Program areas at American Academy of Dermatology
Scientific assembly - this includes the annual and summer scientific and educational meetings. These meetings are attended by more than 19,000 dermatologists, other physicians, allied medical personnel, and others. These two programs combined present more than 500 individual educational sessions providing results of current research and recent advances in the diagnosis, management and treatment of dermatologic conditions and diseases, and address issues of patient safety, quality of care and practice management improvement.
In addition to the annual and summer meetings, educational activities are delivered through live and digital formats that include virtual meetings (vmx), regional courses, question of the week, dialogues in Dermatology, journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (jaad) and other various educational tools in order to support dermatologists in staying current in practice and medical certification.
The aad's communications team provides strategic oversight and direction that guides the development and implementation of multi-faceted communications programs aimed at reinforcing Dermatology as a specialty committed to advancing quality patient care through state-of-the-art scientific research and encouraging public understanding of skin health, the impact of skin disease on patients, and behaviors that promote healthy skin, hair, and nails.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - the official clinical journal of the Academy is published monthly and features original, peer-reviewed articles on the latest advances in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of dermatologic disorders. Its audience includes dermatologists, pediatric dermatologists, dermatologic surgeons, dermatopathologists, residents, and physician assistants and it is indexed in index medicus, science citation index, current contents/clinical medicine, and medline. It has a circulation of about 17,500.
Science, research, quality and practice - includes the distillation and rating of evidence and dissemination of best practices in the practice of Dermatology via clinical practice guidelines, performance measures, and other tools, scientific support for public and health policy messaging and educational programs, and survey research. Provide Academy members with assistance and education related to appropriately running an efficient practice including compliance with relevant regulations, implementation of health information technology, quality improvement, and general practice management issues.
Other program services - over 200 programs