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Purpose of Review: The purpose of review is to provide guidance on the use of social media within the context of dermatology and discuss its ethical, professional, and legal implications in education, mentorship, networking, business, and clinical settings. Recent Findings: Despite its fundamental value as a means of communication and knowledge sharing, social media carries legal, ethical, and professional challenges. Healthcare providers have run into issues such as misinformation, conflicts of interest, and overstepping patient-physician boundaries when using social media. An interesting finding is that dermatologists commonly engage with an online audience through social media marketing or being an influencer to improve business and extend their reach to clients; however, this warrants formal training and the need to monitor their own online presence to prevent legal consequences. Summary: Social media has become integral in everyday life; billions of people now receive information and stay connected with each other through social platforms. Within medicine, social media has enhanced various aspects of healthcare, such as professional networking, patient care, and patient education. In dermatology, social media allows dermatologists to promote their businesses and services through patient testimonials, posting advice on blogs, and networking with a large audience of potential patients. However, having a social media presence must be exercised with care, purpose, and transparency to maximize benefits and minimize harmful consequences. This is especially important when inappropriate social media posts by physicians can be scrutinized for breaching patient confidentiality, violating privacy, financial conflicts of interest, and possibly disseminating incorrect information.

Purpose of Review: Skin cancer is the most common cancer globally, and the incidence and prevalence of both melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers has been increasing in recent decades, representing a rising number of disability-adjusted life years. This narrative review explores the interplay between climate change and the development of skin cancer, highlighting potential mechanistic links including increased UV radiation, tumorigenic effects of air pollutants such as phthalates and polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons stemming from anthropogenic practices, and sociobehavioral changes related to increasing ambient temperatures. Recent Findings: International efforts to mitigate ozone layer depletion, greenhouse gas emissions, and rising temperatures are summarized to explore the current state of global collaboration and success regarding climate protective policies. Timely strategies for dermatologists to engage in climate advocacy are compiled and discussed, including community- and practice-level actions, organizational involvement, and opportunities for improving personal and office sustainability. Summary: This review highlights the influence of climate change on cutaneous carcinogenesis given the observed annual increases in skin cancer incidence and the well-established link between UV radiation and skin cancer while presenting practical, easily adoptable strategies for dermatologists to reduce their carbon footprints and become climate advocacy leaders.

Purpose of Review: We explore the utility of social media platforms as educational tools in dermatology, providing a summary of how these sites are used by the public and dermatologists alike, and demonstrating ways these findings may be applied for educational purposes. Recent Findings: Over half of the world’s population utilizes social media platforms. More recently, these platforms have increasingly been used for educational purposes. In the field of dermatology, a large portion of the educational content is coming from users with no formal medical or dermatologic training. Summary: Each of the top five social media platforms in the world (Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook) has unique qualities which people may utilize to educate fellow users. As more of the population seeks online health information and education, it is important that dermatologists, while taking ethical considerations into account, become more comfortable facilitating educational content on social media.

Surfactants, many of which are used as detergents, can be found in many common household items, such as shampoos, conditioners, soaps, and cosmetics. One should recognize the multitude of surfactants that are used in today's products to identify any potential allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) or irritant contact dermatitis (ICD). Given their abundance in everyday products, it is understandable that many cases of occupational contact dermatitis that arise can be attributed to surfactants. The products most connected with ACD are cocamidopropyl betaine, oleamidopropyl dimethylamine, decyl glucoside, 3-dimethylaminopropylamine, amidoamine, and cocamide diethanolamine. Similarly, the most common surfactant-related causes of ICD are sodium lauryl sulfate and benzalkonium chloride. It is important for dermatologists to identify the causes and differentiate between the two, to adjust treatments and products accordingly. Here, the most frequently used surfactants, as well as their correlation between ACD and ICD, will be reviewed.

Numbers and roles of advanced practice providers (APPs) in dermatology have expanded tremendously over the last five decades. Although the imbalance between demand for dermatology services and available dermatologists may contribute to this increase, little research has been done to examine the evolving roles of APPs and ongoing trends as represented by scientific publications. To analyze publication trends, key topics, and perceptions related to APPs, the PubMed database was searched for all articles related to APPs in dermatology published from 1973 to 2018. The number of publications, citation counts, and favorability toward APPs were assessed and scored by two independent evaluators. Increased prevalence of APPs in dermatology mirrors a substantial increase in the total number of APP-related publications, whereas the proportion of publications showing positive perceptions of APPs was found to decrease over time. Top-cited articles focused on dermatology workforce shortages, roles of APPs, and comparisons of efficacy among providers. We hope this study will offer insight to all healthcare providers with considerations regarding the evolving roles of APPs in dermatology.

Purpose of Review: The immense growth of social media has afforded new opportunities in dermatology clinical research. This review serves to outline how social media has impacted clinical research and to explore future avenues for which social media can make a significant impact in dermatology clinical research. Recent Findings: Recent clinical trials augmented by social media have demonstrated increased participant enrollment, shortened recruitment timelines, and decreased recruitment cost. The incorporation of social media into clinical research has also afforded greater access to teledermatology and the initiation of virtual clinical trials. Summary: Clinical research serves as a primary source of evidence for refining healthcare practices by expanding the understanding of patient demographics, methods for improving patient care, and new therapeutic discoveries. Since its initiation, social media has played an integral and ever-expanding role in clinical research.