The primary care physician will benefit from this instructional CD-ROM that presents challenging cases in dermatology. From the teaching files of Mark V. Dahl, MD, each of these 46 cases consists of a high quality image, a multiple choice question and corresponding written and audio descriptions of dermatological findings, clinical correlates and differential diagnosis. Master the art of making an accurate diagnoses with this interactive step-by-step learning method. Plus, earn up to 4 hours of Category 1 credit.

CME credit processing is $25 extra (payable when submitting answer sheet).

Jointly sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Medical School

Author Bio:
He graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1968 and entered a rotating internship at the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center. In 1969 and 1970 he was a research fellow in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Copenhagen, working under the direction of Professor Gustav Asboe-Hansen on photobiology and mast cells. He served for two years as Research Associate in Dermatology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. where he was promoted to the rank of Major. During this time he worked with Dr. Stephen Katz on bullous diseases and immunopathology, and with Dr. Williams Jordan on contact dermatitis. He completed his training in dermatology at the University of California-San Francisco Medical Center. In 1974 he joined the Department of Dermatology at the University of Minnesota. He was promoted to full professor in 1985, and was Chairman of the Department of Dermatology there from 1995-2000. In the fall of 2000, he will become Chairman of the Department of Dermatology at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Dr. Dahl has served on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Dermatology, the Women's Dermatological Society of Allergy and Immunology. He has served as President of the American Academy of Dermatology, the American Dermatological Society for Allergy and Immunology and the Minnesota Dermatological Society. He has also been Vice President of the Society for Investigative Dermatology. He has served on the editorial boards of the Archives for Dermatology and Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. He has written or edited nine books and more than 190 articles.

Course Objectives: The course is directed toward the general physician who wishes to increase his or her knowledge of dermatology. The participant will learn to clinically diagnose features of various skin diseases. A photograph and case history will be presented, as well as a list that represents a reasonable differential diagnosis. The participant will choose the best answer. The participant will then learn whether or not the answer was correct. Both text and audio will explain the clinical features of the disease stressing the diagnostic hallmarks of lesion morphology, distribution, and configuration. Each of the incorrect diagnoses will also be discussed to show why the diagnosis was less likely. In some cases, treatment will also be discussed.

At the conclusion of the program, the particiapnt will not only learn about the case history and disease of each patient, but also learn what he or she sees. The participant will develop skills in lesion description that will aid in communication, charting, and diagnosis.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS). The UMMS designates this continuing medical education activity for up to 4 credit hours in Category 1 toward the Physicians Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.