SPRING 2016 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Harness PAD’s Strategic Objectives President’s Message....................1 49th PAD Annual Meeting.........2
By: Glen H. Crawford, MD
Skyrocketing Cost of Generic Drugs...............................3
It is my distinct pleasure to serve as your president for 2016. Having been a member of the board of directors for more than a decade, I have come to appreciate the unique value that our organization provides to our members, to our partner organizations, and to our patients. Last year, the Pennsylvania Academy of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery (PAD) accomplished a tremendous amount of good work, and our organization and several key members were recognized on a local, state, and national level for these achievements. You will find many of these stories outlined in this newsletter. Going forward in 2016, I hope to build on these accomplishments and harness the energy of our board and committee members toward our strategic objectives of Education, Advocacy, and Engagement. Please review the summary of our key programs and objectives for 2016.
Geisinger Department of Dermatology.............................4 Melanoma Wednesday...............5 Grants Awarded to PAD Members...............................6 Practitioner of The Year Award..............................................6 Model State Award......................7 Sun Shade Essay Winner...........8 Legislative Update.......................9 New Members.............................. 11
The principal reason for the founding of the organization in 1966 was to provide meaningful and accessible continuing medical education opportunities for dermatologists in Pennsylvania. Your organizational leadership continues to provide outstanding learning programs culminating every year in our annual meeting in the Fall. This past meeting in the wonderful Hershey Hotel exceeded expectations. We look forward to an even more exciting and diverse curriculum for our next meeting at the picturesque Bedford Springs Resort scheduled for the weekend of September 16 – 18, 2016. Details of this meeting can be found in the article by Dr. Laura Ferris on page 2. We also educate our members through email blasts and periodic newsletters, with the goal of keeping members abreast of legislative updates, coding issues, and other pertinent news that affects our specialty. One of the areas in which the PAD truly excels is in the advocacy front. For our efforts in 2015, the AAD recognized the PAD with the Model State with CONTINUED ON PAGE 11