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GA DERM NEWS
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The Georgia Society of
Dermatologists has been named a Model State Society for 2010 by the
American Academy of Dermatology. The GSD has also been awarded a
Special Recognition Award for Member Outreach.
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The GSD
congratulates fellow member, Alex
Gross, MD! Dr. Gross was elected Vice Chair of the Georgia
Composite Medical Board at their February meeting last week. He will take
over as Chairman in July.
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The GSD
congratulates fellow member, Rutledge
Forney! Dr. Forney is the Medical Association of Atlanta
2009 - 2010 President.
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2011 GSD Annual
Meeting - DATE CHANGE - The 56th Annual Meeting of the GSD is NOW
scheduled for June 10-12, 2011. Mark your calendars!
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Skin Cancer Awareness Day at the Capitol - Wednesday, March 24,
2010. Free spot skin screenings for legislators and staff.
Volunteers needed to do screenings from 8am - 4pm. House and Senate
Resolutions will be read on the floor. Contact
maryann@theassociationcompany.com, if you are able to do a 2
hour shift. See
2009 pics.
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ADAM and AAPC
Announce Dermatology Coding Certification
Specialty
Credential Designed for Coders with Superior Dermatology Expertise
The American
Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC, http://www.aapc.com/),
in conjunction with the Association of Dermatology Administrators &
Managers (ADAM, http://www.ada-m.org/),
announced the release of the new AAPC Certified Professional Coder in
DermatologyTM (CPCDTM) credential. This specialty credential
enables coders with superior knowledge of the dermatology field to receive
certified validation. A team of leading dermatology coding
professionals within ADAM collaborated with the AAPC to develop and
co-brand the CPCDTM exam.
Read more>>
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AAD Board of Directors
Continues to Examine Subspecialty Certification in Procedural Dermatology
Issue Despite ABD Decision to Postpone. As many of you are
likely aware, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) planned to
consider an application for a subspecialty certification in Procedural
Dermatology from the American Board of Dermatology (ABD) at a meeting in
August. I wanted to inform you that the ABMS this week announced that it
would postpone deliberation on the ABD application. Read
more>>
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GSD
Member, Harold J. Brody, MD is the recipient of the Dermatology
Foundation's 2008 Clark W. Finnerud Award. Dr. Brody is pictured
below receiving this honor from Dr. Bruce Wintrob at the Dermatology
Foundation's
Annual Meeting in San Francisco on March 7th, 2009.
The Award is
named for the late Clark W. Finnerud, M.D., a member of the faculty at Chicago’s
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center for 47 years, and is intended to
honor a dermatologist whose contributions as a clinical educator are exemplary.
Dr. Finnerud’s generous financial support helped launch the Dermatology
Foundation in 1964, and the Trustees created the named Award in 1971.
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