Skin & Aging
HMP Communications, the authoritative source for comprehensive information and education services targeting healthcare professionals, announced that Skin & Aging has been awarded four Gold Triangle Awards on behalf of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD). Over the past five years, Skin & Aging’s coverage of dermatologic issues has earned it 16 Gold Triangle Awards for editorial excellence and its efforts to further the understanding of dermatologic issues and encourage healthy behaviors in the care of skin, hair and nails.
“The American Academy of Dermatology is one of the most respected medical organizations in the country. Being honored by these professionals whose passion has led them to a career focused on treating patients for diseases associated with skin, hair and nails is a great testament to Skin & Aging’s editors and contributors who work so hard to deliver relevant and timely editorial every month,” says Group Publisher Steve Gephart.
American Academy of Dermatology Gold Triangle Award Winners are judged by a committee of Academy members and chosen based on specific criteria which include:
* Raising awareness of dermatologic issues among targeted audience
* Creativity/originality
* Medical accuracy/quality of dermatologic information
* Enhancing awareness of the dermatologist as the expert in the medical, surgical, and cosmetic treatment of skin, hair and nail conditions
* Helping to change public perceptions of, or attitudes toward, health behaviors as they relate to dermatologic issues
Skin & Aging’s 2008 Gold Triangle Award Honorees are:
Indoor Tanning: Confronting the Hype – An in-depth look at health risks associated with indoor tanning against the backdrop of an aggressive multi-message advertising campaign by the Indoor Tanning Association (ITA) that disputes the link between tanning and melanoma. http://www.skinandaging.com/article/8718
New Sunscreen Labeling: Breakthrough or Burden? - This article focuses on the long-needed progress in UVA testing and labeling in the United States and addresses the FDA’s “Proposed Amendment of the Final Sunscreen Monograph.” The amendment establishes a global benchmark for UVA protection as determined by the FDA — and provides a challenge to formulators. http://www.skinandaging.com/article/8399
Pediatric Patient Care: An Update of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus – CA-MRSA infections are recognized by investigators all over the world as a problem of epidemic proportions. The first cases of children diagnosed with CA-MRSA were reported in 1998. Since then, the pathogen has been reported throughout the world, affecting both rural and urban areas. This update provides the medical community with crucial information surrounding the public health concern in both hospital and community settings that is present and what investigators have found in treating the smallest victims. http://www.skinandaging.com/article/7973
Visions of Beauty - Media claims of miraculous, overnight restorations of youth imbue patients with an unrealistic expectation that huge changes in appearance are easily attainable and desirable. What is the role for the clinician in providing a realistic outlook that is typically much more subtle than actual results? http://www.skinandaging.com/article/7848
Skin & Aging is published monthly and provides practical and clinical insight into today’s general dermatology issues. This award-winning publication is read by 13,250 dermatologists, PAs, residents and nurses in the field of dermatology and offers reader-friendly, timely and informative articles that highlight clinical and practice management advice that easily can be translated into current practice settings. In addition, the publication is distributed at targeted events including but not limited to the Winter AAD, the Summer AAD, the Maui Derm, and the Fall and Clinical Dermatology Conferences. For more information, log onto http://www.Skinandaging.com.
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Headquartered in Schaumburg, Ill., the American Academy of Dermatology was founded in 1938, and is the largest, most influential, and most representative of all dermatologic associations. With a membership of more than 15,000 physicians worldwide, the Academy is committed to: advancing the diagnosis and medical, surgical and cosmetic treatment of the skin, hair and nails; advocating high standards in clinical practice, education, and research in dermatology; and supporting and enhancing patient care for a lifetime of healthier skin, hair and nails. For more information, contact the Academy at 1-888-462-DERM (3376) or www.aad.org.
The 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games is pleased to announce that Episciences, Inc., the manufacturer and distributor of Epionce®, a non-prescription skin wellness line, is now an official partner of the World Winter Games. In addition to their product sponsorship, Episciences, Inc. has created a 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games Ski Kit.
Dr. Susan Lark is proud to announce that she is reformulating her squalane skin care line. The new line will contain squalane sourced from olives rather than sharks.
