In this entertaining and practical session, Brett M. Coldiron, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio, chair of the panel; Aaron S. Farberg, MD, Medical Director, Derm Texas and Dermatology Research Institute, and Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Baylor Scott & White Health System Dermatology, Dallas Texas; Mark Lebwohl, MD, Dean of Clinical Therapies, Chairman Emeritus, Kimberly and Eric J. Waldman Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York; David M. Pariser, MD, professor of dermatology, Eastern Virginia School of Medicine, Norfolk, Virginia; Daniel M. Siegel, MD, MS, Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Downstate State University of New York, Brooklyn, New York; and Susan H. Weinkle, MD, Affiliated Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the University of South Florida in Tampa, shared their expert advice on the practice of dermatology. These are some of her pearls:
Farberg
–For wound care, order what you need on the day of the procedure and make sure wound supplies are delivered – this will keep you and your patient happy.
–Use the palmar crease pigmentation scale to predict post-inflammatory pigmentation
–For actinic keratosis (AK), pretreat with topical treatment such as tirbanibulin
Lebwohl
–Use apremilast to treat morphea
–XTRAC excimer laser treatment is effective for psoriasis
–Try ruxolitinib cream for vitiligo patients
Parisian
–Do not use veterinary lidocaine
–Photodynamic therapy has the best clearance rate of all AK field treatments
–Use glycopyrronium cloth for palmar hyperhidrosis
siegel
–Diamond files are not medical devices, but can polish calluses
–A call to its residents, the beauty bar 24 gold pulse facial massager, electric sign facial massage tools for sensitive skin, face lifting tightening and firming
–A second call to residents, the personal vibrating ice pack for acute pain relief, non-invasive professional cold pad device
Weinkle
–Injectable poly-l-lactic acid (“the only needle I’ve never had a clog”)
–Use non-sterile gloves for the excision tray; it is the sterile technique that is important rather than expensive sterile gloves
–For botox syringes, the TB syringe has the lowest dead space, which equates to less waste.
cold iron
Use special taxonomy codes to get new NPIs and reimbursements for new patients referred within the group:
Dermatology: 207N00000X
Mohs Surgery: 207ND0101X
Dermoclinical and laboratory immunology: 207Nl0002X
Pediatric Derm: 207NP0225X
Procedural derma: 207NSO135X
Dermatopathology: 207ND0900X
Reference
Coldiron B, Farberg AS, Lebwohl M, Pariser DM, Siegel DM, Weinkle SH. Learn from the experts. Fall 2022 Clinical Dermatology Conference. October 23, 2022. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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