Dear Colleague:

Situated in California’s High Sierra is one of the US National Parks greatest jewels – Yosemite National Park. It is my pleasure to announce that the fourth annual American Dermoscopy Meeting (ADM) will be held at Tenaya Lodge in spectacular Yosemite National Park on August 13-15, 2015.

The demand for dermoscopy education continues to escalate. Similar to trends in other parts of the world, dermatologists and an increasing number of family physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in the United States are eager to learn the benefits and insights provided by dermoscopy. In addition, those already acquainted with this technique remain enthusiastic about receiving updates on what’s new in dermoscopy and are continuously seeking ways to refine their skills. As we witnessed during previous ADM courses, dermoscopy is not limited to dermatologists and primary care practitioners but is also being embraced by some members of other specialties such as ophthalmology, plastic surgery, pathology, oncology, and radiation oncology.

It is now firmly established that dermoscopy improves diagnostic accuracy. The alarming rise in skin cancer incidence combined with the pressure to detect these cancers as early as possible has fueled the want in many to learn dermoscopy. This increasing need for dermoscopy education coupled with the limited number of dermoscopy experts has created a void, which the ADM is designed to fill. The content of the fourth ADM course will include information that will benefit clinicians at all levels of dermoscopy training from beginners to seasoned practitioners. The faculty strives to alter the content of each ADM significantly enough so as to provide returning attendees ample amounts of new insights, information and means to assist in refining their diagnostic skills. In addition, based on the success of last years format we will continue to include key lectures on management/therapy of skin cancer.

The majority of medical conferences are held in large metropolitan centers and as a consequence most American health care providers, as well as visiting international attendees, are well acquainted with the big cities of the US. While cities have a lot to offer, the most splendid parts of the United States, its National Parks, remain unseen and are known only by name or images. Each year the ADM will host the dermoscopy course at a different National Park in the US. The landscapes in these parks are truly masterpieces of nature that provide visitors with a myriad of outdoor activities to choose from. We invite you to come and learn dermoscopy in surroundings that hold some of the most majestic and breathtaking vistas the world has to offer.

I look forward to meeting you in the great valley carved out by glaciers eons ago and surrounded by granite cliffs, meadows, ancient giant sequoias and waterfalls of Yosemite National Park in August 2015 at the 4th Annual American Dermoscopy Meeting.

With a warm welcome,

Dr. Ashfaq A. Marghoob
Course Director