OVERVIEW

American College of Mohs Surgery (ACMS) 53rd Annual Meeting is organized by American College of Mohs Surgery (ACMS). and will be held from May 06 - 09, 2021.

Credits:
Credit Designation Statement
The ACMS designates this live activity for a maximum of 38.50 AMA
PRA Category 1 Credit(s)"'. Physicians should claim only the credit

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of the Annual Meeting, participants will be able to describe the latest advances in the treatment of skin cancer, discuss recent research findings in the area ofMohsmicrographic
surgery and cutaneous oncology, and explain new techniques in reconstruction that promote optimal surgical outcomes. Specific learning objectives, upon completion of the ACMS Annual
Meeting, include:
• Design and execute Mohs stages and routine and advanced reconstructions of the face, hands, nails, feet and genitalia;
• Describe current recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of melanoma, and Merkel cell cancer;
• Recall the benefits and techniques involved in utilizing immunohistochemistry in the treatment of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers as well as the indications and limitations of the same;
• Refine reconstruction techniques to improve scars post Mohs micrographic surgery;
• Identify anatomic landmarks and integrate knowledge of those landmarks into the practice of Mohs micrographic surgery;
• Recognize potential errors in frozen section examination of skin cancers and develop ways to minimize those errors;
• Explain proper billing and coding practices for Mohs and reconstructive surgery;
• Recognize indications for multidisciplinary collaboration with medical and surgical colleagues;
• Identify elements of the preoperative history that require management preoperatively;
• Review the most recent literature regarding dermatologic surgery and cutaneous oncology;
• Describe recent developments in the management of skin cancer in organ transplant recipients and other immunosuppressed populations;
• Recall staging for cutaneous cancers including SCC, Melanoma, and Merkel cell carcinoma.