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New ACDS Member Benefit Coming Soon!
All ACDS members will soon have complimentary electronic access to Patch Testing 4th Edition book by Anton C. de Groot, MD PhD.
Your guide to reliable patch testing data, the book features:
- 4,900 chemicals with patch test concentrations and vehicles;
- 2,300 synonyms and 200 abbreviations;
- CAS numbers;
- INCI nomenclature for cosmetic ingredients and fragrances;
- And much more!
Watch for more information coming soon!
Vote for ACDS Board of Directors!
Voting opens November 8
The 2022 ACDS Board of Director Elections will include three Board of Director positions. All positions will become effective March 24, 2022 following the ACDS 33rd Annual Meeting.
Candidate information coming soon!
Get Involved with ACDS - Join a Committee!
ACDS is currently recruiting committee members for the 2022 year. ACDS committees play a significant role in the continued growth and success of ACDS. In addition, each committee provides a unique perspective and approach to ensuring ACDS’s mission and vision is the core factor behind all initiatives and programs.
Please review the list of ACDS committees on our website. All committees have a three year term commitment and meet virtually by conference call several times a year. Committee terms will begin in March, 2022, following the ACDS Annual Meeting.
For more information about the different committees, please visit our website.
It's Not Too Late to Register
for the ACDS Virtual Fall Meeting!
On-Demand Content is Available Until December 31, 2021!
In addition to our keynote speaker, Daniel H. Kaplan, MD PhD, ACDS is excited to offer a diverse agenda with great topics and speakers. Click here for more information about the speaker line-up and to register.
Member - $75
Non-Member - $100
Nurse/Physician Assistant - $50
Resident - Free
Student - Free
Thank you to our current Sponsors for supporting the Fall Meeting!
Click on each sponsor's logo for more information about them.
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CME Information
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and American Contact Dermatitis Society. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians (ACCME)
Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Diversity and Dermatitis:
Where We Are Now and the Path Forward
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Time: 8:00pm ET, 7:00pm CT, 6:00pm MT, 5:00pm PT
Registration:
FREE to ACDS Members and all Residents
$25 for non-members*
*PLEASE NOTE: $25 registration fee for non-members is non-refundable.
A Zoom link will be provided to all registered attendees before the event.
Please contact info@contactderm.org with any questions.
Presenters
To learn more about each presenter, please click on their names.
Vivian Shi, MDDiversity and Disparity in Atopic Dermatitis |
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Apra Sood, MDContact Dermatitis in Skin of Color: Lessons Learned |
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Followed by a Q&A panel discussion
*Please note, registration for all virtual networking and educational events will close 1 hour prior to the meeting to ensure event access details are distributed to all registered attendees.
CME Information
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and American Contact Dermatitis Society. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians (ACCME)
Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Abstract Submission Now Open!
Interested in presenting at the ACDS Annual Meeting? Submitting an abstract through the ACDS submission process, allows individuals an opportunity to present research at the Annual Meeting in the form of an oral or poster presentation. In addition, all submissions have the opportunity to be considered for one of our many ACDS Meeting Awards found below.
ACDS Annual Meeting Award Opportunities
- Alexander A. Fisher Resident Award honoring top resident presenters at the Annual Meeting
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Travel Award for presenters of an oral or poster presentation which focuses on diversity, equity, inclusion, or healthcare disparities within dermatitis
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Poster Award honoring the top poster presentation at the Annual Meeting which focuses on diversity, equity, inclusion, or healthcare disparities within dermatitis
- Fran Storrs Poster Award honoring top poster presenters at the Annual Meeting
- Maibach Travel Award for presenters at the Annual Meeting who come from outside the U.S. to encourage a global exchange of information
If you would like to be considered for any of the above awards, please be sure to complete the applicable award section during the abstract submission process.
For more information or to submit your abstract, please click here.
If you have questions, please email us or call (414) 918-9805.
Submission Deadline: Monday, December 20, 2021 at 11:59pm CST.
Meeting Registration Opening Soon!
