SDEF, an Elsevier business, has thirty years experience and specializes in the development and implementation of high quality Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities; devoted to educating and updating dermatologists and allied health professionals about diseased and conditions of the skin.  Through various educational methods, SDEF provides health professionals with an increased awareness of new techniques and technologies useful in maintaining a dermatology practice.  SDEF annually sponsors five dermatology-focused CME seminars around the United States with annual attendance of 1,000+ and offering a total of 125 CME credits.  For a complete list of seminars, please go to www.sdefderm.com

SDEF’s newly appointed Medical Directors, David J. Goldberg, M.D., J.D., Clinical Professor of Dermatology Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, NY and Christopher B. Zachary, MBBS, FRCP, Professor and Chair Department of Dermatology University of California, Irvine, CA look forward to bringing exciting changes to the SDEF educational process.  Our distinguished Scientific Advisory Board will assist us in creating exceptional educational programs that are both timely and useful in the care of meeting attendees’ patients’ medical needs.

Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical, and healthcare information products and services.  Working in partnership with the global science and health communities, Elsevier’s 7,000 employees in 74 offices worldwide publish more than 1,800 journals and 2,200 new books per year, in addition to offering a suite of innovative electronic products, such as ScienceDirect, MD Consult, Scopus, bibliographic databases, online reference works and subject specific portals.  www.elsevier.com

The Elsevier Office of Continuing Medical Education (EOCME) has been accredited as a CME provider by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).  As an accredited provider, the EOCME may also joint sponsor/co-sponsor activities with other organizations.  Accredited providers must operate in compliance with the Essential Areas and policies and Standards of Commercial Support of the ACCME.  All SDEF meetings are accredited by the EOCME and through the American Academy of Dermatology.  Dermatologists will receive Category 1 Credits.  As such, all presentations must provide fair balance and be strictly educational.  www.elseviercme.com andwww.aad.org/professionals/educationcme/AADcat1CMErecog/