I Wish I Had Known: 4 Tips for Utilizing Technology in Your Derm Practice
1. Focus on technologies that have a high likelihood of success in common conditions.
2. Have one room where you focus on many devices in the same space so that you can deliver the full buffet of services without moving the patient.
3. Steer people away from procedures that offer little benefit, even if they've read about them in magazines.
4. It’s a bad idea to buy technologies that ar …
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This article offers pearls that are often overlooked, but can make a big impact in the quality of care we provide to our patients with psoriasis. If all four are too difficult to include in your next clinic visit, focus on just one or two that you can you incorporate into your regular care of patients with psoriasis.
1. Psoriatic Arthritis
We all know that 30% of psoriasis patients develop psori … 
The field of pediatric dermatology is wonderfully rewarding; however children do funny things when they are anxious, scared or sense strangers. The following are 10 tips I suggest to reduce the stress of a pediatric visit for your patients and yourself. Some of these I learned myself, some from mentors.
1. Address the child by their first name
Make sure you know how to pronounce the name before … 
Top things to remember when seeing acne patients:
Expectations – remember acne is not just a disease of teenagers and can extend into adulthood, much more for females than males.
It is very important to find out how much of a medication they are using and how frequently they are using it.
Don’t make the treatment plan too complicated. I did this early on in my career and most patien … 
After residency, you might go into solo practice or join a group practice or academic/hospital based dermatology practice.
You may find that you want to offer laser therapy to your patients, but aren’t sure where to start to find the best laser. In this article, I provide a few pearls on how to select which laser or light device to buy for your practice post residency.
First, wait and see wh … 