Overview

Journal Articles Review – presented by Eric Cosky, MD; Kim Arrington, MD; Allison Smith, MD; Sammy Gardeen, MD; Anna Koslowski, MD; Megan O’Connor, MD

• Cutaneous immune-related adverse events are associated with longer overall survival in advanced cancer patients being treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors
• Distinct genomic features in a retrospective cohort of mucosal, acral, and vulvovaginal melanomas
• A dermatologic assessment of 101 mpox (monkeypox) cases from 13 countries during the 2022 outbreak: Skin lesion morphology, clinical course, and scarring
• Diagnosing calciphylaxis: A series of cases with both imaging and tissue biopsy
• Permanent section margin concordance after Mos micrographic surgery with immunohistochemistry for invasive melanoma and melanoma in situ

Accreditation

HealthPartners is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

HealthPartners Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Objectives

Regularly attending this series will allow participants to be able to:

• Apply best practices and current guidelines in treating dermatological conditions  
• Practice the art of reading an article and reviewing its merits
• Engage in discussion of how the article can lead to changes in medical practice