HS treatment regimen. [...]

Dr. Robert Micheletti, University of Pennsylvania in-patient complex dermatology physician, talks to Dermcast.tv about urgent patient presentations for community dermatology providers to be aware of – Stevens-Johnson syndrome, DRESS syndrome and other complex drug reactions of the skin. Posted December 11, 2019

From the SDPA Annual Summer Dermatology Conference 2019, held June 6 – June 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. Faculty: Sheilagh Maguiness, MD; James Treat, MD; Leigh Ann Rola, MPAS, PA-C Learning Objectives: Apply the use of a handheld Doppler to assess blood flow in vascular anomalies. Distinguish between facial psoriasis and [...]

From the SDPA Annual Summer Dermatology Conference 2019, held June 6 – June 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. Faculty: Sheilagh Maguiness, MD Learning Objectives: Distinguish between true vasculitis and several potential conditions that may mimic vasculitis. Describe clinical features and management for urticarial multiforme. Discuss the work up and possible complications [...]

From the SDPA Annual Summer Dermatology Conference 2019, held June 6 – June 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. Faculty: Jennie Clark, MD Learning Objectives: Order the best diagnostic tests for cutaneous fungal, bacterial and viral infections. Choose the best biopsy type, site and lesion to get the most helpful clinical information. [...]

From the SDPA Annual Summer Dermatology Conference 2019, held June 6 – June 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. Faculty: Sheilagh Maguiness, MD Learning Objectives: Develop an approach to common, benign neonatal skin rashes. Formulate a broad differential diagnosis and approach for blistering in a neonate. Distinguish benign neonatal rashes from those [...]

Joslyn Kirby, MD sits down with Dermcast.tv for discussion about the management of the alopecia patient.  Hair, or lack thereof,  can be a direct measure of attractiveness.  Alopeica patients often struggle with the stigma associated with their hair loss. Dr. Kirby talks about using dermoscopy in the treatment process, and [...]

From the SDPA Annual Summer Dermatology Conference 2019, held June 6 – June 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. Faculty: Temitayo Ogunleye, MD Learning Objectives: Discuss common disorders of pigmentation. Identify hindrances to treatment of disorders of pigmentation. Discuss approaches to addressing disorders of pigmentation. Discuss appropriate expectations for treatment. Posted November [...]

From the SDPA Annual Summer Dermatology Conference 2019, held June 6 – June 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. Faculty: Ginette Okoye, MD Learning Objectives: Develop an approach to evaluating patients for CTCL. Diagnose the most common types of CTCL. Manage early-stage CTCL. Determine when to refer a patient with CTCL. Posted [...]

From the SDPA Annual Summer Dermatology Conference 2019, held June 6 – June 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. Faculty: Jocelyn Kirby, MD Learning Objectives: Review data for diet as it relates to managing acne and rosacea. Discuss the varied clinical spectrum of rosacea. List treatments and how they related to pathogenesis [...]

From the SDPA Annual Summer Dermatology Conference 2019, held June 6 – June 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. Faculty: Sheilagh Maguiness, MD Learning Objectives: Discuss clinical features of “baby acne” (cephalic pustulosis) and develop a treatment approach. Describe clinical features of infantile acne. Perform an appropriate work up in children with [...]

From the SDPA Annual Summer Dermatology Conference 2019, held June 6 – June 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. Faculty: James Treat, MD Learning Objectives: Recognize the early clinical finding of Neurofibromatosis and Tuberous Sclerosis that make the diagnosis. Recognize when a capillary malformation may indicate a genetic disease. Understand the genetic [...]

From the SDPA Annual Summer Dermatology Conference 2019, held June 6 – June 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. Faculty: James Treat, MD Learning Objectives: Learn which skin lesions are associated with cranial and spinal dysraphism. Understand how to differentiate and treat tumors including nevus sebaceous and xanthogranulomas. Recognize Pilomatrixomas and Dermoid [...]

From the SDPA Annual Summer Dermatology Conference 2019, held June 6 – June 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. Faculty: Adam Friedman, MD, FAAD Learning Objectives: Identify possible challenging side effects of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and/or radiation and discuss potential management strategies. Discuss possible challenging long-term manifestations of cancer treatment, such as medication [...]