Time flies and memories fade, so when I read this month’s end-of-the-year CME article, which offers a recap of the most important issues, treatments and new therapies, I realized just how busy a year 2006 has been.
Among the highlights — iPLEDGE, the black box warning for topical calcineurin inhibitors and two major biologics approved for dermatologic indications, to name a few.
Authored by Christina L. Haverstock, M.D., and Nina F. Abraham, B.A., both from the Department of Dermatology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC, this month’s CME begins on page 40. After reading this article, which is accredited for two category 1 physician credit hours, please answer the questions on page 48 and send them to us. This is a free CME activity, so it does not require you to pay any processing fee.
Busy Year At Skin & Aging
Dermatology may have had a busy year, but we at Skin & Aging have been wearing out the treadmill, as well. Here are some of the highlights at the journal:
• Launch of the “Perspectives” column. Last January, we debuted this monthly column, which is headed by Benjamin Barankin, M.D. Each month, Dr. Barankin briefly interviews dermatologists who have had a major impact on improving the field of dermatology. His first column focused on Albert Kligman, M.D., Ph.D., and has gone on to include dermatologists such as Walter Shelley, M.D., Ph.D., and Michael Franzblau, M.D., to name a few.
• Launch of the “Surgical Insights” column. This bi-monthly column features a challenging surgical case from seasoned dermatologists Joel L. Cohen, M.D., and Ranella J. Hirsch, M.D.
• Launch of the “Issues in Dermatology” column. Highlighting controversial issues relevant to dermatology in this every-other-month column, Gary Goldenberg, M.D., has covered such topics as the pathology debate and whether non-dermatologists should practice dermatology.
• Launch of the column “Acne & Rosacea: Just the Facts.” Acne treatment experts Jonette Keri, M.D., Ph.D., and James Q. Del Rosso, D.O., F.A.O.C.D., team up to offer a bi-monthly look at common questions patients have about acne and rosacea and how to answer them based on what the latest research indicates.
• Launch of the “Derm Stats” column. On a quarterly basis, Mike Parshall, an expert in practice valuation, physician compensation, and more, shares statistics from a number of survey results that he has gathered and tabulated.
In addition to adding these five columns, we have also created more clinical content for you in our monthly update sections, which focus on a number of topics, and we’ve greatly increased the amount of content coming directly from dermatologists. We hope you’ve found these changes valuable, and we have a lot more planned for 2007 — so please stay tuned.
Larisa Hubbs
Executive Editor
lhubbs@hmpcommunications.com
Time flies and memories fade, so when I read this month’s end-of-the-year CME article, which offers a recap of the most important issues, treatments and new therapies, I realized just how busy a year 2006 has been.
Among the highlights — iPLEDGE, the black box warning for topical calcineurin inhibitors and two major biologics approved for dermatologic indications, to name a few.
Authored by Christina L. Haverstock, M.D., and Nina F. Abraham, B.A., both from the Department of Dermatology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC, this month’s CME begins on page 40. After reading this article, which is accredited for two category 1 physician credit hours, please answer the questions on page 48 and send them to us. This is a free CME activity, so it does not require you to pay any processing fee.
Busy Year At Skin & Aging
Dermatology may have had a busy year, but we at Skin & Aging have been wearing out the treadmill, as well. Here are some of the highlights at the journal:
• Launch of the “Perspectives” column. Last January, we debuted this monthly column, which is headed by Benjamin Barankin, M.D. Each month, Dr. Barankin briefly interviews dermatologists who have had a major impact on improving the field of dermatology. His first column focused on Albert Kligman, M.D., Ph.D., and has gone on to include dermatologists such as Walter Shelley, M.D., Ph.D., and Michael Franzblau, M.D., to name a few.
• Launch of the “Surgical Insights” column. This bi-monthly column features a challenging surgical case from seasoned dermatologists Joel L. Cohen, M.D., and Ranella J. Hirsch, M.D.
• Launch of the “Issues in Dermatology” column. Highlighting controversial issues relevant to dermatology in this every-other-month column, Gary Goldenberg, M.D., has covered such topics as the pathology debate and whether non-dermatologists should practice dermatology.
• Launch of the column “Acne & Rosacea: Just the Facts.” Acne treatment experts Jonette Keri, M.D., Ph.D., and James Q. Del Rosso, D.O., F.A.O.C.D., team up to offer a bi-monthly look at common questions patients have about acne and rosacea and how to answer them based on what the latest research indicates.
• Launch of the “Derm Stats” column. On a quarterly basis, Mike Parshall, an expert in practice valuation, physician compensation, and more, shares statistics from a number of survey results that he has gathered and tabulated.
In addition to adding these five columns, we have also created more clinical content for you in our monthly update sections, which focus on a number of topics, and we’ve greatly increased the amount of content coming directly from dermatologists. We hope you’ve found these changes valuable, and we have a lot more planned for 2007 — so please stay tuned.
Larisa Hubbs
Executive Editor
lhubbs@hmpcommunications.com
Time flies and memories fade, so when I read this month’s end-of-the-year CME article, which offers a recap of the most important issues, treatments and new therapies, I realized just how busy a year 2006 has been.
Among the highlights — iPLEDGE, the black box warning for topical calcineurin inhibitors and two major biologics approved for dermatologic indications, to name a few.
Authored by Christina L. Haverstock, M.D., and Nina F. Abraham, B.A., both from the Department of Dermatology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC, this month’s CME begins on page 40. After reading this article, which is accredited for two category 1 physician credit hours, please answer the questions on page 48 and send them to us. This is a free CME activity, so it does not require you to pay any processing fee.
Busy Year At Skin & Aging
Dermatology may have had a busy year, but we at Skin & Aging have been wearing out the treadmill, as well. Here are some of the highlights at the journal:
• Launch of the “Perspectives” column. Last January, we debuted this monthly column, which is headed by Benjamin Barankin, M.D. Each month, Dr. Barankin briefly interviews dermatologists who have had a major impact on improving the field of dermatology. His first column focused on Albert Kligman, M.D., Ph.D., and has gone on to include dermatologists such as Walter Shelley, M.D., Ph.D., and Michael Franzblau, M.D., to name a few.
• Launch of the “Surgical Insights” column. This bi-monthly column features a challenging surgical case from seasoned dermatologists Joel L. Cohen, M.D., and Ranella J. Hirsch, M.D.
• Launch of the “Issues in Dermatology” column. Highlighting controversial issues relevant to dermatology in this every-other-month column, Gary Goldenberg, M.D., has covered such topics as the pathology debate and whether non-dermatologists should practice dermatology.
• Launch of the column “Acne & Rosacea: Just the Facts.” Acne treatment experts Jonette Keri, M.D., Ph.D., and James Q. Del Rosso, D.O., F.A.O.C.D., team up to offer a bi-monthly look at common questions patients have about acne and rosacea and how to answer them based on what the latest research indicates.
• Launch of the “Derm Stats” column. On a quarterly basis, Mike Parshall, an expert in practice valuation, physician compensation, and more, shares statistics from a number of survey results that he has gathered and tabulated.
In addition to adding these five columns, we have also created more clinical content for you in our monthly update sections, which focus on a number of topics, and we’ve greatly increased the amount of content coming directly from dermatologists. We hope you’ve found these changes valuable, and we have a lot more planned for 2007 — so please stay tuned.
Larisa Hubbs
Executive Editor
lhubbs@hmpcommunications.com
