Impact Report — Summer 2022
Hello, members! It’s time once again for the Academy’s Impact Report to reveal its latest advocacy and patient education activities and remind you of your meaningful member benefits.
Read the latest on how we are advocating for you on Capitol Hill and state houses to protect your patients and your practice, as well as utilization management wins, and Medicare payment advocacy advancement. In our media relations section, you will see how we are continuing to position members as the experts in skin, hair, and nails. Finally, thrill to the latest member benefit highlights, including the new Skin of Color Curriculum, shiny new practice management tools for coding, MIPS, and more, and some exciting news about JAAD. Read on!
Advocating for you
We advocate on Capitol Hill and in state houses to protect your patients and your practice.
We continue to fight against burdensome policies that hinder patient access to the medications that you prescribe.
We are fighting against Medicare payment cuts in 2023 and beyond.
We are advocating for improvements to the iPLEDGE program.
Educating the public
In the news and out in the world, we continue to position you as the experts, and the public is listening to you.
Coverage of Skin Cancer Awareness Month 2022 was seen nearly a billion times.
A new series of illustrations helps shed light on a potentially scary process for patients.
The AAD shared a multitude of resources to inform the public about the latest health hazard.
We helped your stories get featured in several news outlets.
Member benefits
We know how important member benefits are to you — here’s a taste of what the Academy has to offer.
We recently added the Skin of Color Curriculum as part of your educational menu.
Your participation in our AAD Clinical Community is building a vital, vibrant discussion.
We recently added more practice tools and guidance you can use. Check them out!
The Academy continues to advance patient care through clinical guidelines.
You are part of an organization that has the most cited journal for dermatologists.