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Volume 3 'Number 2 August, 1980 Insurance, Health Maintenance Oganizations (HMOs), negotiated fees for physicians, the 'ply of physicians, competition in the medical sec- tor, and increasing government regulation of medicine. What is Comparative Dermatology? Comparative dermatology deals with the inter- disciplinary approach to the study of skin diseases in man and in animals by physicians and veterina- rians. Drs. Lawrence Parish and Robert Schwartz- Educational 1I('\I'S 79A man will co-direct this symposium designed to show how models and ideas in veterinary der- matology relate to human dermatology. Registration. Registration packets will be sent to members during the end of August. Material will be mailed first to those members farthest away from the Academy office, so that all members re- ceive their registration material at approximately the same time. The $30 registration fee for mem- bers (S IS for residents) should be enclosed with the advance registration form. Updated exposure lists available for Patch Test Kits An easy reference guide to help physicians de- tect agents that produce an allergic reaction from patch testing is available from the American Academy of Dermatology. Many of these exposure lists were prepared by members of the North American Contact Der- matitis Group, a committee of the American Academy of Dermatology, to be used with the new 1980-1981 Patch Test Kit. The lists were initially compiled by Alan Bin- nick, M.D ., chief resident in dermatology, and William E. Clendenning, M.D., staff dermatolo- gist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and professor of Clinical Medicine (Dermatology) at Dartmouth Medical School, and reviewed by the North American Contact Dermatitis Group. The twenty-five separate lists correspond with allergens in the Patch Test Kit tray. The lists pro- vide information on the chemical makeup of each allergen, as well as chemicals known to cross- react with it. Although no list could provide every specific component that may cause a contact allergic reac- tion , these lists provide some basic clues that may help detect the allergic response-producing sub- stance or substances. Such a list can be a time- saver in helping patients to discover and manage their allergic contact reactions. The list is intended for use by the der- matologist and is not for distribution to pa- tients. The lists are available to Academy members for $5 and to nonmembers for $7.50. To order, send a check or money order to: Patch Test Kit Exposure List, American Academy of Dermatology, P.O. Box 552, Evanston, IL 60204. Illinois residents should add 6% sales tax. All orders must include remittance.
Transcript of Updated exposure lists available for patch test kits
Volume 3'Number 2August, 1980
Insurance, Health Maintenance Oganizations(HMOs), negotiated fees for physicians, the sup~
'ply of physicians, competition in the medical sector, and increasing government regulation ofmedicine.
What is Comparative Dermatology?
Comparative dermatology deals with the interdisciplinary approach to the study of skin diseasesin man and in animals by physicians and veterinarians. Drs. Lawrence Parish and Robert Schwartz-
Educational 1I('\I'S 79A
man will co-direct this symposium designed toshow how models and ideas in veterinary dermatology relate to human dermatology.
Registration. Registration packets will be sentto members during the end of August. Materialwill be mailed first to those members farthest awayfrom the Academy office, so that all members receive their registration material at approximatelythe same time. The $30 registration fee for members (S IS for residents) should be enclosed withthe advance registration form.
Updated exposure lists available for Patch Test Kits
An easy reference guide to help physicians detect agents that produce an allergic reaction frompatch testing is available from the AmericanAcademy of Dermatology.
Many of these exposure lists were prepared bymembers of the North American Contact Dermatitis Group, a committee of the AmericanAcademy of Dermatology, to be used with thenew 1980-1981 Patch Test Kit.
The lists were initially compiled by Alan Binnick, M.D., chief resident in dermatology, andWilliam E. Clendenning, M.D., staff dermatologist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center andprofessor of Clinical Medicine (Dermatology) atDartmouth Medical School, and reviewed by theNorth American Contact Dermatitis Group.
The twenty-five separate lists correspond withallergens in the Patch Test Kit tray. The lists provide information on the chemical makeup of each
allergen, as well as chemicals known to crossreact with it.
Although no list could provide every specificcomponent that may cause a contact allergic reaction , these lists provide some basic clues that mayhelp detect the allergic response-producing substance or substances. Such a list can be a timesaver in helping patients to discover and managetheir allergic contact reactions.
The list is intended for use by the dermatologist and is not for distribution to patients.
The lists are available to Academy members for$5 and to nonmembers for $7.50. To order, send acheck or money order to: Patch Test Kit ExposureList, American Academy of Dermatology, P.O.Box 552, Evanston, IL 60204. Illinois residentsshould add 6% sales tax. All orders must includeremittance.
