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2025 AADA Legislative Conference: Travel, hotel, and meals
Learn more about travel arrangements and hotel reservations for the AADA Legislative Conference.
AAD pilots effort to address skin conditions among the unhoused
Academy Update ... May 1, 2025 On Feb. 27, dermatologists gathered at the Mayfair Hotel in Los Angeles to pilot a new program to help address skin conditions among the unhoused. The hotel is owned by the city and is part of the Inside Safe initiative, offering temporary housing and
Dermatology residency memories
First Person ... By Arthur L. Norins, MD, July 1, 2021 DermWorld’s ... First Person column offers Academy members the opportunity to share their personal reflections about how dermatology is changing and how they’ve adapted. A condensed version appeared in print. The American Academy of Dermatology meeting was scheduled in
American Academy of Dermatology Association Applauds Introduction of The Patients First Act Aimed at Medicare Physician Reform
Statement from Murad Alam, MD, MSCI, MBA, FAAD, President, American Academy of Dermatology Association ROSEMONT, Ill. (July 15, 2026) — The American Academy of Dermatology Association applauds Academy member Representative John Joyce, MD, FAAD (R-PA), for introducing bipartisan, comprehensive Medicare physician payment reform legislation, the Patients First Act. The Academy
What's new in dermatology?
Experts break down diagnoses you didn't know about 10 years ago ... Feature ... By Emily Margosian, Assistant Editor, March 1, 2022 The history of medical diagnosis traces back to ancient Egypt, where the first recorded examples can be found in the writings of Imhotep dating 2630–2611 BC. In the
How can I get involved with this year’s Legislative Conference?
Asked and Answered ... July 1, 2023 The 2023 AADA Legislative Conference will take place Sept. 10-12, at the Conrad Hotel, in Washington, D.C. ... Attending the conference is as easy as 1, 2, 3. You can expect: ... Two days of networking and learning from political experts about the
When is this year’s AADA Legislative Conference and will the event be in person?
Asked and Answered ... August 1, 2022 The 2022 AADA Legislative Conference will take place Sept. 18-20, at the Conrad Hotel, in Washington, D.C. ... Do I need experience in health policy to attend? ... No. Attendees do not need to be experts on health policy, the legislative process, or
How to check for bedbugs
Board-certified dermatologist’s tips ROSEMONT, Ill. (March 14, 2024) — Bedbugs can make you itch just by thinking about them. These tiny, reddish-brown insects that feed on blood are notorious for infiltrating hotel rooms and luggage, hitchhiking their way back to a new home virtually undetected. ... "Understanding what to be
Session handouts and meetings archive
View previous AAD meeting sessions, handouts, poster exhibits, and floor plans.
2026 AADA Legislative Conference: Program and agenda
Learn more about the policy-focused sessions during the 2026 AADA Legislative Conference.
2027 AAD Annual Meeting: Policies and cancellations
Find registration and cancellation policies for the 2027 AAD Annual Meeting.
2025 AADA Legislative Conference: Program and agenda
Learn more about the policy-focused sessions during the 2025 AADA Legislative Conference.
2027 AAD Annual Meeting: Affiliate groups
The AAD welcomes affiliated organizations to meet and host various functions during designated dates and times in conjunction with the 2027 AAD Annual Meeting. Learn how to submit a request to host an affiliate function.
CME & session evaluation archive
Claim CME credit and submit session evaluations for attending previous Academy meetings.
2026 AADA Legislative Conference
AADA Legislative Conference participants will learn how to turn the experiences of their practices and patients into tangible public policy advancement and relationship building with the members of U.S. Congress.
AADA hosts largest Capitol Hill skin cancer check in a decade
On May 15, the AADA hosted its 10th annual Capitol Hill Skin Cancer Check and Health Fair with the Congressional Skin Cancer Caucus. This event was our largest to date, hosting 198 Hill staffers and 11 members of Congress, performing 127 skin checks, and providing 75 Reveal camera image results.
