Contact: Richard P. Gulla
781-434-7101
rgulla@mms.org
Waltham, Mass. -- March 22 -- Our skin is the largest organ in our body and serves the important functions of controlling our body temperature and protecting us from bacteria and viruses. Yet skin disorders are some of the most common human ailments among patients of all ages. They are so prevalent, in fact, that their incidence exceeds those of obesity, hypertension, and cancer.
The latest edition of Physician Focus will examine some of the most common and serious types of skin diseases with physicians from the Massachusetts Academy of Dermatology, the statewide group of medical doctors specializing in the practice of dermatology and caring for the skin. The discussion will focus on the causes and treatment of these conditions and how patients can protect their skin from these conditions. Among the topics are skin cancer, acne, and eczema.
Guests are Ira L. Skolnik, M.D., Ph.D., president of the Academy and a physician at Family Dermatology in Concord, Mass. and Pamela K. Weinfeld, M.D., vice president of the Academy and a founder of Dermatology and Skin Care Associates in Wellesley, Mass. Hosting this edition is Mavis Jaworski, M.D., a family physician in Beverly, Mass.
Physician Focus is a noncommercial production of the Massachusetts Medical Society and Hopkinton (Mass.) Community Access Television, HCAM-TV. Now in its eleventh year, the monthly half-hour program brings viewers health and medical information on timely topics from physicians and other healthcare experts. Distributed as a public service, the program reaches more than 275 communities in Massachusetts each month through the courtesy of public access television stations. For details on the program, visit www.physicianfocus.org.
The Massachusetts Medical Society, with more than 25,000 physicians and student members, is dedicated to educating and advocating for the patients and physicians of Massachusetts. The Society, under the auspices of NEJM Group, publishes the New England Journal of Medicine, a leading global medical journal and web site, and NEJM Journal Watch alerts and publications covering 13 specialties. The Society is also a leader in continuing medical education for health care professionals throughout Massachusetts, conducting a variety of medical education programs for physicians and health care professionals. Founded in 1781, MMS is the oldest continuously operating medical society in the country.
HCAM-TV was founded April 1, 2004 by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Hopkinton as a nonprofit corporation to manage local access to cable broadcast facilities. For information on HCAM, visit http://www.hcam.tv
