AARS Announcements
AARS Honors Dr. Shalita at 9th Annual Meeting
The 9th Annual Meeting of the AARS featured a special tribute to Dr. Alan Shalita, Founding Member of the AARS. Dr. Shalita’s colleagues and fellow AARS members, as well as Dr. Shalita’s longtime assistant, shared their fondest memories of Dr. Shalita during the reception. Follow this link to watch the video of this tribute....
Read More9th Annual AARS Reception
The 9th Annual Meeting of the AARS was held on Friday, March 21, 2014 from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM at The Curtis, located at 1405 Curtis Street in Denver, Colorado. This year's event featured a special tribute to Dr. Alan Shalita, Honorary Chairman of AARS, who passed away on February 2, 2014. Click here to watch a video of the...
Read MoreAcne PSP Top Ten Results are In!
The results of the Top Ten Questions for Acne Research Priority, as compiled by the Acne Priority Setting Partnership (PSP), have been revealed! On behalf of the Acne PSP Organization, the AARS would like to thank all those who participated in this important initiative. Click here to see which questions made it to the top of the list...
Read MoreAARS Announces ACORN Initiative
The Acne Core Outcomes Research Network (ACORN) consists of an international group of dermatology clinicians and researchers who have come together to develop improved outcome measures of acne for use in clinical trials. Once developed, it is hoped that these outcome measures may be adopted in the research community to create a generation of data that will facilitate comparison of acne...
Read MoreRosacea Pathogenesis Update
New research on the pathogenesis of rosacea has begun to shed light on the sequence of events leading to clinical manifestations of rosacea. The AARS sanctioned a recent meeting dedicated soley to rosacea, and with the collaboartion of AARS members and Board of Directors, the findings of this research have been published in the March 2013 Supplement to Cutis.
Read MorePediatric Acne Treatment Guidelines Published!
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) endorsed the AARS's first detailed, evidence based clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric acne. The guidelines, titled, "Evidence-Based Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Acne," appeared in the May 2013 supplement to Pediatrics, published online May 6, 2013. ...
Read MoreAARS Satellite Symposium at IID 2013
The 2nd Annual AARS Scientific Symposium took place on May 7, 2013 from 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM during the 2013 International Investigative Dermatology (IID) Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland. The meeting highlighted work from past AARS Clinical Research Grant recipients and current AARS members from around the world. ...
Read MoreClinical Audiopearls
As part of our educational initiatives, the AARS conducts interviews with members of the Society and the Board of Directors regarding pertinent topics in acne and rosacea. These Clinical Audiopearls feature a different member of the AARS discussing updates and innovations in the treatment and management of these diseases. See what has...
Read MoreFree AARS CME Webinar
As part of the National Pediatric Acne Guidelines Initiative, the AARS held a special seminar titled, Expert Recommendations for Treatment of Pediatric and Adolescent Acne in Boston, MA. The seminar can be viewed as a webinar - click here for more information.
Read MoreAll current and new AARS members can receive our free acne textbook!
'Acne Vulgaris' is edited by AARS Honorary Chairman Dr. Alan Shalita (in memoriam), AARS Past President Dr. James Del Rosso, and AARS Founding Member Dr. Guy Webster, and was published with the hope that it would lead to further research, discussion, and refinement of our concepts of both the pathogenesis and treatment of acne.
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