NEWSLETTER
IDS Newsletter #6, April 2010

Dear colleague,

 

Also this year the Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Austria, is organizing the “International Short Course on Dermoscopy” for the ninth time from 20th to 24th July 2010.

 

This course is designed for colleagues with special interest in the effective management of pigmented skin lesions and the early diagnosis of melanoma.

 

The detailed program is presented on the Website:
http://www.meduni-graz.at/ISCD

 

We would be grateful, if you could forward this information to colleagues who might be interested in the course.
Many thanks for your help in promoting the ISCD 2010.

 

With all our best greetings from Graz,

 

Rainer Hofmann-Wellenhof

Peter Soyer

Giuseppe Argenziano

 

Course Directors

 
 
IDS Newsletter #5, March 2010
Dear Members,

Just one week ago we had the general assembly of our society in Miami, in which the election of new representatives took place. 
 
Our president, Peter Soyer, expressed his intention to resign from his role and the assembly agreed to give to myself the responsibility to continue his action.
Iris Zalaudek was designated to be the new general secretary and Rainer Hofmann-Wellenhof was confirmed in his role as treasurer.

In this context we would really like to thank all of you for your continuous support and let you know that we will try to do our best to continue what Peter started and to keep going with the improvement of our society!

At the assembly we briefly discussed the program for 2010/2012, in which we identified 3 priorities, namely, to promote membership and dermoscopy worldwide, to expand education, and to promote research. Ash Marghoob, Harald Kittler, and Scott Menzies will be responsible for these 3 tasks, respectively. However, an executive board was also established in order to discuss twice a year the developments of our program. Please see also the official minutes of the general assembly.

Looking forward to seeing your soon at one of the next meetings
With all our best regards
Geppi & Iris
 
 
IDS Newsletter #4, March 2010

Dear Friends,

 

With GenoMEL we have developed an app version of the "Dermoscopy Tutorial" that is free available in itunes. I am wondering if you agree to send this or similar advertisement to the IDS members. 

"The GenoMEL dermoscopy tutorial 'app'
The world's first dermoscopy app is now available on iTunes! This free app for iPhone and iPod Touch users is aimed at healthcare workers who deal with the diagnosis of melanoma and other skin tumours. It contains hundreds of images and will develop your diagnostic skill. To find the app just visithttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/dermoscopy-tutorial/id357889767?mt=8

If you do not have an iPhone or an iPod Touch there is a web version, with extra features, available athttp://www.genomel.org/dermoscopy/
We are also developing a version for phones that use the Android operating system.

If you have any queries or would like to give feedback on the app please contact GenoMEL at  This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it "
 
See you in Miami!! We already arrived....

Susana


--
Susana Puig MD
Research Coordinator
Melanoma Unit
Hospital Clinic
Barcelona
Spain
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IDS Newsletter #3 - February 2010

In the last days our plattform moved to a new server infrastructure to enhance the quality and availability of our services. Due this change there were temporary problems concerning the availability of the ids homepage and the ids forum. Since this morning all services are again back on track.

 

Furthermore it is our pleasure to forward you the Announcement of the ISDIS meeting during the annual meeting of the AAD in Miami. Meeting Announcement ISDIS Please join us for the 5th annual meeting of the International Society for Digital Imaging of the Skin (ISDIS), http://www.i-s-d-i-s.com . The meeting will be held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology in Miami. The meeting is a unique opportunity to interact with other clinicians and researchers who are leaders in the field of skin imaging and enthusiastic about implementation of non-invasive imaging in the clinic.

Time: Friday, March 5th, 2010, 5:30-7:00 pm

Place: Shelborne Beach Resort, 1801 Collins Avenue, Miami, Florida

Scientific Program: We have lined up an outstanding faculty of skin imaging experts to speak on clinically important topics on new and emerging skin imaging technologies including:

  • Magnetic resonance imaging of skin
  • Automatic change detection system for total body photography
  • Melafind: use in private practice
  • Reflectance confocal microscopy assessment of shave biopsy margins in vivo

Speakers: Allan Halpern MD, Edward Cowen MD, Clara Curiel MD, Harold Rabinovitz MD and Alon Scope MD.

THERE IS NO REGISTRATION FEE. We do, however, request that you RSVP by email to Elizabeth Kent, Dr. Halpern's assistant, at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it (please include name, academic degree, institutional affiliation, email) so that we may anticipate the size and nature of our audience. Please feel free to forward this announcement to invite colleagues who might like to attend the meeting.

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

Allan Halpern & MD Alexander Zemtsov

 

The IDS,

Geppi & Peter

 
IDS Newsletter #2, December 2009
The second congress of the International Dermoscopy Society took successfully place in Barcelona from 12 to 14th November 2009.
 
This issue of the IDS Newsletter is therefore dedicated to the congress highlights, but provides also a case quiz and an overlook on newly released dermoscopy books. You can access the IDS Newsletter by the following link - 
 

 
Have a look at the official photos of the congress!
 
In the name of the IDS, I would also like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Healthy and Peaceful New Year 2010,

Yours,

Iris Zalaudek


 
IDS Newsletter #1, August 2009

In this 2nd issue of the IDS Newletter we will focus on dermoscopy of amelanotic melanoma. This group of melanomas still represents a challenge for every clinician given the broad spectrum of possible differential diagnoses.

pdf Click here for the full PDF Version 3.32 Mb

 

In this context we like to make you aware of the recent publication by Dr. Scott W. Menzies, who conducted a study via the IDS investigating the value of dermoscopy in the diagnosis of amelanotic and hypomelanotic melanomas (ref. Arch Dermatol 2008; 144:1120-7).

 

Please note that the IDS Newletter aims to provide space for all IDS members to send their own cases or to express their opinion about the IDS and dermoscopy in general.

Finally, we are excited to announce the 2nd World Congress of the IDS to be held in Barcelona, Spain, on November 12-14, 2009. Have a look at the final program: http://www.congress2009.dermoscopy-ids.org/  

We look forward seeing you in Barcelona!

Iris Zalaudek
Editor-in-chief

 
IDS Newsletter #0, May 2008

Welcome to the IDS Newsletter!

For the full version (6 pages) please click here! (PDF, 5MB)

In my role as president of the International Dermoscopy Society it is my responsibility and pleasure to write a few words about this inaugural newsletter. The idea was recently born by Iris Zalaudek and a small group of friends at the General Assembly of the Society in San Antonio during the AAD meeting in February. Iris has since been invited to realize this idea and to take charge as the first editor-in-chief of this quarterly publication.

The aim of the newsletter is to share news and data about the society and society-related activities with the members and other colleagues interested in the art and science of dermoscopy. In addition, each publication will present an interesting dermoscopic case of the quarter as well as abstracts of recent publications on the selected theme.

Remarkably, 33 publications on dermoscopy have already been published this year. Therefore, we thought that the IDS members would appreciate reading a few selected abstracts plus a commentary provided by an expert in the field.

It would be most certainly appreciated if you forward his newsletter to friends or colleagues all over theworld who are interested in the fascinating universe of  dermoscopy and invite them to join our Society.

Finally, please be good enough to let us know your comments and provide your feedback as this newsletter is intended to be a dynamic avenue for the International Dermoscopy Society.

In this spirit, I hope you find this first edition stimulating reading.

H. Peter Soyer, MD, FACD
President International Dermoscopy Society Chair | Dermatology Group The University of Queensland Brisbane, Australia
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