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Why Nurses Should Prioritize Dermatology CME: Continuing Medical Education Options 

/ Skin, Bones, Heart & Private Parts

It’s National Healthy Skin Month, a time when the American Academy of Dermatology Association (AAD) seeks to emphasize the importance of good skin care; share tips that can lead to healthier skin, hair, and nails; and ask Americans to pay attention to their skin and adopt healthy habits. This year, AAD is offering dermatologists’ insight for a lifetime of proper skin care — from newborns to people more than 100 years old, recognizing that skin care changes as we age.

  • Baby skin care: A baby’s delicate skin requires proper care, with special focus on bathing, diaper changes, and sun protection.  
  • In your teens: Skin naturally becomes oilier, and the right skin care routine can help reduce shine and breakouts. 
  • In your 20s: Skin care practices taken now can help keep your skin looking its best for years to come.  
  • Pregnancy skin care: Dermatologists say the best pregnancy skin care routine is a simple one. 
  • Antiaging skin care: Beginning in our 30s, our complexion starts to lose some of its youthfulness. As signs of aging become visible, many consider antiaging skin care.
  • In menopause: Noticeable changes to your skin and hair often occur during menopause. With the right care, you can lessen these effects. 
  • In your 60s and 70s – and beyond: At this time in our life, skin can feel dry and irritated. The right skin care can improve how your skin feels — and looks. 

Nutrition and Skin Health: What the Latest Research Shows

In concert with these recommendations, the Academy also looked at the impact our diets have on our skin, through Nutritional Dermatology: Optimizing Dietary Choices for Skin Health, which illustrated that macro- and micro-nutrients and phytonutrients all work together to produce collagen, elastin, and other proteins needed to repair and maintain healthy skin. And, although topical creams and other products may protect the skin from the outside, it is essential to protect it from the inside, as well: “Supplements are commonly used to address deficiencies, but randomized trials have shown them to be less useful for the long-term reduction of disease risk compared with nutritional intake from a whole food diet,” the report showed. 

For medical professionals charged with providing trustworthy advice and helping patients manage their skin care, we at Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts have made dermatology-focused CME – along with many other fields of study – a critical part of our CME programming for nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), registered nurses (RNs), and physicians. 

Why Dermatology CME Matters for Today’s Healthcare Providers

“Dermatology is at the forefront of medicine and innovation,” agrees Margaret McKernan, DMSc, PA-C, a Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts speaker specializing in dermatology. “If we do not remain informed about the latest methods and medications, we will be unable to offer our patients the best care. It is exciting to witness pharmaceuticals revolutionizing the treatment of chronic skin conditions that were previously challenging to manage. These treatments are achieving long-term clearance for patients and greatly improving their quality of life.”

In 2026, we’ll be offering dermatology-focused CME at six of our nine In-person CME Conferences, also available Virtually, presented by Laura Bush, PA-C, and Heather Roebuck, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP:

Top On-Demand Dermatology CME Courses for Busy Clinicians

Looking for On-demand CME program? Our Encore Virtual CME Event Series offers the most courses – 30! – and provides the most credit hours – up to 37.5 (Rx = 12.5). Starting on the first Monday of the month beginning in December 2025, we will make available four days of content from several In-person CME Conferences, along with the exact same case studies, updates, and hands-on demonstrations we’re known for, including dermatology-focused CME!

Our Best of the Best 2025, featuring 11 speakers covering 22 courses and worth up to 29.25 CME (Rx = 7). With topics including diabetes, cardiology and emergency medicine, dermatology, orthopedics, pain management, and women’s health, all content will be drawn from our in-person conferences, ensuring that you get the same information as those who attended. Best of all, you have until August 15, 2027, to get it done! 

In-Person and Online Dermatology CME for Every Learning Style

Finally, we have two On-demand packages dedicated to dermatology, with the 2024 option exploring leading topics in Dermatology CME, such as recognizing melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer, making sense of topical medications, diagnosing skin infections, and more. Our 2025 package features courses on dermatology and skin color, identifying rashes, diagnosis and treatment of abscesses and tinea.

Take advantage of our Black Friday Sale!

From now through December 1, enjoy 25% off all On-Demand CME, including Encore packages. Use Coupon Code: FRIDAY25% at checkout!

In-Person and Online CME for Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Physicians

Whether you take in an in-person CME Conference at a destination location, or via our on-demand courses, like our Best of the Best of 2025; or virtual CME conferences, such as our Encore Virtual CME event series, you’ll learn from the best of the medical community as you earn CME credits, network, and gain knowledge on cardiology and emergency medicine, obesity, dermatology, diabetes, orthopedics, and men’s and women’s health. We also offer the best value per CME credit in the CME training industry! 

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