Academy physician leaders meet with federal legislators
On June 4, AADA physician leaders met with legislators in Washington, D.C., as part of the House Call on the Mall fundraiser hosted by the National Republican Congressional Committee and Rep. John Joyce, MD, FAAD (R-PA). During the event, AADA leaders reiterated the importance of Medicare physician payment reform.
Innovations in Quality Improvement Award
The AAD is offering financial support to dermatologists who exemplifies leadership in innovative QI in dermatologic practice, to improve patient care, and to bring QI ideas to the dermatology community in general.
AAD Event Advertising: Innovation Academy
For exhibitors looking to promote their products and services, build booth traffic, and facilitate face-to-face discussions, the Academy offers a wide selection of high-impact advertising opportunities during the AAD Innovation Academy Meeting.
2025 AADA Legislative Conference: FAQs
Review Legislative Conference FAQs to get answers to your questions. Learn about what the conference is, when and where it occurs, how you can register, and more.
AAD Event Advertising: Annual Meeting
For exhibitors looking to promote their products and services, build booth traffic, and facilitate face-to-face discussions, the Academy offers a wide selection of high-impact advertising opportunities during the Academy's Annual Meeting.
AADA hosts 10th annual Capitol Hill Skin Cancer Check and Health Fair
Moving the needle ... By Apoorva Stull, Senior Manager, Advocacy Communications, May 1, 2024 DermWorld ... breaks down the latest highlights of AADA advocacy activities at the federal and state legislative and regulatory level. On May 15, the AADA hosted its 10th annual Capitol Hill Skin Cancer Check and Health
Digital media kit: Contacts
View a listing of official advertising representatives for various AAD events, publications, and sponsorships.
Resident Quality Innovation Award and the Innovations in Quality Improvement Award
Access Quality Innovation awards. The awards include the Resident Quality Innovation Award and the Innovations in Quality Improvement Award.
What is the Academy doing to reduce its environmental footprint at AAD meetings?
Asked and Answered ... November 1, 2019 We’ve heard your concerns about the Academy’s environmental impact at its meetings and have taken a number of steps to make our meetings more eco-friendly, including: ... Eliminating plastic waste by: Converting plastic name badges to paper ... Eliminating plastic bags and ‘swag’
Feeling supported provides peace of mind
Learn how Akua P. Sarfo, MD, PhD, was able to attend her first AAD Annual Meeting without it being financially stressful.
Retaining the right staff
Answers in Practice ... By Megan Bennett, Staff Writer, May 1, 2026 DermWorld ... talks with Cyndi Yag-Howard, MD, FAAD, of Yag-Howard Cosmetic Dermatology in Naples, Florida, about staff retention strategies. DermWorld: Tell us about your practice. Dr. Yag-Howard: I started my practice nearly 30 years ago in Naples, Florida,
Advocacy Update Sept. 29, 2026
SkinPAC surpasses its previous fundraising record, raising more than one million dollars.
Advocacy Update Feb. 4 2025
The AADA is pleased that physician champions in the U.S. House introduced a bipartisan bill to address the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule cut.
Advocacy Update June 30, 2026
AADA President Murad Alam, MD, MSCI, MBA, FAAD, met with federal legislators on Medicare physician payment reform in Washington, DC.
Advocacy Update May 5, 2026
In response to advocacy by the AADA and other specialty societies, UnitedHealth Care will delay any adverse payment decisions related to Medicare Advantage referral requirements starting on May 1.
The Venetian antithesis: Treating median canaliform nail dystrophy
Median canaliform nail dystrophy is easy to recognize but difficult to treat. Recent reports utilizing tazarotene foam, dupilumab, and marigold offer some promise that warrant further study with appropriate trials.
Research grants from outside organizations
Access information on non-AAD research grants that may be of special interest to dermatologists. Many sources are included here, including the Dermatology Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Cancer Institute, the Melanoma Research Foundation, and many more.
