Volume 16 - Issue 12 - December 2008
Continuing Education
12/15/2008
By Christopher B. Yelverton, MD, MBA
Please click here to view the CME article: http://www.naccme.com
By Christopher B. Yelverton, MD, MBA
Please click here to view the CME article: http://www.naccme.com
By Christopher B. Yelverton, MD,...
12/15/2008
The Dermatologist
Issues in Dermatology
12/08/2008
I recently saw a patient who was very unhappy with me. It wasn’t because I was running late in my clinic, or because he wasn’t able to get in to see me soon enough. It was because the medication I prescribed for his chronic idiopathic...
I recently saw a patient who was very unhappy with me. It wasn’t because I was running late in my clinic, or because he wasn’t able to get in to see me soon enough. It was because the medication I prescribed for his chronic idiopathic...
I recently saw a patient who was...
12/08/2008
The Dermatologist
12/08/2008
This article is Part 1 of 2 focused on complementary and alternative approaches to psoriasis. In this column we look at non-pharmacologic treatments aimed at the mind-body connection and its potential to heal. More than 7 million adults in...
This article is Part 1 of 2 focused on complementary and alternative approaches to psoriasis. In this column we look at non-pharmacologic treatments aimed at the mind-body connection and its potential to heal. More than 7 million adults in...
This article is Part 1 of 2...
12/08/2008
The Dermatologist
12/08/2008
When treatments aren’t working, we can’t always assume the prescription or treatment was wrong — sometimes patients fail to get better because they don’t follow our direction.
Perhaps the best thing about being a doctor is seeing a...
When treatments aren’t working, we can’t always assume the prescription or treatment was wrong — sometimes patients fail to get better because they don’t follow our direction.
Perhaps the best thing about being a doctor is seeing a...
When treatments aren’t working,...
12/08/2008
The Dermatologist
12/08/2008
As a healthcare provider, your desk drawers and sticky-notes are likely to look very different in the near future. Come January 2009 with the new phRMA marketing code, items such as pens and notepads will be unacceptable pharmaceutical gifts....
As a healthcare provider, your desk drawers and sticky-notes are likely to look very different in the near future. Come January 2009 with the new phRMA marketing code, items such as pens and notepads will be unacceptable pharmaceutical gifts....
As a healthcare provider, your...
12/08/2008
The Dermatologist
Department
Derm Dx
12/09/2008
What’s Your Diagnosis?
Patient Presentation A 16-day-old boy, status post full-term vaginal delivery, was noted to have bumps on his scalp at birth. He was otherwise healthy and doing well. His mother reported that the individual spots had...
What’s Your Diagnosis?
Patient Presentation A 16-day-old boy, status post full-term vaginal delivery, was noted to have bumps on his scalp at birth. He was otherwise healthy and doing well. His mother reported that the individual spots had...
What’s Your...
12/09/2008
The Dermatologist
Cosmetic Clinic
12/08/2008
How I See It As a zoologist who became a dermatologist, I look at some of the global warming issue with a degree of skepticism. This is borne of my knowledge of historic trends in environmental conditions, which wax and wane — in spite of Al...
How I See It As a zoologist who became a dermatologist, I look at some of the global warming issue with a degree of skepticism. This is borne of my knowledge of historic trends in environmental conditions, which wax and wane — in spite of Al...
How I See It As a zoologist who...
12/08/2008
The Dermatologist
Column
Spotlight
12/08/2008
In dermatology, we are fortunate to have many of our profession’s innovators and great teachers still among us. This column was created so that we may gain insight from these practitioners and learn more about them. Some are bright stars in...
In dermatology, we are fortunate to have many of our profession’s innovators and great teachers still among us. This column was created so that we may gain insight from these practitioners and learn more about them. Some are bright stars in...
In dermatology, we are fortunate...
12/08/2008
The Dermatologist
Chief Medical Editor Message
12/08/2008
Reading the annual Year-in-Review CME article, it’s obvious that dermatology has seen another year with great advances. Dr. Christopher B. Yelverton offers a review of new and pertinent knowledge of the pathophysiology and treatment of a...
Reading the annual Year-in-Review CME article, it’s obvious that dermatology has seen another year with great advances. Dr. Christopher B. Yelverton offers a review of new and pertinent knowledge of the pathophysiology and treatment of a...
Reading the annual...
12/08/2008
The Dermatologist
Chief Medical Editor Message
12/08/2008
An unsolicited e-mail arrived with information about an exciting new treatment. The treatment was reported to be an innovative, safe, effective therapy. It improves the elasticity of the skin and is used for skin irregularities and skin...
An unsolicited e-mail arrived with information about an exciting new treatment. The treatment was reported to be an innovative, safe, effective therapy. It improves the elasticity of the skin and is used for skin irregularities and skin...
An unsolicited e-mail arrived...
12/08/2008
The Dermatologist
