South Carolina Academy of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery (SCADDS) 2025 Annual Meeting

South Carolina Academy of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery (SCADDS) 2025 Annual Meeting is organized by South Carolina Academy of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery (SCADDS) and will be held from Apr 11 - 12, 2025 at Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America.

Learning Objectives:
Listed below are the objectives that each attendee should be able to achieve at the end of these scientific sessions.

AAD Update

• Learn the 2025 coding changes and updates that will impact dermatology CPT and ICD-10-Cm coding
• Review and understand the appropriate use of NCCI procedure-to-procedure modifiers to ensure accuracy in claim submission
• Utilize the knowledge you acquired to effectively document dermatology encounters and reduce inadvertent claim denials and payer audits

Therapeutic Updates for Atopic Dermatitis

• Discuss innovations in topical therapies for atopic dermatitis
• Discuss management updates in oral and biologics for atopic dermatitis

The Role of Imaging Devices in the Clinical Evaluation and Management of Melanoma on Sun Damaged Skin

• Demonstrate the usefulness of dermoscopy in evaluating melanoma on sun damaged skin
• Demonstrate the usefulness of confocal microscopy in evaluating melanoma on sun damaged skin
• Identify the dermoscopy and RCM features associated with melanoma

Adding to your Toolbox: Laser Treatment in Complicated Vascular Anomalies

• Define the principles of selective photo thermolysis
• Review best practices for treatment of port wine birthmarks including optimal parameters and timing
• Describe multi modal interventions for other complicated vascular anomalies including venous malformations and lymphatic malformations

Hyperhidrosis: Therapeutic Advances

• Develop strategies to optimize evaluations of patients with hyperhidrosis
• Design treatment plans of hyperhidrosis utilizing multiple modalities

Cosmetic Dermatology: 10 Tips to Improving Outcomes

• Enhance patient expectations through improved consultation techniques
• Recognize and avoid high-risk areas to treat

Update on Pediatric Auto Inflammatory Disease in Children Including Targets for Therapy

• Offer clinical pearls for diagnosis of cutaneous lupus in children
• Review the pathogenesis of cutaneous lupus and targets for therapy
• Describe clinical features of juvenile dermatomyositis and evolving data for targeted therapy

Heart and Mind: Extracutaneous Outcomes for Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa

• Recognizing cardiovascular comorbidity in hidradenitis suppurativa.
• Recognizing mental-health comorbidity in hidradenitis suppurativa patients.

Ethical Controversies in Dermatology

• Understand major issues in ethics and professionalism in dermatology and dermatopathology.
• Examine cases related to immediate access by patients to dermatopathology reports, use of Al in dermatology, and others.

Pearls from Dermatology Rheumatology Clinic

• Recognize clinical clues for cutaneous manifestations of autoimmune disease.
• Explore novel and emerging therapies for cutaneous autoimmune disease.