Volume 18 - Issue 4 - April 2010
04/15/2010
As director of the Center for Professional Well-Being, applied medical anthropologist John-Henry Pfifferling, PhD, specializes in occupational stress coaching, crisis counseling and prevention training for physicians. Heed these ‘tips’ at...
As director of the Center for Professional Well-Being, applied medical anthropologist John-Henry Pfifferling, PhD, specializes in occupational stress coaching, crisis counseling and prevention training for physicians. Heed these ‘tips’ at...
As director of the Center for...
04/15/2010
The Dermatologist
04/12/2010
Dermatologists who are considering taking the plunge into implementing electronic health record (EHR) systems in their practices now have more information to guide their purchase decisions and, possibly, more impetus to move forward. In late...
Dermatologists who are considering taking the plunge into implementing electronic health record (EHR) systems in their practices now have more information to guide their purchase decisions and, possibly, more impetus to move forward. In late...
Dermatologists who are...
04/12/2010
The Dermatologist
Industry Insider
04/12/2010
Frederick Beddingfield, MD, PhD, is the Chief Medical Officer of Allergan Medical and Vice President and Head for Global Dermatology R&D at Allergan, Inc. He is also an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine/Dermatology at the David...
Frederick Beddingfield, MD, PhD, is the Chief Medical Officer of Allergan Medical and Vice President and Head for Global Dermatology R&D at Allergan, Inc. He is also an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine/Dermatology at the David...
Frederick Beddingfield, MD, PhD,...
04/12/2010
The Dermatologist
Issues in Dermatology
04/12/2010
The paradox of rationing is that it seems fair, just, and equitable, and it makes sense when applied to a population. But when it applies to my patient or my mother, it makes me uncomfortable,” writes Dr. Manoj Jain in an op-ed in The...
The paradox of rationing is that it seems fair, just, and equitable, and it makes sense when applied to a population. But when it applies to my patient or my mother, it makes me uncomfortable,” writes Dr. Manoj Jain in an op-ed in The...
The paradox of rationing is that...
04/12/2010
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Department
Derm Dx
04/14/2010
PATIENT PRESENTATION A 47-year-old female presented with an itchy scalp that had begun 7 months earlier and eventually progressed to regression of her hairline. She noted no other changes in her scalp and reported no other medical problems or...
PATIENT PRESENTATION A 47-year-old female presented with an itchy scalp that had begun 7 months earlier and eventually progressed to regression of her hairline. She noted no other changes in her scalp and reported no other medical problems or...
PATIENT PRESENTATION A...
04/14/2010
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Aesthetics Corner
04/14/2010
The senior authors, Dr. Emil Bisaccia and Dr. Dwight A. Scarborough, are authors of the textbook The Columbia Manual of Dermatologic Cosmetic Surgery. Since its development, liposuction has evolved from bulk removal of subcutaneous fat to a...
The senior authors, Dr. Emil Bisaccia and Dr. Dwight A. Scarborough, are authors of the textbook The Columbia Manual of Dermatologic Cosmetic Surgery. Since its development, liposuction has evolved from bulk removal of subcutaneous fat to a...
The senior authors, Dr. Emil...
04/14/2010
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Research in Review
04/14/2010
Highlights of recent news, research and treatment trends.
Rosacea Awareness Month to Highlight Growing Incidence of Widespread Disorder
According to the National Rosacea Society (NRS), although the number of people with rosacea...
Highlights of recent news, research and treatment trends.
Rosacea Awareness Month to Highlight Growing Incidence of Widespread Disorder
According to the National Rosacea Society (NRS), although the number of people with rosacea...
Highlights of recent news,...
04/14/2010
The Dermatologist
Research in Review
04/14/2010
Dr. Fried, who is a psychologist as well as a dermatologist, discusses the burden rosacea places on the lives of its sufferers in terms of the blow to their pride and the prejudice of others to whom their disorder is all too apparent. We all...
Dr. Fried, who is a psychologist as well as a dermatologist, discusses the burden rosacea places on the lives of its sufferers in terms of the blow to their pride and the prejudice of others to whom their disorder is all too apparent. We all...
Dr. Fried, who is a psychologist...
04/14/2010
The Dermatologist
Research in Review
04/12/2010
As the handout Drs. Danby and Margesson have created makes clear, rosacea can be difficult to pin down, largely because of its different forms and its similarity to and overlap with disorders with which it can in fact co-exist. Beyond the...
As the handout Drs. Danby and Margesson have created makes clear, rosacea can be difficult to pin down, largely because of its different forms and its similarity to and overlap with disorders with which it can in fact co-exist. Beyond the...
As the handout Drs. Danby and...
04/12/2010
The Dermatologist
SDPA Feature
04/12/2010
Remember when you were a student and everything was so new and exciting? You wanted to learn so much and couldn’t wait to graduate so you could start practicing medicine. Well practicing medicine is exciting and it is not only a gift, but a...
Remember when you were a student and everything was so new and exciting? You wanted to learn so much and couldn’t wait to graduate so you could start practicing medicine. Well practicing medicine is exciting and it is not only a gift, but a...
Remember when you were a student...
04/12/2010
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