The Skin Disease Education Foundation (SDEF)
SDEF has over 40 years of experience and specializes in the development and implementation of high-quality Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities devoted to educating and updating dermatologists and allied health professionals about diseases and conditions of the skin. Through various educational methods, SDEF provides health professionals with an increased awareness of new techniques and technologies useful in maintaining a dermatology practice. Each year, SDEF jointly provides three dermatology-focused educational live conferences around the United States with an annual attendance rate of over 1,300 health care professionals and offers AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, AAFP Prescribed Credits, and Nursing Contact Hours (CNE) and ACPE credits for pharmacists.
Medical Directors
Medical Dermatology
Joseph F. Fowler, Jr., MD
Clinical Professor of Dermatology
University of Louisville,
Dermatology Specialists PSC
Louisville, KY
Aesthetic Dermatology
Christopher B. Zachary, FRCP
Professor and Chair
Department of Dermatology
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
Scientific Advisory Board and Program Chairs
Our distinguished Scientific Advisory Board will assist us in creating exceptional educational programs that are both timely and useful in the care of meeting attendees’ patients’ medical needs.
Larry Eichenfield, MD
Sheila F. Friedlander, MD
Kenneth B. Gordon, MD
Allan Halpern, MD
Maria Hordinsky, MD
Francisco Kerdel, MD
Craig Leonardi, MD
Henry R. Roenigk, Jr, MD
Linda F. Stein Gold, MD
Bruce Strober, MD
Skin Disease Education Founding Chairs
Howard Maibach, MD
Professor of Dermatology
University of California, San Francisco
Henry R. Roenigk, Jr, MD
Professor Emeritus
Department of Dermatology
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Mission Statement
Skin Disease Education FoundationTM is devoted to educating and updating physicians about diseases and conditions of the skin. Through various educational methods we provide dermatologists and other healthcare professionals with an increased awareness of new techniques and technologies useful in maintaining a dermatologic practice.
SDEF PUBLICATION PARTNERS
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SDEF Meetings
SKIN DISEASE EDUCATION FOUNDATION’S
20th Las Vegas Dermatology Seminar and 16th Annual Psoriasis Forum
November 7 - 9, 2019
The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, NV
globalacademycme.com/SDEFLasVegasDerm
SKIN DISEASE EDUCATION FOUNDATION’S
43rd Hawaii Dermatology Seminar
February 16 - 21, 2020
Hyatt Regency Maui, Lahaina, Maui, HI
globalacademycme.com/SDEFHawaiiDerm
SKIN DISEASE EDUCATION FOUNDATION’S
16th Women’s & Pediatrics Dermatology Seminar
June 19 - 20, 2020
Fashion Island Hotel, Newport Beach, CA
globalacademycme.com/wpd
Conference CME/CE Questions?
Tristan M. Nelsen, MNM, CMP, HMCC
Senior Conference Program Director
973.290.8256 (Office)
732.895.0221 (Cell)
t.nelsen@globalacademycme.com
Operations and Faculty
Custom Programs CME/CE Questions?
David Mullins
Associate Director, Custom Medical Education
Global Academy for Medical Education
7 Century Drive, Suite 301
Parsippany, NJ 07054
706.254.9229 (Cell)
d.mullins@globalacademycme.com
www.globalacademycme.com