Taking the challenge: Social media, adolescents, and the skin
Learn more about Taking the challenge: Social media, adolescents, and the skin at aad.org
Advocacy Update Dec 9, 2025
The AADA endorsed a House bill that would include an annual inflationary update to the Medicare physician fee schedule, the Academy’s top federal advocacy priority.
International Society Annual Meeting Travel Grant
Learn more about the International Society Annual Meeting Travel Grant. The AAD offers grants to dermatology residents, fellows, or young dermatologists (within five years of completing residency) from the United States and Canada for travel to dermatology meetings in Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
The vexing verruciform xanthoma
Read the February 24, 2022 DermWorld Insights and Inquiries on verruciform xanthoma.
Advocacy Update Feb. 18 2025
The AADA joined over 130 national and state physician organizations led by the AMA demanding Congress act to reform Medicare physician payment.
Advocacy Update July 21, 2026
New legislation introduced would modernize the Medicare physician payment system.
Advocacy Update July 28, 2026
President’s message on Academy’s efforts on fighting proposed Dermatology cuts.
Advocacy Update Mar. 18, 2025
The AADA is outraged that Congress once again passed a government funding bill that did not include relief to stop this year’s 2.8% Medicare physician payment cut.
Melanoma: A family affair
It has now been 5 years since I was diagnosed with melanoma. Six years ago, my wife Ronnie found a tick on my back; when she noted a lesion in the same region a year later, I remember asking her “What did you find, another tick?” No, it was melanoma
Advocacy Update Sept 16, 2025
The annual AADA Legislative Conference concluded Sept. 9, with advocates participating in over 200 meetings with congressional offices to urge Medicare physician practice payment reform.
Advocacy Update Nov 11, 2025
The AADA joined over 30 other medical specialty groups demanding relief from the CMS efficiency adjustment in the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule.
Advocacy Update Nov 4, 2025
Dermatologists will see a slight payment increase for the first time in five years, according to the final 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) published on Oct. 31.
Glucose monitors: Not as sweet as they seem
Learn more about Glucose monitors: Not as sweet as they seem at aad.org
Derm World Weekly - A Publication of the American Academy of Dermatology | Association ... In the wake of the 40th anniversary of the onset of the HIV epidemic , DermWorld Weekly ... talks to Harold Brody, MD, FAAD, co-chair of the Board of Directors of another organization marking its
Researching therapeutic reformation of the capillary malformation: Arteriovenous Malformation Syndrome
Read the June 17, 2020 DermWorld Insights and Inquiries on capillary malformation.
Recognizing Trichophyton indotineae
In the last decade, a recently emerged dermatophyte species, Trichophyton indotineae, has been causing major outbreaks of severe, difficult-to-treat, and frequently relapsing infections in South Asia among immunocompetent patients.
From mentoring LGBT dermatologists, to caring for HIV patients, GALDA looks back on its 40-year journey
Answers in Practice ... By Victoria Houghton, Managing Editor, November 1, 2021 In the wake of the 40th anniversary of the onset of the HIV epidemic , DermWorld ... talks to Harold Brody, MD, FAAD, co-chair of the Board of Directors of another organization marking its 40th anniversary — the
Key messages to communicate about Indoor tanning
By communicating these key messages on indoor tanning, you can help position the specialty while increasing your credibility and raising the profile of your practice.
Removing the veil
Predatory conferences and journals may be fake, but their impact is real. ... Feature ... By Ruth Carol, Contributing Writer, July 1, 2024 Few things impact a physician’s career more than speaking at prestigious conferences or getting published in renowned medical journals. But what if these opportunities are not as
January 18, 2023
Derm World Weekly - A Publication of the American Academy of Dermatology | Association ... IN THIS ISSUE / Jan. 18, 2023 ... Have cutaneous manifestations of COVID-19 changed during Delta, Omicron waves? DermWorld Insights and Inquiries : Complications of silicone injections – persistence, stigma, and treatment AAD releases updated
Biotin supplementation for hair and nail health: Does it pass the test?