Payment Update: Reduced
Boundaries to Patch Testing
Two large Medicate Administrative Contractors (MACs), Novitas and First Coast Service, issued draft policies that would have limited reimbursement to 65 units of patch testing for Medicare beneficiaries. With input and resources from the ACDS, the American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA) with the help of its Dermatologic Medicare Contractor Advisory Committee (DermCAC) were able to communicate the importance of comprehensive patch testing to the carriers thereby positively influencing the local coverage determination (LCD).
This effort resulted in both MACs increasing the allowable number of patch test units from 65 to 80 on the date of service. The ACDS is still focused on expanding access by increasing the allowable number beyond 80, and will continue to monitor limits on patch testing with other payers.
On the Horizon:
The next American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates meeting will be held virtually on November 12-16, 2021. We look forward to representing our members during the discussions and will report back on topics affecting our society.
Bruce A. Brod, MD, MHCI, FAAD
ACDS Representative, AMA Specialty and Service Society
Alexandra Flamm, MD, FAAD
Chair, ACDS Health Policy Committee
Readership Survey Results
In May 2021, Wolters Kluwer, ACDS and the editorial office of Dermatitis jointly developed a readership survey to obtain feedback from the membership about our journal, Dermatitis. This survey was conducted online through SurveyMonkey. Over 2,000 emailed invitations were sent out, and the survey response rate was approximately 10%. This low response rate is typical for such surveys.
Here is What We Learned:
The respondents were mostly dermatologists, with some fellows/residents in training; allergists also responded. There was a diverse mix of ages, with more than half being under the age of 45. The majority held memberships in ACDS as well as AAD.
Major Results of the Survey:
- The majority (75%) of respondents preferred the print version of the Journal, with younger readers more likely to prefer a desktop or laptop computer to access Journal content.
- Readers gave positive feedback across many attributes of the journal, with two-thirds regarding its currency of content (67%) and usefulness to their profession (65%) as excellent.
- Readers were mixed when comparing the Journal’s quality to other dermatology publications, but less than a third said it was worse than Contact Dermatitis (41% said Dermatitis is better and 48% said it is about the same).
- Most readers did not find the social media content to be useful.
- The readers were very interested in Continuing Medical Education credit for the self-assessment quiz.
- There was interest in an image gallery to be posted on the Dermatitis website.
- The readers were interested in expanding the scope of the Journal beyond the current four major subjects of Contact, Atopic, Occupational and Drug induced dermatitis to additional topics, such as environmental allergy.
Editor’s Response to the Survey:
I am grateful to those who provided this important feedback to the Journal. We are using this information to gauge the interest for installing new features for the Journal, such as Images in Dermatitis, CME for the self-assessment quiz and potentially expanding the scope of Dermatitis to include environmental dermatitis. We will also carefully evaluate our social media platform to better complement our print and online journal and bring more attention to Dermatitis. All of the feedback provided by this survey will be the subject of intense discussion with ACDS, our advisory board and publisher.
For those who did not respond to the survey, I want to make it clear that the editorial office is always available to listen to your feedback, positive or negative. We welcome it, so please contact me with your thoughts about the questions raised by this survey or any other Journal-related business (aagaspari@gmail.com).
When it comes to improving the quality of Dermatitis, our work is never finished!
Sincerely,
Anthony A. Gaspari, MD
Dermatitis Editor-in-Chief
The ACDS is committed to advancing the care and understanding of dermatitis and allergy through the promotion of education, research and advocacy. As part of this initiative, ACDS offers education awards to help encourage research in these areas.
For more information or to apply for an award, click here.
Clinical Research Award
Research awards for the purpose of relevant clinical studies directed toward the subject of contact dermatitis.
Mentoring Award
Mentoring awards for the purpose of assisting young dermatologists including dermatology residents, dermatology fellows, or dermatologist up to 5 years out of residency to become leaders/experts in the field of contact dermatitis by acquiring additional academic skills which may not be available at their training institutions.
Mid-Career Award
Career development awards for the purpose of providing financial support to ACDS members to help defray the cost of acquiring specific skills and knowledge to enhance their professional development in some aspect of contact dermatitis and/or occupational dermatology.
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