Webinar: Skin Cancer Risk and Outdoor Workers: Early Detection and Sun Protection Could Save Your Life

Monday, May 18, 2026
2 pm Eastern Time

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Presented by:
Anna L. Chien, MD
Professor of Dermatology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
The Skin Cancer Foundation Photobiology Committee Member

Session Description: 
Anna L. Chien, MD, a member of The Skin Cancer Foundation’s Photobiology Committee will discuss skin cancer risks for outdoor workers and provide an overview of the main types of skin cancer. She will advise on what you can do to protect yourself from photodamage from the sun — which is the cause of nearly 90 percent of skin cancers — and the importance of early skin cancer detection. Ninety-nine percent of skin cancers can be easily cured when caught in the early stages.

Presenter Bio:
Anna L. Chien, MD, is Professor and Vice Chair of Quality, Safety, and Service for the Department of Dermatology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She is the medical director of the Howard County Dermatology Practice and directed the department’s Cutaneous Translational Research Program for over ten years. Dr. Chien received her medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed her dermatology residency at the University of Michigan.

Dr. Chien’s research interests include photoaging, rosacea, and photoprotection measures. She has been invited to speak nationally and internationally and has authored multiple peer-reviewed articles in these areas.  

Dr. Chien is a member of the Photodermatology Society Board of Directors and serves on the Photobiology Committee of The Skin Cancer Foundation. She is also the Associate Editor of the Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine journal.