I would like to host a free skin cancer screening. Where can I get the forms?
Asked and Answered
June 1, 2023
Hosting an AAD SPOT Skin Cancer™ screening is a great way to demonstrate your commitment and passion to the community and to the specialty. The screening program is the Academy’s longest-standing public health program. Since its inception in 1985, dermatologists have conducted more than 2.8 million free skin cancer screenings with more than 288,000 suspicious lesions detected, and more than 33,000 suspected melanomas.
To get started, the AAD provides members with packets containing:
Screening forms
Skin cancer handouts
Posters and tabletop displays
A SPOT Skin Cancer Screening Program Guidelines booklet
Posting of your event on the AAD’s website and an alert the public can sign up for to alert them when a screening becomes available in their area
You can access your free screening materials at aad.org/scs. For more information on program guidelines, practical how-to’s on running a screening, educating and promoting the screening in your community, common FAQs, photo waivers, volunteer attestation forms, and more, visit our website.
Get more sun-safety resources for patients
Direct patients to the AAD’s Sun Protection Resource Center.
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Send your burning questions to DermWorld’s Asked & Answered column at dweditor@aad.org, and keep an eye out for the answer in an upcoming issue of DermWorld!
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