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1Password
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What is it?
The Mohs Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) app is a decision support tool based on the Mohs micrographic surgery AUC published in 2012.1 The app helps to determine if Mohs surgery is appropriate for your patients at the point of care.
How does it work?
The app walks you through a short series of selections based on tumor and patient characteristics (ie, cancer type, location, recurrent or primary, histologic features, tumor size, if the patient has immunocompromise or a genetic syndrome) and returns a rating on the appropriateness of Mohs surgery using a scale of 1 to 9. The rating indicates if Mohs surgery is appropriate; not appropriate; or uncertain, meaning that there is not enough published evidence to support if Mohs surgery is appropriate. The whole process takes seconds to complete.
How can it help me?
Compared to the 20-page Mohs surgery AUC publication,1 this application is extremely easy to use at the point of care. It frees me from having to memorize the Mohs AUC or having to wade through an extensive report when I only want to know if Mohs surgery is appropriate. It also will be useful in educating patients who believe every skin cancer requires Mohs surgery.
How can I get it?
Because Mohs AUC is free, every dermatologist should use this mobile app. It can be downloaded from the Apple App Store. It is not available for Android devices at this time.