Read the November 17, 2021 DermWorld Insights and Inquiries on biotin supplementation for hair and nail health.
After 23 years, a syndrome converted me into an eflornithine believer
Polyamines are integrally involved with the hair cycle. The Bachmann-Bupp syndrome has shed new light on the role of ornithine decarboxylase, and how it’s inhibition by eflornithine can be used as an advantage to either slow or stimulate hair growth.
Tips for avoiding fraud and abuse liability – Part I
Legally Speaking ... By Christina A. Hughes, JD, MPH, Megan La Suer, JD, MHA, and Robert M. Portman, JD, MPP, January 1, 2022 Every month, DermWorld ... covers legal issues in "Legally Speaking." This month’s authors are health care attorneys with Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville in Washington, D.C. Portman
Complications of silicone injections: persistence, stigma, and treatment
Read the Jan. 18, 2023 DermWorld Insights and Inquiries on complications of silicone injections.
Anti-kickback implications for company-sponsored speaker programs
Legally Speaking ... Robert M. Portman, JD, MPP, is a health care attorney with Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville, in Washington, D.C. ... By Megan La Suer, JD, MHA, and Rob Portman, JD, MPP, February 1, 2021 Every month, DermWorld ... covers legal issues in "Legally Speaking." This month’s authors
Promising therapeutic developments for cutaneous lupus erythematosus: Interfering with interferon
Read the Aug. 17, 2022 DermWorld Insights and Inquiries on cutaneous lupus erythematosus and interferon.
The nexus of VEXAS syndrome
Read the December 1, 2021 DermWorld Insights and Inquiries on VEXAS syndrome.
Sweet Sounds of the “SKINphony”: Incorporating Music into Daily Dermatologic Practice
Incorporating music into our dermatologic practice can be fun and invigorating, potentially improving our relationships with our patients, our colleagues, and our students; and in turn, our own well-being.
Questions to ask a potential dermatology employer
We’ve collected a comprehensive list of questions to ask employers. These questions can serve as a checklist, so you can have confidence you’re covering every topic of concern.
The tech connection
New tools boost peer-to-peer physician communication ... Feature ... By Ruth Carol, Contributing Writer, March 1, 2022 The patient-physician relationship isn’t the only one impacted by social distancing due to COVID-19. The pandemic has taken a toll on peer-to-peer communication, as well. Asking a colleague about a suspicious lesion isn’t
Exchanging plasma exchange for a novel approach: The potential of FcRn antagonists in dermatologic autoimmune disease
FcRn antagonists, currently approved for treating myasthenia gravis, show potential for treating pemphigus and other autoimmune diseases.
High-dose vitamin D may be a ray of sunshine for treating sunburn
High-dose vitamin D, which has shown benefit in toxic erythema of chemotherapy and acute radiation dermatitis, may also be helpful for treating sunburn.
That's not me!
Go to AAD Home ... Go to AAD Home ... Menu ... How to protect yourself from physician identity theft ... How to protect yourself from physician identity theft ... By Emily Margosian, assistant editor In 2017 alone, there were 16.7 million victims of identity fraud, according to data from
Trouble in paradise?
As the medical tourism industry grows, patients seeking a discount on health care abroad may pay an unexpected price. ... Feature ... By Emily Margosian, Assistant Editor, August 1, 2023 Earlier this year, medical tourism grabbed headlines — for the wrong reasons. Four American tourists traveling to Mexico in pursuit
Help needed
As rural America seeks dermatologists, increasing rural residency tracks may steer them there. ... Feature ... By Ruth Carol, Contributing Writer, May 1, 2023 Looking to treat grateful patients who present with a mix of diverse and challenging cases? Hoping to offer training opportunities for dermatology residents? Willing to work