There’s never a wrong time to address photoprotection – including sunscreen use – with your patients, says Dr. Adam Friedman, co-chair of the ODAC Dermatology, Aesthetic & Surgical Conference. Next Steps in Derm, in partnership with ODAC, interviewed Dr. Friedman, who shared some of the challenges in getting patients to properly and consistently use sunscreen. Learn Dr. Friedman’s approach for addressing sunscreen use in office visits. Hear how he thinks dermatology clinicians should prepare for answering patient concerns about sunscreen. Plus find out Dr. Friedman’s tip for helping patients find sunscreen products that work for them.
Further Reading
If you want to read more about sunscreen, check out the following articles published in the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology:
The Prevalence of Sunscreen Use: A Cohort Study
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to assess the use of sunscreen and sun safety behaviors among individuals attending Jazz Festival, a 10-day annual outdoor music festival in New Orleans held between the hours of 11 am and 7 pm. This Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved study used a structured questionnaire consisting of 11 questions to collect data regarding the prevalence of sunscreen use and other prevention strategies such as wearing hats to protect against UV exposure. Data were obtained using both hard copy and QR code-linked survey forms and participant responses were uploaded to Qualtrics and SPSS for further analysis. Surveys were collected in person from May 5, 2022 to May 8, 2022 at the front entrance of Jazz Fest.
ABSTRACT
Benzene, a known human carcinogen, was recently found in certain batches of sunscreen products. Our objectives were to analyze the messages conveyed in dermatologists’ social media posts on this topic. Two social media platforms, Instagram and TikTok, were searched for posts containing the tag “#benzene”. A total of 75 posts from 47 distinct dermatologists were analyzed.
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