From the ODAC Poster Hall | AI and the Female Face
Concerns over the use of AI in dermatology often center on skin tone bias. Machine learning’s data sets commonly reflect the Eurocentric focus that’s traditionally found in dermatologic images. Now researchers are raising awareness of another bias in these data sets: sex and gender differences in the skin. These hormonal and morphologic differences are completely normal. However, when not acco …
Concerns over the use of AI in dermatology often center on skin tone bias. Machine learning’s data sets commonly reflect the Eurocentric focus that’s traditionally found in dermatologic images. Now researchers are raising awareness of another bias in these data sets: sex and gender differences in the skin. These hormonal and morphologic differences are completely normal. However, when not acco … Continue reading "From the ODAC Poster Hall | AI and the Female Face"
Physician burnout is pervasive in medicine. A Stanford Medicine-led study of U.S. physicians conducted in 2023 and 2024 found nearly half experienced at least one symptom of burnout. While the broader conversation may raise burnout as a concerning issue, the lived experience of physicians tells a different story. Despite the fact burnout is so prevalent, the demands on physicians remain unchanged: … 
ODAC Conference Co-Chair Susan Weinkle, MD, FAAD, is a scientist at heart, which means she’s frequently conducting aesthetic experiments on herself. In this Next Steps in Derm video interview, conducted in partnership with the ODAC Dermatology Conference, Dr. Weinkle shares some of the lessons she’s learned in 25 years of aesthetic self-treatment. For Dr. Weinkle, it’s meant admitting her se … 
Children with dermatologic conditions, ranging from eczema to psoriasis to hidradenitis suppurativa, are benefitting from advances in biologic therapy with several FDA-approved treatment options. However, real-life clinical experience reveals biologic therapy is not always initiated when prescribed. In addition, even when biologic therapy is initiated, adherence is often not maintained. Therefore, … 
Imaging is a mainstay of inpatient diagnostics. X-ray, MRI and CT scans are used to diagnose everything from broken bones to cancer. Yet these same imaging modalities are often ordered by hospitalists to diagnose dermatologic conditions even though the findings aren’t typically helpful in making an accurate diagnosis. These unnecessary tests are costly, delay an accurate diagnosis, and can add e …