National Rosacea Society

Medical scientific education - because of rosacea's wide range of potential manifestations, the society conducts consensus conferences of leading experts to develop worldwide standardized criteria for the disease, including its primary and secondary diagnostic features, phenotypes, grades and management options. These standards are reviewed by medical authorities throughout the united states and worldwide, and published in medical journals to serve as a standard instruments for unifying research, improving clinical diagnosis and care, and providing common terminology for communications. The society also participants at major medical meetings, conducts medical conferences, produces medical education materials and distributes information on its research grants program to research centers.

Public awareness - the society designates april as rosacea awareness month eachyear, produces national public service announcements and conducts national public relations activities to reach the millions who may unknowingly suffer from this chronic and potentially life distruptive disorder. The society also maintains a toll-free telephone number and website where individuals and health professionals can obtain information or assistance on rosacea. The website, rosacea.org, received a gold triangle award from the american academy of dermatology for excellence in public health information, and served more than 750,000 website visitors in 2024.

Research grants - because the cause of rosacea is unknown and consequently there is no cure, the society established resesarch grants program to encourage and support medical research relating to potential causes and other key aspects of the disorder. The society's medical advisory board reviews grant applications and selects studies for funding. Study results are then presented at scientific meetings and published in medical journals, as well as in the society's newsletter and on its website.