Education, Awareness, and Prevention
Dermatology Alliance Council (DAC)
Major Initiatives/Accomplishments Presentation of the sunscreen filter approval issue in order to have shared advocacy between patients and providers. Held lethal melanoma summit in February. Key themes included: • H ow can we identify those melanomas that are leading to 8,000 deaths a year? • How do we find these patients earlier? • How do we identify the melanomas that need the most attention?
Mission: To convene the academic and private practice dermatology community around prevention, early detection and research initiatives to foster collaboration in the field and inform and support the patient-focused programming of the MRF.
Members
Laura Ferris, MD, PhD (Co-Chair) Harper N. Price, MD, FAAD, FAAP (Co-Chair) Crystal Aguh, MD Jeremy Bordeaux, MD, MPH Bruce Brod, MD, MHCI, FAAD Catherine Carretero, MD Jennifer Choi, MD Lilia Correa, MD, FAAD, FACMS James Grichnik, MD, PhD Douglas Grossman, MD, PhD Allan C. Halpern, MD, MSc Rebecca Hartman, MD, MPH Elena Hawryluk, MD, PhD
Sancy Leachman, MD, PhD Orit Markowitz, MD Brent Moody, MD, FAAD, FACMS Ata Moshiri, MD, MPH Kelly Nelson, MD, FAAD Todd Schlesinger, MD, FAAD Muneeb Shah, DO Jessica Sheehan, MD Susan Swetter, MD, FAAD Hensin Tsao, MD, PhD Scott Walter, MD Mackenzi Wehner, MD, MPhil, FAAD Howa Yeung, MD, MSc
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Held one in-person meeting in March 2024 in conjunction with AAD and held one virtual meeting in September 2024
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TikTok filter created in collaboration with Stupid Cancer for Melanoma Awareness Month
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