Virginia Dermatologists to Help Golf Fans Play Safe in the Sun

RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- At a time when melanoma rates are on the rise in younger females, a team of Virginia physicians representing the Women's Dermatologic Society (WDS) will provide free skin cancer screenings, sun damage assessments and sun safety education for golf fans enjoying the Duramed FUTURES Tour Greater Richmond Golf Classic on Friday, August 13 through Sunday, August 15 at the Richmond Country Club in Richmond, VA. Board-certified dermatologist Julie Konerding Padgett, MD (Richmond) leads the volunteer team conducting this outreach, held in the WDS tent on the tournament grounds, located at 12950 Patterson Avenue, Richmond, on Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am- 3:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 9:00 am-12 noon. Free broad-spectrum sunscreen will be provided.

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This volunteer service is part of a 3-year community outreach campaign, Play Safe in the Sun, collaboratively supported by L'Oreal USA.  The program draws from the organization's membership to promote sun safety among outdoor sports enthusiasts. Michel McDonald, MD (Nashville, TN) and Adrienne Stewart, MD (Denver, CO) lead the WDS Service Committee, which oversees this award-winning campaign.

Visit: www.playsafeinthesun.org and view public service announcements featuring the campaign's sun safety ambassador, Ryann O'Toole, Duramed FUTURES Tour player, with dermatologists Lisa Garner, MD, WDS President and member Marta VanBeek, MD.

ABOUT WDS

The Women's Dermatologic Society (WDS) supports the careers and professional development of women dermatologists. Our mission is to help women in dermatology achieve their greatest potential by striving to foster, promote, and support women's issues in dermatology; identify, train, and recognize women leaders in dermatology; provide a forum for developing relationships and the exchange of ideas and research relevant to women's issues; and promote the highest possible standards of ethics, research, patient care and education, and public education.

ABOUT L'OREAL USA

L'Oreal USA, headquartered in New York City, is a wholly owned subsidiary of L'Oreal SA, one of the world's leading beauty companies. L'Oreal USA has Research and Development, Manufacturing and Distribution facilities across eight states in the U.S., including New York, New Jersey, Kentucky, Arkansas, Illinois, Ohio, Colorado and Texas.  L'Oreal's portfolio of brands includes: Lancome, Giorgio Armani, Shu Uemura, L'Oreal Paris, Garnier, Vichy, La Roche-Posay, L'Oreal Professionel and Kerastase. The U.S. is the base for the product development, international marketing and advertising for L'Oreal's nine American brands: Maybelline New York, Soft-Sheen, Carson, Kiehl's Since 1851, Ralph Lauren Fragrances, Redken 5th Avenue NYC, Matrix, Mizani, SkinCeuticals and PureOlogy.

SOURCE Women's Dermatologic Society

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